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(the worship of) <strong>Al</strong>laah (alone).❞ Abu Jahl said: ‘O Muḥammad! When are you going<br />
to stop insulting our gods? Do you only wish that we testify that you have conveyed<br />
(the message)? We will testify for you that you have conveyed (the message)! By<br />
<strong>Al</strong>laah! If I knew what you are saying is the Truth, I would have already followed you.’<br />
When the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah ﷺ left, he (Abu Jahl) turned towards me and said: ‘By<br />
<strong>Al</strong>laah! I know that what he is saying is the Truth, but there is something holding me<br />
back (from accepting Islaam). People from Banee Qusayy 227 said: ‘Only we will have the<br />
privilege of al-Ḥijaabah (placing the cover over the Ka`bah).’ We agreed. Then they said:<br />
‘Only we will have the privilege of al-Siqaayah (supplying water to the pilgrims and<br />
caring for their needs).’ We agreed. Then they said: ‘Only we will have the privilege of<br />
al-Nadwa (assembly of the Quraish).’ We agreed. Then they said: ‘We will have the<br />
privilege of al-Liwaa’ (authority of the unfurling the banners).’ We agreed. (We<br />
sacrificed all in their favor). (But we competed with them), they provided food, so did<br />
we; [they gave charity, so did we; they helped the people, so did we.] Then, when we<br />
were running neck to neck, then say: ‘We have a prophet among us! [How can we<br />
compete with that?] By <strong>Al</strong>laah! I will never believe in him)!’ 228<br />
(Ibn Katheer said): This is what he had to say – May <strong>Al</strong>laah’s curse be upon him. It is<br />
about him and his likes that <strong>Al</strong>laah تعاىل said:<br />
﴿وَإِذَاُرَأَو كَ ُإِنُيَتَّخِ ذ ونَكَ ُإِّلَّ ُه ز و اُأَهَىذَاُالَّذِيُبَعَثَ ُاللَّه ُرَس وّل ُ*ُإِنُكَادَُلَي ضِلُّنَاُعَن ُ آَلَِتِنَاُلَو ّلَ ُأَنُ<br />
صَبَر نَاُعَلَي هَاُ ُۖوَسَو فَ ُيَع لَم ونَُحِ نيَُيَرَو نَُال عَذَابَ ُمَن ُأَضَلُُّسَبِيال ﴾<br />
{And when they see you (O Muḥammad), they treat you only as a mockery (saying):<br />
“Is this the one whom <strong>Al</strong>laah has sent as a Messenger? He would have nearly misled<br />
us from our aalihah (gods), had it not been that we were patient and constant in their<br />
worship!” And they will know when they see the torment, who it is that is most<br />
astray from the (Right) Path!} [Surah al-Furqaan (25): 41-42]<br />
:(تعاىل (regarding the saying of <strong>Al</strong>laah رضيُاهللُعنهما Narrated Ibn `Abbaas<br />
227 [TN: It was already mentioned in chapter 9, that before his death, Qusayy had entrusted his son, `Abd al-Daar,<br />
with the responsibilities of supplying water to the pilgrims and feeding them, and appointing the standard-bearer<br />
of the Quraish, and holding councils in the house (which was known as Daar al-Nadwa)]<br />
228 Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaibaa (35829), al-Baihaqee in “al-Dalaa’il” (2/207). Shaikh al-<strong>Al</strong>baanee said: “Its chain is<br />
“Ḥasan”.<br />
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