أَقْبَلَ أَبُو جَهْلِ بْنُ هِشَامٍ وَ مَعَهُ قَوْمٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَى أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ ابْنَ أَخِيكَ قَدْ آذَانَا وَ آذَى آلِهَتَنَا فَادْعُهُ وَ مُرْهُ فَلْيَكُفَّ عَنْ آلِهَتِنَا وَ نَكُفُّ عَنْ إِلَهِهِ قَالَ فَبَعَثَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَدَعَاهُ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) لَمْ يَرَ فِي الْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُشْرِكاً فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَخَبَّرَهُ أَبُو طَالِبٍ بِمَا جَاءُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ أَ وَ هَلْ لَهُمْ فِي كَلِمَةٍ خَيْرٍ لَهُمْ مِنْ هَذَا يَسُودُونَ بِهَا الْعَرَبَ وَ يَطَئُونَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ نَعَمْ وَ مَا هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةُ فَقَالَ تَقُولُونَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ قَالَ فَوَضَعُوا أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ وَ خَرَجُوا هُرَّاباً وَ هُمْ يَقُولُونَ ما سَمِعْنا بِهذا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الْآخِرَةِ إِنْ هذا إِلَّا اخْتِلاقٌ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِي قَوْلِهِمْ ص وَ الْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ إِلَّا اخْتِلاقٌ .
Translation
Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Salim, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabir, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘Abu Jahl Bin Hisham, and with him were a group from Qureysh, came over to Abu Talib<sup>as</sup>, and they said, ‘The son<sup>saww</sup> of your<sup>as</sup> brother<sup>as</sup> has harmed us and harmed our gods, therefore instruct him<sup>as</sup> to restrain from our gods, and we would restrain from his<sup>saww</sup> God<sup>azwj</sup>’. So Abu Talib<sup>as</sup> sent a message to Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup>, to call him<sup>saww</sup> over. So when the Prophet<sup>saww</sup> came over, he<sup>saww</sup> did not see in the room except for the Polytheists. So he<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Greetings be upon the one who follows the Guidance!’. Then he<sup>saww</sup> was seated. So Abu Talib<sup>as</sup> informed him<sup>saww</sup> with what (proposal) they had come over with to him<sup>as</sup>. So he<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Or shall I<sup>saww</sup> give a solution for them in a statement (There is no god except Allah<sup>azwj</sup>), which is good for them, by which they would be prevailing upon the Arabs and treading on their necks?’ So Abu Jahl said, ‘Yes, and what is this statement?’ So he<sup style="font-weight: normal">saww</sup> said: ‘You should be saying, ‘There is no god except Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>’’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘So they placed their fingers in their ears and went out fleeing, and they were saying, ‘We were not made to hear this in the former nations. This is nothing except for a fabrication’. So Allah<sup>azwj</sup> the Exalted Revealed regarding their words <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:38#h1"><a href="/books/quran:38#h1">[38:1]</a></a> Saad. I Swear by the Quran, full of Remembrance</span> – up to His<sup>azwj</sup> Words <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:38#h7"><a href="/books/quran:38#h7">[38:7]</a></a> this is nothing but a fabrication</span>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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