Hadith 8832
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ جَاءَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَنَهَاهُ فَتَهَدَّدَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَتُهَدِّدُنِي أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ الْوَادِي نَادِيًا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَى عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّى أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَى أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَى أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّى [سورة العلق: ٩-١٣] قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ دَعَا نَادِيَهُ لَأَخَذَتْهُ الزَّبَانِيَةُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Abu Jahl came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was offering prayer. He (Abu Jahl) tried to prevent him (peace and blessings be upon him) from praying, so the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned him. He (Abu Jahl) said: "Are you threatening me? By Allah! There is no one in this valley who has a greater assembly than mine." Then Allah Almighty revealed these verses: {أَ رَأَ یْتَ الَّذِی یَنْہٰی عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلّٰی أَ رَأَ یْتَ إِنْ کَانَ عَلَی الْہُدٰی أَ وْ أَ مَرَ بِالتَّقْوٰی أَرَأَ یْتَ إِنْ کَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰی} … "Have you seen the one who forbids a servant when he prays? Have you seen if he is upon guidance or enjoins righteousness? Have you seen if he denies and turns away?" Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul! If he had called his assembly, the mighty angels of Hell would have seized him."
Hadith 8833
عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ هَلْ يُعَفِّرُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَجْهَهُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ قَالَ فَقِيلَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَاللَّاتِ وَالْعُزَّى يَمِينًا يَحْلِفُ بِهَا لَئِنْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ لَأَطَأَنَّ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ أَوْ لَأُعَفِّرَنَّ وَجْهَهُ فِي التُّرَابِ قَالَ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي زَعَمَ لَيَطَأُ عَلَى رَقَبَتِهِ قَالَ فَمَا فَجَأَهُمْ مِنْهُ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يَنْكُصُ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ وَيَتَّقِي بِيَدَيْهِ قَالَ قَالُوا لَهُ مَا لَكَ قَالَ إِنَّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ لَخَنْدَقًا مِنْ نَارٍ وَهَوْلًا وَأَجْنِحَةً قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ دَنَا مِنِّي لَخَطَفَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عُضْوًا عُضْوًا قَالَ فَأُنْزِلَ لَا أَدْرِي فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَوْ شَيْءٌ بَلَغَهُ إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَى أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَى أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَى عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّى أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَى أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَى أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّى [سورة العلق: ٦-١٣] يَعْنِي أَبَا جَهْلٍ أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَى كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ قَالَ يَدْعُو قَوْمَهُ سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ قَالَ يَعْنِي الْمَلَائِكَةَ كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ [سورة العلق: ١٤-١٩]
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Abu Jahl said: "Does Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prostrate among you?" Someone said: "Yes." He said: "By Lat and Uzza! If I see him doing so, I will trample his neck or smear his face with dust." So, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to pray, and Abu Jahl also set out to trample his neck. But suddenly, he began to retreat on his heels and was defending himself with his hands. People asked him: "What happened to you?" He said: "Between me and him (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) there was a trench of fire, terror, and wings." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If he had come near me, the angels would have snatched away each of his limbs." Then Allah Almighty revealed these verses: "Indeed, man transgresses. Have you seen the one who forbids a servant when he prays? Tell me, if he is upon guidance or enjoins righteousness? Tell me, if he denies and turns away?" This refers to Abu Jahl. The command of Allah Almighty is: "Does he not know that Allah sees? No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock—a lying, sinful forelock. Then let him call his council. We will call the angels of Hell. No! Do not obey him, but prostrate and draw near." The narrator says: "I do not know whether the mention of these verses was in the hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), or whether he learned of them through another chain."