Sayyiduna Rabi'ah bin Abbad (may Allah be pleased with him), who belonged to Banu al-Dil and had lived in the Days of Ignorance, narrates: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the market of Dhu al-Majaz, saying: "O people! Say La ilaha illallah (there is no god but Allah) and you will be successful." People would gather around him. Behind him was a man with a bright face; he was squint-eyed and wore long hair in two plaits. He would say: "This man has abandoned his religion and is a liar." Wherever he went, that man would follow behind him. I asked about him, and the people described to me the lineage of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and told me that this was his uncle, Abu Lahab.