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المعجم الكبير للطبراني
Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (Tabarani)
باب الصاد
Companions Whose Names Begin with Sad (ص)
صخر بن حرب بن أمية بن عبد شمس بن عبد مناف أبو سفيان من أخبار أبي سفيان ووفاته
Sakhr bin Harb bin Umayyah bin Abd Shams bin Abd Manaf Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) — accounts of Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) and his death
Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 7233 — Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ مَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ، وَاسْتَخْلَفَ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ أَبَا رُهْمٍ كُلْثُومَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ الْغِفَارِيَّ، وَخَرَجَ لِعَشْرٍ مَضَيْنَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ، «فَصَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ، وَصَامَ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِالْكَدِيدِ مَا بَيْنَ عُسْفَانَ وَأَمَجَ أَفْطَرَ» ، ثُمَّ مَضَى حَتَّى نَزَلَ مَرَّ الظَّهْرَانِ فِي عَشَرَةِ آلَافٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ وَسُلَيْمٍ، وَفِي كُلِّ الْقَبَائِلِ عَدَدٌ وَإِسْلَامٌ، وَأَوْعَبَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ والْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ، فَلَمْ يَتَخَلَّفْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ، وَقَدْ عَمِيَتِ الْأَخْبَارُ عَنْ قُرَيْشٍ، فَلَمْ يَأْتِهِمْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ خَبَرٌ، وَلَا يَدْرُونَ مَا هُوَ فَاعِلٌ، خَرَجَ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَحَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ، وَبُدَيْلُ بْنُ وَرْقَاءَ يَتَحَسَّسُونَ وَيَنْتَظِرُونَ هَلْ يَجِدُونَ خَبَرًا، أَوْ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهِ، وَقَدْ كَانَ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ، وَقَدْ كَانَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ قَدْ لَقِيَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ، فِيمَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ، فَالْتَمَسَا الدُّخُولَ عَلَيْهِ، فَكَلَّمَتْهُ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ فِيهِمَا، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، ابْنُ عَمِّكَ وَابْنُ عَمَّتِكَ وَصِهْرُكَ. قَالَ: «لَا حَاجَةَ لِي بِهِمَا، أَمَّا ابْنُ عَمِّي فَهَتَكَ عِرْضِي، وَأَمَّا ابْنُ عَمَّتِي وَصِهْرِي، فَهُوَ الَّذِي قَالَ لِي بِمَكَّةَ مَا قَالَ» . فَلَمَّا أَخْرَجَ إِلَيْهِمَا بِذَلِكَ، وَمَعَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ بُنَيٌّ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ لَيَأْذَنَنَّ لِي أَوْ لَآخُذَنَّ بِيَدِ ابْنَيَّ هَذَا، ثُمَّ لَنَذْهَبَنَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى نَمُوتَ عَطَشًا وَجُوعًا، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ رَقَّ لَهُمْا، ثُمَّ أَذِنَ لَهُمْا فَدَخَلَا وَأَسْلَمَا، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: وَاصَبَاحَ قُرَيْشٍ، وَاللهِ لَئِنْ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ مَكَّةَ عَنْوَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَأْمِنُوهُ، إِنَّهُ لَهَلَاكُ قُرَيْشٍ إِلَى آخِرِ الدَّهْرِ قَالَ: فَجَلَسْتُ عَلَى بَغْلَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمِ الْبَيْضَاءِ، فَخَرَجْتُ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى جِئْتُ الْأَرَاكَ فَقُلْتُ: لَعَلِّي أَلْقَى بَعْضَ الْحَطَّابَةِ، أَوْ صَاحِبَ لَبِنٍ، أَوْ ذَا حَاجَةٍ يَأْتِي مَكَّةَ، فَيُخْبِرُهُمْ بِمَكَانِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ لِيَخْرُجُوا إِلَيْهِ، فَيَسْتَأْمِنُوهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ عَنْوَةً. قَالَ: فَوَاللهِ، إِنِّي لَأَسِيرُ عَلَيْهَا، وأَلْتَمِسُ مَا خَرَجْتُ لَهُ إِذْ سَمِعْتُ كَلَامَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، وَبُدَيْلِ بْنِ وَرْقَاءَ وَهُمَا يَتَرَاجَعَانِ، وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ يَقُولُ: مَا رَأَيْتُ كَالْيَوْمِ قَطُّ نِيرَانًا وَلَا عَسْكَرًا قَالَ: يَقُولُ بُدَيْلٌ: هَذِهِ وَاللهِ نِيرَانُ خُزَاعَةَ حَمَشَتْهَا الْحَرْبُ. قَالَ: يَقُولُ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ: خُزَاعَةُ، وَاللهِ أَذَلُّ وأَلْأَمُ مِنْ أَنْ تَكُونَ هَذِهِ نِيرَانُهَا وَعَسْكَرُهَا. قَالَ : فَعَرَفْتُ صَوْتَهُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَبَا حَنْظَلَةَ، فَعَرَفَ صَوْتِي، فَقَالَ أَبُو الْفَضْلِ فَقُلْتُ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: مَالَكَ فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي. فَقُلْتُ: وَيْحَكَ يَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ، هَذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ فِي النَّاسِ وَاصَبَاحَ قُرَيْشٍ وَاللهِ قَالَ: فَمَا الْحِيلَةُ، فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي؟ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: وَاللهِ لَئِنْ ظَفَرَ بِكَ لَيَضْرِبَنَّ عُنُقَكَ، فَارْكَبْ مَعِي هَذِهِ الْبَغْلَةَ حَتَّى آتِيَ بِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ أَسْتَأْمِنَهُ لَكَ، قَالَ: فَرَكِبَ خَلْفِي وَرَجَعَ صَاحِبَاهُ، فَحَرَّكْتُ بِهِ كُلَّمَا مَرَرْتُ بِنَارٍ مِنْ نِيرَانِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالُوا: مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَإِذَا رَأَوْا بَغْلَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ قَالُوا: عَمُّ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ حَتَّى مَرَرْتُ بِنَارِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ وَقَامَ إِلَيَّ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَبَا سُفْيَانَ عَلَى عَجُزِ الْبَغْلَةِ، قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ عَدُوُّ اللهِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَمْكَنَ مِنْكَ بِغَيْرِ عَقْدٍ وَلَا عَهْدٍ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ يَشْتَدُّ نَحْوَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ، وَرَكَضَتِ الْبَغْلَةُ، فَسَبَقَتْهُ بِمَا تَسْبِقُ الدَّابَّةُ الْبَطِيءُ الرَّجُلَ الْبَطِيءَ، فَاقْتَحَمْتُ عَنِ الْبَغْلَةِ، فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ وَدَخَلَ عُمَرُ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، هَذَا أَبُو سُفْيَانَ قَدْ أَمْكَنَ اللهُ مِنْهُ بِغَيْرِ عَقْدٍ وَلَا عَهْدٍ، فَدَعْنِي فَلْأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ. قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنِّي أَجَرْتُهُ، ثُمَّ جَلَسْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ فَأَخَذْتُ بِرَأْسِهِ فَقُلْتُ: لَا وَاللهِ لَا يُنَاجِيهِ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلٌ دُونِي، فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرَ عُمَرُ فِي شَأْنِهِ قُلْتُ: مَهْلًا يَا عُمَرُ، أَمَا وَاللهِ لَوْ كَانَ مِنْ رِجَالِ بَنِي عَدِيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ مَا قُلْتُ هَذَا، وَلَكِنَّكَ عَرَفْتَ أَنَّهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ رِجَالِ بَنِي عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ قَالَ: مَهْلًا يَا عَبَّاسُ، فَوَاللهِ لَإِسِلَامُكَ يَوْمَ أَسْلَمْتَ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ مِنْ إِسْلَامِ الْخَطَّابِ لَوْ أَسْلَمَ، وَمَا بِي إِلَّا أَنِّي قَدْ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ إِسْلَامَكَ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ مِنْ إِسْلَامِ الْخَطَّابِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ: «اذْهَبْ بِهِ إِلَى رَحْلِكَ يَا عَبَّاسُ، فَإِذَا أَصْبَحَ فَائْتِنِي بِهِ» . فَذَهَبْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَحْلِي فَبَاتَ عِنْدِي، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ غَدَوْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ قَالَ: «وَيْحَكَ يَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ، أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لَكَ أَنْ تَعْلَمَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ؟» قَالَ: بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي، مَا أَكْرَمَكَ وَأَوْصَلَكَ، وَاللهِ لَقَدْ ظَنَنْتُ أَنْ لَوْ كَانَ مَعَ اللهِ غَيْرُهُ لَقَدْ أَغْنَى عَنِّي شَيْئًا قَالَ: «وَيْحَكَ يَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ، أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لَكَ أَنْ تَعْلَمَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ؟» قَالَ: بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي، مَا أحْلَمَكَ وَأَكْرَمَكَ وَأَوْصَلَكَ هَذِهِ، وَاللهِ كَانَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْهَا شَيْءُ حَتَّى الْآنَ. قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: وَيْحَكَ يَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ أَسْلِمْ، وَاشْهَدْ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُضْرَبَ عُنُقُكَ، قَالَ: فَشَهِدَ بِشَهَادَةِ الْحَقِّ وَأَسْلَمَ. قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ رَجُلٌ يُحِبُّ هَذَا الْفَخْرَ، فَاجْعَلْ لَهُ شَيْئًا قَالَ: «نَعَمْ مَنْ دَخَلَ دَارَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ، وَمَنْ أَغْلَقَ بَابَهُ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ، وَمَنْ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ» . فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ لِيَنْصَرِفَ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ: «يَا عَبَّاسُ، احْبِسْهُ بِمَضِيقِ الْوَادِي عِنْدَ خَطْمِ الْجَبَلِ، حَتَّى تَمُرَّ بِهِ جُنُودُ اللهِ فَيَرَاهَا» . قَالَ: فَخَرَجْتُ بِهِ حَتَّى حَبَسْتَهُ حَيْثُ أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ أَنْ أَحْبِسَهُ قَالَ: وَمَرَّتْ بِهِ الْقَبَائِلُ عَلَى رَايَاتِهَا كُلَّمَا مَرَّتْ قَبِيلَةٌ قَالَ: مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ فَأَقُولُ: سُلَيْمٌ. فَيَقُولُ: مَالِي وَلِسُلَيْمٍ؟ قَالَ: ثُمَّ تَمُرُّ الْقَبِيلَةُ قَالَ: مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ فَأَقُولُ: مُزَيْنَةُ. فَيَقُولُ: مَا لِي وَلِمُزَيْنَةَ؟ حَتَّى تَعَدَّتِ الْقَبَائِلُ لَا تَمُرُّ قَبِيلَةٌ إِلَّا قَالَ: مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ فَأَقُولُ: بَنُو فُلَانٍ. فَيَقُولُ: مَالِي وَلِبَنِي فُلَانٍ. حَتَّى مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ فِي الْخَضْرَاءِ كَتِيبَةٌ فِيهَا الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ لَا يَرَى مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا الْحَدَقَ، قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ يَا عَبَّاسُ؟ قُلْتُ: هَذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ فِي الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ. قَالَ: مَا لِأَحَدٍ بِهَؤُلَاءِ قِبَلٌ وَلَا طَاقَةٌ، وَاللهِ يَا أَبَا الْفَضْلِ، لَقَدْ أَصْبَحَ مِلْكَ ابْنِ أَخِيكَ الْغَدَاةَ عَظِيمًا. قُلْتُ: يَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ، إِنَّهَا النُّبُوَّةُ. قَالَ: فَنَعَمْ إِذَنْ، قُلْتُ: النَّجَاءُ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ. قَالَ: فَخَرَجَ حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَهُمْ صَرَخَ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ، هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ بِمَا لَا قِبَلَ لَكُمْ بِهِ، فَمَنْ دَخَلَ دَارَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ، فَقَامَتْ إِلَيْهِ امْرَأَتُهُ هِنْدُ بِنْتُ عُتْبَةَ، فَأَخَذَتْ بِشَارِبِهِ، فَقَالَتْ: اقْتُلُوا الدَّسَمَ الْأَحْمَسَ، فَبِئْسَ مِنْ طَلِيعَةِ قَوْمٍ. قَالَ: وَيْحَكُمْ، لَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمْ هَذِهِ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ جَاءَ مَا لَا قِبَلَ لَكُمْ بِهِ، مَنْ دَخَلَ دَارَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، فَهُوَ آمِنٌ قَالُوا: وَيْلَكَ وَمَا تُغْنِي عَنَّا دَارُكَ. قَالَ: وَمَنْ أَغْلَقَ بَابَهُ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ، وَمَنْ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ فَتَفَرَّقَ النَّاسُ إِلَى دُورِهِمْ وَإِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ
It is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out, and appointed Abu Ruhm Kulthum bin Husayn al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) as his deputy over Madinah. He set out when ten days of Ramadan had passed. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) fasted, and the people fasted with him (peace and blessings be upon him), until when he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached al-Kadid, between Usfan and Amaj, he broke his fast. Then he went on until he camped at Marr al-Zahran with ten thousand Muslims, including Muzaynah and Sulaym; in every tribe there were considerable numbers and zeal for Islam, and the Muhajirun and the Ansar all went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); not one of them stayed behind. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) camped at Marr al-Zahran, Quraysh had received no news; no news of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had reached them, and they did not know what he (peace and blessings be upon him) was about to do. That night Abu Sufyan bin Harb, Hakim bin Hizam and Budayl bin Warqa' went out, searching and waiting in the hope of finding some news or hearing of it. Al-Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) had already come to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the way, and Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith bin Abd al-Muttalib and Abdullah bin Abi Umayyah bin al-Mughirah had met the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) between Makkah and Madinah and wished to be admitted to him (peace and blessings be upon him). Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) spoke to him (peace and blessings be upon him) about them and said: O Messenger of Allah! These are your paternal cousin, and your paternal aunt's son and in-law. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have no need of the two of them. As for my cousin, he violated my honour; and as for my aunt's son and in-law, he is the one who said to me in Makkah what he said." When this became known to the two of them — and Abu Sufyan had a little son of his with him — he said: By Allah! He will surely give me permission, or else I will take this son of mine by the hand and we will wander off into the land until we die of thirst and hunger. When this reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) felt pity for the two of them; then he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them permission, and they both entered and accepted Islam. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) camped at Marr al-Zahran, Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Alas for the morning of Quraysh! By Allah! If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) enters Makkah by force before they seek safety from him (peace and blessings be upon him), it will be the ruin of Quraysh until the end of time. He said: So I mounted the white mule of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and rode out on it until I reached al-Arak. I said: Perhaps I will meet some woodcutter, or a milk-seller, or someone with a need who is going to Makkah, and I will tell him where the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is, so that they may come out to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and seek safety from him (peace and blessings be upon him) before he (peace and blessings be upon him) enters upon them by force. He said: By Allah! I was riding along on it, seeking what I had come out for, when I heard the voices of Abu Sufyan and Budayl bin Warqa' talking to each other. Abu Sufyan was saying: I have never seen fires and an army like today's. Budayl was saying: By Allah! These are the fires of Khuza'ah, whom war has inflamed. Abu Sufyan was saying: Khuza'ah, by Allah, are far too lowly and mean for these to be their fires and their army. He said: I recognised his voice, so I said: O Abu Hanzalah! He recognised my voice and said: Abu al-Fadl? I said: Yes. He said: What is the matter with you, may my father and mother be ransomed for you? I said: Woe to you, O Abu Sufyan! This is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with the people. Alas for the morning of Quraysh, by Allah! He said: Then what is the way out, may my father and mother be ransomed for you? He said: I said: By Allah! If he gets hold of you, he will strike your neck. So ride with me on this mule until I bring you to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and seek safety for you. He said: So he rode behind me, and his two companions went back. I rode on with him, and whenever I passed one of the fires of the Muslims, they would say: Who is this? When they saw the mule of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), they would say: The uncle of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on his mule, until I passed by the fire of Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). He asked: Who is this? and stood up towards me. When he saw Abu Sufyan on the back of the mule, he said: Abu Sufyan, the enemy of Allah! Praise be to Allah who has put you in our power without any agreement or covenant. Then he set off running towards the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the mule ran too, and it outpaced him just as a slow animal outpaces a slow man. I jumped down from the mule and went in to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came in too and said: O Messenger of Allah! This is Abu Sufyan; Allah has put him in our power without any agreement or covenant, so let me strike his neck. He said: I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have granted him protection. Then I sat beside the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), took hold of his head and said: No, by Allah! No one but me will speak privately with him tonight. When Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) persisted a great deal in his matter, I said: Enough, O Umar! Listen, by Allah! If he were one of the men of Banu Adi bin Ka'b, you would not have said this; but you know that he is one of the men of Banu Abd Manaf. He said: Enough, O Abbas! By Allah! On the day you accepted Islam, your Islam was dearer to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than the Islam of al-Khattab would have been, had he accepted Islam; and my only reason for this is that I know your Islam was dearer to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than the Islam of al-Khattab. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take him to your camp, O Abbas, and when morning comes, bring him to me." So I took him to my camp and he spent the night with me. When morning came, I took him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him, he said: "Woe to you, O Abu Sufyan! Has the time not come for you to know that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah?" He said: May my father and mother be ransomed for you! How generous you are, and how kind to kin! By Allah, I had thought that if there were anyone else along with Allah, he would have been of some use to me. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to you, O Abu Sufyan! Has the time not come for you to know that I am the Messenger of Allah?" He said: May my father and mother be ransomed for you! How forbearing, generous and kind to kin you are! As for this — by Allah — there has been something in my heart about it until now. Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Woe to you, O Abu Sufyan! Accept Islam and bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, before your neck is struck. He said: So he bore the testimony of truth and accepted Islam. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Abu Sufyan is a man who loves such pride, so grant him some honour. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes. Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe, whoever shuts his door is safe, and whoever enters the Mosque is safe." When he was about to leave, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abbas! Detain him at the narrow pass of the valley, at the spur of the mountain, until the armies of Allah pass by him and he sees them." He said: So I went out with him and detained him where the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had commanded me. He said: The tribes began passing by him with their banners. Whenever a tribe passed, he would say: Who are these? I would say: Sulaym. He would say: What have I to do with Sulaym? Then another tribe would pass, and he would say: Who are these? I would say: Muzaynah. He would say: What have I to do with Muzaynah? And so the tribes kept passing; no tribe passed but he asked: Who are these? I would say: Banu so-and-so. He would say: What have I to do with Banu so-and-so? Until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed in the green squadron, in which were the Muhajirun and the Ansar, of whom nothing could be seen but their eyes. He said: Subhan Allah! Who are these, O Abbas? I said: This is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) among the Muhajirun and the Ansar. He said: No one has the strength or power to face these. By Allah, O Abu al-Fadl! The kingdom of your nephew has become mighty this morning. I said: O Abu Sufyan! It is prophethood. He said: Then yes, so be it. I said: Hurry to your people. He said: So he went out, and when he reached them he shouted at the top of his voice: O people of Quraysh! This is Muhammad; he has come to you with what you have no power to resist. So whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe. His wife Hind bint Utbah stood up towards him, seized him by the moustache and said: Kill this fat, worthless one! What an evil scout for a people! He said: Woe to you! Do not let her deceive you about your own lives; that which you have no power to resist has come. Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe. They said: Woe to you! What use is your house to us? He said: And whoever shuts his door is safe, and whoever enters the Mosque is safe. So the people dispersed to their houses and to the Mosque.
