Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39724 — Reports on the conquest of Makkah

Muhammad bin al-Hanafiyyah narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out of one of his blessed rooms and sat at its door. (It was his habit that) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) sat alone, no one would come to him (peace and blessings be upon him) until he (peace and blessings be upon him) himself called someone. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call Abu Bakr to me." The narrator says: So Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came and sat in front of him (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr in private for a long time. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Sayyiduna Abu Bakr an order, and he sat on his (peace and blessings be upon him) right or left. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call Umar to me." So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came and sat in Sayyiduna Abu Bakr's place (in front), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke with him too in private for a very long time. During this Sayyiduna Umar's voice rose, and he began to say: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! These are the chiefs of disbelief. These are the ones who claimed that you are a sorcerer, called you a soothsayer, deemed you a liar and called you a fabricator." Sayyiduna Umar mentioned all the things that the people of Makkah say about him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Umar to sit on his (peace and blessings be upon him) other side. So one of the two Shaykhs sat on his (peace and blessings be upon him) right and the other on the left. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called the people and said: "Shall I not tell you the likeness of these two companions of yours?" The people said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)!" Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his blessed face toward Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and said: "Be certain that Ibrahim, in the matter of Allah Almighty, was softer than oil in milk." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his blessed face toward Sayyiduna Umar and said: "Nuh, in the matter of Allah, was harder than stone. And the decision is what Umar has advised, so make preparations." Then the Companions stood up and followed Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, saying: "O Abu Bakr! We do not like to ask Umar, (but) what did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) speak to you about in private?" Sayyiduna Abu Bakr said: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: 'What do you advise me about fighting (the people of) Makkah?'" Sayyiduna Abu Bakr says: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! They are your own people.' (I kept saying so) until I thought that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would accept my advice." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr says: "Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) called Umar, and Umar said: 'These are the chiefs of disbelief,' until Umar mentioned every evil thing they used to say. And by Allah, the Arabs will not be humbled until the people of Makkah are humbled. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) has ordered you to make preparations so that you may attack Makkah."