حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ يَعْنِي الْأَعْمَشَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُمَارَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ مَرِضَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ فَأَتَتْهُ قُرَيْشٌ وَأَتَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُهُ وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ مَقْعَدُ رَجُلٍ فَقَامَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ فَقَعَدَ فِيهِ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ ابْنَ أَخِيكَ يَقَعُ فِي آلِهَتِنَا قَالَ مَا شَأْنُ قَوْمِكَ يَشْكُونَكَ قَالَ يَا عَمِّ أُرِيدُهُمْ عَلَى كَلِمَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ تَدِينُ لَهُمْ بِهَا الْعَرَبُ وَتُؤَدِّي الْعَجَمُ إِلَيْهِمْ الْجِزْيَةَ قَالَ مَا هِيَ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَقَامُوا فَقَالُوا أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا قَالَ وَنَزَلَ ص وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ فَقَرَأَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادٌ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ و قَالَ أَبِي قَالَ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبَّادٍ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2008
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: Abu Talib fell sick; Quraish came to visit him, as did the Messenger of Allah (PBUH).There was a place by his head for a man to sit, and Abu Jahl went and sat there. They said: The son of your brother is riticizing our gods. He said: Why are your people complaining about you? He said: "O uncle, I want them to affirm one word by means of which the Arabs will submit to them and the non-Arabs will pay the jizyaii to them." He said: What is it? He said: "La ilaha illallah ." They stood up and said: Has he made the gods all into One God? Then the verse " 'Has he made the alihah (gods) (all) into One ilah (God - Allah). Verily, this is a curious thing!"' [Sad 38:5] was revealed.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020