حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الْمَعْنَی وَاحِدٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ يَحْيَی قَالَ عَبْدٌ هُوَ ابْنُ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ مَرِضَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ فَجَائَتْهُ قُرَيْشٌ وَجَائَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعِنْدَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ مَجْلِسُ رَجُلٍ فَقَامَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ کَيْ يَمْنَعَهُ وَشَکَوْهُ إِلَی أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي مَا تُرِيدُ مِنْ قَوْمِکَ قَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ مِنْهُمْ کَلِمَةً وَاحِدَةً تَدِينُ لَهُمْ بِهَا الْعَرَبُ وَتُؤَدِّي إِلَيْهِمْ الْعَجَمُ الْجِزْيَةَ قَالَ کَلِمَةً وَاحِدَةً قَالَ کَلِمَةً وَاحِدَةً قَالَ يَا عَمِّ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَقَالُوا إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الْآخِرَةِ إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌ قَالَ فَنَزَلَ فِيهِمْ الْقُرْآنُ ص وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّکْرِ بَلْ الَّذِينَ کَفَرُوا فِي عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ إِلَی قَوْلِهِ مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الْآخِرَةِ إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ حَدَّثَنَا بُنْدَارٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ نَحْوَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ و قَالَ يَحْيَی بْنُ عِمَارَةَ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 3232
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Abu Talib fell ill, so the Quraish went to see him, and the Prophet (ﷺ) went to see him. There was a gathering there with Abu Talib, so Abu Jahl stood up enraged, to prevent him (the Prophet (ﷺ) from entering). He said: He complained to Abu Talib. So he (Abu Talib) said: 'O my nephew! What is it that you want from your people?' He said: 'I only want one word from them, for which, if they were to say it, then the Arabs will become their followers, and the non-Arabs will pay Jizyah to them.' He said: 'One word?' He replied: 'One word.' So he said: 'O uncle! Let them say La Ilaha Illallah' so they replied: 'One God? We have not heard (the like) of this in the religion of these later days. This is nothing but an invention.' He said: So the (following) was revealed in the Qur'an about them: 'Sad. By the Qur'an full of reminding. Those who disbelieve are in false pride and opposition...' up to His saying: 'We have not heard (the like) of this in the religion of these later days. This is nothing but an invention (38:1-7).'
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020