Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 1 of 3

LIVES OF THE SAHABAH m,m3 -("0l-1) 101
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Rasulullaah Invites Waleed bin
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~adhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas narrates that Rasulullaah &%% once
recited a part of the Qur'aan to Waleed bin Mughiera who had come to him. This
caused Waleed's heart to soften. When Abu Jahal heard about this, he approached
waleed saying, "0 uncle! Your people intend coilecting money for you." "Why is
this?" asked Waleed. "They want to give it to you because you have been to
Muhammad to get something from him," was the reply.
waleed said, "But the Quraysh know well that I am among the wealthiest people
(I do not need money from Muhammad)." "Then," said Abu Jahal, "you will have
to tell them something to make them know that you have nothing to do with
Muhammad." Waleed said, "What should I tell them? By Allaah! None of you
knows as much about poetry as I do. None of you knows as much about rhyming
as I do. None of you knows as much about songs as I do. None of you knows as
much about the poetry of the Jinn as 1 do. By Allaah! What Muhammad says bears
no resemblance to any of these things. By Allaah! What he said was extremely
sweet, beautiful and attractive. What he said was a flourishing tree the top of
which bears abundant fruit and the bottom of which is luxuriantly green. His
words shall always be towering without being subdued. His speech crushes all
other ~peech.~
Abu Jahal said to him, "Your people shall never be pleased with you until you say
something against him." To this, Waleed said, "Give me time to think about it."
After thinking awhile, Waleed said, "This is nothing but magic recounted from
(hbfes ofl the past." It was with reference to Waleed that Allaah revealed the
following verses of the Qur'aan:
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Leave Me (to deal) with the one (Waleed) whom I have created
single-handedly and to whom I have granted ever increasing wealth,
sons who are present with him and for whom I have prepared every
type of comfort. He then wishes that I grant him even more (in the
(I) Bayhaqi as quoted in Al Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vol. 3 Pg. 64). Ibn Abi Shayba has also narrated a
similar report as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal (Vol. 7 Pg. 129). However, his report states that
Rasulullaah &@ said to Abu Jahal, "0 Abul Hakam! Come to Allaah, to His Rasool @@ and to His
book. I am inviting you to Allaah."