The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 162
Seal of the Prophets - Volume I 162 “Prior to his claim have you ever seen this man lie?” At that time, Abū Sufyān was at war with the Holy Prophet sa , but upon this question, he was unable to give any answer other than لا , meaning “No”. 1 Umaiyyah bin Khalaf was a vehement enemy of the Holy Prophet sa , but when Sa‘d bin Mu‘ādh informed him of the prophecy of his death made by the Holy Prophet sa , he lost all senses, and in anxiety mentioned this to his wife, saying: َ وَاللّٰه ِ مَا یَكْذِب ُ مُحَمَّد ٌ اِذَا حَدَث “By God, when Muḥammad speaks, he does not lie. ” 2 Then, An-Naḍr bin Al-Ḥārith was among the fervent enemies of Islām, but when he heard someone say that (God-forbid) “Muhammad sa is a liar” , he said at once: ً قَد ْ كَان َ مُحَمَّد ٌ فِیْكُم ْ غُلَامًا حَدَثًا اَرْضَاكُم ْ فِیْكُم ْ و َ اَصْدَقُكُم ْ حَدِیْثًا و َ اَعْظَمُكُم ْ اَمَانَة حَتّٰی اِذَا رَئَیْتُم ْ فِی ْ صُدْغَیْه ِ الْشَّیْب َ و َ جَاءَكُم ْ بِمَا جَاءَكُم ْ بِه ٖ قُلْتُم ْ سَاحِر ٌ لَا وَاللّٰه ِ مَا ھُو َ بِسَاحِرٍ. “Muhammad was a child among you and he was the most virtuous of all. He was the most honest in speech and the most trustworthy – and this remained your view of him until you observed his hair turning grey and he reached his old age, and he brought to you that which he brought. Then you began to say that he is a magician and a liar. By God, he is not a liar nor is he a magician. ” 3 By this statement An-Naḍr bin Al-Ḥārith meant the same as Abū Jahl, 1 Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, Kitābu Bad’il-Waḥī, Bāb No. 6, Ḥadīth No. 7 2 Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, Kitābul-Manāqib, Bābu ‘Alāmātin-Nubuwwati fil-Islām, Ḥadīth No. 3632 3 * Ash- Shifā’, By Al-Qāḍī Abul-Faḍl ‘Ayāḍ bin Mūsā, Part 1, p. 90, Bābuth-Thānī fī Takmīlillāhi Ta‘ālā lahul-Maḥāsina Khalqan wa Khuluqan Faṣlun wa ammā ‘Adluhū sa , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, (2002) * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Malik bin Hishām, p. 224, Bābu Mā Dāra Baina Rasūlillāhi sa wa Baina Ru’usā’i Quraishin wa Tafsiril-Kahf, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001)