The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 226
Seal of the Prophets - Volume I 226 Ḥakam, has withheld my money. I have been told that you are one who can get me my payment. Please have mercy and acquire me my payment. ” The Holy Prophet sa immediately stood up and said, “Come, I shall go with you. ” Therefore, the Holy Prophet sa brought him to Abū Jahl’s home and knocked on the door. When Abū Jahl came out, upon seeing the Holy Prophet sa , he was flabbergasted, and without a word, began to stare at the Holy Prophet sa. The Holy Prophet sa said, “This man says that you are indebted to him. He is a wayfarer, why do you deprive him of his due right?” At the time, Abū Jahl was turning pale. He said, “Muḥammad [sa] hold on, I shall fetch the money right away. ” Therefore, he went inside and immediately gave Urāshah his money. Urāshah expressed immense gratitude to the Holy Prophet sa and then returned to that very assembly of the Quraish and thanked them as well, saying, “You sent me to a good man. May Allāh reward him. He immediately had my money given to me. ” The Chieftains of the Quraish were speechless, and looked at each other in astonishment. When Urāshah left, they inquired of the man that followed Urāshah to Abū Jahl’s home as to what happened. He said: “By Allāh, I witnessed a strange sight. When Muḥammad [sa] knocked at Abul- Ḥakam’s door and Abul-Ḥakam came out and saw Muḥammad [sa] , his state was as if a lifeless being. As soon as Muḥammad [sa] said, ‘Pay him his money’, he immediately went inside and paid every penny. ” After some time, Abū Jahl also joined that gathering. Upon seeing him, everyone swarmed him saying, “O Abul-Ḥakam, what happened to you that you became so frightened of Muḥammad [sa] ?” He said, “I swear by God! When I saw Muḥammad [sa] at my door, it appeared to me as if a furious and enraged camel was standing by him. It seemed to me that if I moan or complain even a little, it would devour me. ” 1 Allegation of Acquiring Education from a Christian Slave Among the allegations that were levelled against the Holy Prophet sa by the Quraish, one is that the Holy Prophet sa would learn things from certain Christians, give them his own twist, and present them as his own teachings. In this context, a Christian by the name of Jabar is often mentioned, who was 1 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Malik bin Hishām, pp. 281-282, Bābu Amril- Irāshilladhī Bā‘a Abā Jahlin Ibilahū, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001)