Hadith of Rabi‘ah ibn ‘Abbad Ad-Dayli (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ الدِّيلِيِّ، ١٩٠٠٤ - حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ عِبَادٍ مِنْ بَنِي الدِّيلِ، وَكَانَ جَاهِلِيًّا قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فِي سُوقِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: " يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ تُفْلِحُوا ". وَالنَّاسُ مُجْتَمِعُونَ عَلَيْهِ، وَوَرَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ وَضِيءُ الْوَجْهِ، أَحْوَلُ ذُو غَدِيرَتَيْنِ يَقُولُ: إِنَّهُ صَابِئٌ كَاذِبٌ يَتْبَعُهُ حَيْثُ ذَهَبَ، فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْهُ، فَذَكَرُوا لِي نَسَبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَقَالُوا لِي: هَذَا عَمُّهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ (١)،

It is narrated from Rabee’ah (may Allah be pleased with him), who had witnessed the era of ignorance and later became a Muslim, that I saw the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) presenting his message to the people in the market called Dhul-Majaz, saying: “O people! Say La ilaha illallah so that you may succeed.” He would enter the streets and people would gather around him. No one was saying anything to him, and he kept repeating his words without pausing. Behind the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) was a squint-eyed man, whose complexion was fair and who had two braids, and he was saying: “This man is irreligious and a liar” (God forbid). I asked, “Who is this person?” People replied, “This is Muhammad bin Abdullah, who claims prophethood.” I asked the people, “Who is the man behind him who is denying him?” People replied, “This is the uncle of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ), Abu Lahab.” The narrator said to him, “You must have been very young at that time.” He replied, “No, by Allah, I was sensible at that time.” It is narrated from Rabee’ah (may Allah be pleased with him), who had witnessed the era of ignorance and later became a Muslim, that I saw the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) presenting his message to the people in the market called Dhul-Majaz, saying: “O people! Say La ilaha illallah so that you may succeed.” He would enter the streets and people would gather around him. No one was saying anything to him, and he kept repeating his words without pausing. Behind the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) was a squint-eyed man, whose complexion was fair and who had two braids, and he was saying: “This man is irreligious and a liar” (God forbid). I asked, “Who is this person?” People replied, “This is Muhammad bin Abdullah, who claims prophethood.” I asked the people, “Who is the man behind him who is denying him?” People replied, “This is the uncle of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ), Abu Lahab.” The narrator said to him, “You must have been very young at that time.” He replied, “No, by Allah, I was sensible at that time.”

حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ الدُّؤَلِيِّ، وَكَانَ جَاهِلِيًّا فَأَسْلَمَ، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَهُوَ يَذْكُرُ النُّبُوَّةَ، قُلْتُ:، ، مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُهُ؟ قَالُوا: هَذَا عَمُّهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ، قَالَ أَبُو الزِّنَادِ: فَقُلْتُ لِرَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ: إِنَّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ كُنْتَ صَغِيرًا، قَالَ: لَا وَاللهِ إِنِّي يَوْمَئِذٍ لَأَعْقِلُ، أَنِّي لَأَزْفِرُ الْقِرْبَةَ يَعْنِي أَحْمِلُهَا (١)، ،

Suraij narrated to us, Ibn Abi al-Zinad narrated to us, from his father, from Rabi'ah ibn 'Abbad al-Du'ali, and he was from the Jahiliyyah then accepted Islam, he said: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he mentioned the hadith, he said: So I said: Who is this? They said: This is Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, and he is mentioning prophethood. I said: Who is this who is denying him? They said: This is his uncle Abu Lahab. Abu al-Zinad said: So I said to Rabi'ah ibn 'Abbad: On that day you were young. He said: No, by Allah, on that day I was discerning, for I used to carry the water-skin.