47/84. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3349 — Abu Jahl and the Guards of Hell
Regarding Surat "Iqra' bismi rabbika" (Surat Al-'Alaq)
Hadith About Let Him Call His Council
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3349
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3349
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي فَجَاءَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكَ عَنْ هَذَا أَلَمْ أَنْهَكَ عَنْ هَذَا أَلَمْ أَنْهَكَ عَنْ هَذَا فَانْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَزَبَرَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ إِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ مَا بِهَا نَادٍ أَكْثَرُ مِنِّي فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ : ( فلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ * سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ ) فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَوَاللَّهِ لَوْ دَعَا نَادِيَهُ لأَخَذَتْهُ زَبَانِيَةُ اللَّهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَفِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet Was Performing Salat When Abu Jahl Came To Him And Said: ‘Have I Not Forbidden You From This? Have I Not Forbidden You From This? Have I Not Forbidden You From This?’ The Prophet Turned And Scolded Him. So Abu Jahl Said: ‘You Know That No One Has More To Call For Assistance Than Me.’ So Allah, Blessed Is He And Most High, Revealed: Then Let Him Call Upon His Council. We Will Call Out The Guards Of Hell.” So Ibn Abbas Said: “By Allah, If He Had Called His Council, Then The Guards Of Hell Would Have Seized Him.”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3349In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 401English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3349
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3349
This hadith about let him call his council describes Abu Jahl confronting the Prophet while he was performing salah. Abu Jahl repeated that he had forbidden him from this. The Prophet turned and scolded him. Abu Jahl then boasted that no one had more people to call for help than him. Allah revealed the words, Then let him call upon his council. We will call out the guards of Hell. Ibn Abbas then said that if Abu Jahl had called his council, the guards of Hell would have seized him. The hadith shows the weakness of human pride before Allah’s warning.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Jahl tried to stop the Prophet from praying.
- Boasting about supporters does not stand against Allah’s command.
- The Qur’anic warning is linked to the guards of Hell.
- The Prophet did not remain silent before Abu Jahl’s repeated challenge.
