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night fell, Abu Jahl would go to them with his spear taunt and threaten them.
In another narration from Mujahid it is related that the unbelievers would pull Bilal
through the two mountains of Mecca with a rope around his neck.
Urwa, son of Zubair narrates that Bilal was the slave of a woman from the tribe of Banu
Jumh and that the unbelievers had taken to torturing him on the burning sands of Mecca.
They would force him lie flat on the hot sand (and place a heavy rock on his chest) and
try to make him renounce Islam. All through his torture, Bilal would be heard saying
“Ahad, Ahad!” One day as Bilal was being tortured by the unbelievers, Abu Bakr came
across him and said to Umayah, “Don‟t you fear Allah for ( what you are doing to) this
poor man, how long will you continue?” Umayah replied, “It is you who have brought this
upon him, why don‟t you rescue him from this treatment you are witnessing,” Abu Bakr,
replied, “I will do that, I have an Abyssinian slave who is stronger that him and more
steadfast to your religion, I will give him to you in exchange for this man.” Umayah
accepted and Abu Bakr gave Umayah his slave after securing the possession of Bilal
and gave him his freedom (and nursed him back to health). Before migrating to Medina
Abu Bakr rescued seven more slaves and for the pleasure of Allah, gave them their
freedom.
In another narration from Mujahid it is related that the unbelievers would pull Bilal
through the two mountains of Mecca with a rope around his neck.
Urwa, son of Zubair narrates that Bilal was the slave of a woman from the tribe of Banu
Jumh and that the unbelievers had taken to torturing him on the burning sands of Mecca.
They would force him lie flat on the hot sand (and place a heavy rock on his chest) and
try to make him renounce Islam. All through his torture, Bilal would be heard saying
“Ahad, Ahad!” One day as Bilal was being tortured by the unbelievers, Abu Bakr came
across him and said to Umayah, “Don‟t you fear Allah for ( what you are doing to) this
poor man, how long will you continue?” Umayah replied, “It is you who have brought this
upon him, why don‟t you rescue him from this treatment you are witnessing,” Abu Bakr,
replied, “I will do that, I have an Abyssinian slave who is stronger that him and more
steadfast to your religion, I will give him to you in exchange for this man.” Umayah
accepted and Abu Bakr gave Umayah his slave after securing the possession of Bilal
and gave him his freedom (and nursed him back to health). Before migrating to Medina
Abu Bakr rescued seven more slaves and for the pleasure of Allah, gave them their
freedom.