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bring you slaughter." The unbelievers were silenced by this unexpected statement, and
silence hovered like a heavy weight above the gathering.
After a while the silence was broken by the one who had been the most venomous with
his slander, and in a surprisingly gently tone he addressed Prophet Muhammad, (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam) saying, "Go on you way, father of Kasim, for by Allah you are not
an ignorant fool." Soon the unbelievers began to regret their momentary weakness and
vowed they would never allow a situation like that to be repeated.
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On another occasion Utaiba, Abi Lahab’s son approached the Prophet, salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam, in a most defiant manner and shouted, “I disbelieve in what you have
brought!” Then he became violent, ripped the shirt of the Prophet and spat at his face,
but his spittle did not reach the face of the Prophet. Whereupon, the Prophet, salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam, invoked the anger of Allah upon Utaiba as he supplicated, “O
Allah, set one of Your dogs on him.”
silence hovered like a heavy weight above the gathering.
After a while the silence was broken by the one who had been the most venomous with
his slander, and in a surprisingly gently tone he addressed Prophet Muhammad, (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam) saying, "Go on you way, father of Kasim, for by Allah you are not
an ignorant fool." Soon the unbelievers began to regret their momentary weakness and
vowed they would never allow a situation like that to be repeated.
2
On another occasion Utaiba, Abi Lahab’s son approached the Prophet, salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam, in a most defiant manner and shouted, “I disbelieve in what you have
brought!” Then he became violent, ripped the shirt of the Prophet and spat at his face,
but his spittle did not reach the face of the Prophet. Whereupon, the Prophet, salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam, invoked the anger of Allah upon Utaiba as he supplicated, “O
Allah, set one of Your dogs on him.”