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and they made their camels kneel. No sooner had the camels knelt, than Abu Jahl and
Harith attacked him, bound him tightly and took him back to Mecca where they forced
him to apostatize. As Abu Jahl and Harith entered Mecca they called out, "O people of
Mecca, deal with your fools in the same way we have dealt with ours!"
The news of Ayyash's wretched condition reached Omar and he feared Allah would not
accept the repentance of those who apostatized. Omar continued to be of the same
opinion until the Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) arrived sometime later
in Medina and the following verses were sent down:
"Say, 'O My worshipers, who have sinned excessively against themselves,
do not despair of the Mercy of Allah, surely, Allah forgives all sins.
He is the Forgiver, the Most Merciful.
Turn to your Lord and surrender yourselves to Him
before the punishment overtakes you,
for then you will not be helped.
Harith attacked him, bound him tightly and took him back to Mecca where they forced
him to apostatize. As Abu Jahl and Harith entered Mecca they called out, "O people of
Mecca, deal with your fools in the same way we have dealt with ours!"
The news of Ayyash's wretched condition reached Omar and he feared Allah would not
accept the repentance of those who apostatized. Omar continued to be of the same
opinion until the Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) arrived sometime later
in Medina and the following verses were sent down:
"Say, 'O My worshipers, who have sinned excessively against themselves,
do not despair of the Mercy of Allah, surely, Allah forgives all sins.
He is the Forgiver, the Most Merciful.
Turn to your Lord and surrender yourselves to Him
before the punishment overtakes you,
for then you will not be helped.