the rebellious faction (1).

Ibn ʿAwn narrated, from Muḥammad, that the Prophet ﷺ met ʿAmmār while he was weeping. The Prophet wiped the tears from his eyes and said, “The unbelievers seized you and plunged you into the fire, and you said such-and-such; if they repeat it, then say the same to them.” (2)

ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Jazarī transmitted—from Abū ʿUbayda ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAmmār ibn Yāsir—who said: “The idolaters captured ʿAmmār and did not release him until he had spoken disparagingly of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and praised their gods.

When he came to the Prophet ﷺ, the Prophet asked, ‘What has happened?’

He replied, ‘Something bad, O Messenger of Allah. By Allah, they would not let me go until I had insulted you and spoken well of their gods.’

The Prophet asked, ‘How do you find your heart?’

He answered, ‘Tranquil in faith.’

The Prophet said, ‘If they return, then you return (to the same words).’ (3)

Al-Jazarī (4) also narrated it once through Abū ʿUbayda, attributing it to his father.

According to Qatādah, the verse, “…except for one who is compelled…” [Qur’an 16:106] was revealed concerning ʿAmmār (5).

Al-Masʿūdī narrated, through al-Qāsim ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān: “The first person to build a mosque in which prayer was established—