278. ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us—my father narrated to us—ʿAbd al-Raḥmān narrated to us—from Sufyān—from al-Aʿmash—from Mujāhid—from ʿUbayd Allāh ibn ʿUmayr, who said:

“The people of Noah used to beat him until he lost consciousness; but when he regained consciousness he would supplicate, ‘O Allah, forgive my people, for they do not know.’”