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and said to him (1), ‘Do not spend tonight in the bed in which you usually sleep.’

He continued: When night had grown dark (2), they gathered at his door, watching for when (3) he would fall asleep so that they could pounce on him. When the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—saw them stationed there, he said to Ali (4), ‘Sleep in my bed and wrap yourself (5) in this green Hadramī mantle of mine. Sleep in it (6), for no harm from them will reach (7) you.’”

It is related from Muhammad ibn Ka‘b al-Qurazī (8) that he said: “When they gathered against him, with Abu Jahl (9) among them, he said as they stood at his door: ‘Muhammad claims that if you follow him in his cause, you will become kings of the Arabs and non-Arabs. Then, [after] (10) your death, you will be resurrected, and gardens like the gardens (11) of Jordan will be prepared for you. If you do not, he will slaughter you. Then, after your death, you will be resurrected, and a Fire will be prepared (12) for you in which you will be burned.’

He continued: The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—came out to them (13) and picked up a handful (14)

(1) *Sīrat Ibn Hishām* reads: “Gabriel—peace be upon him—came to the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and said…” (2) *Sīrat Ibn Hishām* reads: “a dark hour of the night.” (3) (B) reads: “until.” (4) *Sīrat Ibn Hishām* reads: “When the Messenger of Allah saw where they were, he said to Alī ibn Abī Tālib…” (5) *Sīrat Ibn Hishām* reads: “and cover yourself.” (6) “In it” is omitted from (B) and (S). (7) (M) reads: “does not reach [you].” (8) *Sīrat Ibn Hishām* reads: “Ibn Ishāq said: Yazīd ibn Ziyād narrated to me from Muhammad ibn Ka‘b al-Qurazī, who said…” (9) *Sīrat Ibn Hishām* reads: “Abū Jahl ibn Hishām.” (10) The word *min* (“from”) is omitted from (N), (S), and (B). I have restored it on the basis of (M) and *Sīrat Ibn Hishām*. (11) *Sīrat Ibn Hishām* reads: “*jinān* (gardens), like the *jinān* (gardens).” (12) *Sīrat Ibn Hishām* reads: “then a Fire was prepared for you.” (13) “To them” is omitted from (M). *Sīrat Ibn Hishām* reads: “The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—came out to them.” (14) (N) reads: *hafiyya*; (M) reads: “a pebble.”

فَقَالَ لَهُ (١) : لَا تَبِتْ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى فِرَاشِكَ الَّذِي كُنْتَ تَبِيتُ عَلَيْهِ. قَالَ: فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ عَتَمَةُ اللَّيْلِ (٢) اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى بَابِهِ يَرْصُدُونَهُ مَتَى (٣) ، يَنَامُ، فَيَثِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مَقَامَهُمْ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ (٤) : نَمْ عَلَى فِرَاشِي وَاتَّشِحْ (٥) بِبُرْدِي هَذَا الْحَضْرَمِيِّ الْأَخْضَرِ، فَنَمْ فِيهِ (٦) ، فَإِنَّهُ لَنْ يَخْلُصَ (٧) إِلَيْكَ شَيْءٌ تَكْرَهُهُ مِنْهُمْ» . وَعَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيِّ (٨) قَالَ: «لَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا لَهُ، وَفِيهِمْ: أَبُو جَهْلٍ (٩) ، فَقَالَ وَهُمْ عَلَى بَابِهِ: إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يَزْعُمُ أَنَّكُمْ إِنْ تَابَعْتُمُوهُ عَلَى أَمْرِهِ كُنْتُمْ مُلُوكَ الْعَرَبِ وَالْعَجَمِ، ثُمَّ بُعِثْتُمْ [مِنْ] (١٠) بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ، فَجُعِلَتْ لَكُمْ جَنَّاتٌ كَجَنَّاتِ (١١) الْأُرْدُنِّ، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا كَانَ لَهُ فِيكُمْ ذَبْحٌ، ثُمَّ بُعِثْتُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ، فَجُعِلَتْ (١٢) لَكُمْ نَارٌ تُحْرَقُونَ فِيهَا. قَالَ: وَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَلَيْهِمْ (١٣) ، فَأَخَذَ حَفْنَةً (١٤)

(١) سِيرَةُ ابْنِ هِشَامٍ: جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ. (٢) سِيرَةُ ابْنِ هِشَامٍ: عَتَمَةٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ. (٣) ب: حَتَّى. (٤) ابْنُ هِشَامٍ: مَكَانَهُمْ قَالَ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ. (٥) ابْنُ هِشَامٍ: وَتَسَجَّ. (٦) فِيهِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ب) (س) (٧) م: لَا يَخْلُصَ. (٨) ابْنُ هِشَامٍ: قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، فَحَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيِّ قَالَ. (٩) ابْنُ هِشَامٍ: أَبُو جَهْلِ بْنُ هِشَامٍ. (١٠)) مِنْ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (س) ، (ب) ، وَأَثْبَتُّهَا مِنْ (م) ، ابْنُ هِشَامٍ. (١١) ابْنُ هِشَامٍ: جِنَانٌ كَجِنَانِ. (١٢) ابْنُ هِشَامٍ: ثُمَّ جُعِلَتْ. (١٣) سَقَطَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ (م) ، " وَفِي ابْنِ هِشَامٍ ": وَخَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. (١٤) ن: حَفِيَّةً، م: حَصَاةً.