Hadith 196

(The book) ‘Al Amdah’, from (the book) ‘Tafseer Al Sa’lby in the interpretation of Words of the Exalted: And warn your kindred, the near ones! [26: 214]. He said, ‘I was informed by al Husayn Bin Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Musa Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Ali Bin Shabeeb, from Abbad Bin Yaqoub, from Ali Bin Hashim, from Sabbah Al Muzanny, from Zakariya Bin Maysara, from Abu Is’haq, from Al Bara’a who said, ‘When this Verse was Revealed: And warn your kindred, the near ones! [26: 214], Rasool-Allah-saww gathered the sons of Abdul Muttalib-asws, and on that day, they were forty men. From them were ones who could eat the three-year old sheep and drink the water-skin. He-saww instructed Ali-asws to slaughter a sheep and cook it. Then he-saww said: ‘Approach in the Name of Allah-azwj! ’ The people came nearer and ate until they were satiated. Then he-saww called for a cup of milk and gave out potions from it, then said to him: ‘Drink in the Name of Allah-azwj! ’ They drank until they were saturated. Abu Lahab-la rushed saying, ‘This is what the man-saww has bewitched you all with! ’ The Prophet-saww was silent on that day and did not speak. Then he-saww invited them the next day upon the like of that food and drink. Then Rasool-Allah-saww warned them. He-saww said: ‘O sons of Abdul Muttalib-asws! I-saww am the warner to you all from Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic, and the giver of glad tidings of what no one has come with. I-saww have come to you all with the world and the Hereafter, so submit and obey me-saww, you will be guided. And who will be my-saww brother, and my-saww Vizier, and be my-saww friend, and my-saww successor-asws after me-saww and my-saww caliph among my-saww family, and pay off my-saww debts? ’
The people were silent, and he-saww repeated that thrice, during all that the people were silent, and Ali-asws was saying: ‘I-asws! ’ So, he-saww said: ‘You-asws! ’ The people arose and they were saying to Abu Talib-asws, ‘Obey your-as son-asws, so he-asws has been made to govern upon you-as’’. [115]