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Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "I was threatened for the sake of Allah as no one else was, and I was harmed for the sake of Allah as no one else was. Thirty days and nights passed over me with no food for me or Bilal 1 that a living creature could eat, except what Bilal could conceal under his armpit."
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: "No food for me or Bilal, etc.": This indicates the journey was not the Hijrah to Medina, as Bilal was not with him then. It likely refers to his journey fleeing Mecca to Ta’if to seek protection from Abdul-Kulal, the leader of Ta’if, from the disbelievers of Mecca to deliver his Lord’s message. The children there pelted him with stones, injuring his heels. Zayd ibn Harithah was with him, and he suffered great thirst. Allah sent a cloud with rain, and Jibril came with the Angel of the Mountains, offering to destroy them. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "No, for I hope from their descendants those who will worship Allah alone." There is a detailed story about this. (As stated in Al-Luma'at)
Note 1
(۱) قوله : ومالي ولبلال طعام إلخ : أفاد بقوله هذا أن الخروج غير الهجرة إلى المدينة؛ لأنه لم يكن له معه بلال فيها، فلعل المراد خروجه هاربا من مكة في ابتداء أمره إلى الطائف إلى عبد كلال - بضم الكاف مخففا - رئيس أهل الطائف؛ ليحميه من كفار مكة حتى يؤدي رسالة ربه، فسلط عليه صبيانه فرموه بالحجارة حتى رموا كعبيه ، وكان معه زيد بن حارثة، فعطش عطشا شديدا، فأرسل إليه سحابة ماطرة، فنزل جبريل بملك الجبال ليأذن له في هلاكهم ، فقال : لا ، فإني أرجو أن يخرج من أصلابهم من يذكر الله بالتوحيد». وفيه قصة. كذا في «اللمعات».