Hadith 2218
Musnad of 'Abdullah bin al-'Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib from the Prophet
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said: Abu Jahl said:
If I see the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) praying at the Ka'bah, I will come to him and step on his neck. He [the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)] said: "If he does that, the angels will seize him visibly. And if the Jews had wished for death, they would have died and would have seen their place in Hell. And if those who challenged the Messenger of Allah had gone out and engaged in mubahalah [as challenged to do in Al 'Imran 3:61] and then gone back, they would have found no wealth or family.”
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