Hadith 3960

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited Abu Talib while Quraysh men were with him, with a man’s seat by his head. When Abu Jahl saw him, he sat there. He said: “Your nephew insults our gods.” Abu Talib said: “What is wrong with your people complaining about you?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “O uncle, I want them to accept one word by which the Arabs will submit to them, and the non-Arabs will pay them jizyah.” He said: “What is it?” He said: “The testimony that there is no god but Allah.” They stood, saying: “Do you make the gods one god?” Then “Sad. By the Qur’an, full of reminder” [Qur’an 38:1] was revealed, up to “Indeed, this is a strange thing” [Qur’an 38:5]. [Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in (As-Sunan)] Tirmidhi narrated similarly, saying: Hasan Sahih. Our scholars said: This supports our view with his saying (ﷺ): “The non-Arabs will pay them jizyah.”