Allah (s.w.t.) Admonished al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ There is a story behind when Allah ( s.w.t. ) Revealed the verse, about the aftermath of the Isra’ wa al-Mi’raj : سُوۡرَةُ بنیٓ اسرآئیل / الإسرَاء ... وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا ٱلرُّءۡيَا ٱلَّتِىٓ أَرَيۡنَـٰكَ إِلَّا فِتۡنَةً۬ لِّلنَّاسِ ... (٦٠) … We Granted the Vision which We Showed you, but as a trial for men … (Surah al-Isra’:60) Shaykh Abu Muhammad ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Hisham al-Baswri ( r.a. ) narrated that when the fair was due, a number of the Quraysh came to al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah, who was a man of some standing, and he addressed them in those words: “The time of the fair has come round again and representatives of the Arabs will come to you, and they will have heard about this fellow of yours, so agree upon one opinion without dispute so that none will give the lie to the other.” They replied, “You give us your opinion about him.” He said, “No, you speak, and I will listen.” They said, “He i...