Sahih al-Bukhari 4958

Book 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) · Narrated by Ibn `Abbas

Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ الْجَزَرِيِّ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ لَئِنْ رَأَيْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يُصَلِّي عِنْدَ الْكَعْبَةِ لأَطَأَنَّ عَلَى عُنُقِهِ‏.‏ فَبَلَغَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لَوْ فَعَلَهُ لأَخَذَتْهُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ ‏"‏‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Abu Jahl said, "If I see Muhammad praying at the Ka`ba, I will tread on his neck." When the Prophet (ﷺ) heard of that, he said, "If he does so, the Angels will snatch him away

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 4958, Book of Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)). English translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan.