Proof that the Quraysh Called the Prophet, May God Bless Him and Grant Him Peace, “the Trustworthy” and Described Him as Truthful before His Mission

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Mushkil al-Athar by Imam al-Tahawi, may God have mercy on him — Part 14

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As Ibn Abi Dawud narrated to us, Saeed bin Sulayman al-Wasiti narrated to us, Abbad bin Awwam narrated to us, on the authority of Hilal bin Khabab, Mujahid narrated to me, my master Abdullah bin al-Sa’ib narrated to us, he said:

I was among those who built the House, so I took a stone, and I used to worship it, so if it was there would be something in the house, so I would send it and it would be poured on him. And good milk would be brought and I would send it and it would be poured on him. And the Quraysh differed and quarrelled about the stone, where they should put it, until there was almost a fight between them with swords. So he said: Look for the first man to enter from the door of the mosque. So the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, entered. And he greeted them, and they said: ~~This is Amin~~, and they used to call him Amin in the pre-Islamic era, and they said: This is Muhammad, so he came and took a garment and spread it out, and put the stone in it, and he said to this clan, and to this clan, and to this clan: “Let each one of you take a corner of the garment,” so they did, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took it and put it in His place.

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Sahih Al-Bukhari — Part One, Book of the Beginning of Revelation (7)

Abu Al-Yaman Al-Hakam bin Nafi’ narrated to us, he said: Shu’aib narrated to us, on the authority of Al-Zuhri, he said: Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah bin Masoud narrated to me, that Abdullah bin Abbas narrated to him, that Abu Sufyan bin Harb narrated to him:

Heraclius sent to him with a group of Quraysh, and they were merchants in the Levant during the period when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was in favor of Abu Sufyan and the infidels of Quraysh. They came to him while they were in Ilia, so he called them to his council, and around him were the leaders of the Romans. Then he called them and called his interpreter, and said: Which of you is closest in lineage to this man who claims to be a prophet? Abu Sufyan said: I am the closest in lineage to them. He said: Bring him close to me and bring his companions close and place them behind him. Then he said to his interpreter: Tell them: I am going to ask this man about this man, and if he lies to me, then lie to him. By Allah, were it not for the shame of them attributing a lie to me, I would have lied about him. Then the first thing he asked me about him was: How is his lineage among you? I said: He is of good lineage among us. He said: Has anyone among you ever said this before him? I said: No. He said: Were there any kings among his fathers? I said: No. He said: Do the nobles of the people follow him or the weak ones? I said: Rather, their weak ones. He said: Do they increase or decrease? I said: Rather, they increase. He said: Does any of them turn away from his religion out of discontent after entering it? I said: No. He said: Did you accuse him of lying before he said what he said? I said: No. He said: Does he betray? I said: No…*

Additional Chain (Musnad Abi al-Fadl al-Zuhri — Hadith No. 499)

(Hadith with a chain of transmission traceable to the Prophet)
Narrated to us Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn Sa`id…
Abu Sufyan said:

“We used to call him ~~Al-Ameen~~…”

(Full narration preserved as provided)

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Sahih Al-Bukhari — Book of Interpretation of the Qur’an (4770)

When the verse {And warn your nearest relatives} [Ash-Shu’ara’: 214] was revealed, the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, ascended Al-Safa and began to call out…

He said:

“What do you think, if I told you that there are cavalry in the valley wanting to attack you, would you believe me?”

They said:

“Yes, we have not experienced from you anything but truth.”

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Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah — Part Eight, Book of the Firsts

The first day I knew the Messenger of God…

Abu Jahl said:

“We testify that you have conveyed the message.”

Yet he refused due to tribal rivalry and status competition.