It is known that this cannot happen, but he wanted to stir from it an increase in sincerity and piety. And there is kindness in it for all those who are obliged, as He said: 'And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings.' If you are in doubt about what We have sent down to you, there are two aspects: one is that he is commanded to warn the nearest of his people, beginning with the one who is most deserving to begin, then with the one who follows. And to prioritize their warning over the warning of others, as it has been narrated from him, blessings and peace be upon him, that when he entered Mecca, he said: 'Every usury in the pre-Islamic period is under my two feet, and the first usury I abolish is the usury of Abbas.' The second is that he is commanded not to take from what a close one takes for a close one in terms of kindness and compassion, nor to favor them in warning and frightening. It has been narrated that he ascended Safa—when it was revealed—and called the nearest of the nearest, saying: 'O sons of Abdul Muttalib, O sons of Hashim, O sons of Abdul Manaf, O Abbas, uncle of the Prophet, O Safiya, aunt of the Messenger of Allah, I do not possess for you anything from Allah. Ask me from my wealth whatever you wish.' It has been narrated by Ibn Hibban from the hadith of Abu Huraira, who said: 'The Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, when the verse 'And warn your nearest relatives' was revealed, he stood on Safa and said: 'O Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad, O Safiya, daughter of Abdul Muttalib, O sons of Abdul Muttalib: I do not possess for you anything from Allah. Ask me from my wealth whatever you wish.' And it has been narrated by Ibn Mardawayh from the hadith of Abu Umamah, who said: 'When the verse 'And warn your nearest relatives' was revealed, the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, said: 'O sons of Hashim, buy yourselves from the Fire. For I do not possess for you anything from Allah, O Aisha, daughter of Abu Bakr, and O Hafsa, daughter of Umar, and O Umm Salama, and O Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad, and O Umm al-Zubair, aunt of the Messenger of Allah: Buy yourselves from the Fire, for I do not possess for you anything from Allah.' It has been narrated that he gathered the sons of Abdul Muttalib, and they were then forty men: each man of them would eat a young goat and drink honey from a large cup, as in the authentic narrations. They ate and drank until they were satisfied, then he warned them, saying: 'O sons of Abdul Muttalib, if I were to inform you that at the foot of this mountain there are horses, would you believe me?' They said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then I am a warner for you before a severe punishment.' It has been narrated that he said: 'O sons of Abdul Muttalib, O sons of Hashim, O sons of Abdul Manaf, redeem yourselves from the Fire, for I do not possess for you anything.' Then he said: 'O Aisha, daughter of Abu Bakr, and O Hafsa, daughter of Umar, and O Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad, and O Safiya, aunt of Muhammad, redeem yourselves from the Fire, for I do not possess for you anything.' As for the first part, it has been narrated by Ibn Ishaq in Al-Maghazi and Al-Bayhaqi in Al-Dala'il from his path from the narration of Ibn Abbas in detail. And it has been narrated by Al-Bazzar and Abu Nu'aym in Al-Dala'il from the path of Abbad ibn Abdullah Al-Asadi from Ali, who said: 'When the verse 'And warn your nearest relatives' was revealed, the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, said to me: 'Prepare for me a young goat with a sa' of food. And prepare a cup of milk.'

So I did. Then he said to me: Gather the sons of Abdul Muttalib for me. So I gathered them, and they were on that day forty men. I placed food among them, and they ate until they were full, and among them were those who would eat the young goat and drink honey. Then I brought the honey, and they drank until they were satisfied. As for the rest, it is agreed upon from the hadith of Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, who said: "When the verse وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ was revealed, the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, went out until he climbed Al-Safa, and he called out: O morning! So they gathered around him. He said: O sons of Abdul Manaf, O sons of Abdul Muttalib, if I were to inform you that horses were coming down from the slope of this mountain, would you believe me? They said: We have never experienced you telling a lie. He said: I am indeed a warner for you before a severe punishment. Then Abu Lahab said: May you perish! Is this why you gathered us? So this surah was revealed: تَبَّتْ يَدا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ.