Upon reaching the city, the Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم went straight to the houses of these three brothers and invited them to Islam, but they did not embrace Islam. On the contrary, they responded in the most discourteous and vulgar manner. These unfortunate people were not only stubborn, but they incited the wicked people to attack the Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , and as a result, they began to throw stones at the Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم from all sides. He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was badly wounded: his blessed feet were bleeding, and his blessed sandals were filled with blood.

When he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would sit due to the unbearable pain of the wounds, these cruel and barbaric people would force him to stand by mercilessly and ruthlessly holding his arms. When he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would begin to walk again, they would stone him again and insult him.

Sayyiduna Zayd Bin Harithah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ tried much to defend and protect him صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم by receiving the stones on his own body to the extent that even he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was bleeding so badly and was wounded all over his body. The merciful Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم then sought refuge in an orchard of grapes.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Tougher day than the Battle of Uhud

A long time after this journey, once, Umm-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا humbly asked the Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم : “Ya Rasoolallah  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ! Did you face any day tougher than the Battle of Uhud?”

The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied: