Utba ibn Rabi'a's offer to the Prophet
مساومة عتبة بن ربيعة
c. 616 CE
After the conversions of Hamza and Umar, Utba ibn Rabi'a volunteered to offer Muhammad wealth, leadership and kingship if he would abandon his call; the Prophet listened to the end, then recited the opening of sura Fussilat down to its prostration, and Utba went back urging Quraysh to leave the man be.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Connections
- Occurred at
- Mecca
- Had participant
- Utba ibn Rabi'aMuhammad
- Caused by
- Umar accepts Islam
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
People and things also explored
Hamza accepts IslamThe Prophet's journey to al-Ta'ifLast Quraysh delegation to Abu TalibUmar accepts IslamMeccaThe three years of the secret callThe Battle of BadrThe Battle of Hunayn
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “Utba ibn Rabi'a's offer to the Prophet”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/utba-offer/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.