I saw Abu Lahab at Ukaz following the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he was saying, "People, this man has gone astray, so do not let him lead you astray from the gods of your forefathers."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was fleeing from him while he stayed close on his trail, and we kept following along, just young boys at the time. It is as if I can still see him, cross-eyed with two long braids of hair, the fairest and most handsome of people.
رأيت أبا لهب بعكاظ، وهو يتبع رسول الله ﷺ وهو يقول: يا أيها الناس إن هذا قد غوى، فلا يغوينكم عن آلهة آبائكم. ورسول الله ﷺ يفر منه، وهو علي أثره، ونحن نتبعه، ونحن غلمان. كأني أنظر إليه أحول ذو غديرتين، أبيض الناس، وأجملهم.
This was narrated by Abdullah bin Ahmad in the Musnad of his father (16020), Tabarani in Al-Kabir (4588), and Ibn Abu Asim in Al-Ahad wal-Mathani (963), all of them through the route of Ibn Abu Dhib, from Saeed bin Khalid Qarizi, from Rabia bin Abbad Dili, who related it. Its chain of transmission is sahih.It was also narrated by Muhammad bin Amr Laythi, from Muhammad bin Munkadir, from Rabia bin Abbad Dili, who said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at Dhul-Majaz calling people to Allah, while behind him was a cross-eyed man saying, 'Do not let this man turn you away from the religion of your gods.' I asked, 'Who is this?' They said, 'This is his uncle, Abu Lahab.'"This was narrated by Abdullah bin Ahmad (16021), Tabarani in Al-Kabir (4584), and Bayhaqi (9/7), all of them through this route. Hakim also narrated it (151) through another route from Muhammad bin Munkadir.Ukaz, Dhul-Majaz, and Majanna were all marketplaces in the pre-Islamic era.