Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: When the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم alighted at Marr az-Zahran, al-Abbas said: I thought, I swear by Allah, if the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم enters Makkah with the army by force before the Quraysh come to him and seek protection from him, it will be their total ruin. So I rode on the mule of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and thought, Perhaps I may find a man coming for his needs who will to the people of Makkah and inform them of the position of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, so that they may come to him and seek protection from him. While I was on my way, I heard Abu Sufyan and Budayl ibn Warqa' speaking. I said: O AbuHanzalah! He recognized my voice and said: AbulFadl? I replied: Yes. He said: who is with you, may my parents be a sacrifice for you? I said: Here are the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and his people (with him). He asked: Which is the way out? He said: He rode behind me, and his companion returned. When the morning came, I brought him to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and he embraced Islam. I said: Messenger of Allah, Abu Sufyan is a man who likes this pride, do something for him. He said: Yes, he who enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe; he who closes the door upon him is safe; and he who enters the mosque is safe. The people scattered to their houses and in the mosque.