Ibnu Abbas Radiallahu anhu mengatakan bahawa Abu Sufyan bin Harb bercerita kepadanya, Maksudnya: bahawa Heraelius berkirim surat kepada Abu Sufyan menyuruh ia datang ke Syam bersama khalifah saudagar Quraisy. Waktu itu Rasulullah saw. sedang dalam perjanjian damai dengan Abu Sufyan dan dengan orang-orang kafir Quraisy. Mereka datang menghadap Heraelius di Ilia terus masuk ke dalam majlisnya, dihadapi oleh pembesar-pembesar Rumawi. Kemudian Heraelius memanggil orang-orang Quraisy itu beserta Jurubahasanya. Heraelius berkata, Siapa di antara Anda yang paling dekat hubungan kekeluargaannya dengan laki-laki yang mengaku dirinya Nabi itu?" Jawab Abu Sufyan. "Saya ! Saya keluarga terdekat dengannya." Berkata Heraelius (kepada jurubahasanya), "Suruh dekat dekatlah dia kepada ku. Dan suruh pula para sahabatnya duduk di belakangnya." Kemudian berkata Heraelius kepada Jurubahasanya, "Katakan kepada mereka bahawa saya akan bertanya kepada orang ini (Abu Sufya
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing business in Sham (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when Allah's Apostle had truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan and his companions went to Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem). Heraclius called them in the court and he had all the senior Roman dignitaries around him. He called for his translator who, translating Heraclius's question said to them, "Who amongst you is closely related to that man who claims to be a Prophet?" Abu Sufyan replied, "I am the nearest relative to him (amongst the group)." Heraclius said, "Bring him (Abu Sufyan) close to me and make his companions stand behind him." Abu Sufyan added, Heraclius told his translator to tell my companions that he wanted to put some questions to me regarding that ma