Utwa Ibn Rabiha

Abu Lahab initially protected the Prophet after the death of Abu Talib. He said you know what since in the end of the day he is my tribe, he is my nephew I guess I will have to protect him but then Abu Jahil got in the way and he had to withdraw. Utwa ibn Rabiha himself initially decided not to go and fight because again these are his own relatives. His brother Shaba was also a coward who told them that if we abandon our people at a time such as this crucial time then for the rest of our lives we will have to suffer mockery and humiliation. They both prepared to go out and they did not know and realize that the