English translation
4695. Narrated Urwa bin Az-Zubair that when he asked 'Aishah about the Statement of Allāh تعالى: "(They were reprieved) until when the Messengers gave up hope..." (V.12:110) she told him (its meaning), 'Urwa added, "I said, 'Did they (Messengers) suspect that they were betrayed (by Allāh) or that they were treated as liars by (their people)?'" 'Aishah said, "(They suspected) that they were treated as liars by (their people)." I said, "But they were sure that their people treated them as liars and it was not a matter of suspicion." She said, "Yes, they were sure about it.” I said to her, “So they (the Messengers) suspected that they were betrayed (by Allāh).” She said, “Allāh forbid! The Messengers never suspected their Lord of such thing.” I said, “What about this Verse then?” She said, “It is about the Messengers’ followers who believed in their Lord and trusted their Messengers, but the period of trials was prolonged and victory was delayed till the Messengers gave up all hope of converting those of the people who disbelieved them; and the Messengers thought that their followers treated them as liars; thereupon Allāh’s help came to them.” (See H. 3389)