It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Quraysh said: O Muhammad, pray to your Lord to turn al-Safa into gold, and we will believe you. the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Will you do so?" They said: Yes. Then Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Take a firm pledge from them." Then Jibril (peace be upon him) said: "O Muhammad, Allah has granted you what you asked. If you wish, al-Safa will become gold for you, but whoever disbelieves after that, I will punish him with a punishment with which I have not punished anyone in all the worlds; and if you wish, I will open for them the gate of repentance and turning back." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The gate of repentance and mercy is dearer to me." This error (the change of name) does not weaken the hadith of al-Thawri, because I do not know anyone named Imran bin al-Ja'd among the Tabi'in; rather, Isma'il bin Abi Khalid narrated from Imran bin Abi al-Ja'd, while Imran bin al-Ja'd is from the generation after the Tabi'in (Atba' al-Tabi'in).