It is also reported that he listened and in so doing he put his hands behind his back and leant on them until the Prophet reached the verse of prostration, whereupon the Prophet prostrated. Utba did not know how to deal with the situation and immediately got up, returned to his family and declined to go out to his tribesmen. His fellow tribesmen came to him and he apologized telling them, "By Allah, he recited some words to me, and by Allah, I have never heard anything like them, I just did not know what to say to him."
Waxaa kale oo la sheegay in uu dhageystay iyo in sidaas la sameeyo Kolkaasuu gacmihiisa uu dib waxa gadaashooda ah u geliyeen oo hore may ilaa Nabiga gaareen aayadda ee sujuudda, oo korkoodana waxaa Nabiga Sujuuday mooyee. Utba aan sameeyayog sida loola tacaalo xaaladda oo markiiba way kacday, wuxuu u noqday inuu qoyska oo ka gaabsaday in uu ka baxo si qabiil ah. Uu qabiillo ay la shaqayn jiray waxaa isaga u yimid oo uu raaligelin uga warramaya, "By Eebe, oo uu akhriyo erayada qaarkood igu sameeyo, iyo Eebaan ku Dhaartayc waan Weligey ma maqlin wax la mid ah, ma waan ogahay kaliya mawaxa ay ku yiraahdaan isaga. "