Used by the host to argue Muhammad sinned by forbidding for himself what Allah had made lawful, showing Muhammad did speak or act in ways that required correction.
Scripture spotlight
Quran 66:1
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1 O Prophet, why forbiddest thou what God has made lawful to thee, seeking the good pleasure of thy wives? And God is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.
Quoted to argue Muhammad forbade for himself what Allah had made lawful, which the host used to claim Muhammad took for himself a divine prerogative over law.
This verse was cited alongside Sunan an-Nasa'i 3959 to argue that a revelation came excusing or legitimizing Muhammad's conduct with the female slave.
Cited by the Christian side to argue that Muhammad made something unlawful that Allah had made lawful, setting up a charge that this fits the earlier criterion of wrongly making halal and haram.
Used by the Christian side to argue that Muhammad was being blamed for prohibiting something Allah had made lawful, even if it occurred within his household.