What is the authenticity of the story of the Ghuraniq and seeking the aid of disbelievers?

The questioner : We often hear about this story and what they attribute to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is a defaming matter. May Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : This story is among the hadiths previously mentioned, which are fabrications by those who sought to harm Islam. Islam, like the previous religions, came by revelation from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to eliminate shirk (associating partners with Allah) and uproot its roots. Some fabricated that when Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) revealed His words: , Satan whispered into the mouth of the Messenger (peace be upon him) the words: "The noble Ghuraniq, and their intercession is to be hoped for." That is, these idols are the Ghuraniq, meaning beautiful white birds. And their intercession is to be hoped for. So the polytheists prostrated. Why? Because Satan spoke on the tongue of the Messenger and inserted words from himself, so all the people present, both Muslims and polytheists, understood it to be from the revelation of the sky, namely: "The noble Ghuraniq, and their intercession is to be hoped for." So the Muslims and the polytheists prostrated.
The Shaykh: In reality, the prostration of the Muslims and the polytheists who were in the Sacred Mosque is a fact established in Sahih al-Bukhari. But this prostration was due to the awe of the verses they heard for the first time from the mouth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Sacred Mosque. The disbelieving atheist who fights from behind a veil claimed in this narration that Satan spoke on the tongue of the Messenger (peace be upon him) a verse that the polytheists understood to be from the revelation that descends upon Muhammad, so they prostrated. This story is invalid without doubt, but unfortunately, it deceived some people, and therefore it exists to this day in some tafsirs (exegeses). Long ago, perhaps twenty or thirty years ago, I wrote a treatise regarding this invalid narration, and I intentionally made its title harsh, because it is in fact very invalid. I titled the treatise "Erecting Catapults to Demolish the Story of the Ghuraniq." It is an invalid story. The polytheists prostrated along with the Muslims when these verses were revealed, in reverence for the awe of the divine revelation.
The Shaykh: Thus, the corrupters on earth in every time and place try to insert into Islam what is not part of it. This is an example among many examples of what they spread in the Prophetic hadiths that have no basis. But let us return to the hadith of the conquest of the Ka'bah. This is among the matters of the unseen (ghayb) in which it is not fitting for a Muslim to speak by guesswork, assumption, or conjecture. To this day, and hopefully we will not see that day, none of these matters has occurred at all. As for the Americans landing in Saudi Arabia, there is no doubt that this is a great fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and one of the errors that we fear will have very serious consequences in the Arab countries and Saudi Arabia. As for it being the army that went out as conquerors, this is contrary to reality; they did not go out as conquerors to those lands. However, this does not mean that what Saudi Arabia did is a prescribed (mashru') matter. How can it be, when the Messenger (peace be upon him), as it came in Sahih Muslim, had a man who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was a polytheist. He said to him, "I want to fight with you." He said, "Have you embraced Islam?" He said, "No." He said, "Then I will not seek the aid of a polytheist." And he (peace be upon him) proceeded, then returned to them. He also offered to be with him. He said, "Have you embraced Islam?" He said, "No." So he repeated his previous words to him, then he embraced Islam and fought with the Messenger (peace be upon him).
The Shaykh: So seeking the aid of a polytheist was not acceptable to the Messenger (peace be upon him) for himself. How is it permissible to seek the aid of a state—I say one, one—how is it permissible to seek the aid of a state that is the strongest of states? If it were alone and wanted evil for Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia would not be able to do anything at all. What is more, with other states with them, as I said, and at their head and forefront is Britain. This is the cause of the Jews' occupation of Palestine, and then America helped them in that, and it is part of the scheming of the politicians. And it is something from which Islam disavows, that we call the enemy a friend. I am speaking about politics. Now you hear almost every day that Saudi Arabia sought the aid of the Arab and Islamic and friendly, brotherly, and beloved states. Yes. Brotherly and beloved. Or friendly. America is a friend and Britain is a friend. If there is no justice for the Muslims on the face of the earth. Allah is the Greatest.