"And they said: 'A madman, and he was driven away'", meaning: he was threatened with death, according to the Tafsir of al-Hasan.
﴿وَقَالُوا مَجْنُون وازدجر﴾ تُهُدِّدَ بِالْقَتْلِ فِي تَفْسِير الْحسن