Hadith 136

n him in righteousness, and merit, and wisdom, and intellect, and view, and favours, and even though he-saww has been of little wealth, for rather the wealth is a fleeting shadow and a returning shame, and for him-saww regarding (Syeda) Khadeeja-asws Bint Khuwaylid is a desired, and for her-as regarding him-saww similar to that, and whatever you like from the dower, so it is upon me-as, and by Allah-azwj, for him-saww afterwards would be prevalent news and a majestic occupation’’. [238]
And it has been reported from Abu Abdullah Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws that Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘The companions of the cave kept the Eman a secret and manifested the Shirk, so Allah-azwj Gave them their Reward twice, and that Abu Talib-asws kept the Eman a secret and manifested the Shirt, so Allah-azwj will Give him-as his-as Reward twice’’. [239]
And in the correct famous Hadeeth – Jibraeel-as said to him-saww on the night Abu Talib-asws passed away: ‘Exit from it (Makkah) for your-saww helper has passed away’’. [240]
And as for the Hadeeth regarding (Abu Talib-asws being in) the shallowness of the Fire, the people, all of them are reporting from one man, and he is Al-Mugheira Bin Shuba, and his hatred for the Clan of Hashim-as, and in particular for Ali-asws is well known, and his story and his mischief is not hidden. [241]
They said, ‘And it has been reported by a lot of chain, some of these from Al-Abbas son of Abdul Muttalib-asws, and come of these from Abu Bakr Bin Quhafa that Abu Talib-asws did not pass away until he-saww had said: ‘There is no god except Allah-azwj, Muhammad-saww is Rasool-Allah-saww’’. [242]
And the well-known Hadeeth – Abu Talib-asws said during his-as death the phrase (Kalima) lightly, so his-as brother Al-Abbas listened to him, then raised his-as head to Rasool-Allah-saww. He said, ‘O son-saww of my brother-as! By Allah-azwj, your-saww uncle-as, has said it, but it was too weak from his-as voice reaching you-saww’’. [243]
And it is reported from Ali-asws having said: ‘Abu Talib-asws did not pass away until he-as gave Rasool-Allah-saww the happiness from himself-as’’. [244]
They said, ‘And it has come in the report that when Abu Talib-asws passed away, Ali-asws came to Rasool-Allah-saww and announced his-saww expiry. He-saww was pained grievously and severe grief, then said: ‘Take charge of his-as washing, so when he-as is raised upon his-as bier, let me-saww know’. He-asws did so. Rasool-Allah-saww presented, and he-as was being carried upon heads of the men. He-saww said to him-as: ‘You-as maintained kinship, O uncle-as, and may you-as be Recompensed goodly. You-saww had nourished me-saww and taken my-saww responsibility when (I-saww was) young, and helped and supported when (I-saww was older)’. Then he-saww followed him-as to his-as grave and stood at it. He-saww said: ‘Or, by Allah-azwj, I-saww shall seek Forgiveness for you-as and I-saww shall intercede regarding you-as with such an intercession, the two communities (of the Jinn and the humans), would be astounded at it’’. [245]
Along with it is the Hadeeth which had been reported upon the circulation that Jibraeel-as descended unto Rasool-Allah-saww at the expiry of Abu Talib-asws. He-as said to him-saww: ‘O Muhammad-saww! Your-saww Lord-azwj Conveys the Greetings and Says to you-saww: ‘Exit from Makkah, for your-saww helper has passed away’’. [246]
And it evidences upon that his (Abu Talib-asws’s) words to Ali-asws when he-as saw him-asws praying Salat with Rasool-Allah-saww: ‘What is this, O my-as son-asws? ’ He-asws said: ‘A religion the son-saww of my-asws uncle-as has called me-asws to’. He-as said: ‘Follow it for he-saww will not call to (anything) except good’’. [247]
And his (Abu Talib-asws’s) words, and he-as had passed by Amir Al-Momineen-asws and he-asws was praying Salat on the right of Rasool-Allah-saww, and with him-as was his-as son-as Ja’far-as. He-as said to him-as: ‘O my-as son-as! Connect a wing of the son-saww of your-as uncle-as’. So Ja’far-as prayed Salat with him-saww, and Amir Al-Momineen-asws delayed until he-asws and Ja’far-as came to be behind Rasool-Allah-saww. The report has come that it was the first congregational Salat prayed in. Then Abu Talib-asws prosed saying: ‘Surely Ali-asws and Ja’far-as my-as two trusted ones’ – the couplets’’. [248]
(Surely you cannot guide the one you love [28: 56]) (was Revealed) because the Prophet-saww was struck with an injury in his-saww cheek on the day of (battle of) Hunayn, so he-saww fell to the ground. Then he-saww stood up and his-saww front teeth had been broken, and the blood was flowing upon his-saww face. He-saww wiped his-saww face, then said: ‘O Allah-azwj! Guide my-saww people, for they do not know’. So the Verse was Revealed’’. [249]
And it has been reported for another cause of its Revelation, and it is that from the ones who had manifested the Eman with the Prophet-saww, they had delayed from him-saww during his-saww emigration, and they stayed at Makkah, and they manifested the Kufr and the returning to what they had been upon. Their news reached to the Prophet-saww and the Muslims, and they differed regarding their being named with the Eman (Momineen). A group from the Muslims said, ‘They are Momineen-asws, and rather they have manifested the Kufr out of desperation to it’. And others said, ‘But they are Kafirs, and they were able upon the emigration and the staying upon the Eman’. They gathered to Rasool-Allah-saww, and the nobles of the people wanted from him-saww that he-saww decides for them with the Eman of the kindred between them. Rasool-Allah-saww loved that there should be a Revelation what would be concordant with love of the no