Hadith 38

azwj be Pleased from him-as was with little wealth and a log of dependants, so it affected him-as what had affected Quraysh, from having nothing, and the troubles, and the efforts, and the destitution. During that, Rasool-Allah-saww called his-saww uncle Al-Abbas and said ‘O Abu Al-Fazl! Your brother Abu Talib-asws is with a lot of dependants, deficient state, weak advancement and determination, and it has afflicted him-as what has befallen the people, from this crisis, and the ones with kinship are more rightful with the support, and foremost with carrying the children in time of struggle. So, come with us-saww to him-as for us to assist him-as upon what predicament he-as is in, and let us carry part of his-as burden on his-as befall and lighten it from him-saww from his-as dependant. Each one of us should take one of his-as sons, to ease upon him-as with that, what situation he-as is in’. Al-Abbas said to him-saww, ‘Good is what you-saww have viewed and correct is what you-saww have come with. By Allah-azwj! This is the honourable merit and the maintaining of the kinship’. They met Abu Talib-asws and exhorted patience to him-as and reminded him-as of the merits of his-as forefathers-as, and said to him-as: ‘We want to carry one of the situation from you-as, so hand over from your-as children to us what would lighten the burden from you-as by it’. Abu Talib-asws said: ‘When you were to leave Aqeel and Talib for me-as, you can do whatever you so desire to’. So Al-Abbas took Ja’far-as and Rasool-Allah-saww took Ali-asws. He-saww chose him-asws for himself-saww, and selected him-asws for his-saww important matters. He-saww relied upon him-asws regarding his-saww secrets, and he-asws would be quick to his-saww pleasure, in accordance to the guidance in the entirety of his-asws situations. And Rasool-Allah-saww, in the beginning of the descent of the Revelation to him-saww, every time a caller called with it or he-saww heard a trembling sound from around him-saww, or saw a dream, or heard a speech, would inform Khadeeja-asws and Ali-asws with that, and would tell them to keep this state a secret. So, (Syeda) Khadeeja-asws used to confirm him-saww and advise him-saww to be patient, and Ali-asws used to congratulate him-saww and give him-saww glad tidings, and saying to him-saww, ‘By Allah-azwj, O son-saww of uncle-as! Abdul Muttalib-asws has not lied regarding you-saww, and it has ratified the sooth-sayers regarding what had been attributed to you-saww’. And he-saww did not cease to be like that until he-saww was Commanded with the delivery. So, the first one from the women to believe him-saww was (Syeda) Khadeeja-asws, and from males it was Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws ibn Abu Talib-asws, and on that day his-asws age was of ten years’’. [52]