CHAPTER: INTERCESSION OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLAAH (SALLALLAAHU ALAYHI WA SALLAM) FOR ABU TALIB AND SOME REMISSION FOR HIM ON THIS ACCOUNT
No. 408
It is reported on the authority of 'Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib that he said: Messenger of Allaah, have you benefited Abu Talib in any way for he defended you and was fervent in your defence? The Messenger of Allaah (may peace he upon him) said: Yes; he would be in the most shallow part of the Fire: and but for me he would have been in the lowest part of Hell.
Abdullah b. al-Harith reported: I heard Abbas say: I said: Messenger of Allaah, verily Abu Talib defended you and helped you; would it be beneficial for him? He (the Prophet) said: Yes; I found him in the lowest part of the Fire and I brought him to the shallow part.
This hadith is narrated from the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) like one narrated by Abu 'Uwana on the authority of the chain of transmitters like Muhammad b. Hatim, Yahya b. Sa'id, Abu Sufyan, 'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib and others.
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: A mention was made of his uncle Abu Talib before the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) He said: My intercession may benefit him on the Day of Resurrection and he may be placed in the shallow part of the Fire which would reach his ankles and his brain would be boiling.
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: Verily, the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: The least tormented of the inhabitants of the Fire would be he who would wear two shoes of Fire and his brain would boil on account of the heat of the shoes.
Ibn 'Abbas reported: The Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Among the inhabitants of the Fire Abu Talib would have the least suffering, and he would be wearing two shoes (of Fire) which would boil his brain.
Nu'man b. Bashir was delivering an address and saying: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) say: the least suffering for the inhabitants of Hell on the Day of Resurrection would be for the man under whose soles would be placed two embers and his brain would boil on account of them.
Nu'man b. Bashir reported: The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Verily the least suffering for the inhabitants of Fire would be for him who would have two shoes and two laces of Fire (on his feet), and with these would boil his brain as boils the cooking vessel, and he would think that he would not see anyone in a more grievous torment than him, whereas he would be in the least torment.