Hadith 3884

The story of Abū Tālib.

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Darussalam · Volume 5

63 - THE MERITS OF AL-ANŠĀR

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 3884 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 52

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English translation

3884. Narrated Al-Musaiyab: When Abū Tālib was in his deathbed, the Prophet ﷺ went to him while Abū Jahl was sitting beside him. The Prophet ﷺ said, "O my uncle! Say: 'Lā ilāha illallāh' (none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh)', an expression with which I will defend your case with, before Allāh." Abū Jahl and 'Abdullāh bin Umayya said, "O Abū Tālib! Will you leave the religion of 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib?" They kept on saying this to him so that the last statement he said to them (before he died) was: "I am on the religion of 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib." Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "I will keep on asking for Allāh's Forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden to do so." Then the following Verse was revealed: "It is not (proper) for the Prophet and those who believe to ask Allāh's Forgiveness for the Mushrikūn [polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allāh and in His Messenger Muḥammad ﷺ] even though they be of kin, after it has become clear to them that they are the dwellers of the Fire (because they died in a state of disbelief)." (V.9:113) The other Verse was also revealed: "Verily! You (O Muḥammad ﷺ) guides not whom you like..." (V.28:56)

Arabic text

3884 - حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ المُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ أَبَا طَالِبٍ لَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الوَفَاةُ، دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعِنْدَهُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ، فَقَالَ: «أَيْ عَمِّ، قُلْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، كَلِمَةً أُحَاجُّ لَكَ بِهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ» فَقَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ: يَا أَبَا طَالِبٍ، تَرْغَبُ عَنْ مِلَّةِ عَبْدِ المُطَّلِبِ، فَلَمْ يَزَالاَ يُكَلِّمَانِهِ، حَتَّى قَالَ آخِرَ شَيْءٍ كَلَّمَهُمْ بِهِ: عَلَى مِلَّةِ عَبْدِ المُطَّلِبِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ، مَا لَمْ أُنْهَ عَنْهُ» فَنَزَلَتْ: {مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَى مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الجَحِيمِ} [التوبة: 113]. وَنَزَلَتْ: {إِنَّكَ لاَ تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ} [القصص: 56]

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