Etiquette in Style When Relaying the Words of Abu Talib

Question:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh Salih. The narrator deviated from the phrase "I am on the religion of Abu Talib" to "he."

Answer:
[He is] on the religion of 'Abd al-Muttalib. Yes, this falls under the category of etiquette in style. Yes, it is a matter of etiquette in style. So one does not say, "I am on the religion of 'Abd al-Muttalib." The narrator does not say it that way. He says, "Abu Talib is on the religion of 'Abd al-Muttalib." And he did not relay the exact phrase of Abu Talib because it was offensive. Yes.