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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the mitigation of punishment for Abu Talib because he defended the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specific to Abu Talib, or is it general for everyone who defended Islam?

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Question:
Abu Talib’s defense of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for his sake resulted in a reduction of his punishment. Is this specific to Abu Talib, or is it general for every disbeliever who defended Islam, or served its people, but did not enter Islam?

Answer:
Have you not heard that this is specific to Abu Talib, or that intercession does not benefit the disbeliever, and that this is specific to Abu Talib and specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? If disbelievers do good in this world, their reward is hastened for them in this world. Allah does not wrong anyone. If a disbeliever does good in this world, gives charity, and makes donations, Allah does not let that go to waste; He rewards him in this world by expanding his provision and keeping him healthy in his body, but he has no share in the Hereafter. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 327 - هل تخفيف العذاب عن أبي طالب لأنه دافع عن النبي ﷺ خاص بأبي طالب أم عام لكل من دافع عن الإسلام؟ — youtube.com

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