Abu Talib is the one among the people of the Fire who will receive the lightest punishment on the Day of Resurrection
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The fourth question of Fatwa No. ( 5293 ):
Q: Hadiths have been reported in al-Bukhari and Muslim that Abu Talib is the one among the people who will receive the lightest punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and other hadiths state that the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) relatives who did not believe are in the Fire, and other hadiths state that his father is in the Fire. I hope you will clarify for me whether this indicates that they will remain in the Fire forever?
A: Abu Talib is the one among the people of the Fire who will receive the lightest punishment on the Day of Resurrection, due to the intercession of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for him in this matter. Allah will only alleviate the punishment he is in by the intercession of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); as narrated by Muslim in this regard from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The inhabitant of hell who will have the lightest punishment will be Abu Talib, and he will be wearing two sandals from which his brain will bubble.
أهون أهل النار عذابًا أبو طالب ، وهو ينتعل بنعلين يغلي منهما دماغهIt is reported on the authority of 'Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib that he said: Messenger of Allah, have you benefited Abu Talib in any way for he defended you and was fervent in your defence? The Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) said: Yes; he would be in the most shallow part of the Fire and were not for me, he would have been in the bottom-most depth of Hell.
يا رسول الله، هل نفعت أبا طالب بشيء فإنه كان يحوطك ويغضب لك؟ قال: نعم، ولولا أنا لكان في الدرك الأسفل من النارI said: Messenger of Allah, verily Abu Talib defended you and helped you; would it be beneficial for him? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes; I found him in the lowest part of the Fire and I brought him to the shallow part.
قلت: يا رسول الله، إن أبا طالب كان يحوطك وينصرك، فهل نفعه ذلك؟ قال: نعم، وجدته في غمرات من النار فأخرجته إلى ضحضاحMy 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.
لعله تنفعه شفاعتي يوم القيامة فيجعل في ضحضاح من نار يبلغ كعبيه يغلي منه دماغهBut the ones who disbelieved and denied Our verses - those are the companions of the Fire, abiding eternally therein; and wretched is the destination.
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا أُولَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ
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