Is Abu Jahl related to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

Machine translationRead the Arabic original

Question:
Is Abu Jahl a paternal cousin of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?

Answer:
A distant paternal cousin; they share a common ancestor in the fourth or fifth generation.

Source binbaz.org.sa

The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.

Similar fatwas

Performing Hajj on behalf of others is not limited to relativesIbn Baz
The marriage of the daughter of a paternal cousinThe Permanent Committee
Explanation of the author's statement: The fourth point: That Abu Jahl and those with him…Ibn Uthaymeen
Chapter on the Killing of Abu JahlIbn Uthaymeen
Is it permissible for a woman to shake hands with a man who has returned from a long…Ibn Uthaymeen
What is the ruling on one who deliberately acts out of ignorance?Ibn Uthaymeen
What is the ruling on those who are not excused for ignorance and cite the hadith (My…Al-Albani
The marriage of a daughter to her father’s paternal cousinThe Permanent Committee
If the one who peered in from a hole in a house does not know the ruling, is he punished?Ibn Uthaymeen
The ruling on a sick person who left off prayer out of ignoranceIbn Baz