Imaan of Abu Talib عليه السلام

بسم الله الواحد القهار

Sheikh Al-Kulayni:

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim from abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following:

“Abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, has said, ‘The case of abu Talib is like the case of the people of the cave who hid their belief and expressed polytheism. Allah gave them twice as much reward.’”

Al-Majlisi II: 

it is Hasan.

Sheikh Hadi Al-Najafi: 

its chain is Sahih.

[Source: Mawsu'atu Ahadith Ahlulbayt عليهم السلام]

Sheikh Al-Kulayni:

Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn Yahya have narrated from Ahmad ibn Ishaq from Bakr ibn Muhammad al-Azdi from Ishaq ibn Ja‘far from his father, recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following:

“They think that abu Talib was an unbeliever. He said: They speak lies. How could he be an unbeliever when he said such words as follows:

‘Do they not know that we found Muhammad as a prophet 

like Musa whose name is written in the ancient books?’”

According to another Hadith he has asked, “How can abu Talib be called an unbeliever when he has said in the following lines?

‘They certainly know that our child is not accused of speaking, To us lies and the false words do not receive any attention.

The (beautiful) white face (of the Holy Prophet), That prays thus, the clouds send rain, Is the helper of the orphans and the protector of the widows.’”

Al-Majlisi II: 

it is Sahih and its last part is Mursal.

Source: Mit'atul Uqool, Vol. 5 Pg. 253

Al-Majlisi II: 

Narrated Al-Karajaki through his chain of narrators from Al-Hussain Ibn Ubaydallah Ibn Ali from Harun Ibn Musa from Abu Ali Ibn Humam from Ali Ibn Mohammad Al-Qummi from Minjah Al-Khadim from Aban Ibn Mohammad who said: I wrote to Al-Imam Ali Ibn Musa عليه السلام, may I be your ransom, I have doubted in the Imaan of Abi Talib. he replied: "in the name of Allah the Merciful the Compationate, whoever follows other than the way of the believers, We will turn him to that to which he has (himself) turned[4:115], if you do not confess to the Imaan of Abi Talib, your path will be towards Hellfire."

Source: Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 35 Pg. 110