Status of Abu Talib (a.s)

Miracles of Masoomeen

Ali bin Ubaidullah Husaini says: On the day of meeting the ruler, we mounted and accompanied Imam Ali Naqi (a) to Mutawakkil. Imam Ali Naqi (a) remained there for some time and when he rose up to leave, Mutawakkil said,

“Abul Hasan, please stay a little; I want to ask you something.”

“All right,” said the Imam.

He said, “Is there any other place in the hereafter, where people can live other than Paradise and Hell?”

“Only Allah knows,” replied the Imam.

He said, “I am also asking you under this divine knowledge.”

“I am also replying under that same divine knowledge,” said the Imam.

“What is your opinion regarding this traditional report that on Judgment Day Abu Talib would be made to stand between Paradise and Hell and he would be wearing shoes of fire due to which his brains would be boiling; and he would not be able enter Paradise due to his disbelief. But since he reared the Prophet and defended him from Quraish, he would not be sent to the Hell also.”

Imam Ali Naqi (a) said,

“Woe be on you! If the faith of Abu Talib is placed on one side of the balance and the faith of the remaining creatures is placed on the other, Abu Talib’s faith would be heavier.”

Mulakhisan An Hidayatul Kubra, Hazini, Pg. 65, Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s. ) - Vol. 4,Pg.179

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