He said, "O Messenger of Allah, your uncle Abu Talib used to protect and benefit you." He (Prophet Muhammad) said, "Indeed, he is in the lowest depths of Hell. If it were not for me, he would have been in the very bottom of Hell."
أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَمُّكَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ كَانَ يَحُوطُكَ وَيَنْفَعُكَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنَ النَّارِ وَلَوْلا أَنَا كَانَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ