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ahmad:1774Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Sufyān > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ḥārithiḥaddathanā al-ʿAbbās > Lilnnabī ﷺ Mā Aghnayt

[Machine] I said to the Prophet ﷺ , "What prevented you from helping your uncle? He used to protect you and get angry for your sake." He said, "He is in a shallow pit of fire, and if it were not for me, he would have been in the lowest levels of Hell."  

أحمد:١٧٧٤حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِحَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَا أَغْنَيْتَ عَنْ عَمِّكَ فَقَدْ كَانَ يَحُوطُكَ وَيَغْضَبُ لَكَ قَالَ هُوَ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ وَلَوْلا أَنَا لَكَانَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Aḥmad
bukhari:3883Musaddad > Yaḥyá > Sufyān > ʿAbd al-Malik > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ḥārith > al-ʿAbbās b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib > Lilnnabī ﷺ Mā Aghnayt

That he said to the Prophet ﷺ "You have not been of any avail to your uncle (Abu Talib) (though) by Allah, he used to protect you and used to become angry on your behalf." The Prophet ﷺ said, "He is in a shallow fire, and had It not been for me, he would have been in the bottom of the (Hell) Fire."  

البخاري:٣٨٨٣حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ؓ قَالَ

لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَا أَغْنَيْتَ عَنْ عَمِّكَ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَحُوطُكَ وَيَغْضَبُ لَكَ قَالَ هُوَ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنْ نَارٍ وَلَوْلاَ أَنَا لَكَانَ فِي الدَّرَكِ الأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ  

bukhari:6208Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Abū ʿAwānah > ʿAbd al-Malik > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ḥārith b. Nawfal > ʿAbbās b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib

ʿAbbas bin ʿAbdul Muttalib said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Did you benefit Abu Talib with anything as he used to protect and take care of you, and used to become angry for you?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes, he is in a shallow place of Fire. Were it not for me, he would have been in the bottom-most depth of the Fire."  

البخاري:٦٢٠٨حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ عَنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ نَفَعْتَ أَبَا طَالِبٍ بِشَىْءٍ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَحُوطُكَ وَيَغْضَبُ لَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ هُوَ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنْ نَارٍ لَوْلاَ أَنَا لَكَانَ فِي الدَّرَكِ الأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ  

muslim:209aʿUbaydullāh b. ʿUmar al-Qawārīrī And Muḥammad b. Abū Bakr al-Muqaddamī And Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Malik al-Umawī > Abū ʿAwānah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ḥārith b. Nawfal > al-ʿAbbās b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib

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.  

مسلم:٢٠٩aوَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرِ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الأُمَوِيُّ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ نَفَعْتَ أَبَا طَالِبٍ بِشَىْءٍ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَحُوطُكَ وَيَغْضَبُ لَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ هُوَ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنْ نَارٍ وَلَوْلاَ أَنَا لَكَانَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ  

ahmad:1768ʿAffān > Abū ʿAwānah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ḥārith b. Nawfal > ʿAbbās b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib

ʿAbbas bin ʿAbdul Muttalib said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Did you benefit Abu Talib with anything as he used to protect and take care of you, and used to become angry for you?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes, he is in a shallow place of Fire. Were it not for me, he would have been in the bottom-most depth of the Fire." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6208)  

أحمد:١٧٦٨حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ عَنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالَ

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ نَفَعْتَ أَبَا طَالِبٍ بِشَيْءٍ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَحُوطُكَ وَيَغْضَبُ لَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ هُوَ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنَ النَّارِ وَلَوْلا ذَلِكَ لَكَانَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ  

ahmad:1789ʿAffān > Abū ʿAwānah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ḥārith b. Nawfal > ʿAbbās b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, did Abu Talib benefit from anything? For he used to protect you and become angry on your behalf." He (the Prophet) said, "Yes, he is in a shallow part of Hellfire. If it were not for that, he would have been in the lowest level of Hellfire."  

أحمد:١٧٨٩حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ عَنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ نَفَعْتَ أَبَا طَالِبٍ بِشَيْءٍ؟ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ يَحُوطُكَ وَيَغْضَبُ لَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ هُوَ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنَ النَّارِ لَوْلا ذَلِكَ لَكَانَ هُوَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ