Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid narrated to us. He said: Al-Hasan b. Matil al-Daqqaq narrated to me. He said: Al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Faddal narrated to me from Marwan b. Muslim from Thabit b. Dinar al-Thumali from Sa`id b. Jubayr from `Abdullah b. `Abbas.

A man asked him, saying: O cousin of the Messenger of Allah! Tell me about Abi Talib. Was he a Muslim? So, he said: How can he not be a Muslim when he is the one that said: “They know that our son is not a liar, The false sayings do not receive our attention.” Surely, Aba Talib was like the companions of the cave, who kept the faith a secret and feigned paganism, so Allah gave them their reward twice.