Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq al-Talaqani narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Hamadani narrated to us. He said: Al-Mundhir b. Muhammad informed us from Ja`far b. Sulayman from `Abdullah b. al-Fadl al-Hashimi from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad . He said:

Surely, the example of Abi Talib is like that of the companions of the cave, who kept the faith a secret and feigned paganism, so Allah gave them their reward twice.