The Birth of The Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and His Demise

18. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Sa‘d ibn ‘Abdallah from a group of our people from Ahmad ibn Hilal from ’Umayya ibn Ali al-Qaysi who has said that narrated to me Durust ibn Abi Mansur who has said the following: “I once asked Abu al-Hassan عليه السلام, ‘Did the Messenger of Allah receive any authority from Abu Talib عليه السلام?” The Imam عليه السلام said, “No, but Abu Talib was the trustee of certain (items) of will that he delivered to the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم.’ I then asked, ‘So Abu Talib delivered the wills to the Holy Prophet because of his authority over him?’ The Imam عليه السلام said, “If so, he did not have to deliver the wills to him (The Holy Prophet). I then asked, ‘What was the condition of Abu Talib?’ The Imam عليه السلام replied, ‘He acknowledged the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and his divine message, and delivered him the (items of) will and died on that day.’”