Lahab. Historians disagree as to whether she ever embraced Islam, and among those who affirmed her conversion was the ḥadith master Ibn Mandah.

5 – Of the Prophet’s ﷺ nine paternal uncles, four lived to see the rise of Islam: Abū Ṭālib, Abū Lahab, Ḥamzah, and al-‘Abbās. Two of them—Abū Ṭālib and Abū Lahab—died upon polytheism, whereas Ḥamzah and al-‘Abbās accepted Islam.

• Abū Ṭālib supported and defended the Prophet ﷺ despite remaining a polytheist himself, and he continued to do so until he died three years before the Hijrah.

• Abū Lahab became one of the fiercest enemies of Islam and its followers. Together with his wife—the “carrier of firewood,” Arwā bint Ḥarb ibn Umayyah, sister of Abū Sufyān Ṣakhr ibn Ḥarb—he inflicted severe harm upon the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions. A surah was revealed concerning the two of them and will be recited until the Day of Resurrection. Abū Lahab died an unbeliever a few days after the Battle of Badr. He had not taken part in the battle; rather, when news of Quraysh’s defeat reached him, he was struck by a fatal illness.

• Ḥamzah embraced Islam early, migrated to Madinah, fought at Badr with noteworthy valor, and displayed many heroic feats. He also fought at Uḥud, where he again distinguished himself until he was martyred—may Allah be pleased with him. The Prophet ﷺ grieved over him deeply.

• Al-‘Abbās’s conversion was delayed until the eighth year after the Hijrah. Once he entered Islam, the Prophet ﷺ recognized his rank and treated him with great honor. After the Prophet’s ﷺ death, the Companions continued to revere al-‘Abbās because of his noble lineage, leadership, and close kinship to the Prophet ﷺ. He died in 32 AH during the caliphate of ‘Uthmān (may Allah be pleased with him).