It is narrated from Abu al-Tufayl (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: One day I was with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) when the sons of Abu Lahab came to him, disputing over some matter of theirs. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) stood up to reconcile between them, and one of them pushed him and he fell onto the bed. At this Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) became angry and said: "Take these wicked earnings away from me." He meant his (Abu Lahab's) children, (as Allah says): "His wealth and what he earned (meaning his children) will not avail him" [Surah al-Masad: 2] .