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Question: How come the father of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is in Hell, even though he never heard the Message? For the same reason, why was the Prophet (peace be upon him) not allowed to pray for his mother's forgiveness? I also heard that the parents of the Prophet (peace be upon him) were brought back to life so that they could believe in him. Is this true? Answered by Sheikh Muhammad al-Qann�s | ||
Regarding the parents of the Prophet (peace be upon him) we say: It is well known that Allah will not punish someone except after the call to Islam reaches him. This would include the people who lived before the advent of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). It also applies to the children of the unbelievers, people who are insane, and those who are born deaf and blind. All such people will be tested on the Day of Judgment. There are some had�th related about the parents of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Ab� Hurayrah relates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: �I had sought Allah permission to allow me to beseech forgiveness for my mother, but He did not allow me to do so, and I sought Him permission to allow me to visit her grave and he allowed me to do so.� [Sah�h Muslim (976)] Anas relates that a man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him): �O Messenger of Allah, where is my father?� The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: �In the Fire.� When the man left, the Prophet (peace be upon him) called to him and said: �My father and your father are in the Fire.� [Sah�h Muslim (203)] It is related by way of Ibn Mas`�d that the two sons of Mulaykah came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: �Our mother used to show respect to her husband and affection to her children�� and they mentioned something about the guest ��but she buried alive an infant daughter in the times of ignorance.� The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: �Your mother is in the Fire.� They turned away with expressions of pain clearly visible in their faces. The Prophet (peace be upon him) called for them. They returned with expressions of pleasure on their faces, in hope that something had changed. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: �My mother is with your mother.� [Musnad Ahmad (3598)] These had�th are used as evidence by some scholars that the parents of the Prophet (peace be upon him) had been acquainted with the message of truth. The Arabs to whom the Prophet (peace be upon him) was sent were familiar with the religion of Abraham (peace be upon him), and that is why there were among them some true believers who did not commit polytheism, such as Zayd b. `Amr and Qiss b. S�`idah. Al-Nawaw� in his commentary on had�th 203 of Sah�h Muslim speaks about the had�th of Anas, saying [Commentary on Sah�h Muslim (3/79)]: This shows that those whoever dies upon unbelief will be in the Fire and will not get any benefit on account of his relatives. It also shows that those (people in Arabia) who had died during the era in which the Arabs used to worship idols are also among the denizens of the Fire. This is not a case of holding them to account before they received the Message, because they had already received the Message of of Abraham and other Prophets (peace be upon them all).Imam al-Nawaw� also comments on the had�th in which the Prophet (peace be upon him) was not permitted to beseech forgiveness for his mother. He writes [Commentary on Sah�h Muslim (7/45)]: This shows us that it is permissible to visit polytheists while they are alive and to visit their graves after they die. It follows from the permissibility of visiting them after death that it is permissible to do so when they are alive. Allah says: �Yet bear them company in this life in a good manner.� [S�rah Luqm�n: 15] It also shows that it is prohibited to beseech forgiveness for the unbelievers.It is possible that these had�th intend only that people who die on other than monotheism and faith must be treated as disbelievers in this life; so it will not be allowed for anyone to pray for them or beseech forgiveness for them. This is because they appear to us as unbelievers. However, their true fate rests with Allah. And Allah knows best. It is related in some weak and false had�th that Allah brought the Prophet�s parents back to life so that they could believe in him. Then they were made to die again. A good number of scholars have declared these had�th to be fabricated. Refer to: Tafs�r Ibn Kath�r (3/462), al-H�w� fi al-Fat�w� by al-Suy�t� (2/352) and al-Rawd (2/185). Ibn Taymiyah writes [Majm�` al-Fat�wa (4/324)]: There is no disagreement among those acquainted with the field that this is among the most obvious of fabricated lies, as has been clearly stated by the scholars. It is not found in any of the accepted had�th works, not in any Sah�h or Sunan or Musnad, or any other recognized had�th work. And Allah knows best.
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