Kindly let me know what does Quran and Hadith say about the parents of our beloved prophet Muhammed (SWS). Were they on the religion of Abraham and pray " None but Allah alone"
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let me know what does Quran and Hadith say about the parents of our beloved
prophet Muhammed (SWS). Were they on the religion of Abraham and pray "
None but Allah alone" even though they were in the period when idol
worship was rampant in Makkah.
Are
the parents of the prophet Muhammed (SWS) and other prophets are the people of
the paradise?
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In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your Question: Kindly
let me know what does Quran and Hadith say about the parents of our beloved
prophet Muhammed (SWS). Were they on the religion of Abraham and pray "
None but Allah alone" even though they were in the period when idol
worship was rampant in Makkah.
Sahih Muslim Hadith 398 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
A companion whose father had died in the
‘Days of Ignorance’ came and asked the Prophet (saws): ‘O Messenger of Allah
(saws), where is my father?’ The Prophet (saws) replied: ‘He (your father) is
in the Hell Fire.’ When the companion
turned away, he (the Prophet (saws)) called him back and said: ‘Verily my
father and your father are both in the Hell Fire!’
Abu Hurairah
reported: "The Prophet (saws) visited his mother's grave and wept, and
everyone there wept with him (saws). Then the Prophet (saws) said: 'I
sought my Lord's permission to seek forgiveness for her, but He did not permit
me. I then sought permission to visit her grave and He permitted me to
visit her grave.’
Related by Muslim,
Ahmad, and Abu Dawud.
In light of the above authentic traditions of the
Messenger of Allah (saws), it is evident that the parents of the Prophet (saws)
did not die on the religion of Prophet Ibraheem (a.s.) nor on the belief of monotheism.
So much so, that Allah Subhanah did not even allow Prophet Mohamed (saws) to
even supplicate Him for the forgiveness of his own mother!!!
Your Question: Are
the parents of the prophet Muhammed (SWS) and other prophets are the
people of the paradise?
Time and time again, Allah Subhanah has made it extremely
clear in His Glorious Quran that the determination of whether one receives His
Mercy or the Punishment will not depend on one’s lineage or blood-relations;
but rather it will depend entirely upon the state of one’s belief and the good
righteous deeds done by that individual.
Allah Subhanah reveals in His Glorious Quran that some of
the closest relatives of the Prophets of Allah who will be condemned to the
Eternal and Everlasting tortures of Hell Fire.
The most prominent amongst them are:
- Azar,
the father of Prophet Ibraheem (a.s.), the choicest friend or ‘Khaleel’ of
Allah Subhanah.
- The
wife of Prophet Nuh (a.s.).
- The
son of Prophet Nuh (a.s.).
- The
wife of Prophet Lut (a.s.).
- Abu
Lahab, the paternal uncle of Prophet Mohamed (saws), and also the wife of
Abu Lahab.
Being a parent or a close blood-relative of a Prophet of
Allah by itself will not entitle one to enter Paradise; but what will determine
one’s entry into Paradise or Hell Fire is one’s belief in the Absolute Oneness
of Allah Subhanah and the doing of good righteous deeds, and above all the
Mercy and Grace of the Lord Most Merciful.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) himself made it very clear
to his own family that he (saws) could not save them if they were to disobey
Allah Subhanah!
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 6.294 Narrated by Abu Huraira
Allah's Messenger (saws) got up when the
Verse of the Quran (26:214): "And warn your tribe of near kindred..." was revealed and he (saws) said, "O
Quraish people! Buy yourselves! I cannot save you from Allah (if you disobey Him)!
O Bani Abdu Manaf! I cannot save you from Allah (if you disobey Him)! O 'Abbas
(the paternal uncle of the Prophet (saws))! The son of 'Abdul Muttalib! I
cannot save you from Allah (if you disobey Him)! O Safiya, (the paternal aunt
of Allah's Messenger (saws))! I cannot save you from Allah (if you disobey
Him)! O Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad (saws)! Ask what you wish from my
property, but I cannot save you from Allah (if you disobey Him)!"
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister