The ruling on the statement that the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) parents were neither disbelievers nor believers

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on the statement of the one who says that the Messenger’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mother and father were neither believers nor disbelievers?

Answer:
What? That the Messenger’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mother and father. Yes. They were neither believers nor disbelievers, but rather they were… This is empty talk. The Messenger’s (peace and blessings be upon him) parents were upon the religion of their people. What was the religion of their people? Shirk (associating partners with Allah). So they were mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah), and they were mushrikin and from the people of the Fire. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man who asked him, saying: “Where is my father?” He said: “Your father is in the Fire.” So the man felt some discomfort in his heart, and he said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): “My father and your father are in the Fire.”