The Prophet's Worship Before Prophethood

Question:
He said that, stating that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to worship Allah in this manner before he was sent as a prophet, before he was sent as a prophet. So how did he worship Allah? And why did he prophesy this matter?

Answer:
He was on the religion of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). Among the Arabs, there were those who worshipped Allah on the religion of Ibrahim in Makkah, such as Waraqah ibn Nawfal, such as Zayd ibn 'Amr ibn Nufayl, and such as As' ibn Sa'da. There were people who worshipped Allah on the religion of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and some were on the religion of 'Isa. So there were those who worshipped Allah before the prophethood of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the path of Hanifiyyah. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) too, Allah the Exalted inspired him, preserved him, and protected him. He inspired him with the worship by which he worshipped Allah, because Allah prepared him for the message.