The Ruling on Claiming Descent from Other Than One’s Father and a Disbelieving Tribe

The questioner:
If a man and his tribe are disbelievers, is it permissible for him to claim descent from other than his father and other than his tribe?

The Shaykh:
It is not permissible, my brother. It is not permissible for him to claim descent from other than his father, even if his father is a disbeliever, nor from other than his tribe, even if it is a disbelieving tribe. He claims descent from it; that is his lineage. Yes.

The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.

The Shaykh:
Abu Ibrahim was a disbeliever, and Ibrahim al-Khalil (peace be upon him) was a Messenger of Allah. He did not disown him, saying, “You are not my son.” He said, “O my father, O my father, O my father,” repeating “O my father” to him. And Pharaoh and Noah (peace be upon him) did not disown their sons. Noah said, “O my son, board with us,” even though he was with the disbelievers. So disbelief does not sever the bond; disbelief does not invalidate lineage; disbelief does not invalidate lineage. Yes.

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what about a woman whose womb has been removed?

The Shaykh:
Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, even though his father was a disbeliever and his mother was a disbeliever. He did not say, “I am from the sons of 'Abdullah,” nor did he say, “I am from the sons of Allah,” even though he was a disbeliever.