The Ruling on the Prophet’s Parents and the People of the Interval
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Some scholars say that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) parents, and everyone who died before the mission, are among the people of the period of ignorance (al-fatra). They cite Allah's saying:[Al-Qasas 28:46] and they respond to the hadiths stating that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) mother and father are in the Fire by saying they are anomalous narrations (shadhdh), because they contradict the clear text of the Qur'an.
Answer:
This is the anomalous narration; it is itself the anomalous narration, may Allah protect us. He rebuts the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and says, “anomalous narrations,” meaning that his own words become the truth. The people of Makkah, and those among whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent, are not [simply] the people of Makkah, because they had remnants of the religion of Ibrahim. They had remnants of the religion of Ibrahim and Isma'il. They had knowledge of the Torah and the Gospel. They were people of insight. That is why they perform Hajj. They come to the House, and they stand on the Day of 'Arafah at Muzdalifah, and some of them stand at 'Arafah. They come to Mina and spend the night there. They do this from the religion of Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him). They circumambulate the House; this is from the religion of Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him). They walk between al-Safa and al-Marwah. These people were not cut off; nothing was hidden from them; they had knowledge.
They had remnants of the religion of Ibrahim and the religion of Isma'il. But the wicked one, 'Amr ibn Luhay, is the one who introduced change to them. He introduced a change to the religion of Ibrahim. If they were on the religion of Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him), no, they had knowledge of the missions. They had knowledge of the religion of Ibrahim. They had knowledge of the observation of the worship of idols. Ibrahim came with the oneness of Allah (tawhid). They had knowledge of this.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Some scholars say that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) parents, and everyone who died before the mission, are among the people of the period of ignorance (al-fatra). They cite Allah's saying:
to warn a people to whom no warner had come before you
لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّا أَتَاهُم مِّن نَّذِيرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَAnswer:
This is the anomalous narration; it is itself the anomalous narration, may Allah protect us. He rebuts the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and says, “anomalous narrations,” meaning that his own words become the truth. The people of Makkah, and those among whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent, are not [simply] the people of Makkah, because they had remnants of the religion of Ibrahim. They had remnants of the religion of Ibrahim and Isma'il. They had knowledge of the Torah and the Gospel. They were people of insight. That is why they perform Hajj. They come to the House, and they stand on the Day of 'Arafah at Muzdalifah, and some of them stand at 'Arafah. They come to Mina and spend the night there. They do this from the religion of Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him). They circumambulate the House; this is from the religion of Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him). They walk between al-Safa and al-Marwah. These people were not cut off; nothing was hidden from them; they had knowledge.
They had remnants of the religion of Ibrahim and the religion of Isma'il. But the wicked one, 'Amr ibn Luhay, is the one who introduced change to them. He introduced a change to the religion of Ibrahim. If they were on the religion of Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him), no, they had knowledge of the missions. They had knowledge of the religion of Ibrahim. They had knowledge of the observation of the worship of idols. Ibrahim came with the oneness of Allah (tawhid). They had knowledge of this.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : يا رب قد قالوا بأن مصاحف الإسلام ما فيها من القرآن — islamhouse.com (1:01:29)
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