Regarding the people of Makkah, were they among the people of the period of ignorance?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, regarding the issue of whether the people of Makkah were among the people of the period of ignorance or not, the verses in Surat al-Mu'minun and Surat al-Naml, for example, in the statement of Allah the Exalted about the disbelievers: [Al-Mu'minun 23:83] Do not these verses indicate that they had inherited the message from their fathers... the previous ones?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is correct, and they had inherited some of the messages. For this reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man: He sought permission from Allah to seek forgiveness for his mother, but He did not grant him permission because she had died upon shirk (associating partners with Allah). Al-Hajjaj pointed with his hands and said, "The time is over." What is your opinion of this al-Hajjaj who is unleashed?
The questioner : May Allah reward you and him. It is very precise, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It is precise. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings. Until tomorrow, if Allah wills.
The questioner : By the permission of Allah the Exalted, and upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings.
We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before; this is not but legends of the former peoples."
لقد وعدنا نحن وآباؤنا هذا من قبل إن هذا إلا أساطير الأولينThe Shaykh : Yes, this is correct, and they had inherited some of the messages. For this reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man:
My father and your father are in the Fire
أبي وأبوك في النارThe questioner : May Allah reward you and him. It is very precise, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It is precise. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings. Until tomorrow, if Allah wills.
The questioner : By the permission of Allah the Exalted, and upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings.