Refuting the modern al-Ghazali's doubt that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) father was from the people of the period of ignorance.
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The Shaykh : I would like to mention that this Shaykh al-Ghazali has a doubt, which is: that the Messenger's (peace and blessings be upon him) father died in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is: he died before the Prophetic mission. He claims that anyone who died in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance is from the people of the period of ignorance to whom the call did not reach. This claim is false from its very origin, because the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance are not from the people of the period of ignorance. Isma'il (peace be upon him) and his father Ibrahim came to them; they are the ones who built the Ka'bah in the Sacred Mosque. There are many, and very many, hadiths that explicitly state that some individuals who died in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance are being tormented. For example, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a grave one day while riding his mount, and the mount shied away from it. He asked about the grave he had passed, and they said, "This is the grave of so-and-so who died in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
The questioner: Allah is the Greatest!
The Shaykh : That is: this man who died in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance is being tormented, and that is why the mount shied away from him. He said this statement:; so this man died in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and is being tormented. This is evidence that the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance are not people of the period of ignorance. - And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Welcome, I have arrived.
The questioner: Go ahead.
Another questioner : I am here now, by Allah!!
The Shaykh : I have arrived at the last moment!!
The questioner : By Allah, Shaykh, it has happened!
The Shaykh : I am on the verge of getting up and leaving!!
The questioner : He has a college.
The Shaykh : Now?
The questioner : He has a college now, just that.
Another questioner : A serious matter has occurred.
The Shaykh : Okay, what do you have?
The questioner : The brother who showed you your tape yesterday.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Regarding the issue, he said: the Shaykh says: that, he says: do I say the Murji'ah? I told him, no.
Another questioner : Fine, give me the tape.
The questioner : No, give it to me, put this tape for me because I am!!
Another questioner : Okay, fine.
The Shaykh : Stop for a moment, let us finish here.
The questioner : Let us finish the question!
The Shaykh : We have nothing left.
The questioner : Okay.
The Shaykh : The important point is that the people of the period of ignorance, whom Shaykh al-Ghazali argues are from the people of the period of ignorance, and that the call did not reach them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And based on this claim, he demolishes this authentic hadith and its like, but we say: that this claim, this claim.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is: he died before the Prophetic mission. He claims that anyone who died in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance is from the people of the period of ignorance to whom the call did not reach. This claim is false from its very origin, because the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance are not from the people of the period of ignorance. Isma'il (peace be upon him) and his father Ibrahim came to them; they are the ones who built the Ka'bah in the Sacred Mosque. There are many, and very many, hadiths that explicitly state that some individuals who died in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance are being tormented. For example, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a grave one day while riding his mount, and the mount shied away from it. He asked about the grave he had passed, and they said, "This is the grave of so-and-so who died in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If it were not that you bury your dead, I would have heard the torment of the grave for you.
لولا أن تدافنوا لَأسمَعْتُكم عذابَ القبرThe questioner: Allah is the Greatest!
The Shaykh : That is: this man who died in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance is being tormented, and that is why the mount shied away from him. He said this statement:
If it were not that you bury your dead, I would have heard the torment of the grave for you.
لولا أن لا تدافنوا لَأسمَعْتُكم عذاب القبرThe questioner: Go ahead.
Another questioner : I am here now, by Allah!!
The Shaykh : I have arrived at the last moment!!
The questioner : By Allah, Shaykh, it has happened!
The Shaykh : I am on the verge of getting up and leaving!!
The questioner : He has a college.
The Shaykh : Now?
The questioner : He has a college now, just that.
Another questioner : A serious matter has occurred.
The Shaykh : Okay, what do you have?
The questioner : The brother who showed you your tape yesterday.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Regarding the issue, he said: the Shaykh says: that, he says: do I say the Murji'ah? I told him, no.
Another questioner : Fine, give me the tape.
The questioner : No, give it to me, put this tape for me because I am!!
Another questioner : Okay, fine.
The Shaykh : Stop for a moment, let us finish here.
The questioner : Let us finish the question!
The Shaykh : We have nothing left.
The questioner : Okay.
The Shaykh : The important point is that the people of the period of ignorance, whom Shaykh al-Ghazali argues are from the people of the period of ignorance, and that the call did not reach them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And based on this claim, he demolishes this authentic hadith and its like, but we say: that this claim, this claim.
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