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A summary of the evidence regarding the beleif of the Prophet's parents

Hadith No: 1
Al-Haythami - Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id - Book of Tafsir
Surah Ta-Sin-Meem, Ash-Shu'ara: 26:219 - His statement, Almighty and Glorious be He: {And your turning among those who prostrate}
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (86)
11247 - Ibn Abbas narrated: {And your turning among those who prostrate (Ash-Shu'ara 26:219)} he said: "from the loins of one prophet to another until you became a prophet." This was narrated by al-Bazzar and al-Tabarani, and their narrators are trustworthy men of Sahih, except for Shabib ibn Bashshir, who is reliable.

Reference: Majma al-Zawaaed wa Mamba' al-Fawaaed Book 7
Hadith No: 2
Al-Suyuti - al-Durr al-Manthur fi al-Tafsir bil-Ma'thur - Surah at-Tawbah (9): 128
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (328)
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- .... Abu Nu'aym narrated in al-Dala'il from Ibn Abbas who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "My two parents never met at any time on unlawful relations. Allah has continually transferred me from pure loins to pure wombs, chosen and refined, and whenever two paths diverged, I was in the better of them."

Reference: Al-Durr al-Manthoor fi Tafseer al-Mathoor Book 4
Hadith No: 3
Al-Katani - Nidhm al-Mutanathir min al-Hadith al-Mutawatir - Book of Miracles
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (190)
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225 - Hadiths that all his fathers and mothers were on monotheism: that all his fathers, peace be upon him, and mothers were on monotheism, and that none of them were affected by disbelief, blame, impurity, or anything that was characteristic of the people of ignorance - al-Bajouri mentioned in his margin on Jawharat al-Tawhid that these are considered to reach the level of conceptual tawatur (meaning moral certainty).

Reference: Nazm al-Mutanaathir min al-Hadith al-Mutawaatir Book 1
Hadith No: 4
(3): The Third Evidence: Is the marriage of a disbeliever to a disbelieveress like the marriage of Islam?!
Al-Haythami - Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id
Book of Signs of Prophethood - Chapter on the Honor of His Origin (Peace be upon him)
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (214)
13821 - And Ibn Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: "Nothing conceived me from the unlawful relations of the Age of Ignorance, and I was only conceived through a marriage like the marriage of Islam." This was narrated by al-Tabarani from al-Madini from Abu al-Huwairith, and I did not know al-Madini or his teacher, but the rest of his men were trustworthy.

Reference: Majma al-Zawaaed wa Mamba' al-Fawaaed Book 8
Hadith No: 5
(4): Fourth Evidence: Allah said in His Noble Book: {Indeed, those who harm Allah and His Messenger, Allah has cursed them in this world and the Hereafter, and prepared for them a humiliating punishment} (Surah Al-Ahzab 33:57).
Al-Hattab al-Ra'ini - Mawahib al-Jaleel fi Sharh Mukhtasar al-Sheikh Khaleel
Chapter on Apostasy - Issue: A man said that the Prophet's father is in the Fire
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (386)
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- Issue: Sheikh al-Suyuti said in (Masalik al-Hunafa fi Najat Waliday al-Mustafa): "I have copied from a manuscript in the handwriting of Sheikh Kamil al-Din al-Shambuni, the father of our teacher Sheikh Taqi al-Din, which reads as follows: The judge Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi was asked about a man who said, 'The Prophet's father (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) is in the Fire,' and he answered that he is cursed because Allah, the Exalted, said: {Indeed, those who harm Allah and His Messenger, Allah has cursed them in this world and the Hereafter, and prepared for them a humiliating punishment} (Surah Al-Ahzab 33:57). He said, 'And there is no greater harm than to say about His father that he is in the Fire.'" End of quote, and Allah knows best.

Reference: Mawahib aljalil fi Sharh mukhtasir alshaykh khalil Book 6
Hadith No: 6
(5): Fifth Proof: The Parents of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) from the People of the Interval
Al-'Ajluni - Kashf al-Khafa' wa Muzil al-Albas
Letter: (Ayn) - (Ayn) with a subtle H
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (60)
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150 - .... Among them is the hadith scholar al-Suyuti, who authored several works on this topic, including: (Masalik al-Hunafa fi Islam Waldi al-Mustafa). The gist of what he mentioned on this matter can be summarized in three points. The first point is: that they died before the Prophethood, and there is no punishment before it, due to Allah's statement, {And We would not punish them until We had sent them a Messenger} (Surah al-Isra 17:15). The Ash'aris among the theologians and usulists, as well as the Shafi'is among the jurists, have unanimously agreed that anyone who dies without receiving the message will die saved.

Reference: Kashif alKhufa' Wamazil alAlbas Book 1
Hadith No: 7
Al-San'ani - Tafsir Abd al-Razzaq - Surah Bani Isra'il (Al-Isra): 15
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (292)
1541 - Narrated to us by Abd al-Razzaq, from Ma'mar, from Ibn Tawus, from his father from Abu Huraira, who said: "On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will gather the people of the interval, the deluded, the deaf, the mute, and the elders who did not experience Islam, and then He will send them a messenger saying, 'Enter the Fire.' They will say, 'How can we enter it when no messenger has come to us?' He will reply, 'By God, if they had entered it, it would have been coolness and peace for them.' Then He will send to them again, and those who wish to obey Him will obey." Then Abu Huraira said: "Read, if you wish: {And We would not punish until We sent a messenger} (Al-Isra 17:15)."

Reference: Tafseer Abd al-Razzaq Book 2
Hadith No: 8
(6): Seventh Proof: The Prophet's (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Intercession for His Parents and God's Promise to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) of Protecting Him from the Fire for the Body and Womb that Carried Him
Al-Suyuti - Al-Khasa'is al-Kubra
Mentioning Miracles and Distinctive Traits in His Noble Creation (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (147)
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- .... It was narrated by Tamam in his Fawaid and Ibn Asakir from Ibn Umar, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "On the Day of Resurrection, I will intercede for my father and mother, my uncle Abu Talib, and a brother of mine who was in the Time of Ignorance." And the hadith was mentioned earlier in Asni al-Matlab.

Reference: Al khasayis Al kubra Book 1
Hadith No: 9
Al-Suyuti - al-Ta'zim wa-l-Minnah fi Anna Abawai al-Nabi fi al-Jannah
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (25)
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- .... Ibn al-Jawzi narrated with his chain from Ali (peace be upon him), raised to the Prophet, that Gabriel (peace be upon him) descended to him and said: "Indeed, Allah sends you greetings of peace and says: The Fire is forbidden to touch the loins that bore you, the womb that carried you, and the embrace that sheltered you." As for the loins, they are Abd Allah, and as for the womb, it is Aminah. And as for the embrace, it is his uncle, meaning Abu Talib, and Fatimah bint Asad.

Reference: Al Taezim walmanat fi an abuwi Al Nabii fil Jannah Book 1
Hadith No: 10
(7): The Seventh Evidence: The Prayer of God's Friend, Ibrahim (AS), for His Descendants

Al-Suyuti - Al-Durr al-Manthuur fi al-Tafsir bil-Ma'thoor - Surah Ibrahim: 35
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (45)
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- .... Ibn Jarir narrated from Mujahid (RA) regarding Allah's statement: {And when Ibrahim said, "My Lord, make this city secure and protect me and my sons from worshiping idols" (Ibrahim 14:35)} who said: So Allah, the Exalted, responded to Ibrahim's (AS) prayer for his children, and none of his descendants worshiped an idol after his prayer. He made this city secure, provided its inhabitants with fruits, made it a sanctuary, and appointed from his descendants those who would establish prayer. He accepted his supplication, showed him his rites, and turned to him in mercy.

Reference: Al-Durr al-Manthoor fi Tafseer al-Mathoor Book 5
Hadith No: 11
(8): The Eighth Proof: The Poetry of the Lady: Amina bint Wahb, the Unitarian
al-Salahi al-Shami - Subul al-Huda wa al-Rashad fi Sirat Khayr al-Ibad
A Compilation of Chapters on Some Events Occurring After His Birth and Before His Prophethood (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Chapter One: On the Death of His Mother, Amina bint Wahb, and the Care of Umm Ayman for Him
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (121)
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- .... Abu Nuaym narrated from Um Sum'ah bint Abu Rahm, from her mother, who said: "I witnessed Amina bint Wahb in the illness in which she died, and Muhammad, a boy of about five years, was at her head. I looked at his face and then she said:"
"May Allah bless you, O boy, son of the one who escaped from the realm of the bath,
by the assistance of the Gracious King,
and was ransomed on the day of the assault with arrows
for a hundred camels of livestock,
if what I saw in my dream is true.
So you are one sent to humanity,
from the Possessor of Glory and Honor,
to be sent in lawful and unlawful matters,
sent with certainty and Islam,
the religion of your righteous father, Ibrahim,
sent with ease and Islam,
to not ally with them against nations.
But Allah has forbidden you from idols."
Then she said: "Every living being will die, every new thing will age, every great thing will perish, and I will die, but my remembrance will remain. I have left behind goodness and have given birth to one pure." Then she died, and we could hear the weeping of the jinn over her, and we preserved from that:
"We mourn the virtuous, trustworthy girl,
endowed with beauty, modesty, and serenity,
the wife of Abdullah and his companion,
the mother of the Prophet of Allah, the One of Tranquility,
and the possessor of the pulpit in the city.
She has become a prisoner in her grave.
If she were to be ransomed, she would be ransomed at a great price,
for Death wields a blade of sharp years.
It leaves neither women nor a female traveler
except that they come, cut, and sever her ties.
Did you perish, O sorrowful one,
over what the One upon the Throne will exalt in His religion?
We are all distraught and saddened,
grieving for you, whether for loss or for adornment,
for the弱者and the distressed."*

Reference: Sobol al-Huda wa al-Rashaad fi Seerah Khair al-'Ibaad Book 2
Hadith No: 12
(9): The Ninth Evidence: Gabriel's (peace be upon him) Testimony that Allah Chose the Banu Hashim as the Best of Creation
Al-Suyuti - al-Jami' al-Saghir and its Supplement
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (8495)

8495 - Gabriel said: "I turned over the east and west of the earth and found no man better than Muhammad, and I turned over the east and west of the earth and found no tribe better than the Banu Hashim."

Reference: Al Jaam'e AlSaghir wa Ziadatuh Book 1
Hadith No: 13
(10): Tenth Proof: Do not curse Mudar, the grandfather of the Chosen One (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Most High
Al-Manawi - Fayd al-Qadir Sharh al-Jami' al-Saghir - Letter Waw
Chapter on what is definitively established with the definite article "Al" concerning this letter, namely, the letter Waw - the letter (La)
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (400)

9793 - Do not curse Mudar, the grandfather of the Chosen One (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Most High: Ibn Duhya said: He was named thus because he would "Mudar" the hearts with his beauty and attractiveness, and he was known as Mudar the Red. He possessed insight, tracking skills, and wise sayings, of which he had given examples in advance. Al-Suhaili said: It is a type of "mudirah," something made from milk, named for its whiteness, and the Arabs refer to white as red. Therefore, it was said Mudar the Red. Alternatively, it is said that his father bequeathed to him a red dome, and he was the first to establish the practice of leading camels in song for the Arabs, and he had the most beautiful voice among the people. Indeed, he had embraced Islam and was devotedly worshiping in the faith of Isma'il or on the religion of Ibrahim. Ibn Habib said: And he is undoubtedly from the descendants of Isma'il, and there is a saying that when people disagree, the truth is with Mudar.

Reference: Faiz al-Qadeer Sharh Jaame' al-Sagheer Book 6