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The Prohibition Of Asking For Forgiveness For The Idolaters

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Darussalam · Volume 3

21. The Book OfFunerals

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الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 91

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2038. It was narrated that 'Alī said: "I heard a man praying for forgiveness for his parents who were idolators, and I said: 'Are you praying for forgiveness for them even though they are idolators? He said: 'Didn't Ibrâhîm pray for forgiveness for his father?' I went to the Prophet ﷺ and told him about that, then the following was revealed: And Ibrâhîm's (Abraham) invoking (of Allâh) for his father's forgiveness was only because of a promise he (Ibrâhîm) had made to him (his father)."[1] (Da'if)

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٢٠٣٦ - أَخْبَرَنَا ‌إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ ‌سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ ، عَنْ ‌عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: «سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِأَبَوَيْهِ وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ فَقُلْتُ: أَتَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُمَا وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ؟! فَقَالَ: أَوَ لَمْ يَسْتَغْفِرْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ. فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَنَزَلَتْ: {وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لأَبِيهِ إِلا عَنْ مَوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَهَا إِيَّاهُ}».

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  1. 1

    [1] At-Tawbah 9:113.

  2. 2

    [2] Al-Qaṣaṣ 28:56.

Commentary

One may supplicate for a polytheist or make Du'â for his guidance during his lifetime, but not upon his dying as a polytheist.