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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه
Musnad of Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
مُسْنَدُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
Musnad of Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
Musnad Abi Ya'la 619 — I saw a man seeking forgiveness for his parents
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِأَبَوَيْهِ وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ، فَقُلْتُ: «تَسْتَغْفِرُ لِأَبَوَيْكَ وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ؟»، فَقَالَ: أَلَيْسَ قَدِ اسْتَغْفَرَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَهُوَ مُشْرِكٌ؟ قَالَ: " فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَنَزَلَتْ {مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ} [التوبة: 113]، إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَتَيْنِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "I saw a man seeking forgiveness for his parents although both of them were polytheists. So I said to him: Are you praying for forgiveness for your parents while both of them are polytheists? He replied: Did Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) not seek forgiveness for his father although he too was a polytheist? Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then I mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and these verses were revealed: 'It is not fitting for the Prophet and those who believe to seek forgiveness for the polytheists', to the end of the two verses."
