سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الجنائزThe Book of Funerals
بَابُ : النَّهْىِ عَنْ الاِسْتِغْفَارِ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَChapter: The Prohibition Of Asking For Forgiveness For The Idolaters
Hadith 2038
اُردوEn
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 اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَنَزَلَتْ وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لأَبِيهِ إِلا عَنْ مَوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَهَا إِيَّاهُ سورة التوبة آية 114 .
´It was narrated that 'Ali said:` "I heard a man praying for forgiveness for his parents who were idolaters, and I said: 'Are you praying for forgiveness for them even though they are idolators?" He said: 'Didn't Ibrahim pray for forgiveness for his father?' I went to the Prophet and told him about that, then the following revealed: And Ibrahim's (Abraham) invoking (of Allah) for his father's forgiveness was only because of a promise he (Ibrahim) had made to him (his father)." (Daif)
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) The verifier of the book has declared the mentioned narration as weak in terms of its chain of transmission, and has further written that some parts of this hadith have supporting narrations (shawahid) in Al-Mustadrak of Hakim and elsewhere, which Imam Hakim has declared authentic (sahih) and Imam Dhahabi has agreed with him. However, the verifier of the book himself has not passed any judgment on these supporting narrations, whereas other scholars have, most likely on the basis of these very supporting narrations, considered the mentioned narration to be hasan (good). In light of the evidence, their opinion appears to be closer to correctness. And Allah knows best. For further details, see: (Sahih Sunan an-Nasa'i by al-Albani: 2/68, no. 2035, and Dhakheerat al-Uqba Sharh Sunan an-Nasa'i: 20/43, 54)
(2) When Ibrahim (alayhis salam) came to know that his father had died upon disbelief, he abandoned seeking forgiveness (istighfar) for him. During his lifetime, it is permissible to supplicate for forgiveness and guidance for a polytheist, but not after he has died upon polytheism.
(2) When Ibrahim (alayhis salam) came to know that his father had died upon disbelief, he abandoned seeking forgiveness (istighfar) for him. During his lifetime, it is permissible to supplicate for forgiveness and guidance for a polytheist, but not after he has died upon polytheism.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2038
