Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

We say: You may have known the statement from some of the Salaf: “Leave your “perhaps” (and your “ifs and
buts”) near that star!” (meaning: there is no room for your personal opinions). Verily, the Aḥaadeeth of (the
ﷺ visiting (the grave of his mother) are clear decisive evidence that the weeping of the Prophet ‏(ﷺ Prophet
was because of his affection for her (because of the punishment) of the Fire. And this is precisely and clearly
mentioned in some of the routes of the Ḥadeeth of Buraidah, which was already mentioned in the earlier
narrations. This is why, in his Sharh of Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim, Imaam al-Nawawee commented on the Ḥadeeth of Abu
Hurairah saying:
“In this Ḥadeeth, there is evidence for the permission to visit the Mushrikeen (polytheists) while they are alive
and to visit their graves after their death. This is because, if permission is given for visiting their graves after their
death, then visiting them while they are alive takes precedence (and is more deserving). Also, there is evidence in
it that it is not permissible to seek forgiveness for the Kuffaar.”
And in his explanation of the Ḥadeeth of Anas, he (al-Nawawee) said: “In this there is evidence that whoever dies
upon Kufr will be in the Fire, the relationship of the near ones will not benefit him. Also, in this Ḥadeeth there is
evidence that whoever dies in the period of al-Fatrah (the period prior to Islaam), and he was upon what the
Arabs were upon – i.e. worshiping the idols, then he will be from the denizens of the Fire. Such a person will not
be treated like the one to whom the Da`wah (the message of Islaam) had not reached. The Da`wah of Ibraaheem
and other Prophets السالم ُ had reached these (Arabs).”
عليهم
[TN: Shaikh Ibn Baaz رمحهُاهلل said: “The saying of Prophet ‏:ﷺ ❝Verily my father and your father are in the Fire❞
, is an indication that the Da`wah (the message of Islaam) had reached him as it had reached `Amr Ibn Luhai.”
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I (al-Albaanee) say: In the statement of Imaam al-Nawawee there is a clear refutation of the claim made by Abu
Zahrah that the people of al-Fatrah who lived before the advent of the Prophet ﷺ will not be punished!
Moreover, this statement of his is just a mere claim (as he could not disprove the authenticity of these
Aḥaadeeth); nor does he abide by the principle – i.e. “The one to whom the Da`wah has not reached will not be
punished” – either he be an individual or a nation (or tribe) to whom the Da`wah had not reached. Rather, upon
him was to present the proof for his claim (as a Ṣaḥeeḥ Ḥadeeth does not contradict the Qur’aan), but Abu
Zahrah did not rise to the task. By now it will be clear to the dear readers how much he had to divert from the
(true) knowledge in order to reject the Ḥadeeth of Anas, and in his misinterpreting of the Ḥadeeth of the Prophet
claims! visiting (his mother’s grave) while trying to negate the evidence, and all based on pure false ﷺ
Furthermore, there are many more Aḥaadeeth which disprove his baseless claims, and which all prove that the
truth is the opposite of what he is claiming. And I feel it is necessary to mention a few of them here:
A) His ﷺ saying: ❝I saw `Amr Ibn `Aamer Al-Khuzaa`ah dragging his intestines in the Fire, and he was the
first person to establish the tradition of setting free the animals (for the sake of their deities).❞ [Ṣaḥeeḥ al-
Bukhaaree (3521) and Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim (6839)] In another narration, it is: ❝He was the first one to change the
Deen of Ismaa`eel.❞ [Al-Ṣaḥeeḥah (2/243)]
B) The Prophet ﷺ was asked about `Abdullaah Ibn Jad`aan. They said: He used to uphold ties of kinship and
feed the poor. Would that be of any avail to him? He ﷺ said: ❝It would be of no avail to him as he did not
ever say: O my Lord, pardon my sins on the Day of Resurrection.❞ [Ṣaḥeeḥ al-Muslim (214)] In Musnad Aḥmad
it is: “He used to honor the guests, was good towards the neighbors, manumit the slaves and uphold ties of
kinship.”
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