It is a proven fact from the Holy Quran & Ahadees that the parents of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) - Sayyiduna Abdullah & Sayyidah Aamina (radi Allahu anhuma) - were always on Iman & left this world with Iman. Just as the cities of Makkah & Madina are the most exalted cities in the world due to being the birth place & place of demise of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), likewise, the genealogy of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is the most exalted & pure chain in the Universe.All his forefathers, from his father, Sayyiduna Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu), to Sayyiduna Adam (alaihis salaam), were Mu'min, Muwaahids (believers in the Oneness of Allah), Aabids & Zaahids. None from amongst them were idol-worshippers or Faasiqs (sinners). Actually, the Noor of Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) travelled from Sayyiduna Adam (alaihis salaam) to Sayyiduna Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu), in the family chain of those who always sincerely worshipped One Allah.
For those who say, Ma'az-Allah, that the parents of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) were non-believers, they should think & ponder that if the parents of no other Prophet were non-believers, how then would the parents of the greatest of all Prophets be non-believers? In the era in which the Holy Prophet's (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) parent's lived all that was required for Iman was to affirm the true belief in the Oneness of Almighty Allah. Neither did they commit Kufr nor was their Iman changed, so they cannot be regarded as sinners or Kaafirs. They remained true Mu'mins in life & when they passed away.
- Both of them were on Deen-e-Haneef & following the teachings of Sayyiduna Ibrahim (alaihis salaam).In their time, they had not received direct invitation of previous Prophets to their Deen. They passed away with Iman, believing in One Allah before the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) announced his Prophethood.
- Due to the Du'a of Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), Allah Ta'ala gave life to his parents who were buried in their graves & they brought Iman on him. After Hajjat-ul Widaa, he brought them back to life with the permission of Allah Ta'ala. By seeing him & bringing Iman on him, they became Sahaabi-e-Rasool (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). (Fatawa Razviah; Tafseer-e-Na'eemi)
- The Holy Quran states: "There had come unto you a Messenger (one) of yourselves." In another reading the Fah (in Arabic) is pronounced with a Zabbar, which would mean that this most honourable Prophet has come from a most honourable group or society. Naturally, the idolaters cannot be termed as a honourable group, but on the contrary, as the most wicked. The above argument proves that the parents of Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) & his entire genealogical trace were a most honourable group & believed in One Allah.
- Tradition extracted from Bukhari found in Miskhaat, under the Chapter "Fazaa'il Syed-ul-Mursaleen," contains the following words of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam): "I have been sent from the best group of the children of Adam, from one group to the next, till I am in that group which I am." This Hadith substantiates that the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) has been carried along the best & most noble group. The revolution of his light (Noor) has always remained within clean & pure wombs. Whose womb can be considered as clean & pure, but that of a true Believer in One Almighty Allah!
In Miskhaat, in the Chapter "Ziarat Quboor," it is stated that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) sought permission from Allah Ta'ala to visit the grave of his mother, not to seek her forgiveness. We ask, in all honesty, that if she was a disbeliever, why was he even given permission to visit her grave when it is stated explicitly in the Holy Quran not to even visit the graves of disbelievers? This proves that she was not a disbeliever or else he would not have been given permission to even stand at her grave. As to the question of forgiveness, he was not permitted to ask for their forgiveness because they were not sinners. A sinner or disbeliever is he upon whom a set of Divine Laws has reached & who intentionally violates it. A set of pure Divine Laws did not reach the parent's of Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), yet they believed in One Allah. How then could they be termed as idolaters?
Before the arrival of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) his mother also witnessed strange things during her pregnancy as well as the time of his birth. During her pregnancy, in every month a different Prophet used to appear to her in her dream describing to her of the wonderful & glorious attributes of her expected child, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Once, the midwife, Bibi Halima (radi Allahu anha), in a state of apprehension, described to Bibi Aaminah (radi Allahu anha) the splitting of her son's chest. Bibi Aaminah (radi Allahu anha) replied that she should not be afraid as her son was the true & Last Prophet & that the Shaitaan would not be able to harm him in any way. So how is it possible to refer to her as a disbeliever after she had witnessed all the strange happenings & wonderful experiences? It is emphatically impossible.
The Holy Quran states: "We never punish until We have sent a Messenger." The Pure Message or a Messenger never reached both of Rasoolullah's (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) parents, so how could they be punished? Yes, without doubt, they believed in the Religion of Sayyiduna Ibrahim (alaihis salaam), that is, in One Allah. Yet, as history proves, the Divine Books at that time had been misinterpreted & tampered with by human beings. The criterion of being called a person of faith at that time was strictly to believe in One God, which the parents of Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) believed in. It would be unfair to, therefore, call them disbelievers.
Sheikh Muhaddith Dehalwi (radi Allahu anhu) said that the parents of all Prophets were never disbelievers.
At the time of the construction of the Holy Kaaba, Sayyiduna Ibrahim (alaihis salaam) prayed to Allah Ta'ala. The Holy Quran confirms: "And raise up in their midst a Messenger from among them." The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) being raised from among the Muslim group is a fulfilment of Sayyiduna Ibrahim's (alaihis salaam) supplication.
With regards to the question of raising the dead, it is not an impossibility. This fact has been clearly proven by Sayyiduna Isa, Sayyiduna Moosa & Sayyiduna Hazkeel (alaihimus salaam). It has been reported in the Ahadith that close to Qiyamah, even the Kaafir Dajjal will be able to raise the dead. It has been reported that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) also raised the dead as was in the case of Sayyiduna Jaber's (radi Allahu anhu) children & the entire group. (Qurtabi, Madaarij-un-Nabuwat, Shaami)
The concept of accepting faith after death is not an impossibility. The Ahadith have proven that the Ashaab-e-Kaaf will be raised from their graves & will join the forces of Imam Mehdi. They will even perform the Holy Pilgrimage.
Another point to remember is that if the parents of Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) were disbelievers, why were there names "Abdullah" & "Aaminah"? The meaning of "Abdullah" is "Slave of Allah" & "Aaminah" means "One with Faith."
Addressing the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), Almighty Allah states in the Holy Quran: "And soon will thy Lord give you (that wherewith) you shall be well pleased." Taking this verse into account, which dutiful & obedient son will be pleased at seeing his parents in Hell? Ask yourselves the question: Will it please the Almighty Allah to see the parents of Sayyiduna Isa & Sayyiduna Moosa (alaihimus salaam) in Paradise & the parents of Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) in Hell? Without doubt, during their life in this world they believed in One Allah & on the day of the Farewell Pilgrimage they were raised & made to recite the Kalima, thereby joining the folds of the Believers.
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