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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Funerals

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2036

Chapter: The Prohibition Of Asking For Forgiveness For The Idolaters

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2036

Narrator:Ali

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ ‏:‏ سَمِعْتُ رَجُلاً، يَسْتَغْفِرُ لأَبَوَيْهِ وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ فَقُلْتُ ‏:‏ أَتَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُمَا وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ فَقَالَ أَوَلَمْ يَسْتَغْفِرْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لأَبِيهِ ‏.‏

فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَنَزَلَتْ

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)

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 2036).

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The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2036
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2036
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2036

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2148)سَمِعْتُ رَجُلا ، يَسْتَغْفِرُ لأَبَوَيْهِ وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ ، فَقُلْتُ : أَتَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُمَا وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ ؟ فَقَالَ : أَوَلَمْ يَسْتَغْفِرْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لأَبِيهِ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ، فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، فَنَزَلَتْ : وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لأَبِيهِ إِلا عَنْ مَوْ
  • جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن (16014)يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِوَالِدَيْهِ وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : أَتَسْتَغْفِرُ لهما وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ ؟ فَقَالَ : أَوْ لَمْ يَسْتَغْفِرْ إِبْرَاهِيمُلأَبِيهِ ؟ قَالَ : فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ، فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ : وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لأَبِيهِ إِلا عَنْ
  • مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (131)تَسْتَغْفِرُ لأَبَوَيْكَ وَقَدْ مَاتَا مُشْرِكِينَ ؟ فَقَالَ لِي : قَدِ اسْتَغْفَرَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لأَبَوَيْهِ ، فَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا أَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ ، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ، فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لأَبِيهِ سورة التوبة آية 114

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