Regarding the Parents of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Question

Is there a narration in the books of the Prophet’s biography (sira) or in the hadiths that his ﷺ parents were believers? If there is, what is it, and what is the ruling on holding a firm belief and conviction that they were believers?

Answer

Regarding the faith of the Messenger of Allah’s ﷺ parents, the senior scholars hold differing views. Some say: [ar]مَاتَا عَلَى الْكُفْرِ[/ar] “They both died in disbelief.” Editorial note: the correct position is that delving deeply into this issue, as into other issues of this kind, is not beneficial — rather, to some degree, harmful; therefore restraint and silence are…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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