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Abdullah is said to have died on his way back from a trading trip in al-Sham (the Palestine/Syria area) whilst resting in [[Medina]]. At the time he had departed for this trip, Aminah had been pregnant with Muhammad.<ref>Ibn Sa'd/Haq pp. 107-108.</ref> | Abdullah is said to have died on his way back from a trading trip in al-Sham (the Palestine/Syria area) whilst resting in [[Medina]]. At the time he had departed for this trip, Aminah had been pregnant with Muhammad.<ref>Ibn Sa'd/Haq pp. 107-108.</ref> | ||
==Fate in the afterlife== | == According to Islamic scriptures == | ||
=== Abd al-Muttalib's deal with Hubal === | |||
The grandfather of the Muhammad and father of Abdullah, Abd-al-Muttalib, is reported by the Islamic tradition to have almost [[Sacrifice (Qurban)|sacrificed]] Abdullah. According to the tradition, he went to the [[Ka'aba]] in order to engage in ميسر "maisir" or gambling on which one of his 10 children to sacrifice to the pagan god [[Hubal]]. After the die fell on Abdullah, the future father of Muhammad, his daughters implored Abd al-Muttalib to sacrifice 10 camels instead. After repeatedly playing the game of chance again, the dice finally fell on the camels, which he sacrificed, and this was seen as evidence of divine intervention (though, as an example of a theological foible, it is not clear whether the intervening deity is Hubal or Allah). This story is also used to explain Qur'an surah 37 ayahs 106-107, where "him" is in reference to Abdullah.{{Quote|1={{quran-range|37|106|107}}|2=This was certainly an evident test. And We redeemed him with a great sacrifice.}} | |||
===Fate in the afterlife=== | |||
According to Sahih Muslim, Abdu’llah and Aminah are both in [[Hell]]. | According to Sahih Muslim, Abdu’llah and Aminah are both in [[Hell]]. | ||
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The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) visited the grave of his mother and he wept, and moved others around him to tears, and said: I sought permission from my Lord to beg forgiveness for her but it was not granted to me, and I sought permission to visit her grave and it was granted to me so visit the graves, for that makes you mindful of death.}} | The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) visited the grave of his mother and he wept, and moved others around him to tears, and said: I sought permission from my Lord to beg forgiveness for her but it was not granted to me, and I sought permission to visit her grave and it was granted to me so visit the graves, for that makes you mindful of death.}} | ||
While some classical scholars held that these [[sahih]] (authentic) narrations had been abrogated, theirs was a minority position founded on fabricated/very-weak ahadith and, rather than relying on sound scripture, rested more on a theological/moral objection to the idea that the prophets's parents could be in hell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://islamqa.com/en/ref/47170/hell |title=Are the parents of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in Paradise or in Hell? |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://islamqa.com/en/ref/47170/hell&date=2011-06-08 |archivedate=2011-06-08 |deadurl=no|publisher=Islam Q&A|series= Fatwa No. 47170}}</ref> The fabricated/very-weak hadith referenced by scholars holding the non-mainstream view argue that even while Muhammad said the narrations attributed to him in Sahih Muslim (and quoted above), his parents were thereafter resurrected from their graves in order to convert to Islam. Ibn Taymiyyah wrote regarding hadith these specific fabricated/weak hadith that "imams of hadeeth are unanimously agreed that they are fabricated, such as al-Daaraqutni, al-Jawzaqaani, Ibn Shaheen, al-Khateeb, Ibn ‘Asaakir, Ibn Naasir, Ibn al-Jawzi, al-Suhayli, al-Qurtubi, al-Muhibb, al-Tabari, Fath al-Deen ibn Sayyid al-Naas, Ibraaheem al-Halabi and others."<ref>Ibid.</ref> | While some classical scholars held that these [[sahih]] (authentic) narrations had been abrogated, theirs was a minority position founded on fabricated/very-weak ahadith and, rather than relying on sound scripture, rested more on a theological/moral objection to the idea that the prophets's parents could be in hell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://islamqa.com/en/ref/47170/hell |title=Are the parents of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in Paradise or in Hell? |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://islamqa.com/en/ref/47170/hell&date=2011-06-08 |archivedate=2011-06-08 |deadurl=no|publisher=Islam Q&A|series= Fatwa No. 47170}}</ref> The fabricated/very-weak hadith referenced by scholars holding the non-mainstream view argue that even while Muhammad said the narrations attributed to him in Sahih Muslim (and quoted above), his parents were thereafter resurrected from their graves in order to convert to Islam. Ibn Taymiyyah wrote regarding hadith these specific fabricated/weak hadith that "imams of hadeeth are unanimously agreed that they are fabricated, such as al-Daaraqutni, al-Jawzaqaani, Ibn Shaheen, al-Khateeb, Ibn ‘Asaakir, Ibn Naasir, Ibn al-Jawzi, al-Suhayli, al-Qurtubi, al-Muhibb, al-Tabari, Fath al-Deen ibn Sayyid al-Naas, Ibraaheem al-Halabi and others."<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
In an example of another unresolved theological foible, most Sunni theologians would end up insisting that Muhammad's parents could not be in hell, despite these explicit statements in scripture, without anything other than a respect for the ''Ahl al-Bayt'' (lit. "people of the house", Muhammad's family) that stifled the acceptance of the plain meaning of these narrations. | |||
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