حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَقَ عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ کُوفِيٌّ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِأَبَوَيْهِ وَهُمَا مُشْرِکَانِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَتَسْتَغْفِرُ لِأَبَوَيْکَ وَهُمَا مُشْرِکَانِ فَقَالَ أَوَلَيْسَ اسْتَغْفَرَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَهُوَ مُشْرِکٌ فَذَکَرْتُ ذَلِکَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَنَزَلَتْ مَا کَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِکِينَ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 3101
Narrated 'Ali: I heard a man seeking forgiveness for his parents who were idolaters, so I said to him: 'You seek forgiveness for your parents while they are idolaters?' He said: 'Did Ibrahim not seek forgiveness for his father, and he was an idolater?' So I mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ) and (the following) was revealed: It is not for the Prophet nor those who believe, that they should seek forgiveness for the idolaters (9:113).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020