Hadith 5335

(1) His statement: “O Lord, You promised me, etc.”: It was said that this hadith contradicts the apparent meaning of His statement: “And Ibrahim’s request for forgiveness for his father was only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became clear to him that he was an enemy of Allah, he disassociated himself from him” [At-Tawbah: 114]. It was answered that there is a difference of opinion about when Ibrahim disassociated from his father. Some said it was in this world when Azar died as a polytheist. Others said it was on the Day of Resurrection when he despaired of him upon his transformation. It is possible to reconcile both by saying he disassociated when Azar died as a polytheist, so he ceased seeking forgiveness for him, but when he saw him on the Day of Resurrection, compassion overcame him, so he asked for him. When he saw him transformed, he despaired and disassociated permanently. It was also said that Ibrahim was not certain of his death in disbelief, as it is possible he believed privately without Ibrahim knowing, and the time of disassociation was after the event in this hadith. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

(۱) قوله : يا رب إنك وعدتني إلخ : قيل : هذا الحديث مخالف لظاهر قوله تعالى: ﴿وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ إِلَّا عَن مَّوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَهَا إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ وَ أَنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ لِلَّهِ تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ﴾ (التوبة: ١١٤) ، وأجيب بأنه اختلف في الوقت الذي تبرأ إبراهيم فيه من أبيه، فقيل : كان ذلك في الدنيا لما مات آزر مشركًا. وقيل: إنها تبرأ منه يوم القيامة لما أيس منه حين مسخ، ويمكن الجمع بين القولين بأنه تبرأ منه لما مات مشركًا، فترك الاستغفار له، لكن لما رآه يوم القيامة أدركته الرأفة، فسأل منه، فلما رآه مسخ أيس منه وتبرأ تبرأ أبديًا. وقيل: إن إبراهيم لم يتيقن بموته على الكفر؛ لجواز أن يكون آمن في نفسه، ولم يطلع إبراهيم، ويكون وقت تبرئه منه بعد الحال التي وقعت في هذا الحديث. كذا في «المرقاة».