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How can the ḥadīth that mentions the father of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, is in Hell ("My father and your father are in the Fire") be reconciled with the other ḥadīth that mentions: "I have continuously been transferred from the loins of the pure to the wombs of the pure"?

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The authentic Sunnah indicates that the Prophet's parents are in Hellfire, based on the Hadith of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "Indeed, my father and your father are in Hellfire," and the Hadith of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): "I asked my Lord for permission to seek forgiveness for my mother, but He did not grant it to me. I asked Him for permission to visit her grave, and He granted it to me." As for the Hadith: "I have always been transferred from the loins of the pure to the wombs of the pure," its chain of narration is weak (wāhin). Even if it were authentic, its meaning would be that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was born from a lawful marriage and not from fornication. As for the interpretation of the verse: ﴿وَتَقَلُّبَكَ فِي السَّاجِدِينَ﴾ (and your movements among those who prostrate) to mean "from prophet to prophet," it is weak and not established. The preponderant meaning of the verse is Allah's observation of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) movements in his prayer with those who prostrate.

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