What is the ruling regarding the Prophet (peace be upon him) before Islam, and was he upon the religion of the Hanifiyyah or polytheism?
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The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was not a polytheist. Rather, he worshipped according to the religion of Abraham, the upright monotheism. It is reported that he used to seclude himself in the Cave of Hira to engage in tahannuth (worship), a narration where the letter fa has been replaced by tha, or it means avoiding sin.
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