وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّنِى بَرَآءٌۭ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ
Wa iz qaala Ibraaheemu liabeehi wa qawmiheee innane baraaa'um mimmaa ta'budo
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship
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43:26Ayah 189
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And mention when Abraham said to his father and his people ‘Surely I am innocent of that which you worship
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" No, by the Lord of Ibrahim," and he did not make mention of what follows subsequently.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "On the Day of Resurrection Abraham will see his father covered with Qatara and
Ghabara. (i.e. having a dark face).
That his father used to say: "I do not see any difference between drinking Khamr and worshipping this column instead of Allah the Mighty and Sublime."
that his father said; "When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioned what he mentioned about (the hanging of) the
Izar (waist sheet), Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! My Izar slackens on one side (without my
intention)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You are not among those (who, out of pride) drag their Izars behind
them."
From his father (Ibn 'Umar) that the Prophet (ﷺ) heard 'Umar saying: "By my father, By my father!" So he said: "Verily Allah prohibits you from swearing by your father." So 'Umar said: "By Allah I did not swear by him after that, neither intentionally nor in narrating."
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