Al-Shinqīṭī’s Scholarly Discussion on Ahl Al-Fatrah and the Parents of the Prophet: An Analytical Critical Creedal Study 10.35781/1637-000-144-003

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Abstract Research Objectives: -To clarify the position of the scholar Muḥammad al-Amīn al-Shinqīṭī (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding solitary (āḥād) hadith reports. -To survey al-Shinqīṭī’s statements concerning Ahl al-Fatrah and the parents of the Prophet ﷺ. -To determine al-Shinqīṭī’s preferred view regarding Ahl al-Fatrah and the parents of the Prophet ﷺ. Methodology: Inductive and analytical approaches. Major Findings of the Study: -When examining and transmitting scholarly opinions, what must be relied upon are the positions the scholar himself adopted in his lessons or written works. This is especially true since al-Shinqīṭī’s recorded lessons have been preserved, transcribed, and are as precise as his authored writings. He would deliver his lessons as though reading from a book—his well-known work al-Aḍwāʾ al-Bayān demonstrates this clearly. -It is preferable not to become preoccupied with famous controversial issues in which scholarly disagreement is permissible and upon which no practical rulings depend. Such matters should not become grounds for dispute or division—particularly since leading scholars of the ummah have differed over them for many centuries, each with a valid basis and scholarly justification. Keywords: Scholarly Discussion – al-Shinqīṭī – al-Zāḥim – Ahl al-Fatrah – Parents of the Prophet ﷺ.