Regarding with the parents of Prophet Muhammad?

Question

My question is very simple in my last question someone replied to me that the parents of Prophet Muhammad were non muslim . How could that be correct ! In fact their father's name was Abdullah . My mother told me that only his uncle ( Abu talib is jahanami( In hell) ) .And tell me one more thing I don't think that Prophet Muhammad created the Salah because there were some famous Prophets like Moosa -al hai salaam , ( Moses ) . Haven't they offered Salah ?

Answer 1

Yes true, his name was Abdullah which means "worshiper of God", that is because before prophet Muhammad came, people knew that there was a God, however his people were worshiping statues as a way to be nearer to the God.

Other people were christian, others knew that there is only one God.

You see after Jesus, some people stayed following the true way, others (majority) went through wrong ways.

Then you are saying that parents of prophet are in hell??

well, they might, they might not, because they both died before Muhammad became a prophet so they were not told about the true way.

Any way, wife of prophet Lut is, son of prophet Noah is, why it is a big deal?

Regarding the second part of your question, "Salah" is a practice, and practices were different between prophets (different steps, different counts, different hows).

Answer 2

Is Abdullah, the Father of the Prophet (ﷺ), condemned to Hell?

The father of the Prophet (ﷺ) was named Abdullah, by Abdul Muttalib, which literally means "Slave of God". People before Islam knew the existence of Allah as God, but associated with Him partners and idols - Lat, Uzza, Manat, etc. It was similar to how the people of Hud (ﷺ) were, who worshipped Allah alongside other false gods.

Abu Talib, according to the Hadiths, is to enter Hell, as he died in disbelief.

عَنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ نَفَعْتَ أَبَا طَالِبٍ بِشَىْءٍ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَحُوطُكَ وَيَغْضَبُ لَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ هُوَ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنْ نَارٍ، لَوْلاَ أَنَا لَكَانَ فِي الدَّرَكِ الأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ ‏

Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Did you benefit Abu Talib with anything as he used to protect and take care of you, and used to become angry for you?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Yes, he is in a shallow place of Fire. Were it not for me, he would have been in the bottom-most depth of the Fire."

^{- Sahih al-Bukhari 6208}

The Prophet (ﷺ) also said his father is also in hell.

قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيْنَ أَبِي قَالَ‏ فِي النَّارِ‏ فَلَمَّا قَفَّى دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ‏ إِنَّ أَبِي وَأَبَاكَ فِي النَّارِ

Verily, a person said, "Messenger of Allah, where is my father?" He said, "In the Fire." When he turned away (saddened), he called him and said, "Verily my father and your father are in the Fire."

^{- Sahih Muslim 203}

We also have reasons to believe Abdul Muttalib is in Hell as well.

لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ أَبَا طَالِبٍ الْوَفَاةُ جَاءَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَوَجَدَ عِنْدَهُ أَبَا جَهْلِ بْنَ هِشَامٍ، وَعَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لأَبِي طَالِبٍ ‏"‏ يَا عَمِّ، قُلْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، كَلِمَةً أَشْهَدُ لَكَ بِهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ يَا أَبَا طَالِبٍ، أَتَرْغَبُ عَنْ مِلَّةِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعْرِضُهَا عَلَيْهِ، وَيَعُودَانِ بِتِلْكَ الْمَقَالَةِ، حَتَّى قَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ آخِرَ مَا كَلَّمَهُمْ هُوَ عَلَى مِلَّةِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، وَأَبَى أَنْ يَقُولَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ، مَا لَمْ أُنْهَ عَنْكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِيهِ ‏{‏مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ‏}‏ الآيَةَ‏

When the time of the death of Abu Talib approached, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went to him and found Abu Jahl ibn Hisham and Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya ibn Al-Mughira by his side. The Messenger of ALlah (ﷺ) said to Abu Talib, "O uncle! Say: La ilaha illa Allah, a sentence with which I shall be a witness for you before Allah. Abu Jahl and Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya said, "O Abu Talib! Are you going to denounce the religion of Abdul Muttalib?" The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) kept on inviting Abu Talib to say it while they (Abu Jahl and Abdullah) kept on repeating their statement till Abu Talib said as his last statement that he was (to die) on the religion of Abdul Muttalib and refused to say, 'La ilaha illa Allah.' Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "I will keep on asking Allah's forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden (by Allah) to do so." So Allah revealed (the verse) concerning him.

^{- Sahih al-Bukhari 1360}

The verse revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ) was the following:

مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِىِّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوٓا۟ أُو۟لِى قُرْبَىٰ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

It is not ˹proper˺ for the Prophet and the believers to seek forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were close relatives, after it has become clear to the believers that they are bound for the Hellfire.

^{- Qur'an 9:113}

Since Abu Talib died on the faith of Abdul Muttalib, and Abu Talib is to go to Hell, Abdul Muttalib is to go to Hell as well. We see that these were family members of the Prophet (ﷺ), yet are bound to Hell. Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab were uncles, yet they will enter it as well, for they were horrible people.

We also see that Abu Jahl and Abdullah ibn Abi Umaiya convinced Abu Talib to die not accepting Islam, so not everyone with Abdullah in their name is a Muslim, but the Prophet (ﷺ) did honour the name.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏ تَسَمَّوْا بِأَسْمَاءِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَأَحَبُّ الأَسْمَاءِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَأَصْدَقُهَا حَارِثٌ وَهَمَّامٌ وَأَقْبَحُهَا حَرْبٌ وَمُرَّةُ

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Call yourselves by the names of the Prophets. The names dearest to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur Rahman, the truest are Harith and Hammam, and the worst are Harb and Murrah."

^{- Sunan Abi Dawud 4950}

It is not us who decides who is to go to Hell or not, but Allah, the Absolutely Just, who will judge who deserved Heaven and Hell. It is possible we know not something that Allah does. I do not claim Abdullah, Abu Talib, or Abdul Muttalib were horrible people like Abu Jahl or Abu Lahab, but it is by the words of the Prophet (ﷺ) himself.

Did the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) make up Salah?

It is possible Allah ordered the same Salah with slight variations to the other prophets' people. We do not know how these variations or how they prayed were, but they did pray, and the Prophet (ﷺ) did not "make Salah".

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًۭا ثَقِيلًا

O you wrapped ˹in your clothes˺! Stand all night ˹in prayer˺ except a little, ˹pray˺ half the night, or a little less, or a little more - and recite the Quran ˹properly˺ in a measured way. ˹For˺ We will soon send upon you a weighty revelation.

^{- Qur'an 73:1-5}

This was one of the earliest Surahs revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ). We know this, because it references him wrapped up in clothes, which he was after the first revelation in the cave, and that Allah mentions, "We will soon send upon you a weight revelation", referencing the Qur'an. This was by Allah, and not the Prophet (ﷺ).

It is also known that in the Night Journey of the Prophet (ﷺ), during which he ascended to the Heavens, Allah ordered the fifty prayers, and a back and forth caused by Prophet Musa (ﷺ), caused it to be reduced down to just five that we know today. So Allah ordained the prayer, and never did the Prophet (ﷺ) make the prayer up.

فُرِضَتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ الصَّلَوَاتُ خَمْسِينَ ثُمَّ نُقِصَتْ حَتَّى جُعِلَتْ خَمْسًا ثُمَّ نُودِيَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّهُ لاَ يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَإِنَّ لَكَ بِهَذِهِ الْخَمْسِ خَمْسِينَ

On the Night of Isra, fifty prayers were made obligatory upon the Prophet (ﷺ). Then it was decreased until it was made five. Then it was called out, "O Muhammad! Indeed My Word does not change; these five prayers will be recorded for you as fifty."

^{- Jami at-Tirmidhi 213}