The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, I was sent from the best of generations of dam s progeny, generation after generation, until I reached my generation ( ahih al-Bukh r ). Unsurprisingly, in light of this narration and numerous other evidences, the classical scholarly position has established the eternal salvation of the Prophet s parents, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his direct ancestors. These two treatises provide a concise, yet in-depth analysis of the methods used to prove this position.
