Is it permissible to pray for the deceased Christian priests and popes on the grounds that they defended humanity?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to pray for the deceased Christian priests and popes on the grounds that they defended humanity?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tawbah 9:113] It is not permissible for you to seek forgiveness for your close relative who is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) or a disbeliever, so how could you seek forgiveness for other disbelievers and mushrikin?
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to pray for the deceased Christian priests and popes on the grounds that they defended humanity?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:
It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.
مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَىٰ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1100 -2802] هل يجوز الترحم على القساوسة والباباوات النصارى بحجة أنهم دافعوا عن الإنسانية؟ — youtube.com
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