How is the seeking of forgiveness for the righteous predecessors?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned seeking forgiveness for the righteous predecessors. How is this done? Is it by us saying, "O Allah, forgive the righteous predecessors"?
Answer:
My brother, the phrase of the Qur'an:[Al-Hashr 59:10] Those who preceded us in faith. Are they not the righteous predecessors? They are the righteous predecessors, as expressed by the Qur'an. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned seeking forgiveness for the righteous predecessors. How is this done? Is it by us saying, "O Allah, forgive the righteous predecessors"?
Answer:
My brother, the phrase of the Qur'an:
Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يكون الاستغفار للسلف الصالح؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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