What is the ruling on seeking mercy for one's parents if one of them is a disbeliever?
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The questioner:
He says: Is it permissible for me to ask Allah for mercy for my parents, just as they raised me when I was small, knowing that one of them is a disbeliever?
The Shaykh:
No, one does not seek mercy for a disbeliever; one seeks mercy for a Muslim. Yes.
The questioner:
Between
The Shaykh:
What do you say, "O Allah, have mercy on the disbelieving father, or the disbelieving friend, or so-and-so the disbeliever"? No. Do not seek forgiveness for him, and do not seek mercy for him. Yes.[At-Tawbah 9:113]. Yes.
He says: Is it permissible for me to ask Allah for mercy for my parents, just as they raised me when I was small, knowing that one of them is a disbeliever?
The Shaykh:
No, one does not seek mercy for a disbeliever; one seeks mercy for a Muslim. Yes.
The questioner:
Between
The Shaykh:
What do you say, "O Allah, have mercy on the disbelieving father, or the disbelieving friend, or so-and-so the disbeliever"? No. Do not seek forgiveness for him, and do not seek mercy for him. Yes.
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»، ما حكم الترحُّم على الوالدين إذا كان أحدهما كافرًا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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