Supplication for the deceased on specific days: three, seven, and forty
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Question:
He says: Among the trials we have faced in Ethiopia is the practice of making supplication for the deceased on the third day, the seventh day, and the fortieth day. Is this religious innovation (bid'ah) a cause of disbelief (kufr)?
Answer:
Making du'a for the deceased Muslim is always done; it is not limited to three days, ten days, or one hundred days. One makes du'a for the Muslims always.
He says: Among the trials we have faced in Ethiopia is the practice of making supplication for the deceased on the third day, the seventh day, and the fortieth day. Is this religious innovation (bid'ah) a cause of disbelief (kufr)?
Answer:
Making du'a for the deceased Muslim is always done; it is not limited to three days, ten days, or one hundred days. One makes du'a for the Muslims always.
Source
لقاء مع حجاج أفريقيا 07-12-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (24:06)
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