Supplication and Seeking Forgiveness for Disbelieving Parents
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
Give them something so that they will respond, to address the material of the Qur'an. The day he dies, he is reckoned for his deeds, so he did not die by death, so you feel this supplication to Allah for his father and mother, upon whom be peace and blessings.
Answer:
It is not permissible for a Muslim to supplicate for his disbelieving parents. Nor to seek forgiveness for them, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Tawbah 9:113].
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought permission from his Lord to visit his mother's grave, so He permitted him, and he visited her grave. Then he sought His permission to seek forgiveness for her, so Allah forbade him from that; He forbade him from seeking forgiveness for his mother. This indicates that a Muslim does not seek forgiveness for a disbeliever, even if he is his father or mother.[At-Tawbah 9:113]. And when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his uncle Abu Talib: Sunan an-Nasa'i 2035Sahih (Darussalam), Allah revealed this verse: [At-Tawbah 9:113].
Give them something so that they will respond, to address the material of the Qur'an. The day he dies, he is reckoned for his deeds, so he did not die by death, so you feel this supplication to Allah for his father and mother, upon whom be peace and blessings.
Answer:
It is not permissible for a Muslim to supplicate for his disbelieving parents. Nor to seek forgiveness for them, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
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 الْجَحِيمِThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought permission from his Lord to visit his mother's grave, so He permitted him, and he visited her grave. Then he sought His permission to seek forgiveness for her, so Allah forbade him from that; He forbade him from seeking forgiveness for his mother. This indicates that a Muslim does not seek forgiveness for a disbeliever, even if he is his father or mother.
It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives
مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَىٰI will keep on asking for Allah's forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden to do so.
لأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ مَا لَمْ أُنْهَ عَنْكَIt is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives
مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَىٰ
Source
بلوغ المرام [10] — alfawzan.live (38:55)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.