Seeking Forgiveness for Parents Who Died in Shirk (Associating Partners with Allah)
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Question:
For a period of time, we were in ignorance and confusion. Some of our fathers and mothers believed in graves, sought nearness to Allah through them, slaughtered animals for them, and engaged in other severe matters. These fathers have passed away. Is it permissible to seek forgiveness for them and to pray for their mercy?
Answer:
No. If they died upon this belief and this practice—slaughtering for other than Allah and making vows for other than Allah—and they died upon that, then they are mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah). It is not permissible for you to seek forgiveness for them or to pray for their mercy. This verse:[At-Tawbah 9:113] These people died in shirk (associating partners with Allah), slaughtering for other than Allah and making vows for other than Allah.
For a period of time, we were in ignorance and confusion. Some of our fathers and mothers believed in graves, sought nearness to Allah through them, slaughtered animals for them, and engaged in other severe matters. These fathers have passed away. Is it permissible to seek forgiveness for them and to pray for their mercy?
Answer:
No. If they died upon this belief and this practice—slaughtering for other than Allah and making vows for other than Allah—and they died upon that, then they are mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah). It is not permissible for you to seek forgiveness for them or to pray for their mercy. This verse:
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 قُرْبَىٰ
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [22] — alfawzan.live (1:06:38)
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