The ruling on supplicating for one's father for forgiveness if he does not pray
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, my father does not pray and does not want to pray. Should I say in the sitting between the two prostrations, "O Allah, forgive me," and at the end say it for my mother, the believers, and the believing women?
Answer:
First, you must disapprove of your father's action; you must disapprove of it, advise him, and admonish him. If he does not comply, you must report him to the authorities if there is an authority to report him to. If there is no authority and he refuses to pray, then he is not a Muslim; he is not a Muslim. Do not supplicate for him. Supplicate for your Muslim mother and leave him until he repents to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, my father does not pray and does not want to pray. Should I say in the sitting between the two prostrations, "O Allah, forgive me," and at the end say it for my mother, the believers, and the believing women?
Answer:
First, you must disapprove of your father's action; you must disapprove of it, advise him, and admonish him. If he does not comply, you must report him to the authorities if there is an authority to report him to. If there is no authority and he refuses to pray, then he is not a Muslim; he is not a Muslim. Do not supplicate for him. Supplicate for your Muslim mother and leave him until he repents to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1385 -2802] حكم الدعاء للوالد بالمغفرة إذا كان لا يصلي - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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