The Ruling on Consoling Disbelievers
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to offer condolences to disbelievers?
Answer:
One does not make supplication for the deceased, but rather says, "May Allah respond to your calamity," "May Allah improve your consolation," and the like. One does not say, "May Allah have mercy on the deceased," because one does not supplicate for the forgiveness of disbelievers.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to offer condolences to disbelievers?
Answer:
One does not make supplication for the deceased, but rather says, "May Allah respond to your calamity," "May Allah improve your consolation," and the like. One does not say, "May Allah have mercy on the deceased," because one does not supplicate for the forgiveness of disbelievers.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب العدة والإحداد — islamhouse.com (6:48)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.