Lamenting and Seeking Mercy for One Who Died in Disbelief
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to express regret and seek mercy for one who died in disbelief, even though he was a role model in humanitarian works and in combating weakness?
Answer:
And may you be in good health.[At-Tawbah 9:113-114] It is not permissible to seek forgiveness for a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) or a disbeliever after his death, yes, even if he is a relative. Ibrahim (peace be upon him) disavowed his father, and he was his father, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to express regret and seek mercy for one who died in disbelief, even though he was a role model in humanitarian works and in combating weakness?
Answer:
And may you be in good health.
(113) 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. (114) And the request of forgiveness of Abraham for his father was only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became apparent to Abraham that his father was an enemy to Allah, he disassociated himself from him. Indeed was Abraham compassionate and patient.
مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَىٰ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ وَمَا
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما نجاسة الذنوب والمعاصي — islamhouse.com (58:14)
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