Is it permissible to say "the late so-and-so"?
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Question:
Is it permissible for us to say "the late so-and-so"?
Answer:
Say "may Allah have mercy on him" and supplicate for his mercy. As for "the late," you do not assert this for him; it is an assertion. Nor do you say "the one whom Allah has forgiven." Say "may Allah have mercy on him" or "may Allah forgive him."
Is it permissible for us to say "the late so-and-so"?
Answer:
Say "may Allah have mercy on him" and supplicate for his mercy. As for "the late," you do not assert this for him; it is an assertion. Nor do you say "the one whom Allah has forgiven." Say "may Allah have mercy on him" or "may Allah forgive him."
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز قول المرحوم فلان؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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