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Is it permissible to say in the funeral supplication: “O Allah, replace her with a better husband than her husband,” if the deceased is a woman?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the supplication “O Allah, replace him with a better wife than his wife, and a better family than his family” specific to men, or is it said “O Allah, replace her with a better husband than her husband”?

Answer:
He says: “O Allah, replace her with a better family than her family.” As for the husband, I do not know. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [593 -2802] هل يقال في دعاء الجنازة: اللهم أبدلها زوجا خيرا من زوجها إن كانت المتوفى امرأة؟ — youtube.com

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