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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does supplication for the deceased and seeking forgiveness for them benefit them, even if the supplicant is not one of their parents?

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Question:
We will look at the crime of the previous sermon. There is a message asking: Does supplication to the deceased and seeking forgiveness for them benefit them, even if the supplicant is not one of the parents, such as a brother making supplication?

Answer:
Yes, supplication for the deceased is beneficial. Even if it is not from his son, a righteous child who prays for him, the supplication of someone other than his child is also beneficial. This is because Noah (peace be upon him) said, “My Lord, forgive me and my parents…”
and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing womenوَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
[Nuh 71:28]
This is general. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah the Exalted said to his Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “And seek forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and the believing women”
and ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing womenوَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
[Muhammad 47:19]
generally. And if you specify one of your Muslim brothers and supplicate for him by his specific name, that is a good thing, there is no harm. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [351 -954] هل الدعاء للميت والاستغفار له ينفعه ولو كان من غير الوالدين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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