The permissibility of supplicating for the guidance of disbelievers and the distinction between that and seeking forgiveness for them

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible for us to supplicate for the guidance of the disbelievers who are People of the Book and have a treaty with us?

Answer:
We supplicate for the guidance of every disbeliever. We supplicate for the guidance of every disbeliever, whether they are from the People of the Book or not. As for seeking forgiveness, we do not seek forgiveness for them until they submit to Islam. We do not seek forgiveness for disbelievers, whether Jews, Christians, or others, until they submit to Islam. There is a difference between seeking forgiveness and seeking guidance. Yes.