Is it correct to say of the deceased, "May he be forgiven"?
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The questioner : A person died and someone said to him...?
The Shaykh : That is, "the late one" or "the one who is forgiven," or something like that. There is nothing wrong with it, because this is not a statement of fact.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, this is a supplication, like saying "May Allah have mercy on him." Is it not said, "So-and-so, may Allah have mercy on him"? Is that a statement of fact or a supplication? It is a supplication. Even the common people who say "the one who is forgiven" or "the late one" do not intend to state a fact, nor do they testify that Allah has had mercy on him or forgiven him; they intend a supplication. Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, "the late one" or "the one who is forgiven," or something like that. There is nothing wrong with it, because this is not a statement of fact.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, this is a supplication, like saying "May Allah have mercy on him." Is it not said, "So-and-so, may Allah have mercy on him"? Is that a statement of fact or a supplication? It is a supplication. Even the common people who say "the one who is forgiven" or "the late one" do not intend to state a fact, nor do they testify that Allah has had mercy on him or forgiven him; they intend a supplication. Yes.