Every one of us has non-Muslim friends or neighbors, and losing them may be a painful and heartbreaking experience, especially if they were peaceful, and there was affection and mercy between us and them, so you may ask this question (Can you pray for a non Muslim who died?).
Here comes the great disagreement among scholars on the subject of Praying for a non-Muslim after death, so in this article, you will know “Can you pray for a non Muslim who died?” or not.
Can you pray for a non Muslim who died?
There is a big difference among scholars as to whether can you pray for a non Muslim who has die or not, but the correct opinion is that it is not permissible, because there are many Quranic verses and Prophetic hadiths that prohibit praying for non-Muslims when they die. After all, Allah SWT told us that the non-Muslim would enter Hellfire, and dua would not help him.
Can you make dua for a non Muslim who died?
If a non-Muslim dies, Muslims are prohibited from praying for mercy and forgiveness for him, because Allah SWT has said that he forgives everything except disbelief or polytheism, but it is possible to pray for relatives or friends if they are alive, such as praying for their health and wellness and for Allah SWT to guide them to become Muslims.
This applies to non-Muslims if you are sure that they have not converted to Islam, however, if you are not sure, you can pray for them in a general way, such as praying for all Muslims for mercy and forgiveness, thus, you will pray for him if he is a believer, and pray for his family if they are Muslims, for guidance and entry into Islam, Islam.
What to say when a non Muslim dies?
There are many actions that you can do when a non-Muslim person dies other than praying, you would condole his family and wish them patience in the loss of this deceased, and these prayers express your sadness and sympathy for the death of this person without praying for him because that is forbidden.
The reason why it is permissible to offer condolences to a non-Muslim if he dies is Islam’s keenness to treat non-Muslims well if they are peaceful and to exchange rights such as neighborliness and worldly treatment, provided that there is nothing forbidden by law or contrary to their religion.
Can you make dua for a Muslim who passed away?
After we answered this question “Can you pray for a non Muslim who die”, we must know that ll people will face death because Allah SWT said in Surat Al-Rahman, “كل من عليها فان” “Everyone on it will perish,” therefore, you can use any formula to pray for the dead Muslim that indicates mercy and forgiveness, this is the best gift you can give to the dead because it illuminates his grave, and your prayer may be answered, so Allah SWT will have mercy on him, because of your prayers, you can pray for him with many supplications that Sahikh Saleh Academy provides you with, such as:
اللَّهُـمَّ اغْفِـرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْـهُ ، وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْـهُ ، وَأَكْـرِمْ نُزُلَـهُ وَوَسِّـعْ مُدْخَـلَهُ ، وَاغْسِلْـهُ بِالْمَـاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ ، وَنَقِّـهِ مِنَ الْخَطَـايَا كَمَا نَـقَّيْتَ الـثَّوْبَ الأَبْيَـضَ مِنَ الدَّنَـسِ ، وَأَبْـدِلْهُ دَارًا خَـيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهِ ، وَأَهْلًا خَـيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِـهِ ، وَزَوْجًا خَـيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ ، وَأَدْخِـلْهُ الْجَـنَّةَ ، وَأَعِـذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَـبْرِ وَعَذَابِ النَّـارِ
- Allāhumma-ghfir lahū wa-rḥamh, waʿāfihī waʿfu ʿanh, wa akrim nuzulahuū wa wassʿi mudkhalah, wa-ghsilhu bi-l-māi’ wa-thalji wa-l-barad, wa naqqihī mina-l-khaṭāyā kamā naqqayta-th-thawba-l-abyaḍa mina-d-danas, wa abdilhu dāran khayra-m-min dārih, wa ahlan khayra-m-min ahlih, wa zawjan khayra-m-min zawjih, wa adkhilhu-l-jannah, wa-aʿidh-hu min ʿadhābi-l-qabri wa ʿadhābi-n-nār.
Which means:
- Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him. Protect him and pardon him. Grant him an honourable reception and widen his entrance. Wash him with water, snow and ice, and purify him from sin as a white garment is purified of dirt. Exchange his home for a better home, his family for a better family, and his spouse for a better spouse. Admit him into Paradise, and protect him from the punishment of the grave and the punishment of the Hell-Fire.
Or
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ ، وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ فِي الْمَهْدِيِّينَ ، وَاخْلُفْهُ فِي عَقِبِهِ فِي الْغَابِرِينَ ، وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلَهُ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ ، وَافْسَحْ لَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ ، وَنَوِّرْ لَهُ فِيهِ
- Allāhumma-ghfir lah, wa-rfaʿ darajatahū fi-l-mahdiyyīn, wa-khlufhu fi ʿaqibihi fi-l-ghābirīn, wa-ghfir lanā wa lahū yā Rabba-l-ʿālamīn, wa-fsaḥ lahū fi qabrih, wa nawwir lahū fīh.
Which means
- O Allah, forgive him, raise his rank among those who are guided, and take care of those he leaves behind him. Forgive us and him, O Lord of the worlds; expand his grave for him and illuminate it for him.
Can we say inna lillahi to non-Muslim?
If a non Muslim person dies, there is no harm in saying, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un” which means “Indeed we belong to Allāh, and indeed to Him we will return”, and praise be to Allah SWT, even if he is a relative, because all people will return to Allah SWT, and all people belong to Him.
There is no problem with this, but it is not possible to pray for him, and it is not possible to say, “Oh,” O reassured soul,” because his soul is not reassured, but rather the reassured soul is only the soul of the believer.
Can you make dua for a Muslim who passed away?
Who among us does not have a non-Muslim friend is treated with kindness and love regardless of religious beliefs, but we are all vulnerable to losing a non-Muslim friend at any time, so you will feel a lot of sadness over his death, but that does not mean that you should pray for mercy and forgiveness for him, because that is forbidden. After all, he is not Muslim.
Instead, you can stand by his family and friends to support them in their time of grief, this reflects the deep human values of Islam by providing emotional support and standing by their side in these difficult moments, as well as participating in the funeral if they wish.
You can also pray for patience and solace for his family and that Allah SWT will ease their pain over the death of your friend, and you can say, Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.
Can you pray for a non Muslim who die?
Islam does not teach us to hate any other human being, regardless of his religion, but we must only hate his evil deeds, the worst of which is disbelief, because Allah SWT forgives everything except this act, so it is not permissible to pray for him if you are certain that he was not a Muslim and died because of that because Allah has judged any unbeliever that He will never forgive him, so, if you asked this question “Can you pray for a non Muslim who die”, the answer would be “no”.
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Can you wish condolences to non-Muslims?
Yes, of course, it is permissible to offer condolences to non-Muslims to express sympathy with the feelings of the deceased’s family and to pray for them that Allah SWT will ease the pain of loss for them, this is part of Islam’s mercy and its keenness to deal kindly with non-Muslims if they are peaceful.
However, one must also not flatter or be arrogant, and one must not exaggerate emotions or exaggerate messages, however, if this deceased person causes harm to Muslims, a large number of scholars have indicated that it is not permissible to offer condolences to him.
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