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Rayan77
As a Muslim revert I was reading a guide about making dua. I always thought I was permissible to make dua for a dead Muslim (ie asking Allah to forgive them, have mercy on them etc) however the website warns that such behavior is shirk as quoted
“It is absolutely prohibited to seek the intercession of the dead. This is a major act of shirk and makes one a disbeliever. You can only request things from the living and what is within their means (e.g. you cannot ask someone to grant you Paradise).”
Can someone please clarify what this means as I always believed it was permissible (and encouraged) to make dua for those who have passed away.
It is shirk if you pray to that dead person, but if you pray for his forgiveness, then this is not shirk.
Also, there is a limit on seeking forgiveness from God for a dead person. For example, if someone died as a disbeliever, then no doubt is haram to pray for his forgiveness, but if he died as a Muslim, then there is no problem to pray for his forgiveness.
In case you dont know the meaning of shirk, shirk is when you ascociate something or someone with God.
I hope I have clarified everything for you