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Duaa for a sick Kaafir

· 17 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Assalaamualaikum ww respected mufti saheb ,

Is it permissible to make dua for a sick kaafir that Allah taala grants him shifaa ?

Answer

Respected brother, the answer to your query is as follows :

Yes it is permissible to make duaa for the wellbeing and the shifaa of a sick non Muslim. This could be a means of him accepting islaam InshaAllah.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

Sahih bukhaari (hadith no. 5749)

Answered by
Mufti Ahmad Desai
Checked & approved by
Mufti Yacoob Vally SB
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