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Esaal-e-Sawaab

· 8 Jumada II 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it right to read fatiha and dua for a dead wali or sheikh so as to remember what you have forgotten? Is it that it is praying for the dead not asking the dead?

Answer

To make esaale thawaab is permissible and to do this as an amal is also permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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