LessonsHuman Ability and Acts, Divine Will and Decree, and Pleasure and AngerQuiz

رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ
Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith. (al-Ḥashr 59:10)

Believers who come later are taught to seek forgiveness for those who preceded them. This provides a Qur'anic basis for supplication benefiting the deceased.

A believer therefore asks for forgiveness not only for oneself but also for fellow believers, including those who have passed away.

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Human Ability and Acts, Divine Will and Decree, and Pleasure and Anger

رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ
Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith. (al-Ḥashr 59:10)

Believers who come later are taught to seek forgiveness for those who preceded them. This provides a Qur'anic basis for supplication benefiting the deceased.

A believer therefore asks for forgiveness not only for oneself but also for fellow believers, including those who have passed away.