Can We Pray for the Forgiveness of a Deceased Mushrik?

Can We Pray for the Forgiveness of a Deceased Mushrik?

Question:-  My Name is Miss Maryam Sharif: "I'm from Ireland and a physical therapist by profession. I got a chance to accept Islam, Alhamdulillah, but my question is regarding my father. He never got the chance, and shirk is the biggest sin. I want to know if there is a specific du'a or something I can read in his name so that his sin can be forgiven." Answer by Zakir Naik:-  This was a question from a humble sister who, Alhamdulillah, has accepted Islam. She says, unfortunately, her father died as a mushrik. She asks, "Can I read any du'a or do anything in his name so that his sin can be forgiven?" Sister, the Qur'an says in Surah An-Nisa, verse 48, and again in verse 116, that if Allah pleases, He may forgive any sin, but the sin of shirk He will never forgive because a person who has committed shirk has done the most heinous sin. If a person committed shirk and, before dying, repented, Insha'Allah, Allah is forgiving. However, if he died as a mus…