Is it allowed to make dua for non muslims?

Question

Is it allowed to make dua for non-muslims? If so, then please suggest one for me because I am to give out a dua for them in front of the whole school to pass their exams.

Answer 1

Yes you can make dua for non muslims, an example of this is when rasul allah [pbuh] made dua for Umar [ra] to become a muslim. as for an example to use , read a dua for the general guidance of someone.

Answer 2

Al-Quran says

Ask forgiveness for them, (O Muhammad), or do not ask forgiveness for them. If you should ask forgiveness for them seventy times never will Allah forgive them. That is because they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, and Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people. [9:80]

which gives an idea that it is upto Allah granting our duas on whatever we asks. Also, he is in no favor of 'defiantly disobedient people'. So it might be a waste.

But however I went through some conversations. One most informative answer I have found from Mawlana Saanwal ibn Muhammad, UK, Student Darul Iftaa where he quotes a line from Prophet PBUH

“All created beings are Allah’s dependents, and the most beloved of people to Allah is the one who is good to His (Allah’s) dependents.” [Al-Mu’jam Al- Awsat Vol:5 Pg:356 Dār –al- Haramain]

So, as a conclusion he says,

Shariah teaches us to be good to all people, however, it is an unfortunate reality that majority of the people do not believe in the Allah and the religion of Islam. The people who do believe are special and divinely guided. Because of this, there are some things that are specific privileges for Muslims only; Salaam and Dua of forgiveness after death are two such things.

As mentioned above; we wish well for all human beings; which is why we are permitted to make Dua for the guidance, health and well being of non-Muslims. It is prohibited to make Duas’ of forgiveness for a non-Muslim after his death.

I hope your problem might come into you 'well being' of non-muslim.

According to my knowledge the only most acceptable dua on a non-muslim is asking a better guidance of Islam for them.