Making Du`a’ for a christian parent who died by suicide
As-salaamu Alaikum.My father committed suicide last month. As you can imagine, it devastated our family. I know that suicide is a serious sin in Islam, and I am worried he may be in the Hell-fire forever and/or suffer terrible punishment for making such a choice. I would like to make du'a for hi m. Is it halal for me to do so even though he was Christian and he died by suicide? I'm still learning about du'a, so if I am permitted to do so, how should I make du'a for him? Must it be said in Arabic? Can I offer charity for him? Thank you.