What is the ruling on Saddam Hussein's death, and is it permissible to ask for Allah's mercy upon him?
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Whoever's life ends with them uttering the two testimonies of faith (Shahadatayn) at the time of their death, that is a sign of goodness. It is permissible to ask for mercy for them and to supplicate for them.
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