The Chairman of the Russian Muftis Council, the Religious Board of Muslims of European part of Russia, Mufti Ravil Gaynutdin expressed his condolences over the departure to another world the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud:

On behalf of the Russian Muftis Council, the Religious Board of Muslims of European part of Russia and on my own behalf I express our sincere condolences to the people and Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the death of Crown Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. And may Allah make great your reward, and may be upon you the consolation of a great, and He will forgive the one who died.

The Holy Qur'an says: "No soul can not die, except with the permission of Allah at the time that He prescribed" (Sura "The Family of Imran", verse 145). We, as Muslim believers, believe that death in this world is just a point of transition into another world, where everyone will be rewarded for their deeds. May the Almighty reward good to the soul of the left this world the Crown Prince Naif Bin Abdul-Aziz for his good deeds, and may He forgive him his mistakes and sins. And let the good deeds scale pan be heavy and beheficial, and the record of his doings let be awarded to him in his right hand. O Allah, forgive and have mercy upon Your righteous servant, save him from the trials of the grave and reward him with the Paradise Gardens. "Indeed, we all belong to Allah and to Him we shall return" (Sura "The Cow", verse 155).

Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin

The Chairman

The Russian Muftis Council

The Religious Board of Muslims

European part of Russia