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Wife and son of Saudi cleric Salman Al Ouda die in road accident

Published: 26 Jan 2017 - 04:18 pm | Last Updated: 28 Dec 2021 - 11:39 am
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Doha: In a tragic accident on Wednesday night wife of renowned Saudi Arabian cleric Salman al-Ouda and one of their children died. 

The car in which the cleric’s wife, Haya Al Seyari, and their three children were travelling hit a truck, according to a report in Al Arabia.

Condolences were pouring in from around the Muslim world as he is a very popular cleric in the Arab world.

He has over 11.2 million followers on twitter. 

Many clerics and followers were tweeting their condolences.

Poplar Saudi preacher Sheikh Ayed Al-Qarni was one of the many to tweet his condolences to the cleric.
Another Saudi cleric Dr Muhammad Al-Arifi tweeted:

Salman al-Ouda is a member of the International Union for Muslim Scholars and is on its Board of Trustees. He is a director of the Arabic edition of the website Islam Today and appears on a number of TV shows and authors newspaper articles. 
Salman Al ouda Tweeted following death of his wife in a car accident "When you passed I realized that I don't deserve you, oh Allah she is in your mercy".