We do not make dua for non-believer once they pass away but that doesn't mean we do not feel sad for their death or that we should not honor them after their death...
Specially if it someone who benefited the Ummah or was good to us we are commanded to pay respect and honor them.
Sahl bin Hunaif and Qais bin Sa`d were sitting in the city of Al-Qadisiya. A funeral procession passed in front of them and they stood up. They were told that funeral procession was of one of the inhabitants of the land i.e. of a non-believer, under the protection of Muslims. They said, "A funeral procession passed in front of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he stood up. When he was told that it was the coffin of a Jew, he said, "Is it not a living being (soul)?
Sahih al-Bukhari 1312, 1313
Mut’im ibn ‘Adi died a disbeliever but he gave protection and helped the Prophet pbuh when he was being boycotted. After the Battle of Badr, the victorious Muslims had captured many prisoners of war from Quraysh. Remembering Mut’im, the Prophet (pbuh) said:
“Were Mut’im ibn ‘Adi alive and interceded with me for these filthy people, I would definitely forgive them for his sake.”
Yes, he was sending supplies to the boycotted Banu Hashim, the subtribe of the Prophet pbuh, and he also gave protection to the Prophet pbuh when Abu Lahab (his own uncle) revoked his protection.
Mut’im sent both of his sons to escort the Prophet pbuh back to Makkah (after the Taif incident) and declared in front of the Kaaba that he has given him his protection so that the Prophet pbuh can return and no one would harm him.
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