7 adhkar
Duas said when a person dies: closing the eyes, hearing the news, seeing a funeral pass, and consoling the bereaved.
Also known as: dua when someone passes away · dua for when someone passes away · dua when hearing death news · dua after someone dies · dua of condolence
إِنَّ لِلّٰهِ مَا أَخَذَ ، وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى ، وَكُلٌّ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى، فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ
Surely to Allah belongs what He took, and to Him belongs what He gave, and everything with Him has an appointed term. So let her be patient and seek reward from Allah.
Inna li-llāhi mā akhadha wa-lahu mā aʿṭā, wa-kullun ʿindahu bi-ajalin musammā, fa-ltaṣbir wa-ltaḥtasib.
Say the Dua at a Calamity: We Belong to Allah: Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un, Allahumma'jurni fi musibati wa akhlif li khayran minha. It is said when a calamity strikes, such as the death of a loved one, and is reported in Muslim 918.
Console them with Condolence: To Allah Belongs What He Took: Inna lillahi ma akhadha wa lahu ma a'ta, wa kullun 'indahu bi-ajalin musamma, fal-tasbir wal-tahtasib, reported in Bukhari 1284. The page also gives the Condolence Supplication for the Bereaved from Hisnul Muslim.
The Dua When Closing a Deceased Person’s Eyes, reported in Muslim 920, begins Allahummaghfir lahu warfa' darajatahu fil-mahdiyyin. It asks Allah to forgive the deceased and raise his rank among the guided.
Yes, the Dua When Seeing a Funeral is reported in Tabarani, al-Du'a. The same book reports the Dua Upon Hearing of a Brother’s Death.
