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  • Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'un

    إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ

    Transliteration
    Innā li-llāhi wa-innā ilayhi rājiʿūn
    Meaning
    Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.
    Source
    Qur'an 2:156

  • Allahummaghfir Lahu Warhamhu

    اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma-ghfir lahu warḥamhu
    Meaning
    O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Every Soul Will Taste Death

    كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

    Transliteration
    Kullu nafsin dhāʾiqatu-l-mawti thumma ilaynā turjaʿūn
    Meaning
    Every soul will taste death. Then to Us will you be returned.
    Source
    Qur'an 29:57

  • Words Said When Placing the Dead in the Grave

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ

    Transliteration
    Bismi-llāhi wa ʿalā sunnati rasūli-llāh
    Meaning
    In the name of Allah, and upon the way of the Messenger of Allah.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Asking Allah to Forgive and Make Him Firm

    اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْهُ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma-ghfir lahu, Allāhumma thabbit-hu
    Meaning
    O Allah, forgive him. O Allah, make him firm.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Making Him a Forerunner and Reward for Us

    اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ لَنَا سَلَفًا وَفَرَطًا وَأَجْرًا

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma-jʿalhu lanā salafan wa faraṭan wa ajran
    Meaning
    O Allah, make him for us a predecessor, a forerunner and a reward.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Protecting the Deceased Child from the Punishment of the Grave

    اللَّهُمَّ أَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ القَبْرِ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma aʿidhhu min ʿadhābi-l-qabri.
    Meaning
    O Allah, protect him from the punishment of the grave.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Dua for the Deceased When Placed in the Grave

    اللَّهُمَّ قِهِ عَذَابَ الْقَبْرِ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma qihi ʿadhāba-l-qabri
    Meaning
    O Allah, protect him from the punishment of the grave.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Dua for a Deceased Child in the Funeral Prayer

    اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ لَنَا فَرَطًا وَسَلَفًا وَأَجْرًا

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma-jʿalhu lanā faraṭan wa salafan wa ajran.
    Meaning
    O Allah, make him for us a forerunner, a predecessor and a reward.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Funeral Prayer Announcement

    Meaning
    Announcement of the funeral prayer.
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • My Condolences

    Meaning
    My condolences; may you remain safe and sound.
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • May Allah Have Mercy upon Them

    Meaning
    May Allah show mercy to them.
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • May Their Resting Place Be Paradise

    Meaning
    May their resting place be Paradise.
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • Please Forgo Your Rights

    Meaning
    Please forgo and forgive any rights you hold over the deceased.
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • Every Soul Shall Taste Death

    كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ

    Transliteration
    Kullu nafsin dhāʾiqatu-l-mawt
    Meaning
    Every soul shall taste death.
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • Recite Al-Fatihah

    الْفَاتِحَةُ

    Transliteration
    Al-Fātiḥah
    Meaning
    [Please recite] Surah al-Fatihah.
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • Every Soul Shall Taste Death

    كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۖ

    Transliteration
    Kullu nafsin dhāʾiqatu l-mawt, wa-innamā tuwaffawna ujūrakum yawma l-qiyāmah
    Meaning
    Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection.
    Source
    Qur'an 3:185

  • No Soul Knows What It Will Earn Tomorrow

    وَمَا تَدْرِى نَفْسٌۭ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًۭا ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِى نَفْسٌۢ بِأَىِّ أَرْضٍۢ تَمُوتُ ۚ

    Transliteration
    Wa-mā tadrī nafsun mādhā taksibu ghadan wa-mā tadrī nafsun bi-ayyi arḍin tamūt
    Meaning
    And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die.
    Source
    Qur'an 31:34

  • All Will Perish Except His Face

    كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍۢ وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ

    Transliteration
    Kullu man ʿalayhā fān, wa-yabqā wajhu Rabbika dhu-l-jalāli wa-l-ikrām
    Meaning
    Everyone upon it will perish, and there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
    Source
    Qur'an 55:26–27

  • Dua for the Deceased After Burial

    اللَّهُمَّ جَافِ الْأَرْضَ عَنْ جُثَّتِهَا وَصَعِّدْ بِرُوحِهَا وَلَقِّهَا مِنْكَ رِضْوَانًا

    Transliteration
    allāhumma jāfi-l-arḍa ʿan juththatihā wa ṣaʿʿid bi-rūḥihā wa laqqihā minka riḍwānan
    Meaning
    O Allah, keep the earth away from the deceased's body, raise the soul up, and let the deceased meet Your pleasure.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Dua for the Deceased While Closing the Grave

    اللَّهُمَّ أَجِرْهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ

    Transliteration
    allāhumma ajirhā mina-sh-shayṭāni wa min ʿadhābi-l-qabri wa min ʿadhābi-n-nāri
    Meaning
    O Allah, protect the deceased from Satan, from the punishment of the grave, and from the punishment of the Fire.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Dua for the Deceased in the Funeral Prayer

    اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَوْرِدْهُ حَوْضَ رَسُولِكَ ﷺ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma-ghfir lahu wa ṣalli ʿalayhi, wa awridhu ḥawḍa rasūlika ṣallā-llāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam
    Meaning
    O Allah, forgive him, send mercy upon him, and bring him to the Pond of Your Messenger (peace be upon him).
    Source
    Hadith

  • May Allah Grant Them Jannatul Firdaus

    Meaning
    May Allah grant them Jannatul Firdaus
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • Every Soul Shall Taste Death

    Meaning
    Every soul shall taste death
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • Prayer for Good Ending for Deceased

    Meaning
    May the deceased be granted a good ending
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • Prayer for Mercy on the Soul

    Meaning
    May their soul be showered with Allah's mercy
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • Prayer for Deceased (Male)

    Meaning
    May Allah grant the deceased Jannat al-Firdaws
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • Prayer for Deceased (Female)

    Meaning
    May Allah grant the deceased Jannat al-Firdaws
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • May Allah Grant Them Firdaws

    Meaning
    May Allah have mercy on him/her and grant him/her Al-Firdaws.
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • Forgiveness and Light for the Deceased

    Meaning
    May Allah forgive the deceased and illuminate their grave.
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • O Reassured Soul

    يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةًۭ مَّرْضِيَّةًۭ فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَـٰدِى وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى

    Transliteration
    Yā ayyatuhan-nafsu-l-muṭmaʾinnah, irjiʿī ilā rabbiki rāḍiyatan marḍiyyah, fadkhulī fī ʿibādī, wadkhulī jannatī
    Meaning
    [To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul, Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him], And enter among My [righteous] servants And enter My Paradise."
    Source
    Qur'an 89:27–30

  • Dua for the Deceased in the Funeral Prayer

    اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ ، وَارْحَمْهُ ، وَعَافِهِ ، وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ ، وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ ، وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُ ، وَاغْسِلْهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ ، وَنَقِّهِ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا نَقَّيْتَ الثَّوْبَ الأَبْيَضَ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ ، وَأَبْدِلْهُ دَارًا خَيْرًا مِّنْ دَارِهِ ، وَأَهْلًا خَيْرًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهِ ، وَزَوْجًا خَيْرًا مِّنْ زَوْجِهِ ، وَأَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ ، وَأَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَعَذَابِ النَّارِ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma-ghfir lahu wa-rḥamhu wa-ʿāfihi wa-ʿfu ʿanhu, wa-akrim nuzulahu, wa-wassiʿ mudkhalahu, wa-ghsilhu bi-l-māʾi wa-th-thalji wa-l-barad, wa-naqqihi mina-l-khaṭāyā kamā naqqayta-th-thawba-l-abyaḍa mina-d-danas, wa-abdilhu dāran khayran min dārihi, wa-ahlan khayran min ahlihi, wa-zawjan khayran min zawjihi, wa-adkhilhu-l-jannah, wa-aʿidhhu min ʿadhābi-l-qabri wa-ʿadhābi-n-nār.
    Meaning
    O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him well-being, and pardon him. Honour his place of arrival, and make his entrance wide. Wash him with water, snow and hail, and cleanse him of sins as You cleanse a white garment of dirt. Give him in exchange a home better than his home, a family better than his family, and a spouse better than his spouse. Admit him into Paradise, and protect him from the punishment of the grave and the punishment of the Fire.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Funeral Prayer: Forgive Our Living and Dead

    اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا ، وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا ، وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا ، وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا ، اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَأَحْيِهِ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ، وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّهُ عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ ، وَلَا تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma-ghfir li-ḥayyinā wa-mayyitinā, wa-shāhidinā wa-ghāʾibinā, wa-ṣaghīrinā wa-kabīrinā, wa-dhakarinā wa-unthānā. Allāhumma man aḥyaytahu minnā fa-aḥyihi ʿalā-l-islām, wa-man tawaffaytahu minnā fa-tawaffahu ʿalā-l-īmān. Allāhumma lā taḥrimnā ajrahu, wa-lā tuḍillanā baʿdah.
    Meaning
    O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those of us present and those absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O Allah, whoever of us You keep alive, keep him alive upon Islam, and whoever of us You cause to die, cause him to die upon faith. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not let us go astray after him.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Funeral Prayer: Entrusting the Deceased to Allah

    اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ فِي ذِمَّتِكَ وَحَبْلِ جِوَارِكَ ، فَقِهِ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْقَبْرِ وَعَذَابِ النَّارِ ، وَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْوَفَاءِ وَالْحَقِّ ، فَاغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma inna fulāna-bna fulānin fī dhimmatika wa-ḥabli jiwārik, fa-qihi min fitnati-l-qabri wa-ʿadhābi-n-nār, wa-anta ahlu-l-wafāʾi wa-l-ḥaqq, fa-ghfir lahu wa-rḥamhu, innaka anta-l-ghafūru-r-raḥīm.
    Meaning
    O Allah, so-and-so son of so-and-so is in Your care and in the bond of Your protection. So protect him from the trial of the grave and the punishment of the Fire. You are the One worthy of fulfilment and of truth. So forgive him and have mercy on him; indeed, You are the Forgiving, the Merciful.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Funeral Prayer: We Come as Intercessors

    اللَّهُمَّ أنْتَ رَبُّهَا ، وَأَنْتَ خَلَقْتَهَا ، وَأَنْتَ هَدَيْتَهَا لِلْإِسْلَامِ ، وَأَنْتَ قَبَضْتَ رُوحَهَا ، وَأَنْتَ أعْلَمُ بِسِرِّهَا وَعَلَانِيَتِهَا ، جِئْنَا شُفَعَاءَ ، فَاغْفِرْ لَهُ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma anta rabbuhā, wa-anta khalaqtahā, wa-anta hadaytahā li-l-islām, wa-anta qabaḍta rūḥahā, wa-anta aʿlamu bi-sirrihā wa-ʿalāniyatihā, jiʾnā shufaʿāʾ, fa-ghfir lah.
    Meaning
    O Allah, You are her Lord, You created her, You guided her to Islam, and You took her soul. You know best what she kept hidden and what she made open. We have come as intercessors, so forgive him.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Asking Mercy for a Servant in Need

    اللَّهُمَّ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ احْتَاجَ إِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ ، وَأَنْتَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ عَذَابِهِ ، إِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِنًا فَزِدْ فِي حَسَنَاتِهِ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسِيئًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma ʿabduka wa-bnu amatika-ḥtāja ilā raḥmatik, wa-anta ghaniyyun ʿan ʿadhābih, in kāna muḥsinan fa-zid fī ḥasanātih, wa-in kāna musīʾan fa-tajāwaz ʿanh.
    Meaning
    O Allah, he is Your servant and the son of Your maidservant. He is in need of Your mercy, and You have no need to punish him. If he was a doer of good, increase his good deeds, and if he was a wrongdoer, pass over his faults.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Dua for the Deceased

    اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ كَانَ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ. وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ. وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِنًا، فَزِدْ فِي إِحْسَانِهِ. وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسِيئًا، فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِ. اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ، وَلَا تَفْتِنَّا بَعْدَهُ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma innahu ʿabduka wa-bnu ʿabdika wa-bnu amatika, kāna yashhadu an lā ilāha illā anta, wa-anna Muḥammadan ʿabduka wa-rasūluka, wa-anta aʿlamu bihi. Allāhumma in kāna muḥsinan, fa-zid fī iḥsānihi, wa-in kāna musīʾan, fa-tajāwaz ʿan sayyiʾātihi. Allāhumma lā taḥrimnā ajrahu, wa-lā taftinnā baʿdahu.
    Meaning
    O Allah, he is Your servant, the son of Your servant, and the son of Your maidservant. He used to bear witness that there is no god but You, and that Muhammad is Your servant and Your Messenger. You know him best. O Allah, if he was a doer of good, increase him in his good; and if he was a wrongdoer, overlook his misdeeds. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not put us to trial after him.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Dua for a Child's Parents at the Funeral Prayer

    اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ لَهُمَا فَرَطاً ، وَاجْعَلْهُ لَهُمَا سَلَفاً، وَاجْعَلْهُ لَهُمَا ذُخْراً، وَثَقِّلْ بِهِ مَوَازِينَهُمَا، وَأَفْرِغِ الصَّبْرَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِما، وَلَا تَفْتِنْهُمَا بَعْدَهُ، وَلَا تَحْرِمْهُمَا أَجْرَهُ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma-jʿalhu lahumā faraṭan, wa-jʿalhu lahumā salafan, wa-jʿalhu lahumā dhukhran, wa thaqqil bihi mawāzīnahumā, wa afrighi-ṣ-ṣabra ʿalā qulūbihimā, wa lā taftinhumā baʿdahu, wa lā taḥrimhumā ajrahu.
    Meaning
    O Allah, make him for them a forerunner, and make him for them a predecessor, and make him for them a treasure stored up; make their scales heavy through him, and pour patience upon their hearts, and do not put them to trial after him, and do not deprive them of his reward.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Dua While Burying the Deceased

    اللَّهُمَّ أَجِرْهَا مِنْ الشَّيْطَانِ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، اللَّهُمَّ جَافِ الْأَرْضَ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهَا، وَصَعِّدْ رُوحَهَا، وَلَقِّهَا مِنْكَ رِضْوَانًا

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma ajirhā mina-sh-shayṭāni wa-min ʿadhābi-l-qabri, Allāhumma jāfi-l-arḍa ʿan janbayhā, wa-ṣaʿʿid rūḥahā, wa-laqqihā minka riḍwānan
    Meaning
    O Allah, shelter her from Satan and from the punishment of the grave. O Allah, keep the earth away from her sides, raise her soul up, and grant her pleasure from You.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Dua When Placing the Deceased in the Grave

    مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ، وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ، وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَى، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ

    Transliteration
    Minhā khalaqnākum wa fīhā nuʿīdukum wa minhā nukhrijukum tāratan ukhrā. Bismi-llāhi wa fī sabīli-llāhi wa ʿalā millati rasūli-llāh.
    Meaning
    From it We created you, and into it We shall return you, and from it We shall bring you out another time. In the name of Allah, and in the path of Allah, and upon the creed of the Messenger of Allah.
    Source
    Hadith

  • Dua in the Funeral Prayer for a Child

    اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ فَرَطًا لِوَالِدَيْهِ، وَذُخْرًا وَسَلَفًا وَأَجْرًا، اللَّهُمَّ ثَقِّلْ بِهِ مَوَازِينَهُمَا، وَأَعْظِمْ بِهِ أُجُورَهُمَا، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ فِي كَفَالَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَأَلْحِقْهُ بِصَالِحِ سَلَفِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَأَجِرْهُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْجَحِيمِ، وَأَبْدِلْهُ دَارًا خَيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهِ، وَأَهْلًا خَيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأَسْلَافِنَا وَأَفْرَاطِنَا وَمَنْ سَبَقَنَا بِالْإِيمَانِ

    Transliteration
    Allāhumma-jʿalhu faraṭan li-wālidayhi, wa dhukhran wa salafan wa ajran. Allāhumma thaqqil bihi mawāzīnahumā, wa aʿẓim bihi ujūrahumā. Allāhumma-jʿalhu fī kafālati Ibrāhīma, wa alḥiqhu bi-ṣāliḥi salafi-l-muʾminīna, wa ajirhu bi-raḥmatika min ʿadhābi-l-jaḥīmi, wa abdilhu dāran khayran min dārihi, wa ahlan khayran min ahlihi. Allāhumma-ghfir li-aslāfinā wa afrāṭinā wa man sabaqanā bi-l-īmāni.
    Meaning
    O Allah, make him a forerunner for his parents, a treasure, a predecessor and a reward. O Allah, make their scales heavy through him, and magnify their rewards through him. O Allah, place him in the care of Ibrāhīm, join him to the righteous among the believers who came before, and protect him by Your mercy from the punishment of Hellfire. Give him in exchange a home better than his home, and a family better than his family. O Allah, forgive our predecessors, our forerunners, and those who preceded us in faith.
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • High Station in Jannat al-Firdous

    Meaning
    May Allah grant the deceased an elevated station in Jannat al-Firdous
    Source
    Customary phrase

  • May Their Grave Be Light and Station Exalted

    Meaning
    May their grave be filled with light and their station exalted.
    Source
    Customary phrase

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