Riyad as-Salihin, 939

Wathilah bin Al-Asqa' (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led the funeral prayer of a Muslim man in our presence, and I heard him saying "Allahumma inna [name of the dead person] fi dhimmatika wa habli jiwarika, faqihi fitnatal- qabri; wa 'adhaban-Nari, wa Anta ahlul-wafa'i wal-hamdi; Allahumma faghfir lahu warhamhu, innaka Antal-Ghafur-ur-Rahim [If the dead person is a woman, one can change hu in some words here with ha] [O Allah, (so-and-so son of so-and-so) is in Your Protection and inside the surroundings of Your Refuge. Safeguard him from the trial of the grave and the punishment of the Hell. You keep Your Promise and You deserve to be praised. O Allah! Forgive him and be merciful to him. Indeed, You are the Forgiving, the Merciful]." [Abu Dawud].

وعن واثلة بن الأسقع رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ صلى بنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم علي رجل من المسلمين، فسمعته يقول‏:‏ ‏

‏اللهم إن فلان ابن فلان في ذمتك وحبل جوارك، فقه فتنة القبر، وعذاب النار، وأنت أهل الوفاء والحمد؛ اللهم اغفر له وارحمه، إنك أنت الغفور الرحيم‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

References1 variant

In-Book Reference: Book 6, Hadith 46

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadiths: 1) It encourages us to be persistent in asking Allah for forgiveness and imploring Him to have mercy upon the deceased person. 2) The funeral prayer constitutes intercession by the believers before Allah Almighty for deceased Muslims. 3) It is permissible to mention the deceased by his first name and his father’s name.

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