Section: Duas for visiting graves
290. Dua for visiting graves #1
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمِيْنَ إِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُوْنَ أَسْاَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ اَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمِيْنَ اِنَّا اِنْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُوْنَ اَسْاَلُ اللّٰهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ
As-salamu 'alaykum ahlad diyari min al-mu'minina wal-muslimin, inna In sha' Allahu bikum lahikun, as-alullaha lana walakumul 'afiyah
Peace be upon you, the inhabitants of the grave, among the believers, and Muslims, and if Allah will then we shall join you. I pray to Allah peace for us and for you.
Buraida ibnul husaib aslami (RA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach them to recite this dua when anyone went to the graveyard.
291. Dua for visiting graves #2
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَيَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَقْدِمِيْنَ مِنَّا وَالْمُسْتَأْخِرِيْنَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَلَاحِقُونَ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى اَهْلِ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَيَرْحَمُ اللّٰهُ الْمُسْتَقْدِمِيْنَ مِنَّا وَالْمُسْتَأْخِرِيْنَ وَاِنَّا اِنْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ بِكُمْ لَلَاحِقُوْنَ
As-salamu 'ala ahlid diya-ri minal mu’minin wal muslimin, wa yarhamullahul mustaq’dimina minna-wal mustakhirin, wa inna- insa allahu bikum lala-’hiqun
Peace be upon the inhabitants of this place among the believers and Muslims. May Allah have mercy upon those who have gone on ahead of us and those who come later on, and we will join you, if Allah wills.
A’isha (RA) asked Allah’s messenger (ﷺ) what she should say, i.e. when visiting graves, and he told her to say (The Dua is mentioned above).
292. Dua for visiting graves #3
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِيْنَ، وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُوْنَ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِيْنَ، وَاِنَّا اِنْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُوْنَ
As-salamu 'alaikum dara qaumin mu’minin, wa inna-insha- allahu bikum la-‘hikun
Peace be upon you, O you who believe. We will meet you, if Allah willing.
Abu Hurairah said, "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went to the graveyard and said these words."