Section: Funeral prayers
294. Funeral prayers #1
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say in funeral prayer:
اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا اَللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَأَحْيِهِ عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ اَللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلَا تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ
اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَصَغِيْرِنَا وَكَبِيْرِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَاُنْثَانَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا اَللّٰهُمَّ مَنْ اَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَاَحْيِهٖ عَلَى الْاِيْمَانِ وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّهٗ عَلَى الْاِسْلَامِ اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا اَجْرَهٗ وَلَا تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهٗ
Allahum-maghfir lihayyinaa, wa mayyitinaa, wa sagheerinaa wa kabeerinaa, wa thakarinaa wa 'unthaanaa, wa shaahidinaa, wa ghaa'ibinaa. Allaahumma man 'ahyaytahu minnaa fa'ahyihi 'alal-'Imaan, wa man tawaffaytahu minnaa fatawaffahu 'alal-'Islam, Allaahumma laa tahrimnaa 'ajrahu wa laa tudhillanaa ba'dahu
O Allah, forgive those of us who are living and those of us who are dead, those of us who are present and those of us who are absent, our young and our old, our male and our female. O Allah, to whomsoever of us You givest life grant him life as a believer, and whomsoever of us You takest in death take him in death as a follower of Islam. O Allah, do not withhold from us the reward (of faith) and do not lead us astray after his death.
295. Funeral prayers #2.1 (Male)
اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُ وَاغْسِلْهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ وَنَقِّهِ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا نَقَّيْتَ الثَّوْبَ الْأَبْيَضَ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ وَأَبْدِلْهُ دَارًا خَيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهِ وَأَهْلًا خَيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَزَوْجًا خَيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ وَأَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ [وَعَذَابِ النَّارِ]
اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهٗ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهٖ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ وَاَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهٗ وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهٗ وَاغْسِلْهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ وَنَقِّهٖ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا نَقَّيْتَ الثَّوْبَ الْاَبْيَضَ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ وَاَبْدِلْهُ دَارًا خَيْرًا مِّنْ دَارِهٖ وَاَهْلًا خَيْرًا مِّنْ اَهْلِهٖ وَزَوْجًا خَيْرًا مِّنْ زَوْجِهٖ وَاَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَاَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ [وَعَذَابِ النَّارِ]
Allahum-maghfir lahu warhamhu, wa 'aafihi, wa'fu 'anhu, wa 'akrim nuzulahu, wa wassi' mudkhalahu, waghsilhu bilmaa'i waththalji walbarad, wa naqqihi minal-khataayaa kamaa naqqaytath-thawbal-'abyadha minad-danas, wa 'abdilhu daaran khayran min daarihi, wa 'ahlan khayran min 'ahlihi, wa zawjan khayran min zawjihi, wa 'adkhilhul-jannata, wa 'a'idhhu min 'adhaabil-qabr (wa 'adhaabin-naar)
O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him and give him strength and pardon him. Be generous to him and cause his entrance to be wide and wash him with water and snow and hail. Cleanse him of his transgressions as white cloth is cleansed of stains. Give him an abode better than his home, and a family better than his family and a spouse better than his spouse. Take him into Paradise and protect him from the punishment of the grave [and from the punishment of Hell-fire].
Awf ibn Malik (RA) said, When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed the funeral prayer, I memorized this dua from him. Hearing this dua, I wished that the dead body would be me! (The dua is Mentioned above)
296. Funeral prayers #2.2 (Male)
اَللَّهُمَّ (إِنَّهُ) عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ كَانَ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُوْلُكَ وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِنًا فَزِدْ فِي إِحْسَانِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسِيْئًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِ اَللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلَا تَفْتِنَّا بَعْدَهُ
اَللّٰهُمَّ (اِنَّهُ) عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ اَمَتِكَ كَانَ يَشْهَدُ اَنْ لَّا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ وَاَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُوْلُكَ وَاَنْتَ اَعْلَمُ بِهٖ اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِنًا فَزِدْ فِيْ اِحْسَانِهٖ وَاِنْ كَانَ مُسِيْئًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِهٖ اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا اَجْرَهٗ وَلَا تَفْتِنَّا بَعْدَهٗ
Alla-humma, (innahu) ‘abduka, wabnu‘ 'abdika, wabnu amatika, ka-na yashhadu an laa ilaaha illa anta, wa anna mu’hmmadan ‘abduka wa rasooluka, wa aanta a'laamu bihi. Alla-humma, in kaana mu'hhsinan fajid fi e'hsaa-nihi, wa in ka-na musi-an fataja-waz ‘an saiyyi-aa-tihi. Alla-humma laa-ta'harimna-ajrahu, wala-taftinna ba'adahu
O Allah, this man is Your servant, the son of Your male servant, the son of female servant. He testified that there is no true ilaah but you and that Muhammad (ﷺ) is your servant and your messenger. And you are more aware of it. O Allah, if he is a doer of good, then increase his goodness. And if he has sinned, then forgive him. O Allah, do not deprive us of His reward and do not tempt us after that.