Section: Duas for the dead person
551. When closing the eyes of the deceased (for male)
اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ فِي الْمَهْدِيِّينَ، وَاخْلُفْهُ فِي عَقِبِهِ فِي الْغَابِرِيْنَ، وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلَهُ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ، وَافْسَحْ لَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ، وَنَوِّرْ لَهُ فِيهِ
اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهٗ وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهٗ فِي الْمَهْدِيِّـيْنَ، وَاخْلُفْهُ فِيْ عَقِبِهِ فِي الْغَابِرِيْنَ، وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلَهٗ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ، وَافْسَحْ لَهُ فِيْ قَبْرِهٖ، وَنَوِّرْ لَهٗ فِيْهِ
Allahumm-aghfir lahu [mention the person's name] warfa‛ darajatahu fil-mahdiyyin, wakhlufhu fee ‛aqibihi fil-ghaabireena, waghfir lanaa wa lahu yaa rabbal-‛aalameena, wafsah lahu fee qabrihi wa nawwir lahu feeh
O Allah, forgive – [so-and-so] - and raise his rank among the rightly guided, and be a successor to whom he has left behind, and forgive us and him O Lord of the worlds. Make spacious his grave and illuminate it for him.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Abu Salama (as he died). His eyes were fixedly open. He closed them, and then said: (The dua is mentioned above)
552. When closing the eyes of the deceased (for female)
اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهَا وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهَا فِي الْمَهْدِيِّيْنَ، وَاخْلُفْهَآ فِي عَقِبِهَا فِي الْغَابِرِيْنَ، وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلَهَا يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ، وَافْسَحْ لَهَا فِي قَبْرِهَا، وَنَوِّرْ لَهَا فِيهِ
اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهَا وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهَا فِي الْمَهْدِيِّيْنَ، وَاخْلُفْهَا فِيْ عَقِبِهَا فِيْ الْغَابِرِيْنَ، وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلَهَا يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ، وَافْسَحْ لَهَا فِيْ قَبْرِهَا، وَنَوِّرْ لَهَا فِيْهِ
Allahumm-aghfir laha [mention the person's name] warfa‛ darajataha fil-mahdiyyin, wakhlufha fee ‛aqibiha fil-ghaabireen, waghfir lanaa wa laha yaa rabbal-‛aalameen, wafsah laha fee qabriha wa nawwir laha feeh
O Allah, forgive – [so-and-so] - and raise her rank among the rightly guided, and be a successor to whom she has left behind, and forgive us and her O Lord of the worlds. Make spacious her grave and illuminate it for her.