291. Dua for Entering Graveyard (Masnoon Dua)
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَيَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَقْدِمِيْنَ مِنَّا وَالْمُسْتَأْخِرِيْنَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَلَاحِقُونَ
Dua for entering graveyard English Transliteration
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
Dua for entering graveyard English Translation
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).
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
عَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ، قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ إِذَا خَرَجُوا إِلَى الْمَقَابِرِ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ مِنْهُمْ: اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَيَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنَّا وَالْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَلَاحِقُونَ.
Buraidah narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach them when they went out to the graveyards to say: “Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of the dwellings, among the believers and the Muslims. May Allah have mercy on those of us who went ahead and those who come later. And indeed, we, if Allah wills, will be joining you.”