287. Dua when placing the deceased in Grave
Ibn 'Umar (RA) said, "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say this dua when he put the dead body in the grave:
Dua when placing the deceased in Grave in Arabic
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى سُنَّةِ رَسُوْلِ اللَّهِ (ﷺ)
Dua when placing the deceased in Grave English Transliteration
Bismillaahi wa 'alaa sunnati Rasulillaah
Dua when placing the deceased in Grave English Translation
With the Name of Allah and according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الصِّدِّيقِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا وَضَعَ الْمَيِّتَ فِي الْقَبْرِ قَالَ " بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " . هَذَا لَفْظُ مُسْلِمٍ .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: When the Prophet (ﷺ) placed the dead in the grave, he said: In the name of Allah, and following the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). This is Muslim's version. [Sahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 3213]