290. Dua for Visiting the Grave (Assalamualaikum ya ahlal quboor)

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمِيْنَ إِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُوْنَ أَسْاَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ

Dua for visiting grave English Transliteration

As-salamu 'alaykum ahlad diyari min al-mu'minina wal-muslimin, inna In sha' Allahu bikum lahikun, as-alullaha lana walakumul 'afiyah

Dua for visiting grave English Translation

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.

ReferenceMuslim: 975

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُلَّمَا كَانَ لَيْلَتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ فَيَقُولُ: «السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَيَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنَّا وَالْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَلَاحِقُونَ، أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ»

Translation

Aishah reported: Whenever it was her night with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), he would go out at the end of the night to al-Baqi‘ and say: “Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of the dwellings, among the believers and the Muslims. May Allah have mercy on those who have gone ahead of us and those who come later, and indeed we, if Allah wills, shall join you. I ask Allah for well-being for us and for you.”

Frequently Asked Questions

Peace be upon the people who rest here, the faithful believers and Muslims. And we, if Allah wills, will join you. (please) let them have peace from You and send my salam to them. This is a common dua for visiting the grave and bringing comfort to those buried.

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