305. Dua for Janazah Prayer (Funeral Prayer)

اَللَّهُمَّ أَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ

Dua for Janazah Prayer English Transliteration

Allaahumma 'a'idh-hu min 'adhaabil-qabr

Dua for Janazah Prayer English Translation

O Allah, protect him from the torment of the grave.

Narrated by Sa’eed Ibn Musayyib (R) He said, "I perform janaza of a child behind Abu Hurairah (RA) who has never committed any sin." There I heard Abu Huraira (RA) say: (The dua is Mentioned above)

ReferenceSahih (Shu'aib al-Arnaut). Al-Muwatta: 540

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ، فَقَالَ: "اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا، اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَأَحْيِهِ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ، وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّهُ عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلَا تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ". وَقَالَ: "اللَّهُمَّ أَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ".

Translation

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed over a funeral and said: "O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O Allah, whomever You keep alive from among us, keep him alive upon Islam, and whomever You cause to die from among us, cause him to die upon faith. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward and do not let us go astray after him." And he said: "O Allah, protect him from the torment of the grave." (Muwatta’ Malik 540, Graded Sahih by Shu’aib al-Arnaut)

Frequently Asked Questions

Say: 'Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raji’un' (Verily we belong to Allah, and to Him we return). You might also say, 'May Allah give you sabr (patience) and help with your pain. May He forgive the child and make their grave a garden from Paradise.' This is often said before or after the janazah prayer.

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