"I heard 'Awf bin Malik say: "I heard the Messenger of Allah offering the funeral prayer for one who had died, and I heard him say in his supplication: Allahummaghfir lahu warhamhu wa 'afihi, wa a'fu 'anhu, wa akrim nuzulahu wa wassi' mudkhalahu waghsilhu bil-ma wath-thalji wal-barad, wa naqqihi min al-khataya kama naqqaita-thawb al-abyad min ad-danas. Wa abdilhu daran khairan min darihi, wa ahlan khayran min ahlihi, wa zawjan khayran min zawjihi. Wa adkhilahul-jannah wa najjihi min an-nar" (O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him, keep him safe and sound and forgive him, honor the place where he settles and make his entrance wide; wash him with water and snow and hail, and cleanse him of his sin as you cleanse a white garment of dirt. O Allah, give him a house better than his house and a family better than his family and a wife better than his wife, and admit him to Paradise and save him from Hellfire)." Or he said: "Wa a'idhhu min 'adhab al-qabr (And protect him from the torment of the grave.)"
Narrated by It was narrated that Jubair bin Nufair Al-Hadrami said:
Context
In this hadith, Jubair bin Nufair Al-Hadrami recounts the supplication made by the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) during a funeral prayer. The detailed supplication reflects the compassion and mercy that should be extended to the deceased, asking for forgiveness and a place in Paradise. This highlights the significance of prayer for the deceased and the communal responsibility to remember them in our prayers.
Modern Application
This hadith reminds us of the importance of making supplications for our deceased loved ones. In our daily lives, we can incorporate prayers for those who have passed away, ensuring they are remembered and honored.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Funeral Rites because it illustrates the supplications made for the deceased during funeral prayers, emphasizing the community's role in honoring their memory.
And do not pray [the funeral prayer, O Muhammad], over any of them who has died - ever - or stand at his grave. Indeed, they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died while they were defiantly disobedient.
My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction."
سُورَةُ الوَاقِعَةِ
Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
And if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah,
This hadith is #1989 from Sunan an-Nasa'i, in the Book of The Book of Funerals. It is graded Sahih and narrated by It was narrated that Jubair bin Nufair Al-Hadrami said:.
