“When the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ)
offered the funeral prayer he would say: ‘Allahummaghfir
lihayyina
wa mayyitina, wa shahidina wa gha’ibina, wa saghirina wa
kabirina,
wa dhakarina wa unthana. Allahumma man ahyaitahu minna
fa'ahyihi
‘alal-Islam, wa man tawaffaytahu minna fa tawaffahu ‘alal-
iman.
Allahumma la tahrimna ajrahu wa la tudillana ba’dah. [O Allah,
forgive our living and our dead, those who are present and those who
are absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O
Allah,
whomever of us You cause to live, let him live in Islam, and
whomever
of us You cause to die, let him die in (a state of) faith. O
Allah, do
not deprive us of his reward, and do not let us go astray
after
him].’”
Narrated by It was
narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
Context
In this hadith, Abu Hurairah narrates how the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) would offer a special prayer for the deceased during funeral rites. He would ask Allah for forgiveness for both the living and the dead, regardless of their age or gender. This prayer emphasizes the importance of community and the interconnectedness of all believers, highlighting the hope for a faithful life and a peaceful death.
Modern Application
Today, this hadith reminds us of the significance of praying for others, both living and deceased. In our daily lives, we can honor our loved ones by remembering them in our prayers and seeking forgiveness for them, fostering a sense of unity and compassion within our communities.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Funeral Rites because it describes the specific supplications made during the funeral prayer for both the living and the deceased.
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."
And [there is a share for] those who came after them, saying, "Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful."
Say, [O Muhammad], "Have you considered: whether Allah should cause my death and those with me or have mercy upon us, who can protect the disbelievers from a painful punishment?"
And when you have completed your rites, remember Allah like your [previous] remembrance of your fathers or with [much] greater remembrance. And among the people is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world," and he will have in the Hereafter no share.
This hadith is #1232 from Sunan Ibn Majah, in the Book of Chapters Regarding Funerals. It is graded Sahih and narrated by It was
narrated that Abu Hurairah said:.
