‘O Allah
forgive -here the
name of the deceased is mentioned- and raise his rank among the
rightly guided
and be a successor to whom he has left behind
and
forgive us and him O Lord of the worlds. Make spacious his grave and
illuminate it for him.’
A successor: one who succeeds another
due to the latter’s absence or death. This is the correct meaning of the
word khaleefah; thus
it is incorrect to believe that Adam
is the khaleefah (vicegerent
as is commonly translated) of Allah
on earth because Allah is never absent
and will never die. This
supplication proves the correct understanding of this term and shows
that Allah succeeds us and guards whom we leave behind when we
die or are absent (also refer to supplication #198).
(147) Al-Lahumma Aghfir Li-his/her name- Wa Arfa`
Darajatahu Fī Al-Mahdīyīna
Wa Akhlufhu Fī `Aqibihi
Fī Al-Ghābirīna
Wa Aghfir Lanā Wa Lahu
Yā Rabba
Al-`Ālamīna
Wa Afsaĥ Lahu Fī Qabrihi
Wa Nawwir Lahu Fīhi.
51.
Supplication for the deceased at the funeral prayer
.51الدعاء
للميت في الصلاة عليه
(148)
‘O Allah
forgive and have mercy
upon him
excuse him and pardon him
and make honourable his reception.
Expand his entry
and cleanse him with water
snow
and ice
and purify
him of sin as a white robe is purified of filth. Exchange his home for
a better home
and his family for a better family
and his spouse for a
better spouse. Admit him into the Garden
protect him from the
punishment of the grave and the torment of the Fire.’
148) Al-Lahumma Aghfir Lahu
Wa Arĥamhu
Wa `Āfihi Wa
A`fu `Anhu
Wa 'Akrim
Nuzulahu
Wa Wassi` Mudkhalahu
Wa Aghsilhu Bil-Mā'i
Wa Ath-Thalji
Wa Al-Baradi
Wa Naqqihi
Mina Al-Khaţāyā Kamā
Naqqayta
Ath-Thawba Al-'Abyađa
Mina Ad-Danasi
Wa 'Abdilhu Dārāan Khayrāan
Min Dārihi
Wa 'Ahlāan Khayrāan Min 'Ahlihi
Wa Zawjāan Khayrāan Min
Zawjihi
Wa 'Adkhilhu
Al-Jannata
Wa 'A`idh/hu
Min `Adhābi
Al-Qabri
Wa `Adhābi
An-Nāri.
‘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
whom amongst us You keep alive
then let such a life be upon Islam
and whom amongst us You take
unto Yourself
then let such a death be upon faith. O Allah
do
not deprive us of his reward and do not let us stray after him.’
(149) Al-Lahumma Aghfir Liĥayyinā Wa
Mayyitinā
Wa Shāhidinā Wa Ghā'ibinā
Wa Şaghīrinā Wa Kabīrinā
Wa Dhakarinā Wa 'Unthānā.
Al-Lahumma Man 'Aĥyaytahu
Minnā Fa'aĥyihi
`Alá Al-'Islāmi
Wa Man Tawaffaytahu
Minnā Fatawaffahu
`Alá Al-'Īmāni
Al-Lahumma Lā Taĥrimnā
'Ajrahu
Wa Lā Tuđillanā Ba`dahu.
‘O Allah
so-and-so is under
Your care and protection so protect him from the trial of the grave and
torment of the Fire. Indeed You are faithful and truthful. Forgive and
have mercy upon him
surely You are The Oft-Forgiving
The
Most-Merciful.’
(150) Al-Lahumma 'Inna
hir/her name Bna father name
Fī Dhimmatika
Wa Ĥabli
Jiwārika
Faqihi
Min Fitnati
Al-Qabri
Wa `Adhābi
An-Nāri
Wa 'Anta 'Ahlu
Al-Wafā'i Wa
Al-Ĥaqqi
Fāghfir Lahu
Wa Arĥamhu
'Innaka 'Anta
Al-Ghafūru
Ar-Raĥīmu.
‘O Allah
Your servant and the
son of Your maidservant is in need of Your mercy and You are without
need of his punishment. If he was righteous then increase his reward and
if he was wicked then look over his sins.’
(151) Al-Lahumma `Abduka
Wa Abnu
'Amatika
Aiĥtāja
'Ilá Raĥmatika
Wa 'Anta
Ghanīyun `An `Adhābihi
'In Kāna
Muĥsināan Fazid
Fī Ĥasanātih
Wa 'In Kāna
Musī'āan
Fatajāwaz `Anhu.
52. Supplication for
the advancement of reward during the funeral prayer
.52 الدعاء للفرط في الصلاة عليه
This supplication is made when the
deceased is a baby/child (i.e. one not having reached the age of
puberty).
(152)
After seeking forgiveness for the
deceased
one can say:
‘O Allah
make him a preceding
reward and a stored treasure for his parents
and an answered
intercessor. O Allah
through him
make heavy their scales and
magnify their reward. Unite him with the righteous believers
place him
under the care of Ibraheem
and protect him by Your mercy from
the torment of Hell.’
(152) Al-Lahumma Aj`alhu
Faraţāan Wa Dhukhrāan
Liwālidayhi
Wa Shafī`āan
Mujābāan
Al-Lahumma
Thaqqil Bihi
Mawāzīnahumā
Wa 'A`žim Bihi
'Ujūrahumā
Wa 'Alĥiqhu Bişāliĥi
Al-M'uminīna
Wa Aj`alhu
Fī Kafālati 'Ibrāhīma
Wa Qihi Biraĥmatika `Adhāba
Al-Jaĥīmi.
‘Verily to Allah
belongs what
He took and to Him belongs what He gave
and everything with Him has an
appointed time…and then he r
ordered for her to be patient and hope for Allah’s reward.’
The words (faltasbir waltahtasib)
are commands in the feminine 3rd person form
so they will
need to be changed in respect to whom is being addressed.
...and one can also say:
‘May Allah magnify your reward
make better your solace and forgive your deceased.’
This is the saying of some of the
scholars
not a hadeeth.
(154) 'Inna Lillāhi
Mā 'Akhadha
Wa Lahu Mā 'A`ţá
Wa Kullu Shay'in `Indahu
Bi'ajalin Musammaná...
Faltaşbir Wa Ltaĥtasib. 'A`žama
Allāhu
'Ajraka
Wa 'Aĥsana `Azā'aka
Wa Ghafara Limayyitika.
‘After the Prophet r
would bury the deceased he would stand by the grave and say: ‘Seek
forgiveness for your brother and pray that he remains firm
for he is
now being questioned’.’
‘Peace be upon you all
O inhabitants
of the graves
amongst the believers and the Muslims. Verily we will
Allah willing
be united with you
we ask Allah for
well-being for us and you.’
(157) As-Salāmu
`Alaykum 'Ahla
Ad-Diyāri
Mina Al-Mu'uminīna
Wa Al-Muslimīna
Wa 'Innā
'InShā'a
Allāhu
Bikum Lāĥiqūna
Nas'alu Allāha
Lanā Wa Lakumu Al-`Āfiyata.