Mushna Dua Library

Funeral Prayer Dua

Funeral Prayer Dua

Hadith/Dhikr
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ، وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ، وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ، وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُ...

Transliteration

Allāhumma-ghfir lahu warḥamhu, wa ʿāfihi waʿfu ʿanhu, wa akrim nuzulah, wa wassiʿ mudkhalah...

Translation

O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, pardon him and grant him well-being, honour his reception, widen his entrance...

Understand the dua

Background & benefit

Background

Recited in the funeral prayer for the deceased.

Benefit

A comprehensive prayer for forgiveness, mercy, honour, cleansing, and a better abode for the deceased.

When to recite

janazah, funeral

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith/Dhikr

Reference: Sahih Muslim 963

Authenticity: Sahih

This janazah supplication has wording variants for gender and number. Readers should use the wording that correctly matches the deceased person while preserving the meaning of the reported dua.

Categories

Life situation

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