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
Source
Emotion
Benefit
Life situation
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