Praying For Forgiveness For The Deceased By The Grave At The Time Of Departing (Burial)
Darussalam · Volume 3
BOOK 20. THE BOOKOF FUNERALSSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3221 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 215
Source no. 3221 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح الأحكام (١٥٦)
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3221. It was narrated from Hānī’, the freed slave of ‘Uthmān, that ‘Uthmān bin ‘Affān said: “When the Prophet ﷺ had finished burying a deceased person, he would stand over him, and say: ‘Pray for forgiveness for your brother, and ask that he be made steadfast, for he is being questioned now.’” (Hasan)
3221 - حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَحِيرٍ، عَنْ هَانِئٍ، مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ دَفْنِ الْمَيِّتِ وَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: «اسْتَغْفِرُوا لِأَخِيكُمْ، وَسَلُوا لَهُ بِالتَّثْبِيتِ، فَإِنَّهُ الْآنَ يُسْأَلُ»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «بَحِيرٌ ابْنُ رَيْسَانَ»
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Before retreating from the grave after burial, it is Sunnah to supplicate to Allāh to forgive the deceased person and make him steadfast.