Hadith 1985

Supplication

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Darussalam · Volume 3

21. The Book OfFunerals

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الحديث: 1983 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 73

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Al-Albani source references (2)

صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1983 · Volume 5 · Page 127
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صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٥٠٠)
صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1874 · Volume 2 · Page 427
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(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٥٠٠: م.

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1985. It was narrated that 'Awf bin Mâlik said: "I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ offer the funeral prayer and say: Allâhumma ighfir lahu warhamhu wa a'fu 'anhu wa 'âfhihi, wa akrim nuzulahu wa wassi' mudkhalahu waghsilhu bi-mâ' waththalin wa-barad, wa naqqihi min al-khaṭāyâ kamâ yunaqqa ath-thawb al-abyaḍ min ad-danas. Wa abdilhu dâran khairan min dârihi wa ahlân khayran min ahlhihi, wa zawjan khayran min zawjihi. Wa qîhi 'adhâb al-qabri wa 'adhâb an-nâr (O Allâh, forgive him and have mercy on him, forgive him and keep him safe and sound, honor the place where he settles and make his entrance wide; wash him with water and snow and hail, and cleanse him of his sin as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. Give him a house better than his house and a family better than his family and a wife better than his wife. Protect him from the torment of the grave and the torment of Hell-fire)."1 'Awf said: "I wished that I was that deceased person because of the supplication that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said for that deceased person."2 (Šâhîh)

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1983 - أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، عَنْ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ يَقُولُ: «اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ، وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ وَعَافِهِ، وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ، وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُ، وَاغْسِلْهُ بِمَاءٍ وَثَلْجٍ وَبَرَدٍ، وَنَقِّهِ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، وَأَبْدِلْهُ دَارًا خَيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهِ، وَأَهْلًا خَيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ، وَزَوْجًا خَيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ، وَقِهِ عَذَابَ الْقَبْرِ، وَعَذَابَ النَّارِ»، قَالَ عَوْفٌ: فَتَمَنَّيْتُ أَنْ لَوْ كُنْتُ الْمَيِّتَ لِدُعَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِذَلِكَ الْمَيِّتِ

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1. "I heard": the expression signifies that Allâh's Messenger ﷺ was conducting the funeral service aloud. Therefore, audible or loud recitation in the funeral service is permissible. Outwardly, it seems evident that the entire funeral service was conducted aloud. But it can also be stated that this Hadîth corroborates mere loud recitation of the supplication of prayer. 2. According to the majority of scholars, after the first Takbîr the Thana (the laudatory praise) and the Al-Fâtihah be said; after the second Takbîr, Allâh's blessings and peace should be invoked upon the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ; after the third Takbīr, prayers of supplication for the deceased; and after the fourth affirmation, the salutation would be pronounced.