O Allah, forgive those of us who are living and those of us who are dead, those of us who …

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Ibn Majah - Narrated by Ahmad

Authentic hadith

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

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Hadith text: O Allah, forgive those of us who are living and those o…

عن أَبي هريرة وأبي قتادة وَأبي إبراهيم الأشهلي عن أبيه -وأبوه صَحَابيٌّ- رضي الله عنهم عن النبيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه صلى على جِنَازَةٍ، فقال: «اللهم اغفر لِحَيِّنَا ومَيِّتِنَا، وصغيرنا وكبيرنا، وذَكرنا وأُنثانا، وشَاهِدِنَا وغَائِبِنَا، اللهم مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَأَحْيِهِ على الإسلامِ، ومَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفِّهِ على الإيمانِ، اللهم لا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ، ولا تَفْتِنَّا بَعْدَهُ».

Explanation of the hadith: O Allah, forgive those of us who are living and those o…

Whenever the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer over a deceased person, he would say what means: "O Allah, forgive all of the Muslims, the living and the dead, the young and the old, the males and the females, the present and the absent. O Allah, whoever of us You give life, let him live while holding firmly to the teachings of Islam, and whoever of us You take his soul in death, let him die in a state of faith. O Allah, do not deprive us of the reward of bearing the calamity of his death, and do not let us go astray after his death."

Categories : Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship · Funerals · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Method of Praying over the Dead

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Wed 16 Jumada al-Awwal
الأربعاء 16 جمادى الأولى
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حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل Allah is sufficient for us, the best guardian

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ