Duas for the deceased, funerals, and visiting graves
Duas for the deceased and at funerals: instruction for the dying, words at a loss, the funeral prayer (janazah), condolence, placing in the grave, and visiting the cemetery.
Death is a teacher. The Prophet ﷺ taught us how to instruct the dying, how to bury, and how to visit graves — turning grief into service.
The chapters gathered here cover: the instruction for the dying (talqin), the dua for one afflicted by calamity, closing the eyes of the deceased, the funeral prayer (janazah), the dua for a deceased child, condolence (taziyah), placing the deceased in the grave, after burial, and visiting the graves.
Each element comes with the Arabic text, translation, and source (al-Bukhari, Muslim, an-Nasa'i and others).
Five supplications on this theme are set down in the Quran. The istirja (2:156) is said at a loss; Yusuf (peace be upon him) asks to have his soul taken as a Muslim and to be joined with the righteous (12:101); 3:193 and 7:126 ask for the soul to be taken among the devout; 40:7–9 is the supplication of the angels for the believers. This is the text of the Book, not a report transmitted through hadith.
Chapters in this category
- 54.Instruction (talqīn) for the one nearing death1 dua
- 55.Supplication for one afflicted by a calamity1 dua
- 56.Supplication when closing the eyes of the deceased1 dua
- 57.Supplications for the deceased at the funeral prayer4 dua
- 58.Supplication for a deceased child during the funeral prayer3 dua
- 59.Condolence (ta‘ziya)2 dua
- 60.Placing the deceased in the grave1 dua
- 61.Supplication after burying the deceased1 dua
- 62.Supplication when visiting the graves1 dua
Supplications from the Quran
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