Death & Funeral Duas
At calamity, visiting graves and praying for the deceased.
11 duasArabic + transliteration + meaning
1Dua for the DeceasedFor: Praying for forgiveness and mercy for one who has diedSahihSahih Muslim2Dua When Visiting GravesFor: Greeting the people of the graves and remembering the HereafterSahihSahih Muslim3Dua at Calamity (Inna Lillahi…)For: When struck by death, loss or any afflictionSahihSahih Muslim4Dua of CondolenceFor: Comforting the bereaved with the Prophet’s wordsSahihSahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim5Dua for the Pangs of DeathFor: The Prophet’s own plea in his final illnessHasanSunan al-Tirmidhi6Prompting the Dying (Laqqinu Mawtakum)For: What to recite beside one near deathSahihSahih Muslim7Lowering into the Grave (Bismillah wa Ala Millah)For: Words said placing the deceased in the graveHasanSunan Abu Dawud, Sunan al-Tirmidhi and Sunan Ibn Majah8Janaza Dua (Allahummaghfir Li-hayyina)For: The comprehensive funeral supplication for all MuslimsHasanSunan Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi and Ibn MajahHisn #1009Janaza Dua (Abduka — for the Deceased Alone)For: Singular supplication over one deceased soulHasanAl-Muwatta (Malik) and Musnad AhmadHisn #10110Dua When Closing the Eyes of the DeceasedFor: Forgiveness, raised rank and light in the grave at closingSahihSahih MuslimHisn #9911Dua After Burial (Steadfastness)For: Asking firmness for the buried at questioningHasanSunan Abu DawudHisn #103
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Which death & funeral duas are included?
Dua for the Deceased; Dua When Visiting Graves; Dua at Calamity (Inna Lillahi…); Dua of Condolence; Dua for the Pangs of Death; Prompting the Dying (Laqqinu Mawtakum); Lowering into the Grave (Bismillah wa Ala Millah); Janaza Dua (Allahummaghfir Li-hayyina); Janaza Dua (Abduka — for the Deceased Alone); Dua When Closing the Eyes of the Deceased; Dua After Burial (Steadfastness). Open any dua for Arabic text, transliteration, meaning, narrator, grade and source.
Are these death & funeral duas authentic?
Every dua names its source (Quran passage or hadith collection) without invented numbers, plus narrator where known and a Sahih/Hasan/Daif or Quranic grade. Learn wording from a teacher; consult scholars for rulings.
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