Table of Contents

• Duas for the Deceased (Male)
• Offering condolences (Taziyah)
• Duas of condolences
• Useful Supplications from the Sunnah
• What to say during Salat al-Janazah
• What to say when entering graveyards
• What to say while throwing dirt
• What you can do for a deceased loved one
• General benefit for the deceased
• Gifting deeds for the deceased

Duas for the Deceased (Male)

One of the best actions Muslims can do for the deceased is for them to make dua for their forgiveness and salvation. Make the following duas in Arabic, English or any other language you're comfortable with through which you can connect with the words in meaning and depth.

For details on navigating loss of a loved one in your life, please read this article: We Belong to Allah or watch this video: We Belong to Allah: Navigating Loss and Sustaining Connection

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ، وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ، وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ، وَوَسِّعْ مَدْخَلَهُ، وَاغْسِلْهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ، وَنَقِّهِ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ۔

O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him, grant him well-being and pardon him. Honor his place of stay and widen his entrance. Wash him with water, snow, and ice, and purify him from sins just as a white garment is cleansed from impurity.

وَأَبْدِلْهُ دَارًا خَيْرًا مِن دَارِهِ، وَأَهْلًا خَيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ، وَزَوْجًا خَيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ، وَأَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَأَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ۔

Replace his home with a better one, his family with a better one, his spouse with a better one, and admit him to Paradise. Protect him from the torment of the grave and the Fire.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ حَبِيْبَنَا فِي ذِمَّتِكَ، وَحَبْلِ جَوَارِكَ، فَقِهِ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْقَبْرِ وَعَذَابِ النَّارِ، وَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْوَفَاءِ وَالْحَقِّ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ۔

O Allah, our beloved is in Your care and under Your protection. Save him from the trial of the grave and the torment of the Fire. You are the embodiment of loyalty and truth. O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him; indeed, You are the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

اللَّهُمَّ يَا بَاسِطَ الْيَدَيْنِ بِالْعَطَايَا، يَا قَرِيبُ يَا مُجِيبُ دَعْوَةِ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَاكَ، يَا حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ يَا رَبُّ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ، يَا بَدِيعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، يَا أَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ
أَعْطِ المَتَوَفِّى مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا أَعْطَيْتَ بِهِ نَبِيَّكَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ۔

O Allah, the Bestower of bounties, the One with outstretched hands in giving, the Close, the Responsive to the supplication when invoked. O Compassionate, O Bestower, O Lord, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Originator of the heavens and the earth, O Unique, O Eternal, grant the deceased the best of what You have given to Your Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، كَانَ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ، إِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِنًا فَزِدْ فِي إِحْسَانِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسِيئًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلَا تُفْتِنَا بَعْدَهُ۔

O Allah, he is Your servant, the son of Your servant, the son of Your maidservant. He bore witness that there is no god but You alone, with no partner, and that Muhammad is Your servant and messenger. You are the most knowledgeable about him. If he did good, increase him in goodness, and if he did wrong, forgive his sins. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not put us to trial after him.

اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْهُ بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ، وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ، وَاغْفِرْ خَطِيئَتَهُ، وَثْقِلْ مَوَازِينَهُ۔

O Allah, make him steadfast with a firm statement, raise his rank, forgive his sins, and make his scales heavy.

اللَّهُمَّ احْمِهِ تَحْتَ الْأَرْضِ، وَاسْتُرْهُ يَوْمَ الْعَرْضِ، وَلَا تُخْزِهِ يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ، يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ۔

O Allah, protect him under the earth, cover him on the Day of Attendance. Do not disgrace him on the Day they are resurrected, a day when neither wealth nor sons will avail, except one who comes to Allah with a sound heart.

اللَّهُمَّ امْلَأْ قَبْرَهُ بِالرِّضَى وَالنُّورِ، وَالْفَسْحَةِ وَالسُّرُورِ۔

O Allah, fill his grave with contentment, light, spaciousness, and joy.

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ فِي بَطْنِ الْقَبْرِ مُطْمَئِنًا وَعِنْدَ قِيَامِ الْأَشْهَادِ أَمِنًا وَبِجُودِ رِضْوَانِكَ وَاثِقًا وَإِلَيْ أَعْلَى دَرَجَاتِكَ سَابِقًا۔

O Allah, make him rest peacefully within the grave, secure at the time of witnessing, with the abundance of Your satisfaction. Grant him confidence and elevate him to the highest ranks.

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ فِي بَطْنِ الْقَبْرِ مُطْمَئِنًا وَعِنْدَ قِيَامِ الْأَشْهَادِ أَمِنًا وَبِجُودِ رِضْوَانِكَ وَاثِقًا وَإِلَيْ أَعْلَى دَرَجَاتِكَ سَابِقًا۔

O Allah, place him in the depth of the grave in tranquility and security when the witnesses stand, in confidence, with the abundance of Your contentment, and raise him to the highest ranks.

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ نُورًا حَتَّى تُبْعِثَهُ آمِنًا مُطْمَئِنًا فِي نُورٍ مِنْ نُورِكَ۔

O Allah, make on his right a nur until You resurrect him safely and peacefully in a light from Your light.

اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ وَاغْفِرْ لَهُ وَآنِسْ وَحْشَتَهُ وَوَسِّعْ قَبْرَهُ۔

O Allah, have mercy on him, forgive him, console his loneliness, and widen his grave.

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ قَبْرَهُ رَوْضَةً مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَلَا تَجْعَلْهُ حَفْرَةً مِنْ حُفَرِ النَّارِ۔

O Allah, make his grave a garden from the gardens of Paradise, and do not make it a pit from the pits of Hell.

اللَّهُمَّ بَيِّضْ وَجْهَهُ يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ، اللَّهُمَّ يَمِّنْ كِتَابَهُ۔

O Allah, brighten his face on the day when faces will turn bright and other faces will be darkened. O Allah, place his book in the right hand.

اللَّهُمَّ أَظِلَّهُ تَحْتَ عَرْشِكَ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّكَ وَلَا بَاقِي إِلَّا وَجْهُكَ۔

O Allah, shade him under Your Throne on the day when there is no shade but Your shade, and nothing remains except for Your Essence.

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ نَبِيِّنَا وَحَبِيبِنَا مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ يَشْفَعُ لَهُ عِنْدَكَ، وَأَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ بِجُودِكَ وَإِحْسَانِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ۔

O Allah, make our Prophet and beloved Muhammad ﷺ intercede for him in Your presence, and admit him to Paradise with Your generosity and kindness, O Generous One.

اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِهِ مِنْ حَوْضِ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ شَرْبَةً هَنِيئَةً مَرِيئَةً لَا يَظْمَأُ بَعْدَهَا أَبَدًا۔

O Allah, let him drink from the Basin (hawd) of Your Prophet Muhammad ﷺ a refreshing and satisfying drink, after which he will never be thirsty.

اللَّهُمَّ انْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ نَظَرَةَ رِضًا فَإِنَّ مَنْ تَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ نَظَرَةَ رِضَا لَا تُعَذِّبُهُ أَبَدًا۔

O Allah, look at him with a gaze of approval, for whoever You look upon with approval will never be punished.

اللَّهُمَّ اكْتُبْهُ عِنْدَكَ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالْأَخْيَارِ وَالْأَبْرَارِ۔

O Allah, record him among the righteous, the truthful, the martyrs, the virtuous, and the pious in Your sight.

اللَّهُمَّ أَسْكِنْهُ فِي سَبِيلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَاغْفِرْ لَهُ يَا رَحْمَنُ وَارْحَمْ يَا رَحِيمُ وَتَجَاوَزْ عَمَّا تَعْلَمُ يَا عَلِيمُ۔

O Allah, make him reside in the path of Paradise, forgive him, O Most Merciful and Compassionate, and overlook what You know, O All-Knowing.

رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ۔

Lord, forgive and have mercy, for You are the best of the merciful.

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ، وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ، وَأَلِفْ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ، وَاجْعَلْ قُلُوبَهُمْ عَلَى قُلُوبِ خِيَارِهِمْ۔

O Allah, forgive the believing men and the believing women, the Muslim men and the Muslim women. Bring their hearts together and make their hearts firm upon the hearts of the best among them.

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا وَذَكِّرْنَا وَأَنثِيِّنَا۔

O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our males and our females.

اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَأَحْيِهِ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّهُ عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ۔

O Allah, whoever among us You keep alive, let him live in Islam, and whoever among us You cause to die, let him die in faith.

اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرَمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلَا تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ۔

O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not lead us astray after him.

وَصَلَّى اللهُ وَسَلَّمَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَى عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ۔

May Allah's peace, blessings, and mercy be upon Your servant and Messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his companions, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

Offering condolences (Taziyah)

• Visiting the loved ones is from the Sunnah
• Visit length relative to the need
• Express duas and offer help
• Take on responsibilities on behalf of the family

Duas of condolences

• «إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى وَكُلٌّ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ» (البخاري ١٢٨٤ متفق عليه)

Whatever Allah takes is for Him and whatever He gives, is for Him, and everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world) and so she should be patient and hope for Allah's reward."

• (أَعْظَمَ اللهُ أَجْرَكَ، وَأَحْسَنَ عَزَاءَكَ، وَغَفَرَ لِمَيِّتِكَ)

May Allah magnify your reward, beautify your consolation, and forgive your deceased.

• ﴿وَالْعَصْرِ ۝ إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ ۝ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ ۝﴾ (سُورَةُ العَصْر ١٠٣:١)

103:1 By time, 2 Indeed, mankind is in loss, 3 Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.

Useful Supplications from the Sunnah

What to say during Salat al-Janazah

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ، وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ، وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُ، وَاغْسِلْهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ، وَنَقِّهِ مِنْ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا نَقَّيْتَ الثَّوْبَ الْأَبْيَضَ مِنْ الدَّنَسِ، وَأَبْدِلْهُ دَارًا خَيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهِ، وَأَهْلًا خَيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ، وَزَوْجًا خَيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ، وَأَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَقِهِ فِتْنَةَ الْقَبْرِ وَعَذَابَ النَّارِ.

O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him, grant him well-being and pardon him. Honor his place of stay and widen his entrance. Wash him with water, snow, and ice, and purify him from sins just as a white garment is cleansed from impurity. Replace his home with a better one, his family with a better one, his spouse with a better one, and admit him to Paradise. Protect him from the torment of the grave and the Fire.

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا، وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا، وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا، وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا، اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا، فَأَحْيِهِ عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ، وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا، فَتَوَفَّهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ، وَلَا تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ.

O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O Allah, whoever among us You keep alive, let him live in Islam, and whoever among us You cause to die, let him die in faith. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not lead us astray after him.

What to say when entering graveyards

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَلَاحِقُونَ، أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ.

Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of the dwellings from among the believers and the Muslims. Indeed, we, if Allah wills, will soon be joining you. I ask Allah for well-being for us and for you.

واَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ اَلْقُبُورِ، يَغْفِرُ اَللَّهُ لَنَا وَلَكُمْ، أَنْتُمْ سَلَفُنَا وَنَحْنُ بِالْأَثَرِ.

Peace be upon you, O people of the graves. May Allah forgive us and you. You have preceded us, and we are soon following after you.

What to say while throwing dirt

بِسْمِ اللهِ وَفِي سَبيلِ الله، وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ

In the name of Allah, and for the sake of Allah, and upon the religion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

What you can do for a deceased loved one

General benefit for the deceased

All of the following are recommendation from the Prophet ﷺ:

1. Making a lot of dua.
2. Making istighfar for them.
3. Fulfilling their oaths and promises.
4. Paying off their debts.
5. Following their advice.
6. Giving charity on their behalf from their money.

Gifting deeds for the deceased

All of the following are recommendation from the Prophet ﷺ. These have condition that your niyyah before or after the act is to dedicate the act to the deceased without expecting any reward from Allah:

7. Gifting charity on their behalf from your money.
8. Performing an udhiyah (sacrifice) on their behalf and feeding people.
9. Creating a means of sadaqah jariah from the money.
10. Create a waqf on their behalf like a well.
11. Fasting on their behalf when they had fasts left over.
12. Performing Umrah on their behalf.
13. Performing Hajj on their behalf.