21/77. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1984 — Funeral Prayer Supplication
Supplication
Funeral Prayer Supplication for Mercy and Paradise
Sunan an-Nasai : 1984
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1984
أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ الْكَلاَعِيِّ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَوْفَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَسَمِعْتُ فِي دُعَائِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُ وَاغْسِلْهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ وَنَقِّهِ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا نَقَّيْتَ الثَّوْبَ الأَبْيَضَ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ وَأَبْدِلْهُ دَارًا خَيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهِ وَأَهْلاً خَيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَزَوْجًا خَيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ وَأَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَنَجِّهِ مِنَ النَّارِ - أَوْ قَالَ - وَأَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ " .
Jubair bin Nufair Al-Hadrami Narrated from:
I heard 'Awf bin Malik say: I heard the Messenger of Allah offering the funeral prayer for one who had died, and I heard him say in his supplication: Allahummaghfir lahu warhamhu wa 'afihi, wa a'fu 'anhu, wa akrim nuzulahu wa wassi' mudkhalahu waghsilhu bil-ma wath-thalji wal-barad, wa naqqihi min al-khataya kama naqqaita-thawb al-abyad min ad-danas. Wa abdilhu daran khairan min darihi, wa ahlan khayran min ahlihi, wa zawjan khayran min zawjihi. Wa adkhilahul-jannah wa najjihi min an-nar" (O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him, keep him safe and sound and forgive him, 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 you cleanse a white garment of dirt. O Allah, give him a house better than his house and a family better than his family and a wife better than his wife, and admit him to Paradise and save him from Hellfire)." Or he said: "Wa a'idhhu min 'adhab al-qabr (And protect him from the torment of the grave.)"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1984In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 167English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1986
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1984
This Hadith records a funeral prayer supplication heard by Awf bin Malik. The Prophet prayed for the deceased with words asking Allah to forgive him, have mercy on him, keep him safe, pardon him, honor his arrival, and make his entrance wide. He also asked Allah to wash him with water, snow, and hail, and to cleanse him from sins as a white garment is cleaned from dirt. The dua then asks for a better house, family, and wife, and for entry into Paradise and rescue from Hellfire. The narration also mentions wording about protection from the torment of the grave. It is a clear hadith about Janazah dua and mercy for the deceased.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet made detailed dua during funeral prayer.
- The dua asks Allah for forgiveness, mercy, and safety.
- The deceased is prayed for with words of cleansing from sins.
- The supplication asks for Paradise and rescue from the Fire.
