21/77. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1986 — Dua for Living and Dead
Supplication
Janazah Dua for the Living and the Dead
Sunan an-Nasai : 1986
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1986
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ " اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا " .
It was narrated from Abu Ibrahim Al-Ansari, from his father, that: he heard the Prophet say, when offering the funeral prayer for one who had died: Allahummighfir lihayyina wa mayyitina wa shahidina wa gha'ibina wadhakarina wa unthana wa saghirina wa kabirina (O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those who are present among us and those who are absent, our males and our females, our young and our old).
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1986In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 169English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1988
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1986
This Hadith gives a short but wide-reaching dua from the funeral prayer. Abu Ibrahim Al-Ansari narrated from his father that he heard the Prophet say, while offering the funeral prayer for the dead, words asking Allah to forgive the living and the dead, those present and absent, males and females, young and old. The wording is simple, yet it includes many groups of Muslims in one prayer. For anyone searching for a hadith about Janazah dua, this report shows that funeral prayer can include supplication not only for the deceased in front of the people, but also for the wider Muslim community mentioned in the wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The funeral prayer includes asking Allah for forgiveness.
- The Prophet’s dua included the living and the dead.
- The supplication mentions those present and absent.
- The dua includes males, females, young people, and elders.
