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Fatwa #1154130 April 2004United States of America

What should be recited when visiting our loved one’s grave?

Question

Please provide the transliteration and the translation of any Du?aas.

Answer

There are many duas which can be read when visiting the grave.%0D%0A%0D%0A1) Assalaamualaikum yaa ahlalquboori yagrefullahu lana wa lakum antum salafuna wa nahnu bil asari. (Sunan Tirmizi)%0D%0ATrans.: Peace be upon you O people of the graveyard May Allah forgive us and you. You were the people before us and we are after%2Fbehind you.%0D%0A%0D%0A2) Assalaamu alaa ahladeyaari minalmumineena walmuslimena yarhamuallahu almustaqdemeena menna walmustakereena wa inna inshallah bekum laaheqoon. (Sunan Nasai)%0D%0ATrans.: Peace be upon O you of the believers and Muslims dwelling in these abodes. Allah have mercy for those who left before us and for the one's who come later. Behold, If Allah wills, we shall meet you.%0D%0A%0D%0A3) Assalaamualaikum ahladeyaari minalmumineena walmuslimeena wa inna inshallahu bekum laaheqoon nasalullaha lana wa lakumulaafiya. (Sunan Ibn Maja)%0D%0APeace be upon you, O you believers and Muslims dwelling in these abodes. Behold, If Allah wills, we shall meet you. We ask beseech of Allah's safety for us and for you.%0D%0A%0D%0AYou should also read the Quran at the graveside. Stand facing the grave and recite as much of the Quran as possible and make dua for the forgiveness of the departed. A few ways of praying for the dead, as related in the Ahadith are:%0D%0A%0D%0A1) Recite Surat Ikhlaas 11 times. it is related in a Hadith that whoever visits the Qabrastaan and recites Surat Ikhlaas 11 times and then prayed for the dead, will be rewarded as many fold as the number of dead in the Qabrastaan.%0D%0A%0D%0A2) It has been reported in a hadith that whoever visits the Qabrastaan and recites:%0D%0A? Surat Fatiha %0D%0A? Surat Ikhlaas %0D%0A? Surat Takaasur%0D%0Aand then prays for the dead, the people of the grave will also ask Allah for such a person's forgiveness.%0D%0A%0D%0A3) Recite Surat Yaseen. In a hadith it is reported that if a person recites Surat Yaseen in the Kabrastaan, the punishment of the dead will be eased, an the reciter will be rewarded just as much as the dead. %0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMufti Ebrahim Desai
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