Duah for the Deceased
In the name of Allah, the Most Affectionate, the Merciful.
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the universe.
May peace and blessings of Allah be bestowed upon the most honoured of Messengers, our Master Muhammad (S.A.W) and upon his family and all his companions.
O Allah, our Lord accept our duahs from us for verily thou art the Hearer, the Knower. And accept our repentance, for verily thou art the Acceptor of repentance, the Merciful. Forgive our sins and the sins of our parents, our elders and all the believers.
O Allah, grant us with each word of the Qur'an being recited by us sweetness and with each part of the Qur'an being recited a reward.
O Allah, lighten and brighten up our hearts with the Qur'an and beautify our character therewith.
O Allah, save us from the fire (through) the Qur'an and let us enter Paradise through (the greatness) of the Qur'an. With Thine Mercy, O Most Mercifully of those who show mercy.
We read this duah upon the souls of those on whose account and memory this duah is being read. And we have recited the Holy Qur'an on their behalf. And on behalf of them who thou have best knowledge of and on behalf of (name of person). And on behalf of the souls of those whom we need not mention.
O Lord of the Universe. O Allah, forgive them and have mercy on them and let them dwell in paradise. And erase and blot out their sins and cause them to be resurrected with the Prophets, the Truthful ones, the Martyrs and the Pious.
O Allah, if they were doers of good, increase them in their good. And if they were sinners, erase their sins and cause them to meet up with peace and safety, O Lord of the Universe.
O Allah, do not deprive them of their reward and do not cause us further trials and tribulations after them. And forgive us and forgive them as well as all the Muslims.
O Allah, make their graves to become a garden from amongst the gardens of Paradise, and do not make their graves to become a pit from amongst the pits of the fire.
O Most Merciful of those who show mercy.
Now to the souls of the inmates of the Mu-allaa (Makkah's graveyard) and the inmates of Madinah's graveyard. And to the souls of all those Muslim men and women who have died as well as the believing men and women.
With Thy mercy, O Most merciful of those who show mercy. O Allah, let the Qur'an be our friend in this world and our companion in the grave. And let the Qur'an be to us on the day of judgement our intercessor and on the bridge over the fire of hell our guiding light.
O Allah, let the Qur'an be our associate in paradise and let the Qur'an be to us a cover and concealment from the fire of hell and in all goodness, let the Qur'an be our guide and leader. And may the peace and blessings and the mercy of Allah be bestowed upon our Master Muhammad (S.A.W) and upon his family and all his companions.
All praise to due to Allah, Lord of the Universe.
(Now recite Surah Faatihah).
Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet (S.A.W); O Ye who believe, send ye blessings on him and salute him with all respect.
This will be their cry therein; "Glory to Thee, O Allah! and peace will be their greeting therein, and the close of their cry will be - Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds.
Bismillaa hir Rahmaanir Raheem
Alhamdu lillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen.
Wassalaatu wassalaamu 'alaa ashrafil mursaleen.
Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa 'alaa aalihee wa sahbihee ajma 'een.
Allaahumma Rabbanaa taqabbal minnaa, innaka antas-samee-ul 'aleem. Wa toob 'alaynaa innaka antat-taw waabur-Raheem.
Waghfir-lanaa zhunoobanaa wa zhunooba; Waalideenaa wa mashaa ikhinaa, wa jamee 'il mu'mineena ajma 'een.
Allaahummar zuqnaa bikulli harfin minal Qur'aani halaawat.
Wa bikulli juz-in minal Qur'aani jazaa-ah.
Allaahumma nawwir quloobanaa bil eemaan. Wa zayyin akhlaa qanaa bil Qur'aan.
wa nujjinaa minan naari bil Qur'aani wa adkhilnaa fil jannati bil Qur'aan. Birahmatika yaa arhamar raahimeen.
Thumma ilaa arwaahi man qara'naa haahunaa bi-saba-bihim.
Wa talawnal Qur'aanal 'adheema li-ajlihim.
Wa jihatihim man anta a'lamu bihim.
Wa bi asmaa-ihim (mentiom name of deceased) wa ghaneeyun 'annaa ithaa sammaynaahum, yaa rabbal 'aalameen.
Allaahum-maghfirlahum warhamhum, wa sakkin-hum fil jannah (3 times).
Wa tajaa-waz 'an sayyi-aatihim wah-shurhum ma 'an-nabee-yeena, was siddeeqeena, wash shuhadaa'i was-saaliheen.
Allahumma in kaanoo muhsineena fazid fee ihsaanihim,
Wa in kaanoo musee-eena fata-jaawaz 'anhum.
Wa laqqihimul-amna birahmatika yaa arhamar-raahimeen.
Allaahumma laa tahrimnaa ajrahum, walaa taftin-naa ba'dahum waghfirlanaa walahum, wa-lil muslimeena ajma'een.
Allahum-maj'al qabrahum rawdhatam-mir-riyaadhil Jannah (3 times)
Walaa taj'al qabrahum hufratam min hufrin-neeraan. Yaa arhamar raahimeen.
Thumma ilaa arwaahi ahlil-ma'laa wal baqee. Wa amwaatil muslimeena wal muslimaati, wal mu'mineena wal mu'minaati al ahyaa-i minhum wal amwaati. Bi-rahmatika yaa arhamar raahimeen. Allaahum-maj 'alil Qur'aana lanaa fid-dunyaa qareenaa. Wa fil-qabri moonisaa wa fil qiyaamati, shafee'aa, wa-'alas siraati nooraa, wa minal jannati rafeeqaa. Wa minan-naari sirran wa hijaabaa, wa ilal khayraati kullihaa daleelan wa imaamaa.
Wa sallal-laahu 'alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin
Wa 'alaa aalihee was sahbihee ajma-een.
Walhumdu lillaahi rabbil-'aalameen.
(Now recite Surah Faatihah)
Innal-laaha wamalaa-ika-tahoo yusalloona 'alan nabeey, Yaa-ayyuhal lazheena aamanoo salloo 'alayhi wa sallimoo tasleemaa
Da'waahum feehaa subhaanakal-laahumma wa taheeya-tuhum feehaa salaam. Wa aakhiru da'waahum anil hamdu-lillaahi Rabbil Aalameen.
*zh - say the z sound with the tip of your tongue by your top front teeth.
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