Dua in Janaazah Salaah – 5

After the third takbeer in janaazah salaah, one should recite the following dua:

اللَّهُمَّ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ كَانَ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِناً فَزِدْ فِي إِحْسَانِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسِيئاً، فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِ اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلاَ تَفْتِنَّا بَعْدَهُ

O Allah, (This is) Your slave, the son of Your slave and the son of Your slave girl. He testified that there is none worthy of worship except You and that Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) is Your slave and Your messenger, and You are most knowledgeable regarding him. O Allah, if he was a good person (during his life), then increase his goodness (by increasing the reward of his good deeds), and if he was a sinful person (during his life), then overlook his sins and forgive him. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward (i.e. do not deprive us the reward which we will receive through exercising patience upon his demise by us saying anything against the dictates of shariah or not exercising patience), and do not put us into trials after him (i.e. after his demise, keep us firm on shariah and save us from falling into trials and tribulations).

عن سعيد بن أبي سعيد المقبري، عن أبيه؛ أنه سأل أبا هريرة، كيف يصلى على الجنازة فقال أبو هريرة: أنا لعمر الله أخبرك. أتبعها من أهلها. فإذا وضعت كبرت. وحمدت الله. وصليت على نبيه. ثم أقول: اللهم عبدك، وابن عبدك، وابن أمتك. كان يشهد أن لا إله إلا أنت. وأن محمدا عبدك ورسولك. وأنت أعلم به. اللهم إن كان محسنا، فزد في إحسانه. وإن كان مسيئا، فتجاوز عن سيئاته. اللهم لا تحرمنا أجره ولا تفتنا بعده. (الموطأ للإمام مالك، الرقم: 775)

It is reported that Hazrat Abu Sa’eed Maqburi (rahimahullah) once asked Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), “How should one perform the janaazah salaah?” Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) replied, “By the qasm of Allah who is Eternal, I will most definitely inform you. I follow the janaazah of the deceased from the home (of the deceased), then when the janaazah is placed down (for the salaah to be performed), I say the takbeer (to commence the salaah). I then praise Allah Ta’ala (after the first takbeer), recite durood upon Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) (after the second takbeer), and I then recite the following dua (after the third takbeer):

اللَّهُمَّ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ كَانَ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِناً فَزِدْ فِي إِحْسَانِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسِيئاً، فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِ اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلاَ تَفْتِنَّا بَعْدَهُ