Funeral prayer: forgive our living and our dead
O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our men and our women. O Allah, whoever of us You keep alive, keep him alive upon Islam, and whoever of us You take, take him upon faith. O Allah, do not deprive us of the reward for him, and do not let us go astray after him.
The Prophet ﷺ said this in the funeral prayer. Follow any timing or count stated in the cited narration; otherwise it may be used as a general personal du'a.
The Arabic and meaning are paired with Sunan Abi Dawud 3201 (sahih), Jami at-Tirmidhi 1024 (sahih), Sunan Ibn Majah 1498 (hasan). No special promise or count is added without a cited basis.
Arabic audio from Hisn al-Muslim, trimmed to this dua
Allahumma-ghfir li-hayyina wa mayyitina, wa shahidina wa gha'ibina, wa saghirina wa kabirina, wa dhakarina wa unthana. Allahumma man ahyaytahu minna fa-ahyihi 'ala-l-islam, wa man tawaffaytahu minna fa-tawaffahu 'ala-l-iman. Allahumma la tahrimna ajrah, wa la tudillana ba'dah
O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our men and our women. O Allah, whoever of us You keep alive, keep him alive upon Islam, and whoever of us You take, take him upon faith. O Allah, do not deprive us of the reward for him, and do not let us go astray after him.
The Prophet ﷺ said this in the funeral prayer.
What does Funeral prayer: forgive our living and our dead mean?
O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our men and our women. O Allah, whoever of us You keep alive, keep him alive upon Islam, and whoever of us You take, take him upon faith. O Allah, do not deprive us of the reward for him, and do not let us go astray after him.
When should I recite Funeral prayer: forgive our living and our dead?
The Prophet ﷺ said this in the funeral prayer. Follow any timing or count stated in the cited narration; otherwise it may be used as a general personal du'a.
What is the source for Funeral prayer: forgive our living and our dead?
Sunan Abi Dawud 3201 (sahih), Jami at-Tirmidhi 1024 (sahih), Sunan Ibn Majah 1498 (hasan).