Riyad as-Salihin

إذا حضرتم المريض، أو الميت، فقولوا خيرا، فإن الملائكة يؤمنون علي ما تقولون،…

Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her):

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When you visit a sick or a dying person, you should utter good words because the angels say…

وعنها قالت: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول:ما من عبد تصيبه…

Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, “When a person suffers from a calamity and utters: 'Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un. Allahumma…

أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إذا مات ولد العبد، قال…

Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When a man's child dies, Allah, the Exalted, asks His angels, 'Have you taken out the life of…

أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: يقول الله تعالى: ما لعبدي…

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Allah, the Exalted, says: 'I have no reward except Jannah for a believing slave of Mine who shows…

وعن أسامة بن زيد رضي الله عنهما قال: أرسلت إحدي بنات النبي صلى…

Usamah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

A daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ) sent a message to him that her son was at his last breath, and requested him to come…

وأشار إلا لسانه

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited Sa'd bin 'Ubadah during his illness. He was accompanied by 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf, Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas and…

هذه رحمة جعلها الله تعالي في قلوب عباده الرحماء

Usamah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

A grandson (child of the daughter) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was presented to him while the child was at his last breath.…

أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم دخل علي ابنه إبراهيم رضي الله…

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to his son Ibrahim (May Allah be pleased with him) when he was breathing his last. The eyes…

من غسل ميتاً فكتم عليه، غفر الله له أربعين مرة

Abu Rafi` Aslam (May Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “He who washes a dead body and conceals what he notices of physical defects, he will be forgiven…

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من شهد الجنازة حتي يصلى عليها،…

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Whoever follows the funeral procession and offers the funeral prayer for it, will get a reward equal to…

أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: من اتبع جنازة مسلم إيماناً…

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Whosoever attends the funeral of a Muslim believing and hoping for the reward from Allah and remains with…

((متفق عليه))

Umm Atiyyah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

We (womenfolk) were prohibited from accompanying a funeral procession, but we were not compelled (not to do so)..

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ما من ميت يصلي عليه أمة…

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “If a group of Muslims numbering a hundred perform funeral prayer over a dead person, and all of…

ما من رجل مسلم يموت فيقوم على جنازته أربعون رجلاً لا يشركون بالله…

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “If a Muslim dies and forty people, who do not associate anything with Allah in worship, participate in…

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من صلى عليه ثلاثة صفوف، فقد…

Marthad bin 'Abdullah Al-Yazni reported:

When Malik bin Hubairah (May Allah be pleased with him) offered a funeral prayer and found a small number of participants, he would divide…

عن أبي عبد الرحمن بن عوف بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: صلى…

Abu 'Abdur-Rahman 'Auf bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered a funeral prayer and I memorized his supplication. He (ﷺ) prayed: “Allahummaghfir lahu, warhamhu, wa 'afihi, wa'fu 'anhu,…

اللهم اغفر لحينا وميتنا، وصغيرنا وكبيرنا، وذكرنا وأنثانا، وشاهدنا وغائبنا. اللهم من أحييته…

Abu Hurairah, Abu Qatadah, and Abu Ibrahim Al-Ash-hali (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) offered a funeral prayer and said: “Allahummaghfir lihaiyina wa maiyitina, wa saghirina wa kabirina, wa dhakarina wa unthana, wa shahidina wa…

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه…

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: “When you pray over the dead, make a sincere supplication for him.”.

وعنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلمى الله عليه وسلم…

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) supplicated in course of funeral prayer: “Allahumma Anta Rabbuha, wa Anta khalaqtaha, wa Anta hadaytaha lil-Islam, wa Anta qabadta ruhaha, wa…

اللهم إن فلان ابن فلان في ذمتك وحبل جوارك، فقه فتنة القبر، وعذاب…

Wathilah bin Al-Asqa' (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led the funeral prayer of a Muslim man in our presence, and I heard him saying “Allahumma inna.