Hadith 538
حَدَّثَنَا بَحْرُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ ، قَالَ : ثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ : ثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ ، سَمِعَ جُبَيْرَ بْنَ نُفَيْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيَّ ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ عَوْفَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيَّ ، يَقُولُ : " صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ فَحَفِظْتُ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : " اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ ، وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ ، وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُ ، وَاغْسِلْهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ ، وَنَقِّهِ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا نَقَّيْتَ الثَّوْبَ الأَبْيَضَ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ ، وَأَبْدِلْهُ دَارًا خَيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهِ ، وَأَهْلا خَيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ ، وَزَوْجًا خَيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ ، وَأَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ " ، حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنْ لَوْ كُنْتُ أَنَا ذَلِكُ الْمَيِّتُ.
Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik al-Ashja'i (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led the funeral prayer of a deceased person, and I memorized one of his supplications. He was supplicating: "O Allah! Forgive him, have mercy on him, protect him from punishment, pardon him, honor his hospitality, and make his grave spacious. Wash him with water, snow, and hail, and cleanse him of sins as You cleanse a white garment of dirt. Grant him a home better than his home, a family better than his family, and a companion better than his companion. Admit him into Paradise and protect him from the punishment of the grave." Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "I wished that I were that deceased person!"
