Supplicating for the deceased after burial and levelling the grave

Abdullah bin Abi Bakr said: When Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) had levelled the earth over the grave of the deceased, he would stand over it and make this supplication: 'Allahumma 'abduka rudda ilayka far'af bihi warhamhu, Allahumma jafi al-arda 'an janbayhi, waftah abwaba al-sama'i li-ruhihi, wa taqabbalhu minka bi-qabulin hasan, Allahumma in kana muhsinan fa-da'if lahu fi ihsanihi (or he said: fa-zid fi ihsanihi), wa in kana musi'an fa-tajawaz 'anhu' (O Allah! Your servant has been returned to You, so be gentle with him and have mercy on him. O Allah, keep the earth away from his two sides, open the gates of heaven for his soul, and accept him from You with a goodly acceptance. O Allah! If he was a doer of good, multiply his good for him (or: increase his good), and if he was a wrongdoer, pardon him).

Umayr bin Sa'id said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) led the funeral prayer of Yazid and said four takbirs, then recited this supplication: 'Allahumma 'abduka wa ibnu 'abdika nazala bika al-yawm, wa anta khayru manzulin bihi, Allahumma wassi' lahu mudkhalahu, waghfir lahu dhanbahu, fa-inna la na'lamu illa khayran wa anta a'lamu bihi' (O Allah! Your servant and the son of Your servant has come to You today, and You are the best one to whom anyone comes. O Allah, make his grave spacious for him and forgive his sins; we know nothing of him but good, and You know him better).

Ibn Abi Mulaykah said: When they had finished burying Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Sa'ib (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) stood at the grave for a while, then supplicated, and then left.

Khalid bin Sumayr said: I was with al-Ahnaf at the funeral of Dirar bin al-Qa'qa' al-Tamimi. Al-Ahnaf sat down, so I sat with him. When the burial was finished, I saw al-Ahnaf go to his grave and stand over it, and before the supplication he began by praising him, saying: "By Allah, you were, as far as I know, such-and-such; by Allah, you were, as far as I know, such-and-such." Then he supplicated for him.

Umayr bin Sa'id said: I prayed the funeral prayer of Yazid bin al-Mukaffaf with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He said four takbirs over him, then he walked with the funeral, and when he came to the grave he supplicated thus: 'Allahumma 'abduka wa ibnu 'abdika nazala bika al-yawm, faghfir lahu dhanbahu, wa wassi' 'alayhi mudkhalahu, fa-inna la na'lamu illa khayran wa anta a'lamu bihi' (O Allah! Your servant and the son of Your servant has come to You today, so forgive his sins and make his grave spacious for him. We know nothing of him but good, and You know him better).

Ibn Ulayyah said: I saw Ayyub standing at the grave supplicating for the deceased, and sometimes I would see him, after lowering the deceased into the grave, supplicate for him before coming out of the grave.