✿ Supplication to Be Recited While Lowering the Deceased into the Grave
✍ Written by: Imran Ayyub Lahori
❖ Sunnah Du‘ā When Placing the Deceased in the Grave
It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn ‘Umar (رضي الله عنهما) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“When you lower your dead into the grave, say:
بِسْمِ اللهِ وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ
(In the name of Allah and upon the creed of the Messenger of Allah).”
In another narration, the wording is:
وَعَلَى سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ
“…and upon the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah.”
📚 Sahih: Sahih Abu Dawood: 2752
📚 Kitab al-Janaiz: Chapter on Supplication for the Deceased When Placed in the Grave
📚 Ahkam al-Janaiz: p. 192
📚 Ahmad: 2/69
📚 Abu Dawood: 3213
📚 Tirmidhi: 1046
📚 Ibn Majah: 1550
✔ Key Point:
This short but meaningful du‘ā is from the authentic Sunnah and should be recited when placing the deceased into the grave, reaffirming their association with Tawḥīd and the Prophetic path.
