#550
اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلَهُ وَأَعْقِبْنِي مِنْهُ عُقْبٰى حَسَنَةً
Transliteration
Allaahummaghfir li walahu, wa a’qibni minhu ‘uqba hasanah
Translation
O Allah, forgive me and him, and compensate me with someone better than him.
Dua #550•Muslim: 919
Pray for Sick and Dead Person (Masnoon Dua)
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Hadith about the Dua
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا حَضَرْتُمُ الْمَرِيضَ أَوِ الْمَيِّتَ فَقُولُوا خَيْرًا فَإِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ يُؤَمِّنُونَ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُونَ " . قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ قَدْ مَاتَ قَالَ " قُولِي اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلَهُ وَأَعْقِبْنِي مِنْهُ عُقْبَى حَسَنَةً " . قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ فَأَعْقَبَنِي اللَّهُ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لِي مِنْهُ مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Translation
Umm Salama reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Whenever you visit the sick or the dead, supplicate for good because angels say" Amen" to whatever you say. She added: When Abu Salama died, I went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, Abu Salama has died. He told me to recite:" O Allah! forgive me and him (Abu Salama) and give me a better substitute than he." So I said (this), and Allah gave me in exchange Muhammad, who is better for me than him (Abu Salama). [Muslim: 919]
Benefits & Virtues
Ask Allah for maghfirat for sick people and those who died. Every word you say from your heart brings hope and forgiveness. Allah can give you a better future.
- Allahummaghfirli asks maghfirat for both people in this dua for deceased.
- Your heart gets peace after someone's death when you say this masnoon dua to Allah.
- This dua for the dead helps you wish for Jannah and forgiveness in islam.
- Hope and Barakah for a better tomorrow come from this dua for the sick and dead person.
- Prayer for the dead islam gives comfort and Amal to family members left behind.
- When to Recite Dua for Deceased
Common Questions
Tell them to say Lailaha illal-lah. Family or visitors can pray for forgiveness and mercy. Ask for Paradise through Islamic dua for the dying person.
Muslims say Inna li-llahi wa Inna ilayhi Raaji'un after hearing about a death. This quranic dua reminds us we go back to Allah. It is a common prayer for the dead in Islam.
The dua for shifa asks Allah to remove sickness and bring healing. It says Allahumma Rabban-nas, adhhib al-ba'sa, ishfi anta al-Shafi, la shifa'a illa shifa'uka. This is the prayer for the sick.
The masnun dua for health is Allahumma inni as'aluka lahu sihhatan wa 'afiyatan. This means you ask Allah to give health and wellness to another person through dua in Islam.
To stay safe from sickness, say Bismillahi alladhi la yadurru ma'a ismihi shay'un fil-ardi wala fis-sama'i wahuwa as-sami'ul-'alim. Say it three times in the morning and three times in the evening as a prayer for safety.