Dua for Graveyard
Dua 1: Mercy for the Believers of the Graves
A’ishah J asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ what she should say when visiting the graves. He instructed her to say the following words.
السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ ❁ وَيَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَمِنَّا وَالْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ ❁ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ ❁
As-salāmu ʿalā ahli d-diyāri mina l-mu'minīna wa-l-muslimīna, wa-yarḥamu Llāhu l-mustaqdimīna minkum wa-minnā wa-l-musta'khirīna, wa-innā in shā'a Llāhu bikum lāḥiqūn.
Peace be upon the inhabitants of these dwellings from among the believers and Muslims. May Allah have mercy on those among us and you who have gone before, and those who will come later. We shall, if Allah wills, be joining you.
| Reference | Muslim (974) |
Dua 2: Greeting the Believers in the Graveyard
Abu Hurayrah I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to a graveyard, he said these words.
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ ❁ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ ❁
As-salāmu ʿalaykum dāra qawmin mu'minīna, wa-innā in shā'a Llāhu bikum lāḥiqūn.
Peace be upon you, inhabitants of these dwellings, from among the believers. We too, if Allah wills, shall be joining you.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (3237) |
Dua 3: Forgiveness for the Living and the Dead
Ibn Abbas I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once passed by the graves of the people of Madinah. He turned toward them and addressed them with these words.
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ ❁ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَنَا وَلَكُمْ ❁ أَنْتُمْ سَلَفُنَا وَنَحْنُ بِالْأَثَرِ ❁
As-salāmu ʿalaykum yā ahla l-qubūri, yaghfiru Llāhu lanā wa-lakum, antum salafunā wa-naḥnu bi-l-athar.
Peace be upon you, O people of the graves. May Allah forgive us and you. You have gone before us, and we are following in your footsteps.
| Reference | At-Tirmidhi (1053) |
Dua 4: Asking for Well-Being for the Living and the Dead
Buraydah I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught his Companions that when they visited graves, they should say the following words.
السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ ❁ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَلَاحِقُونَ ❁ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ ❁
As-salāmu ʿalā ahli d-diyāri mina l-mu'minīna wa-l-muslimīna, wa-innā in shā'a Llāhu la-lāḥiqūna, as'alu Llāha lanā wa-lakumu l-ʿāfiyah.
Peace be upon the inhabitants of these dwellings from among the believers and Muslims. We too, if Allah wills, shall certainly join you. I ask Allah to grant well-being to us and to you.
| Reference | Muslim (975) |
Dua 5: Asking Not to Be Deprived of Their Reward
A’ishah J reported that the Prophet ﷺ came to al-Baqi and addressed its inhabitants with these words.
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ ❁ أَنْتُمْ لَنَا فَرَطٌ ❁ وَإِنَّا بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ ❁ اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُمْ ❁ وَلَا تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُمْ ❁
As-salāmu ʿalaykum dāra qawmin mu'minīna, antum lanā faraṭun, wa-innā bikum lāḥiqūn. Allāhumma lā taḥrimnā ajrahum wa-lā tuḍillanā baʿdahum.
Peace be upon you, inhabitants of these dwellings, from among the believers. You have gone ahead of us, and we will follow after you. O Allah, do not deprive us of their reward, and do not lead us astray after them.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (596) |
Dua 6: Forgiveness for the People of al-Baqi
A’ishah J reported that whenever it was her night with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he would go out toward al-Baqi in the latter part of the night and say this supplication.
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ ❁ وَأَتَاكُمْ مَا تُوعَدُونَ ❁ غَدًا مُؤَجَّلُونَ ❁ وإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ ❁ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأَهْلِ بَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ ❁
As-salāmu ʿalaykum dāra qawmin mu'minīna, wa-atākum mā tūʿadūna, ghadan mu'ajjalūna, wa-innā in shā'a Llāhu bikum lāḥiqūn. Allāhumma ghfir li-ahli Baqīʿi l-Gharqad.
Peace be upon you, inhabitants of these dwellings, from among the believers. What you were promised has come to you, and you are granted respite until tomorrow. We too, if Allah wills, shall join you. O Allah, forgive the people of Baqi al-Gharqad.
| Reference | Muslim (974) |
