Hadith on Funerals: Make sincere supplication for the dead

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When you have prayed over your deceased, offer a sincere supplication for him.

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3199

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ فَأَخْلِصُوا لَهُ الدُّعَاءَ

3199 سنن أبي داود كتاب الجنائز باب الدعاء للميت

724 المحدث السيوطي خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في الجامع الصغير

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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