Dua When Entering the Graveyard
Recite this dua upon entering the cemetery to greet its residents and pray for their peace and forgiveness.
ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ ٱلدِّيَارِ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِن شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ، نَسْأَلُ ٱللّٰهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ ٱلْعَافِيَةَ
As-salāmu ʿalaykum ahla ad-diyāri mina al-mu’minīna wa-l-muslimīn, wa innā in shā’a Allāhu bikum lāḥiqūna, nas’alu Allāha lanā wa lakumu al-ʿāfiyah.
Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of the dwellings, among the believers and Muslims. Indeed, we will, if Allah wills, be joining you. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you.
Dua Asking Forgiveness for the Deceased
This supplication seeks forgiveness for those buried in the cemetery.
ٱللَّهُمَّ ٱغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَٱرْحَمْهُمْ وَعَافِهِمْ وَٱعْفُ عَنْهُمْ
Allāhumma ighfir lahum warḥamhum wa ʿāfihim waʿfu ʿanhum.
O Allah, forgive them, have mercy on them, grant them peace, and pardon them.
Dua for Good Ending and Mercy
Recite this dua to ask Allah for a good end, forgiveness, and mercy for the deceased and for oneself.
ٱللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلَا تَفْتِنَّا بَعْدَهُ وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلَهُ
Allāhumma lā taḥrimnā ajrahū wa lā taftinā baʿdahū waghfir lanā walahu.
O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward and do not let us go astray after him, and forgive both us and him.
Dua for All Muslims in the Graves
A prayer for all Muslim men and women who have passed away, asking Allah to forgive them.
ٱللَّهُمَّ ٱغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنثَانَا
Allāhumma ighfir liḥayyinā wa mayyitinā wa shāhidinā wa ghā’ibinā wa ṣaghīrinā wa kabīrinā wa dhakarinā wa unthānā.
O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our males and our females.
