Method Of Salat Al-Mayyit
Rule 124
There are 5 takbir (saying of: الله أكبر) in Salat al-Mayyit and it is sufficient if a person recites the 5 takbir in the following manner:
After making the intention to offer the prayers and reciting the 1st takbir, one would say:
أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله
(I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger)
After the 2nd takbir one would say:
اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد
(O’ Allah! Bestow Peace and blessings upon Muhammad and his family)
After the 3rd takbir one would say:
اللهم اغفر للمؤمنين والمؤمنات
(O’ Allah! Forgive the believing men and believing women)
After the 4th takbir one would say:
اللهم اغفر لهذا الميت
(O’ Allah! Forgive this deceased male)
If the deceased is a woman, one should say:
اللهم اغفر لهذه الميت
(O’ Allah! Forgive this deceased female) Thereafter one should recite the 5th takbir.
Salat Al-Mayyit For A Deceased Muslim Man
It is better that after the first takbir, the following be recited:
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُه، أَرْسَلَهُ بِالحَقِّ بَشِيْراً وَنَذِيْراً بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ
“I bear witness that there is no god except Allah, the One who has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger - whom He sent with the Truth, a giver of good tidings and a Warner of the Hour before us”.
After the 2nd takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَارْحَمْ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَأَفْضَلِ مَا صَلَّيْتَ وَبَارَكْتَ وَتَرَحَّمْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَآلِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ، وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ جَمِيْعِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالمُرْسَلِيْنَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصِّدِّيْقِيْنَ وَجَمِيْعِ عِبَادِ الله الصَّالِحِيْنَ
“O’ Allah send peace on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and (send) blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and have mercy on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad in the same way that you send your peace and blessings and mercy on Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Verily You are the Praised and Glorious and send your peace on all the Prophets and Guides and Witnesses and the Truthful ones and upon all of the righteous servants of Allah”.
After the 3rd takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَالمُسْلِمَاتِ الأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَمْوَاتِ، تَابِعِ اللّٰهُمَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ بِالخَيْرَاتِ، إِنَّكَ مُجِيْبُ الدَّعَوَاتِ، إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٍ
“O’ Allah, forgive the male believers and the female believers, the male Muslims and the female Muslims, those of them who are living and those who have passed away. Verily You are the Answerer of the supplications, and verily You have power over everything”.
After the 4th takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّ هَذَا عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، نَزَلَ بِكَ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ مَنْزُوْلٍ بِهِ، اللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّا لَا نَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ إِلَّا خَيْرَاً وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنَّا، اللّٰهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِنَاً فَزِدْ فِي إِحْسَانِهِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسِيْئَاً فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِه وَاغْفِرْ لَهْ، اللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ عِنْدَكَ فِي أَعْلَىٰ عِلِّيِّيْنَ وَاخْلُفْ عَلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ فِي الغَابِرِيْنَ وَارْحَمْهُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْن
“O’ Allah, this is Your servant, son of Your male servant and Your female servant coming to You and You are the best One to come to. O’ Allah, surely we know nothing of him except good and You know him better than we. O’ Allah, if he was good, then increase his goodness, and if he was bad, then disregard (his bad deeds) and forgive him. O’ Allah place him with You in the highest springs of heaven; appoint for him a successor in the post time; have mercy upon him by Your mercy, O’ the Most Merciful of those having Mercy”.
The 5th takbir should then be recited.
Salat Al-Mayyit For A Deceased Muslim Woman
After the first takbir, the following should is recited:
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُه، أَرْسَلَهُ بِالحَقِّ بَشِيْراً وَنَذِيْراً بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ
“I bear witness that there is no god except Allah, the One who has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger - whom He sent with the Truth, a giver of good tidings and a Warner of the Hour before us”.
After the 2nd takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَارْحَمْ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَأَفْضَلِ مَا صَلَّيْتَ وَبَارَكْتَ وَتَرَحَّمْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَآلِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ، وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ جَمِيْعِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالمُرْسَلِيْنَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصِّدِّيْقِيْنَ وَجَمِيْعِ عِبَادِ الله الصَّالِحِيْنَ
“O’ Allah send peace on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and (send) blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and have mercy on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad in the same way that you send your peace and blessings and mercy on Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Verily You are the Praised and Glorious and send your peace on all the Prophets and Guides and Witnesses and the Truthful ones and upon all of the righteous servants of Allah”.
After the 3rd takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَالمُسْلِمَاتِ الأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَمْوَاتِ، تَابِعِ اللّٰهُمَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ بِالخَيْرَاتِ، إِنَّكَ مُجِيْبُ الدَّعَوَاتِ، إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٍ
“O’ Allah, forgive the male believers and the female believers, the male Muslims and the female Muslims, those of them who are living and those who have passed away. Verily You are the Answerer of the supplications, and verily You have power over everything”.
After the 4th takbir:
اللهم إن هذه أمتك وابنة عبدك وابنة أمتك نزلت بك وأنت خير منزول به، اللهم إنا لا نعلم منها إلا خيراً وأنت أعلم بها منا، اللهم إن كانت محسنةً فزد في إحسانها وإن كانت مسيئةً فتجاوز عن سيئاتها واغفر لها، اللهم اجعلها عندك في أعلى عليين، واخلف على اهلها في الغابرين، وارحمها برحمتك يا أرحم الراحمين
“O’ Allah, this is Your servant, daughter of Your male servant and Your female servant coming to You and You are the best One to come to. O’ Allah, surely we know nothing of her except good and You know her better than we. O’ Allah, if she was good, then increase her goodness, and if she was bad, then disregard (her bad deeds) and forgive her. O’ Allah place her with You in the highest springs of heaven; appoint for her a successor in the post time; have mercy upon her by Your mercy, O’ the Most Merciful of those having Mercy”.
The 5th takbir should then be recited.
Salat Al-Mayyit For A Deceased Muslim Who Was A Fasiq
Salat al-Mayyit for a Deceased Muslim who was a Fasiq1
After the first takbir, the following should is recited:
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُه، أَرْسَلَهُ بِالحَقِّ بَشِيْراً وَنَذِيْراً بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ
“I bear witness that there is no god except Allah, the One who has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger - whom He sent with the Truth, a giver of good tidings and a Warner of the Hour before us”.
After the 2nd takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَارْحَمْ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَأَفْضَلِ مَا صَلَّيْتَ وَبَارَكْتَ وَتَرَحَّمْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَآلِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ، وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ جَمِيْعِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالمُرْسَلِيْنَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصِّدِّيْقِيْنَ وَجَمِيْعِ عِبَادِ الله الصَّالِحِيْنَ
“O’ Allah send peace on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and (send) blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and have mercy on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad in the same way that you send your peace and blessings and mercy on Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Verily You are the Praised and Glorious and send your peace on all the Prophets and Guides and Witnesses and the Truthful ones and upon all of the righteous servants of Allah”.
After the 3rd takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَالمُسْلِمَاتِ الأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَمْوَاتِ، تَابِعِ اللّٰهُمَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ بِالخَيْرَاتِ، إِنَّكَ مُجِيْبُ الدَّعَوَاتِ، إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٍ
“O’ Allah, forgive the male believers and the female believers, the male Muslims and the female Muslims, those of them who are living and those who have passed away. Verily You are the Answerer of the supplications, and verily You have power over everything”.
After the 4th takbir (If the Deceased is a Male):
اللهم إن هذا عبدك وابن عبدك وابن أمتك، نزل بك وأنت خير منزول به، اللهم أنت أعلم به منّا، اللهم إن كان محسنا فزد في إحسانه، وإن كان مسيئا فتجاوز عنه واغفر له، اللهم اجعله عندك في أعلى عليين، واخلف على أهله في الغابرين، وارحمه برحمتك يا أرحم الراحمين
“O’ Allah, this is Your servant, son of Your male servant and Your female servant coming to You and You are the best One to come to. O’ Allah, You know him better than we. O’ Allah, if he was good, then increase his goodness, and if he was bad, then disregard (his bad deeds) and forgive him. O’ Allah place him with You in the highest springs of heaven; appoint for him a successor in the post time; have mercy upon him by Your mercy, O’ the Most Merciful of those having Mercy”.
After the 4th takbir (If the Deceased is a Female):
اللهم إن هذه أمتك وابنة عبدك وابنة أمتك نزلت بك وأنت خير منزول به، اللهم أنت أعلم بها منا، اللهم إن كانت محسنةً فزد في إحسانها وإن كانت مسيئةً فتجاوز عنها واغفر لها، اللهم اجعلها عندك في أعلى عليين، واخلف على اهلها في الغابرين، وارحمها برحمتك يا أرحم الراحمين
“O’ Allah, this is Your servant, daughter of Your male servant and Your female servant coming to You and You are the best One to come to. O’ Allah, You know her better than we. O’ Allah, if she was good, then increase her goodness, and if she was bad, then disregard (her bad deeds) and forgive her. O’ Allah place her with You in the highest springs of heaven; appoint for her a successor in the post time; have mercy upon her by Your mercy, O’ the Most Merciful of those having Mercy”.
The 5th takbir should then be recited.
Salat Al-Mayyit For The Mustadhaf
One of the divisions of the Salat al-Mayyit is the Salat for the Mustadhaf. In the Ahadith, it has been narrated that a Mustadhaf is one who does not have the power or ability to distinguish between right and wrong - meaning he or she had no way to follow the right path or to go towards disbelief. In regards to this, we present a hadith from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a) in which he describes who the Mustadhaf are:
عن زرارة قال: سألت أبا جعفر عليه السلام عن المستضعف فقال: هو الذي لا يهتدي حيلة إلو الكفر فيكفر ولا يهتدي سبيلا إلى الإيمان، لا يستطيع أن يؤمن ولا يستطيع أن يكفر ، فهم الصبيان ، ومن كان من الرجال والنساء على مثل عقول الصبيان مرفوع عنهم القلم.
1. Zurarah said: “I asked Aba Ja’far (Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (‘a)) concerning the Mustadhaf, and he (‘a) said, “He is one who does not have the power of thinking so as to become a Kafir; (nor does he have the power of thinking) to accept the faith (and become a Believer) - meaning he does not have the ability to become either a believer or disbeliever. These people include children, and any man or woman whose wisdom or intellect is like that of a child. (Thus), the responsibility is lifted from them”2.
After the 1st takbir, the following should is recited:
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُه، أَرْسَلَهُ بِالحَقِّ بَشِيْراً وَنَذِيْراً بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ
“I bear witness that there is no god except Allah, the One who has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger - whom He sent with the Truth, a giver of good tidings and a Warner of the Hour before us”.
After the 2nd takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَارْحَمْ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَأَفْضَلِ مَا صَلَّيْتَ وَبَارَكْتَ وَتَرَحَّمْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَآلِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ، وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ جَمِيْعِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالمُرْسَلِيْنَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصِّدِّيْقِيْنَ وَجَمِيْعِ عِبَادِ الله الصَّالِحِيْنَ
“O’ Allah send peace on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and (send) blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and have mercy on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad in the same way that you send your peace and blessings and mercy on Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Verily You are the Praised and Glorious and send your peace on all the Prophets and Guides and Witnesses and the Truthful ones and upon all of the righteous servants of Allah”.
After the 3rd takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَالمُسْلِمَاتِ الأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَمْوَاتِ، تَابِعِ اللّٰهُمَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ بِالخَيْرَاتِ، إِنَّكَ مُجِيْبُ الدَّعَوَاتِ، إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٍ
“O’ Allah, forgive the male believers and the female believers, the male Muslims and the female Muslims, those of them who are living and those who have passed away. Verily You are the Answerer of the supplications, and verily You have power over everything”.
After the 4th takbir:
اللهم اغفر للذين تابوا واتبعوا سبيلك وقهم عذاب الجحيم، ربّنا وأدخلهم جنات عدن التي وعدتهم ومن صلح من آبائهم وأزواجهم وذرياتهم، إنك أنت العزيز الحكيم.
“O’ Allah! Forgive those who ask for forgiveness and those who follow Your path and protect them from the punishment of the Hell fire. O’ Our Lord, cause them to enter into the Paradise that You have promised them and (also those) among their forefathers, spouses and their children who are righteous. Verily You are the Noble and Wise”.
The 5th takbir should then be recited.
Salat Al-Mayyit For A Deceased Child
Salat al-Mayyit for a Deceased Child3
After the first takbir, the following should is recited:
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُه، أَرْسَلَهُ بِالحَقِّ بَشِيْراً وَنَذِيْراً بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ
“I bear witness that there is no god except Allah, the One who has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger - whom He sent with the Truth, a giver of good tidings and a Warner of the Hour before us”.
After the 2nd takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَارْحَمْ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَأَفْضَلِ مَا صَلَّيْتَ وَبَارَكْتَ وَتَرَحَّمْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَآلِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ، وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ جَمِيْعِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالمُرْسَلِيْنَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصِّدِّيْقِيْنَ وَجَمِيْعِ عِبَادِ الله الصَّالِحِيْن
“O’ Allah send peace on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and (send) blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and have mercy on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad in the same way that you send your peace and blessings and mercy on Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Verily You are the Praised and Glorious and send your peace on all the Prophets and Guides and Witnesses and the Truthful ones and upon all of the righteous servants of Allah”.
After the 3rd takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَالمُسْلِمَاتِ الأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَمْوَاتِ، تَابِعِ اللّٰهُمَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ بِالخَيْرَاتِ، إِنَّكَ مُجِيْبُ الدَّعَوَاتِ، إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْر
“O’ Allah, forgive the male believers and the female believers, the male Muslims and the female Muslims, those of them who are living and those who have passed away. Verily You are the Answerer of the supplications, and verily You have power over everything”.
After the 4th takbir (if the child was a boy):
اللهم اجعله لأبويه ولنا سلفا وفرطا وأجرا
“O’ Allah, let this boy be a good company (when we pass away), example and reward for his parents and for us”.
After the 4th takbir (if the child was a girl):
اللهم اجعلها لأبويها ولنا سلفا وفرطا وأجرا
“O’ Allah, let this girl be a good company (when we pass away), example and reward for his parents and for us”.
The 5th takbir should then be recited.
Salat Al-Mayyit For A Deceased Person Who Was A “Majhul Al-Hal”
One of the other types of Salat al-Mayyit covered in the Fiqh of Islam is known as the Salat al-Mayyit Majhul al-Hal. This type of Salat refers to a person who is found dead somewhere, be it in the streets or in the countryside, etc. and it is not known whether the deceased one was a Muslim or a Kafir. In this event, the Salat al-Mayyit would be recited as follows
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُه، أَرْسَلَهُ بِالحَقِّ بَشِيْراً وَنَذِيْراً بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَة
After the first takbir, the following should be recited:
أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، إلها واحدا أحدا صمدا، لم يتخذ صاحبة ولا ولدا ، وأشهد أن محمدا عبده ورسوله ، أرسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون
“I bear witness that there is no god except for Allah, the One who has no partners, The God, The One, The Single, The Everlasting, The Individual, The Living, The Ever-living, The Continuous, The One who is forever - He has not taken a partner or a child (for himself). And I bear witness that Muhammad is His Slave and His Prophet, the one whom He sent with the guidance and the True Religion so that it may prevail over all other religions even though the polytheists may detest it”.
After the 2nd takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَارْحَمْ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَأَفْضَلِ مَا صَلَّيْتَ وَبَارَكْتَ وَتَرَحَّمْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَآلِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ، وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ جَمِيْعِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالمُرْسَلِيْنَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصِّدِّيْقِيْنَ وَجَمِيْعِ عِبَادِ الله الصَّالِحِيْن
“O’ Allah send peace on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and (send) blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and have mercy on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad in the same way that you send your peace and blessings and mercy on Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Verily You are the Praised and Glorious and send your peace on all the Prophets and Guides and Witnesses and the Truthful ones and upon all of the righteous servants of Allah”.
After the 3rd takbir:
اللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَالمُسْلِمَاتِ الأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَمْوَاتِ، تَابِعِ اللّٰهُمَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ بِالخَيْرَاتِ، إِنَّكَ مُجِيْبُ الدَّعَوَاتِ، إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْ
“O’ Allah, forgive the male believers and the female believers, the male Muslims and the female Muslims, those of them who are living and those who have passed away. Verily You are the Answerer of the supplications, and verily You have power over everything”.
After the 4th takbir (if the deceased was a Male):
اللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّ هَذَا عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، نَزَلَ بِكَ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ مَنْزُوْلٍ بِهِ، اللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّا لَا نَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ إِلَّا خَيْرَاً وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنَّا، اللّٰهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِنَاً فَزِدْ فِي إِحْسَانِهِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسِيْئَاً فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِه وَاغْفِرْ لَهْ، اللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ عِنْدَكَ فِي أَعْلَىٰ عِلِّيِّيْنَ وَاخْلُفْ عَلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ فِي الغَابِرِيْنَ وَارْحَمْهُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْن
“O’ Allah, this is Your servant, son of Your male servant and Your female servant coming to You and You are the best One to come to. O’ Allah, surely we know nothing of him except good and You know better of him that we. O’ Allah, if he was good, then increase his goodness, and if he was bad, then disregard (his bad deeds) and forgive him. O’ Allah place him with You in the highest of the springs of heaven; appoint for him a successor in the post time; have mercy upon him by Your mercy, O’ the Most Merciful of those having Mercy”.
After the 4th takbir (if the deceased was a Female):
اللهم إن هذه أمتك وابنة عبدك وابنة أمتك نزلت بك وأنت خير منزول به، اللهم إنا لا نعلم منها إلا خيراً وأنت أعلم بها منا، اللهم إن كانت محسنةً فزد في إحسانها وإن كانت مسيئةً فتجاوز عن سيئاتها واغفر لها، اللهم اجعلها عندك في أعلى عليين، واخلف على اهلها في الغابرين، وارحمها برحمتك يا أرحم الراحمين
“O’ Allah, this is Your servant, daughter of Your male servant and Your female servant coming to You and You are the best One to come to. O’ Allah, surely we know nothing of her except good and You know her better than we. O’ Allah, if she was good, then increase her goodness, and if she was bad, then disregard (her bad deeds) and forgive her. O’ Allah place her with You in the highest springs of heaven; appoint for her a successor in the post time; have mercy upon her by Your mercy, O’ the Most Merciful of those having Mercy”.
The 5th takbir should then be recited.
Rule 125
A person offering prayers for the dead body must recite all of the takbir and supplications in a sequence, such that the Salat al-Mayyit does not lose its form.
Rule 126
A person who joins the Salat al-Mayyit to follow an Imam must recite all the takbir and supplications.
