كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۖ فَمَنْ زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ۗ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ
"Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your full compensation on the Day of Resurrection. So whoever is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has indeed succeeded. And the life of this world is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion."
Qur’an, Surah Aal ‘Imran (3:185).الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
"Those who, when disaster strikes them, say, ‘Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.’"
Qur’an, Surah Al-Baqarah (2:156).أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ ۖ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُونَ
"Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are rightly guided."
Qur’an, Surah Al-Baqarah (2:157).كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ
"Every soul will taste death. Then to Us you will be returned."
Qur’an, Surah Al-‘Ankabut (29:57).وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ
"And no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted."
Qur’an, Surah Luqman (31:34), latter part.يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَرْضِيَّةً فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي
"O reassured soul, return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing to Him. And enter among My servants and enter My Paradise."
Qur’an, Surah Al-Fajr (89:27–30).قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
"Say, ‘O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.’"
Qur’an, Surah Az-Zumar (39:53).اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ، وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ، وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ، وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُ، وَاغْسِلْهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ، وَنَقِّهِ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا نَقَّيْتَ الثَّوْبَ الْأَبْيَضَ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، وَأَبْدِلْهُ دَارًا خَيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهِ، وَأَهْلًا خَيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ، وَزَوْجًا خَيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ، وَأَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَأَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ
"O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him well-being and pardon him. Honour his reception and make his entrance spacious. Wash him with water, snow and hail. Cleanse him of sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. Replace his home with a better home, his family with a better family and his spouse with a better spouse. Admit him into Paradise and protect him from the punishment of the grave and the punishment of the Fire."
Sahih Muslim 963a–b.اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ
"O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him well-being and pardon him."
Opening portion of the supplication in Sahih Muslim 963a.وَأَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ
"And protect him from the punishment of the grave and from the punishment of the Fire."
Part of the funeral supplication in Sahih Muslim 963a–b.وَأَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ
"And admit him into Paradise."
Part of the funeral supplication in Sahih Muslim 963a–b.رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
"Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the account is established."
Qur’an, Surah Ibrahim (14:41).رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
"My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small."
Qur’an, Surah Al-Isra (17:24).رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ
"Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith, and put not in our hearts any resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful."
Qur’an, Surah Al-Hashr (59:10).رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
"My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house as a believer, and the believing men and believing women."
Qur’an, Surah Nuh (71:28), first part.إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
"Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him we return. O Allah, reward me for my affliction and replace it for me with something better."
Sahih Muslim 918, also narrated in Riyad as-Salihin 921.اسْتَغْفِرُوا لِأَخِيكُمْ وَسَلُوا لَهُ التَّثْبِيتَ فَإِنَّهُ الْآنَ يُسْأَلُ
"Seek forgiveness for your brother and ask for steadfastness for him, for he is now being questioned."
Sunan Abi Dawud 3221, graded Sahih by Al-Albani.السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَلَاحِقُونَ، أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ
"Peace be upon you, inhabitants of these dwellings, from among the believers and Muslims. Indeed, if Allah wills, we shall join you. I ask Allah for well-being for us and for you."
Sahih Muslim 975.لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
"There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah."
Sahih Muslim 916a.