What Muḥammad – may Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him...
What Muḥammad – may Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him and his progeny – brought is true; death is real; the questioning of Munkar and Nakīr in the grave is real; the raising [from the graves] is real; the resurrection is real; the Path is real, the Scale is real; the disclosure of the book of deeds is real; Paradise is real; the Fire is real; the Hour is coming, there is no doubt about it; and Allah will raise those who are in the graves.
Then, he should say: أَفَهِمْتَ (أَفَهِمْتِ) يَا ___ afahimta (afahimti) yā Do you understand, O ___? In the blank space, he should mention the name of the deceased.
Then, he should say: ثَبَّتَكَ (ثَبَّتَكِ) اللهُ بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ، وَهَدَاكَ (هَدَاكِ) اللهُ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيْمٍ، عَرَّفَ اللهُ بَيْنَكَ (بَيْنَكِ) وَبَيْنَ أَوْلِيَائِكَ (أَوْلِيَائِكِ) فِيْ مُسْتَقَرٍّ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ thabbatakal (thabbatikil) lāhu bilqawlith thābit, wa hadākal (hadākil) lāhu ilā ṣirāṭin mustaqīm, ʿarrafal lāhu baynaka (baynaki) wa bayna awliyāʾika (awliyāʾiki) fī mustaqarrin min raḥmatih May Allah keep you steadfast with the firm beliefs, and may He guide you on the right path.
May Allah foster acquaintance between you and your guardians in the abode of His mercy. Then, he should say: اَللّٰهُمَّ جَافِ الْأَرْضَ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ (جَنْبَيْهَا)، وَٱصْعَدْ بِرُوْحِهِ (بِرُوْحِهَا) إِلَيْكَ، وَلَقِّهِ (َلَقِّهَا) مِنْكَ بُرْهَانًا، اَللّٰهُمَّ عَفْوَكَ عَفْوَكَ allāhumma jāfil arḍa ʿan jambayh (jambayhā), waṣʿad birūḥihi (birūḥihā) ilayk, wa laqqihi (laqqihā) minka burhāna, allāhumma ʿafwaka ʿafwak O Allah!
Make the ground spacious for him (her) on both of his (her) sides, and elevate his (her) soul to You, and direct Your proof to him (her). O Allah! Bestow Your pardon! Bestow Your pardon!
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