What to recite when accompanying a deceased person to the graveyard

Q: People who accompany the funeral and wait for the deceased to be buried in the grave yard what should they recite, is there any specific dua mentioned in hadeeth?

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A: They may make du`aa for his maghfirat and ask Allah Ta`ala to keep him steadfast at the time he is questioned.

وعن عثمان رضي الله عنه قال كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا فرغ من دفن الميت وقف عليه فقال استغفروا لأخيكم ثم سلوا له بالتثبيت فإنه الآن يسأل رواه أبو داود (مشكاة رقم 133)

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)