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WHAT TO RECITE WHEN IN THE KABRASTAN.
There are many supplications that may be read at the grave side, the best being the
recital of the Holy Qur’an stand facing the grave (back towards the Qibla) and recite as
much of the Qur'an as possible and make Du’aa for the Maghfirat (forgiveness) of the
departed. A few ways of praying for the dead, as related in the AHAADEES, are given
hereafter.
Recite Suraa IKHLAAS
11 times.
It is related in a
Hadith
that whoever visits the graveyard and recites
Surah Al Ikhlas
11
times and then prays for the dead, will be rewarded as many fold as the number of dead
in the graveyard.
It has been reported in a
Hadith
that whoever visits the graveyard and recites the
following chapters of
Al Fatiha, Al Ikhlâs
and
At Takathur
and then prays for the dead,
the people of the grave will also ask Allah I for such a person's forgiveness.
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