Allahummaghfirli Hayyina Wa Mayyitina Meaning & Arabic

Allahummaghfirli hayyina wa mayyitina is a supplication for the dead during the funeral prayer. In this post, we will learn the meaning of this dua, Arabic text, and mention the Hadith alongside the source.

Allahummaghfirli Hayyina Wa Mayyitina Meaning in English

Allahummaghfirli hayyina wa mayyitin means O Allah! Forgive our living and our dead, our young and our old, our male and our female, and our present and our absent. O Allah! Whosoever of us You keep alive, keep him alive (faithful) to Islam, and whosoever You cause to die, let him die having Iman (faith). O Allah! Do not deprive us of our reward and do not subject us to trials after his death.

Allah humma Maghfirli Hayyina Wa Mayyitina in Arabic Text

Here is the dua in Arabic:

اللهُمَّ اغفرْ لِحيِّنا ومَيتِنا، وصغيرِنَا وكبيرِنَا، وذكرِنَا وأنثانَا، وشاهدِنَا وغائبِنَا ، اللهمَّ مَنْ أحييتَهُ مِنَّا فأحيهِ على الإيمانِ، ومَنْ توفيتَهُ منَّا فتوفَّهُ على الإسلامِ، اللهمَّ لا تحرمْنَا أجرَهُ، ولا تُضلَّنَا بعدَهُ.

Transliteration

The Dua is transliterated as Allahummaghfir lihaiyina wa maiyitina, wa saghirina wa kabirina, wa dhakarina wa unthana, wa shahidina wa gha’ibina. Allahumma man ahyaiytahu minna, fa’ahyihi ‘alal-Islam, wa man tawaffaiytahu minna, fatawaffahu ‘alal-Iman. Allahumma la tahrimna ajrahu, wa la taftinna badahu.

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Allahummaghfirli Hayyina Hadith

Narrated AbuHurayrah: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed over a dead person, he said:

O Allah, forgive those of us who are living and those of us who are dead, those of us who are present and those of us who are absent, our young and our old, our male and our female.

O Allah, to whomsoever of us Thou givest life grant him life as a believer, and whomsoever of us Thou takest in death take him in death as a follower of Islam. O Allah, do not withhold from us the reward (of faith) and do not lead us astray after his death.

Sunan Abi Dawud 3201

Explanation of the Hadith

Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen said:

This hadeeth is about supplication for the generality (of Muslim).

A single expression could suffice for these statements. Were one to say: ‘O Allah! Forgive our living and our dead,’ then it would encompass everything.

However, the time of supplication is a time for detail, because every statement uttered is itself an act of worship to Allah, Honored and Glorious.

So, more rewards accure from the repititions.If one says: ‘(Forgive) our living and our dead,’ this includes theliving who is present (at the funeral), the dead who passed on long ago and the one who has just passed away.‘

(Forgive) our young and our old,’ this includes the young and old, both living and dead.

The mention of the young here despite the fact that the young have no sins is just by way natural association; that is, since he was going to mention the old.

Otherwise, the young have no sin such as to warrant seeking forgiveness for them.‘(Forgive) our male and our female,’ is also all-encompassing.

‘(Forgive) our present and our absent’, for example, the one present (not traveling) and the traveler.

‘O Allah! Whosoever of us You keep alive, keep him alive (faithful) to Islam, and whosoever You cause to die, let him die having Iman (faith).’

Islam is mentioned along with life; this means that one should be observed to submit to Allah in this life.

On the other hand, with the mention of death, he said: ‘let him die having Iman (faith),’ this is because Iman is nobler and resides in the heart.

What happens at death and on the Day of Resurrection depends on what is contained in the heart.O Allah! Do not deprive us of our reward and do not subject us to trials after his death.’

That is, do not deprive us of the reward of observing funeral prayer for him. As earlier mentioned, one is rewarded for observing prayer for the deceased.

Whoever witnesses the funeral until the funeral prayer is observed will earn a Qirat, and whoever waits until the corpse is buried will earn two Qirats.

Similarly, there is a reward for the bereaved if he is patient upon his grief.‘And do not subject us to trials after his death.’ That is, do not lead us away from our Religion after him.

This is because one cannot be certain that a living person will be safe from trial. As long as a person’s soul has not left the body, he is vulnerable to trial in his Religion, refuge is with Allah.

Hence, he said: ‘And do not subject us to trials after his death.’One should employ this supplication in compliance with the practice of the Messenger of Allah SAW.

The hadeeth of Aboo Hurayrah – may Allah be pleased with him – stated that the Prophet SAW said: ‘When you pray over the dead, make a sincere supplication for him.’ This means that your mind should be present and conscious, concentrating on the supplication and soliciting Allah earnestly for your dead brother.

This is because of his great need of your supplication. Allah alone grants success.

(From Explanation of Riyadus Saliheen)