Hadith 35

Bulugh al-Maram

Book 3: Funerals

Chapter 1

Bulugh al-Maram 567
وَعَنْهُ أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ: { إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ عَلَى اَلْمَيِّتِ فَأَخْلِصُوا لَهُ اَلدُّعَاءَ } رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ, وَصَحَّحَهُ ابْنُ حِبَّانَ 1‏ .‏
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“If you offer the funeral prayer for a deceased person, supplicate Allah sincerely for him." Related by Abu Dawud.