Remembrance 7 from Chapter 120
The adhkār of the funeral ṣalāh
Allāhumma-j‘alhu lahumā faraṭā, wa-j‘alhu lahumā salafā, wa-j‘alhu lahumā dhukhrā, wa thaqqil bihi mawāzīnahumā, wa afrighi-ṣ-ṣabra ‘alā qulūbihimā, wa lā taftinhumā ba‘dah, wa lā taḥrimhumā ajrah.
Our colleagues say that if the deceased is a baby one should make du‘ā’ for his parents, saying: O Allah, make him a predecessor for them, make him a loan for them, make him a treasure for them, make their scales heavy by him, and pour patience into their hearts. Do not put them to trial after him, and do not deprive them of the reward on his account. This wording is from what Abū ‘Abdullāh az-Zubayrī cited from our companions in his book al-Kāfī. The rest say something similar in meaning. They state that he should say besides this, ‘O Allah, forgive the living and the dead. . .’, to the end. Az-Zubayrī added that if the deceased is a woman then one should say: “O Allah, this is Your female slave. . . etc.” and then put the rest of the speech in the appropriate wording. And Allah knows best.