Chapter 128
Remembrance 6 from Chapter 128
What visitors to graveyards should say
Arabic

Romanisation
As-salāmu ‘alaykum dāra qawmin mu’minīn, antum lanā faraṭ, wa innā bikum lāḥiqūn. Allāhumma lā taḥrimnā ajrahum, wa lā tuḍillanā ba‘dahum.
Context
We relate in the book of Ibn as-Sunnī that ‘Ā’ishah
reported that the Prophet
came to al-Baqī‘ and said: “Peace be upon you, home of believing people. You have gone before us and we will join you. O Allah, do not deprive us of their reward, and do not lead us astray after them.” [6].
References
[6] Ibn as-Sunnī (596) and al-Futūḥāt (4/221). Ibn Ḥajar grades this hadith as ḥasan.