By reading the surahs and prayers after the deceased, you can help that person’s life in the grave be easier or increase their goodness in their book of deeds. So, which surahs and prayers did our Prophet (PBUH) recommend to be read to those in the grave at funerals? Here are the surahs that are read after the deceased that we have compiled for you…
When a person is buried, the only thing that will come to his aid is the acts of worship he performs to gain Allah’s (swt) approval. No matter how much he sighs and wails, he cannot do any good deeds again after he dies. However, his relatives or loved ones in this world can be a source of relief. Both ourselves and the people we send from his reward will find relief with these good deeds to the extent that Allah (swt) allows. Our Lord (swt) has stated in the Quran that all the prayers and worships of those who breathe in this mortal world will be rewarded. The rewards of all the worships performed can be donated to those we have lost. This does not decrease the rewards that will come to us in any way. We can choose our Prophet (swt) to start this in the best way. Because they saved us from deviation. There is a kind of gratitude to him (swt) in this. Later, we can increase the number of these people as we wish.
- After the deceased is buried, relatives can recite the Yasin, Tebareke, Amenerrasulü and Rad surahs.
- The deceased person will be able to benefit from the charitable acts done on his behalf by those he left behind in the world.
- While it is beneficial to pray and recite a verse for the deceased, it is more virtuous to read a khatm.
PRAYERS TO BE READ OVER THE DECEASED:
Some scholars have recommended praying after the Quran is read after the dead. They have informed us about what the companions did. We can recite the Fatiha, Yasin and the Quran after our lost ones and send them the rewards as gifts. Our Prophet (PBUH) said about the Yasin Surah, “Yasin is the heart of the Quran. Whoever recites it and asks Allah for the happiness of the Hereafter, Allah will forgive him. Recite Yasin over your dead.” (Musnad, V/26). When doing these, Allah’s consent should be taken into consideration. Because it is not right to have a person who is hired for money recite the Quran.
Apart from the hadith, “When you pray for the dead, pray for him wholeheartedly.” (Abu Dawud, Sunan, Janaiz, 59.), he also prayed for the dead during the funeral prayers he performed. If this prayer and supplication had no benefit for the dead, the Messenger of Allah (SAW) would neither do it himself nor order others to do it.
PRAYERS AND ROSARY RECITED OVER THE DEAD
Our beloved Prophet (PBUH) said: “When one of you passes away, do not keep him waiting too long. Take him quickly to his grave. Let the Fatiha Surah be read at his head and the end of the Baqarah Surah (Âmener-Rasul) at his feet !” (Taberani, Mu’cemu’l-Kabir, XII, 340; Heysami, Majma’u’z-Zevaid, III, 44; Daylami, Musnad, I, 284)
GIFTING A HATIM TO THE DEAD…
“It is recommended to read verses and chapters of the Qur’an at the grave. It is better to read the whole Qur’an (to complete it) .” [Nevevî, Riyâzu’s-Sâlihîn, Beirut, nd., p. 293.]
Imam Sha’bi Hazrat says: “The Ansar used to recite the Surah Al-Baqarah in the presence of the dead .” (Ibn Abi Shayba, Musannaf, II, 445/10848)
Jabir bin Zayd, one of the Tabi’een, used to recite the Surah Ra’d next to the dead . (Ibn Abi Shayba)
On the other hand, in addition to the Yasin prayer, which is read after the deceased, the Surah Mulk can also be read for comfort in the grave.
