Allahumma Maghfir Lahu Warhamhu Full Dua Meaning & Arabic

When someone we love passes away, we say a special dua called ‘Allahumma maghfir lahu warhamhu’ during the funeral. This prayer is a way of asking Allah to forgive and have mercy on the person who has passed away.

Allahumma Maghfir Lahu Warhamh in Arabic Text

Here is the dua in Arabic:

اللَّهُـمَّ اغْفِـرْ لَهُ، وَارْحَمْـهُ، وَعَافِهِ، وَاعْفُ عَنْـهُ، وَأَكْـرِمْ نُزُلَـهُ، وَوَسِّـعْ مُدْخَـلَهُ، وَاغْسِلْـهُ بِالْمَـاءِ وَالثَّـلْجِ وَالْبَـرَدِ، وَنَقِّـهِ مِنَ الْخَطَـايَا كَمَا نَـقَّيْتَ الـثَّوْبَ الأَبْيَـضَ مِنَ الدَّنَـسِ، وَأَبْـدِلْهُ دَارًا خَـيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهِ، وَأَهْلًا خَـيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِـهِ، وَزَوْجًا خَـيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ، وَأَدْخِـلْهُ الْجَـنَّةَ، وَأَعِـذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَـبْرِ وَعَذَابِ النَّـارِ

Transliteration

The dua is transliterated as Allahumma ighfir lahu, warhamhu, wa ‘afihi, wa’fu ‘anhu, wa akrim nuzulahu, wa wassi’ mudkhalahu, waghsilhu bil-ma’I wath-thalji wal-baradi, wa naqiaihi minal-khataya, kama naqqayta thawabal-abyada minad-danasi, wa abdilhu khairan minn alihi, wa zawjan khairan min zawjihi, wa adkhilhul-Jannata, wa a’idh-hu min adhabil-qabri, wa min adhabin-nar.

Allahumma Maghfir Lahu Warhamhu Meaning in English

Allahumma maghfir lahu warhamh means O Allah! Forgive him, bestow mercy upon him, pardon him, overlook his faults, accord him a noble provision and make his grave spacious, wash him with water, snow and hail, purify him from sins as You purified the white garment from soiling, give him a better abode in place of his present one, and a better family in exchange of his present one, and a better spouse in place of his present one. Admit him into Paradise and protect him from the trial in the grave and punishment of the Hellfire.

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Allahumma Ighfir Laha Warhamha in Arabic Text

Here is allahumma ighfir laha warhamha in Arabic:

اللَّهُـمَّ اغْفِـرْ لَهَا، وَارْحَمْهَا، وَعَافِهَا، وَاعْفُ عَنْـهَا، وَأَكْـرِمْ نُزُلَـهَا، وَوَسِّـعْ مُدْخَـلَهَا، وَاغْسِلْـهَا بِالْمَـاءِ وَالثَّـلْجِ وَالْبَـرَدِ، وَنَقِّـهَا مِنَ الْخَطَـايَا كَمَا نَـقَّيْتَ الـثَّوْبَ الأَبْيَـضَ مِنَ الدَّنَـسِ، وَأَبْـدِلْهَا دَارًا خَـيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهَا، وَأَهْلًا خَـيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِـهَا، وَزَوْجًا خَـيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهَا، وَأَدْخِـلْهَا الْجَـنَّةَ، وَأَعِـذْهَا مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَـبْرِ وَعَذَابِ النَّـارِ

Transliteration

Allaa-humma-ghfir laha, war-ḥamha, wa ‛aafiha, wa‛fu ‛anha, wa ’akrim nuzulaha, wa was-si‛ mudkhalaha, wagh-silha bil-maa’i wath-thalji wal-barad, wa naq-qiha mi-nal-kha-ṭaayaa kamaa naq-qayt-ath-thawb-al-’abyaḍa mi-nad-danas, wa abdilha daaran khayran min daariha, wa ahlan khayran min ahliha, wa zawjan khayran min zawjiha, wa ad-khilhal-jan-nata, wa a‛idh-haa min ‛adhaabil-qabri wa ‛adhaabin-naar.

Allahumma Ighfir Laha Warhamha Meaning in English

O Allah! Forgive her, bestow mercy upon her, pardon her, overlook her faults, accord her a noble provision and make her grave spacious, wash her with water, snow and hail, purify her from sins as You purified the white garment from soiling, give her a better abode in place of her present one, and a better family in exchange of her present one, and a better spouse in place of her present one. Admit her into Paradise and protect her from the trial in the grave and punishment of the Hellfire.

Hadith

Jubair b. Nufair says: I heard it from ‘Auf b. Malik that the Prophet (ﷺ) said prayer on the dead body, and I remembered his prayer:

“O Allah! forgive him, have mercy upon him, give him peace and absolve him. Receive him with honour and make his grave spacious; wash him with water, snow and hail. Cleanse him from faults as Thou wouldst cleanse a white garment from impurity. Requite him with an abode more excellent than his abode, with a family better than his family, and with a mate better than his mate. Admit him to the Garden, and protect him from the torment of the grave and the torment of the Fire.”

(‘Auf bin Malik) said: I earnestly desired that I were this dead body.

Sahih Muslim 963

This means that when we say this prayer, we’re asking Allah to forgive the person who has passed away for any mistakes they might have made, and to be merciful to them.

It’s a way of showing love and respect for the person who has passed away, and trusting in Allah’s mercy and forgiveness.