At The Grave

Nawawi - Kitab al-adhkar

Whoever is at the grave at the time of burial is to throw earth with his hand three times into the grave at the side of the head. One recite:

upon throwing the first earth into the grave: minha khalaqnakum - From it (the earth) We created you.

and upon throwing the second: wa fiha nu`idukum - and into it We return you.

and upon throwing the third: wa minha nukhrijukum taratan ukhra - and from it We shall bring you out once more (20:55).

After burial, sit at the graveside for the duration of slaughtering a camel and distributing its meat, and that during that time the sitters busy themselves with reciting Qur'an & supplicating for the deceased.

The Prophet s.a.w, whenever he finished burying the deceased, would stand over him and say: "Ask forgiveness for your brother, and ask for him to be made firm, for he is presently being questioned."

Du`a of Abu Hurayra for the dead:

" allahumma in kana muhsinan fa zid fi ihsanihi wa in kana musi'an fa tajawaz `an sayyi'atihi -- "

O Allah, if he did good, then increase his goodness, and if he did evil, then forgive his evil deeds

At The Graveside (2)

What are Munkar & Nakkeer like and what do they ask?

At that time two angels called 'Munkar and Nakeer' come ripping through the earth, their faces look very fearful and scary. Their body is black, eyes green and black and very large in size popping out like the Jinn's eyes and made of fire. Their hair is very scary and long from head to toe, their teeth are very long with which they rip through the earth. They wake up the dead shaking and rattling them. They ask with great strength with a deep voice these three questions .