“Allaahummaghfir li fulaan (sebut nama mayatnya), warfa' darojatahu fiil mahdiyyiin, wakhlufhu fii 'aqibihi fiil ghoobiriin, waghfir lanaa wa lahu, yaa robbal 'aalamiin, wafsah lahu fii qobrihi wa nawwir lahu fiihi.”
(O Allah, forgive -here the name of the deceased is mentioned- and raise his rank among the rightly guided, and be a successor to whom he has left behind, and forgive us and him O Lord of the worlds. Make spacious his grave and illuminate it for him.)(A successor: one who succeeds another due to the latter’s absence or death. This is the correct meaning of the word khaleefah; thus, it is incorrect to believe that Adam is the khaleefah (vicegerent, as is commonly translated) of Allah on earth because Allah is never absent, and will never die. This supplication proves the correct understanding of this term and shows that Allah succeeds us and guards whom we leave behind when we die or are absent (also refer to supplication #198).)
(1) yang dimaksud dengan al-mahdiyyiin adalah orang-orang yang terlebih dahulu masuk Islam dan terlebih dahulu berhijrah. (lihat: Mirqootul Mafaatiih Syarhu Misykaatul Mashoobiih 3/1168)
(2) yaitu anak-anaknya. (lihat: Mirqootul Mafaatiih Syarhu Misykaatul Mashoobiih 3/1168)
(3) H.R. Muslim no. 920. Doa ini diucapkan oleh Rasulullah ketika Abu Salamah radhiallahu ‘anhu meninggal dunia, sedangkan matanya terbuka. Kemudian beliau memejamkan matanya sembari membaca doa ini. (lihat: Faidhul Qadir 2/343)