What to Say When a Member of One’s Family Dies
When a member of one’s family dies,
one should say: /innaa lil-laahi
wa-innaa ilaihi raaji’uun,
allaahumma’-jurnee fee muSeebatee,
wa-akhlif lee khairam-minhaa/
Translation
(We all belong to Allah, and to Him
we shall return. O Allah! Reward me for my affliction, and give something
better instead).
According to the Hadith, if a Muslim
who loses a relative by death says those prayers, Allah will give him something
better instead.
