Burial

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مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Virtues, description, and recitation method of BURIAL as recorded in Shia traditions.
اللّهُمّ اجْعَلْهَا رَوْضَةَ مِنْ رِيَاض الْجَنَّةِ،
O Allah, (please) make this grave to be one of the gardens of Paradise,
وَلَا تَجْعَلْهَا حَفْرَةً مِنْ حُفَرِ النَّارِ.
but do not make it to be one of the holes of the Fire.
بِسْمِ اللهِ وَ بِاللهِ
In the Name of Allah, in Allah,
وَ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللهِ
on the way of Allah,
وَ عَلَى مِلَّةٍ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ
and following the principles of Allah's Messengers.
اَللَهُمَّ اِيْمَانًا بِكَ
O Allah, (this is on the basis of the) belief in You
وَ تَصْدِيْقًا بِكِتَابِكَ
and giving credence to Your Book.
هَذَا مَا وَعَدَنَا اللهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهُ
This is what Allah and His Messenger promised us,
وَ صَدَقَ اللهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهُ
and Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth.
اَللَّهُمَّ زِدْنَا اِيْمَانًا وَ تَسْلِيْمًا.
O Allah, (pleas) increase us faith and submission (to You).
اَللّهُمَّ صِلْ وَحْدَتَهُ
O Allah, (please) maintain (communion) his loneliness,
وَ انِس وَحْشَتَهُ
entertain his lonesomeness,
وَازحَمْ غُرْبَتَهُ
have mercy upon his seclusion,
وَاسْكِنْ اِليْهِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ
put with him part of Your mercy
رَحْمَةً يَسْتَغْنِى بِهَا عَنْ رَحْمَةِ مَنْ سِوَاكَ
due to which he will dispense with the mercy of any one other than You,
وَاخشُرْهُ مَعَ مَنْ كَانَ يَتَوَلَاهُ
and resurrect him with those to whom he has been loyal;
مِنَ الاَئِمَّةِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ.
namely, the Immaculate Imams, peace be upon them.
يَا--.بِنْ.--
O [so-and-so] the son of [so-and-so]
أَذْكُرِ الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي خَرَجْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ دَارِ الدُّنْيَا
remember the covenant on which you have departed the abode of this world:
شَهَادَةَ اَنْ لَا اِلْهَ اِلَّا اللهُ
the profession that there is no god save Allah,
وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ
One and Only and having no associate,
وَ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُوْلَهُ
that Muhammad is His servant and messenger,
وَ آَنَّ عَلِيًّا آَمِيْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
and that 'Ali the Commander of the Faithful,
وَالْحَسَنَ وَالْحُسَيْنَ
al-Hasan, al-Husayn,
وَ عَلِىَّ بْنَ الحْسَيْنَ
'Ali the son of al-Husayn,
وَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
Muhammad the son of 'Ali,
وَ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ
Ja'far the son of Muhammad,
وَ مُؤْسَىٰ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ
Musa the son of Ja'far,
وَ عَلِىَّ بْنَ مُؤْسىٰ
'Ali the son of Musa,
وَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
Muhammad the son of 'Ali,
وَ عَلِىَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ
'Ali the son of Muhammad,
وَالحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٌّ
al-Hasan the son of 'Ali,
وَالقَائِمَ الْحُجَةَ الْمَهْدِىَّ
and the Rising Argument-person,
عَلَيْهِم السَّلَامُ
peace be upon them all
آَئِمَتُكَ آَئِمَّةُ الْهُذْى اَلْاَبْرَارِ
are your lmams. They are the pious leaders to true guidance.
إِنَّا للهِّ وَ اِنَّآ اِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُوْنَ
We are Allah's and to Him shall we return.
هَذَا مَا وَعَدَنَا اللهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهُ
This is what Allah and His Messenger promised us,
وَ صَدَقَ اللهُ وَ رَسُوْلَهُ
and Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth.
اَللَّهُمَّ زِدْنَا اِيْمَانًا وَ تَسْلِيْمَا.
O Allah, (please) increase us faith and submission (to You).