Dua for Visiting the Graves
“As-salamu 'alaykum ahlad-diyar” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih Muslim 975. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَلَاحِقُونَ، أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ
Transliteration: As-salamu 'alaykum ahlad-diyari minal-mu'minina wal-muslimin, wa inna in sha' Allahu lalahiqun, as'alullaha lana wa lakumul-'afiyah.
Translation: Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of these dwellings, believers and Muslims. We will, if Allah wills, be joining you. I ask Allah for well-being for us and for you.
Source: Sahih Muslim 975
When to recite
On entering or passing by a Muslim graveyard.
About this dua
Narrated by Buraydah: the Prophet ﷺ taught his Companions to say this when they went out to the graveyards.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih Muslim 975
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih Muslim 975
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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