Musa: "Praise be to Allah, who causes death and gives life. Praise be to Allah, who gives life to the dead. To Him belong majesty, pride, sovereignty, power, and praise, and He is over all things capable. O Allah, he is Your servant, the son of Your servant, the son of Your handmaid. You created him, provided for him, You caused him to die, and You shall bring him to life. You know his inner state. We have come to You as intercessors for him, so accept our intercession for him. O Allah, we seek refuge in the covenant of Your neighborly protection for him, for You are possessor of faithfulness and sanctuary. O Allah, protect him from the trial of the grave and from the punishment of Hell. O Allah, if he was a doer of good, then reward him for his goodness, and if he was a doer of evil, then overlook his offenses. O Allah, he has come down to You, and You are the best of those who are sought for hospitality, poor in need of Your mercy, while You are free of any need for his punishment. O Allah, steady his speech when he is questioned, and do not test him in his grave. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not lead us astray after him."

Section: His statement, "We know nothing but good," is only said for someone from whom one has not known any evil, so that it might not be a lie. The Qadi [has narrated] (8) a hadith from Abdullah ibn al-Harith, from his father, that the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—taught them the prayer over the deceased: "O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, our young and our old, those who are present and those who are absent. O Allah, Your servant and the son of Your servant has come to Your courtyard, so forgive him and have mercy upon him, and we know nothing but good." So I said, and I was the youngest of the group: "O Messenger of Allah, even if I do not know of any good?" He replied: "Do not say anything except what you know" (9). This is legislated due to the report, and because when the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—had a funeral praised for good in his presence, he said: "It has become incumbent [for Paradise]." And another was praised for evil, and he said: "It has become incumbent [for Fire]." Then he said: "Some of you are witnesses over others" (10). Recorded by Abu Dawud, [agreed upon] (11). And in a hadith from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace, he...