Hadith 963 Part C

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'Anas b. Malik said

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say (while offering prayer on a dead body) : O Allah ! forgive him , have mercy upon him. Give him peace and absolve him. Receive him with honour and make his grave spacious. Wash him with water , snow and hail , cleanse him from faults as is cleaned a white garment from impurity. Requite him with an abode more excellent than his abode , with a family better than his family , and with a mate better than his mate , and save him from the trial of the grave and torment of Hell. 'Auf b. Malik said : I earnestly desired that I were the dead person to receive the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as this dead body had (received).