اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، كَانَ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ، وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ
Allahumma innahu 'abduka wabnu 'abdika wabnu amatik, kana yash-hadu an la ilaha illa Anta wa anna Muhammadan 'abduka wa rasuluk, wa Anta a'lamu bih
O Allah, he is Your servant, son of Your male servant, son of Your female servant. He used to testify that there is no deity except You and that Muhammad is Your servant and messenger, and You know him best.
This Janazah du'a introduces the deceased to Allah — as if presenting them before the King. "Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your female servant" — establishing that this person comes from a lineage of servitude to Allah. Then the most important credential: "He testified to Your Oneness." And finally, the humility: "You know him better than we do." We present, but You judge.
Related Du'as
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ
O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and seek refuge from the Fire.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, from the torment of the Fire, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the trial of the False Messiah.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَأَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ
O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, admit him to Paradise, and protect him from the punishment of the grave.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلَا تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ
O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not lead us astray after him.
Sahih