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 اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ فِي الْمَهْدِيِّينَ وَافْسَحْ لَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ وَنَوِّرْ لَهُ فِيهِ
O Allah, forgive him, raise his rank among the guided, make his grave spacious, and illuminate it for him.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلَا تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ
O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not lead us astray after him.
Sahihلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
There is no deity except Allah. (Encourage the dying person to say these as their last words.)
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.
Sahih