السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ نَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ
Assalamu 'alaykum ahlad-diyari minal-mu'minina wal-Muslimin, wa inna in sha'Allahu bikum lahiqun. Nas'alullaha lana wa lakumul-'afiyah
Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of these dwellings, believers and Muslims. Indeed, we will, Allah willing, join you. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you.
The greeting when entering a graveyard. You address the dead as residents of their "dwellings" — acknowledging they are home, not gone. "We will join you" — the most sobering phrase in the Islamic tradition, said casually but carrying the weight of certainty. And then: "We ask for 'afiyah for us AND for you" — they still need your du'as, and you still need protection.
Related Du'as
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ
Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah.
Hasanبِسْمِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ
In the Name of Allah. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from evil male and female jinn.
Sahihبِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَلَجْنَا وَبِسْمِ اللَّهِ خَرَجْنَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا
In the Name of Allah we enter, in the Name of Allah we leave, and upon Allah our Lord we place our trust.
Sahihبِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
In the Name of Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, I ask You from Your bounty.
Sahih