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.
Hasanوَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولًا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا
And I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah alone, with no partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. I am pleased with Allah as Lord, Muhammad as Messenger, and Islam as religion.
Sahihبِسْمِ 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.
Sahihسُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ
Glory to the One who has subjected this for us, and we could never have it by our own efforts. And indeed, to our Lord we will surely return.
Sahih