Is there a specific supplication in the Sunnah for a child when praying over him? And is there a supplication in the Sunnah for the child’s parents?
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The questioner : Regarding the supplication for a child in the funeral prayer, is it for a small child?
The Shaykh : Is the supplication for him or over him?
The questioner : The supplication in the funeral prayer is for him, for him and not for his parents; that is, for a small child. For an adult deceased, we supplicate for his forgiveness because he has committed sins. But for a child who was not held accountable, a small child who died at the age of years or months, when praying over him, is there a supplication as we hear, where we supplicate for his parents for patience and forgiveness, and that Allah replace him with something better for them? Or is it the same supplication that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used for an adult, with the reward going to his parents?
The Shaykh : Do I understand from your question—may Allah bless you—that you are asking if there is a specific supplication in the Sunnah for a child, or do you mean if there is a supplication in the Sunnah for the child’s parents if he is not prayed over?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I do not know of either this or that, or nothing of this comes to my mind right now.
Another questioner : The third takbir, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, the issue is not here, whether it is the third or the fourth takbir.
The questioner : The third takbir is the supplication for the deceased, meaning we stick to the preserved supplication.
The Shaykh : Only the preserved one.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Another questioner : ... the question about it ... .
The Shaykh : ... for example:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1024Sahih (Darussalam) , but there is no specific supplication for a child that comes to my mind right now.
The questioner : O our Shaykh, O Allah, make him a store of good for his parents, O Allah, make his scales heavy with good for them.
The Shaykh : If it is established, we are safe, but as for inventing, we do not differ on that.
The questioner : O our Shaykh—may Allah bless you—we know that the addition of more than four takbirs in the funeral prayer is established, but is the reason for these additions, as some say, that the Prophet or those of the Salaf (may Allah be pleased with them) who did so did it because of the status of that man; that is, because he was noble or great among his people, so he is prayed over more than four times, or is it otherwise?
The Shaykh : It is otherwise.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Is the supplication for him or over him?
The questioner : The supplication in the funeral prayer is for him, for him and not for his parents; that is, for a small child. For an adult deceased, we supplicate for his forgiveness because he has committed sins. But for a child who was not held accountable, a small child who died at the age of years or months, when praying over him, is there a supplication as we hear, where we supplicate for his parents for patience and forgiveness, and that Allah replace him with something better for them? Or is it the same supplication that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used for an adult, with the reward going to his parents?
The Shaykh : Do I understand from your question—may Allah bless you—that you are asking if there is a specific supplication in the Sunnah for a child, or do you mean if there is a supplication in the Sunnah for the child’s parents if he is not prayed over?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I do not know of either this or that, or nothing of this comes to my mind right now.
Another questioner : The third takbir, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, the issue is not here, whether it is the third or the fourth takbir.
The questioner : The third takbir is the supplication for the deceased, meaning we stick to the preserved supplication.
The Shaykh : Only the preserved one.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Another questioner : ... the question about it ... .
The Shaykh : ... for example:
Allahammaghfir li-hayyina wa mayyittina, wa shahidina wa gha'ibina
اللهم اغفر لحيِّنا وميِّتنا وشاهدنا وغائبناThe questioner : O our Shaykh, O Allah, make him a store of good for his parents, O Allah, make his scales heavy with good for them.
The Shaykh : If it is established, we are safe, but as for inventing, we do not differ on that.
The questioner : O our Shaykh—may Allah bless you—we know that the addition of more than four takbirs in the funeral prayer is established, but is the reason for these additions, as some say, that the Prophet or those of the Salaf (may Allah be pleased with them) who did so did it because of the status of that man; that is, because he was noble or great among his people, so he is prayed over more than four times, or is it otherwise?
The Shaykh : It is otherwise.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
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