The Form of Supplication for a Child in the Funeral Prayer
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Does the form of supplication for a child in the funeral prayer differ between a child who has not reached puberty and one who has? And what is the form, for example?
The child: It refers to one who has not reached puberty.
The questioner: And what is the form?The Shaykh: The form is that you supplicate for him and his parents, saying for example: “O Allah, make him a forerunner for his parents, a treasure, and an intercessor whose intercession is accepted. O Allah, make him weigh down their scales, magnify their rewards, and join him with the righteous predecessors of the believers, and place him in the care of Ibrahim.” This is what the jurists said, and it is a good supplication, even if some of it is not narrated, but it is a good supplication!
The child: It refers to one who has not reached puberty.
The questioner: And what is the form?The Shaykh: The form is that you supplicate for him and his parents, saying for example: “O Allah, make him a forerunner for his parents, a treasure, and an intercessor whose intercession is accepted. O Allah, make him weigh down their scales, magnify their rewards, and join him with the righteous predecessors of the believers, and place him in the care of Ibrahim.” This is what the jurists said, and it is a good supplication, even if some of it is not narrated, but it is a good supplication!