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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on saying “Ask for your brother to be granted steadfastness” after burial

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Question:
Is it from the Sunnah to say after the burial of every deceased person: “Ask for your brother to be granted steadfastness”?

Answer:
Yes, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do:
Seek forgiveness for your brother, and beg steadfastness for himاستغفروا لأخيكم، وسلوا له التَّثبييت
Sunan Abi Dawud 3221Sahih (Al-Albani)
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Q: Sometimes and sometimes, or always?
A: It is known that he used to say this when he finished with the burial.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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