تلقین میت · Talqeen

إِسْمَعْ إِفْهَمْ

Listen, Understand

إِسْمَعْ إِفْهَمْ

Listen, Understand

إِسْمَعْ إِفْهَمْ

Listen, Understand

يَا ابْنَ

O [so-and-so] the son of [so-and-so]!

هَلْ أَنْتَ عَلَى الْعَهْدِ الَّذِيْ فَارَقْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ

Are you still upon the covenant which you left us with

مِنْ شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

Of testifying that there is no god but Allah

وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ

Alone with no partner

وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ

And that Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family

عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

Is His servant and messenger

وَسَيِّدُ النَّبِيِّينَ

And the master of the Prophets

وَخَاتَمُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

And the seal of the Messengers

وَأَنَّ عَلِيًّا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

And that Ali is the Commander of the Faithful

وَسَيِّدُ الْوَصِيِّينَ

And the master of the successors

وَإِمَامٌ افْتَرَضَ اللَّهُ طَاعَتَهُ عَلَى الْعَالَمِيْنَ

And an Imam whose obedience Allah has made obligatory upon all worlds

وَأَنَّ الْحَسَنَ وَالْحُسَيْنَ

And that Hasan and Husayn

وَعَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ

And Ali ibn Husayn

وَمُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ

And Muhammad ibn Ali

وَجَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ

And Ja'far ibn Muhammad

وَمُوْسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ

And Musa ibn Ja'far

وَعَلِيَّ بْنَ مُوسٰى

And Ali ibn Musa

وَمُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ

And Muhammad ibn Ali

وَعَلِيَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ

And Ali ibn Muhammad

وَالْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ

And Hasan ibn Ali

وَالْقَائِمَ الْحُجَّةَ الْمَهْدِيَّ

And Al-Qa'im, the Proof, the Mahdi

صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ

May Allah's blessings be upon them

أَئِمَّةُ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

Are the Imams of the believers

وَحُجَجُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ

And Allah's proofs over all creation

وَأَئِمَّتَكَ أَئِمَّةُ هُدًى أَبْرَارٌ

And your Imams are Imams of guidance and righteousness

يَا بْنَ

O [so-and-so] the son of [so-and-so]!

إِذَا أَتَاكَ الْمَلَكَانِ الْمُقَرَّبَانِ

When the two honored angels come to you

رَسُولَيْنِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَىٰ

As messengers from Allah, the Blessed and Exalted

وَسَأَلاَكَ عَنْ رَبِّكَ

And they ask you about your Lord

وَعَنْ نَبِيِّكَ وَعَنْ دِينِكَ

And about your Prophet and about your religion

وَعَنْ كِتَابِكَ وَعَنْ قِبْلَتِكَ

And about your Book and about your Qibla

وَعَنْ أَئِمَّتِكَ فَلَا تَخَفْ

And about your Imams, do not fear

وَقُلْ فِيْ جَوَابِهِمَا

And say in response to them

اَللَّهُ جَلَّ جَلاَلُهُ رَبِّي

Allah, Majestic is His Glory, is my Lord

وَمُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ نَبِيِّي

And Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, is my Prophet

وَالْاِسْلاَمُ دِينِي

And Islam is my religion

وَالْقُرْآنُ كِتَابِي

And the Quran is my Book

وَالْكَعْبَةُ قِبْلَتِي

And the Ka'bah is my Qibla

وَأَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِيْ طَالِبٍ إِمَامِي

And the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib is my Imam

وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْمُجْتَبَىٰ إِمَامِي

And Hasan ibn Ali, the Chosen One, is my Imam

وَالْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الشَّهِيدُ بِكَرْبَلاَءَ إِمَامِي

And Husayn ibn Ali, the Martyr of Karbala, is my Imam

وَعَلِيٌّ زَيْنُ الْعَابِدِيْنَ إِمَامِي

And Ali, the Adornment of the Worshippers, is my Imam

وَمُحَمَّدٌ بَاقِرُ عِلْمِ النَّبِيِينَ إِمَامِي

And Muhammad, the Splitter of the Knowledge of the Prophets, is my Imam

وَجَعْفَرٌ الصَّادِقُ إِمَامِي

And Ja'far, the Truthful, is my Imam

وَمُوْسَى الْكَاظِمُ إِمَامِي

And Musa, the Restrainer (of Anger), is my Imam

وَعَلِيٌّ الرِّضَا إِمَامِي

And Ali, the Pleasing, is my Imam

وَمُحَمَّدٌ الْجَوَادُ إِمَامِي

And Muhammad, the Generous, is my Imam

وَعَلِيٌّ الْهَادِيْ إِمَامِي

And Ali, the Guide, is my Imam

وَالْحَسَنُ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ إِمَامِي

And Hasan, the Military Leader, is my Imam

وَالْحُجَّةُ الْمُنْتَظَرُ إِمَامِي

And the Proof, the Awaited One, is my Imam

هٰؤُلاَءِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ أَئِمَّتِي

These, may Allah's blessings be upon them all, are my Imams

وَسَادَتِيْ وَقَادَتِيْ وَشُفَعَائِي

And my masters and my leaders and my intercessors

بِهِمْ أَتَوَلَّىٰ

I am loyal to them

وَمِنْ أَعْدَائِهِمْ أَتَبَرَّأُ

And I disavow their enemies

فِيْ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ

In this world and the hereafter

ثُمَّ اِعْلَمْ يَا اِبْنَ

Be it known to you, O [so-and-so] the son of [so-and-so],

أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى نِعْمَ الرَّبُّ

That Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is the best Lord

وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ نِعْمَ الرَّسُولُ

And that Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, is the best Messenger

وَأَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِيْ طَالِبٍ

And that the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib

وَأَوْلاَدَهُ الْاَئِمَّةَ الْاَحَدَ عَشَرَ نِعْمَ الْاَئِمَّةُ

And his children, the eleven Imams, are the best Imams

وَأَنَّ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ حَقٌّ

And what Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, brought is truth

وَأَنَّ الْمَوْتَ حَقٌّ

And that death is truth

وَسُؤَالَ مُنْكَرٍ وَنَكِيرٍ فِيْ الْقَبْرِ حَقٌّ

And the questioning by Munkar and Nakir in the grave is truth

وَالْبَعْثَ حَقٌّ

And resurrection is truth

وَالنُّشُورَ حَقٌّ

And revival is truth

وَالصِّرَاطَ حَقٌّ

And the path (Sirat) is truth

وَالْمِيزَانَ حَقٌّ

And the scale is truth

وَتَطَايُرَ الْكُتُبِ حَقٌّ

And the distribution of the books is truth

وَالْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ

And Paradise is truth

وَالنَّارَ حَقٌّ

And Hellfire is truth

وَأَنَّ السَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا

And that the Hour is coming, there is no doubt about it

وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْعَثُ مَنْ فِيْ الْقُبُورِ

And that Allah will resurrect those in the graves

Then, the prompter should ask:

أَفَهِمْتَ يَا

Do you understand, O [so-and-so]?

According to a reported tradition, when a dead person is addressed these words, he answers, “Yes, I understand.” The prompter should then say these words:

ثَبَّتَكَ اللَّهُ بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ

May Allah keep you firm with the established word

هَدَاكَ اللَّهُ إِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ

May Allah guide you to the straight path

عَرَّفَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ أَوْلِيَائِكَ

May Allah bring about recognition between you and your guardians

فِيْ مُسْتَقَرٍّ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ

In a place of His mercy

اَللَّهُمَّ جَافِ الْاَرْضَ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ

O Allah, make the earth gentle on his sides

وَاصْعَدْ بِرُوحِهِ إِلَيْكَ

And raise his soul up to You

وَلَقِّهِ مِنْكَ بُرْهَانًا

And grant him from You a clear proof

اَللَّهُمَّ عَفْوَكَ عَفْوَكَ

O Allah, Your forgiveness, Your forgiveness