Fortress of the Muslim
Hisn al-Muslim 155
Arabic hadith text
اللهُـمِّ اغْفِـرْ لِـفلان (باسـمه) وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَـهُ في المَهْـدِييـن ، وَاخْـلُفْـهُ في عَقِـبِهِ في الغابِـرين، وَاغْفِـرْ لَنـا وَلَـهُ يا رَبَّ العـالَمـين، وَافْسَـحْ لَهُ في قَبْـرِهِ وَنَـوِّرْ لَهُ فيه
Translation
O Allah, forgive so-and-so (naming him) and raise his rank among those rightly guided. Be a successor for him among those he leaves behind. Forgive us and him, Lord of the worlds, make his grave spacious, and fill it with light.
Translation notes
وَاخْـلُفْـهُ في عَقِـبِهِ في الغابِـرين
The witness renders this as ‘send him along the path of those who came before’; the Arabic appears to ask Allah to provide a successor for him among those who remain, including his descendants.
How should the request concerning his descendants and those who remain be rendered?