Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1655
وَعَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: صَلَّى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ فَحَفِظْتُ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: «اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُ وَاغْسِلْهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ وَنَقِّهِ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا نَقَّيْتَ الثَّوْبَ الْأَبْيَضَ مِنَ الدنس وأبدله دَارا خيرا من دَاره وَأهلا خَيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَزَوْجًا خَيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ وَأدْخلهُ الْجنَّة وأعذه من عَذَاب الْقَبْر وَمن عَذَاب النَّار» . وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: «وَقِهِ فِتْنَةَ الْقَبْرِ وَعَذَابَ النَّارِ» قَالَ حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا ذَلِكَ الْمَيِّت. رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Awf ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prayed over a funeral, and I memorized part of his supplication. He said, ‘O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him well-being, pardon him, honor his reception, make his place of entry spacious, wash him with water, snow, and hail, and cleanse him of sins as You cleanse a white garment of dirt. Give him a home better than his home, a family better than his family, and a spouse better than his spouse. Admit him to Paradise and protect him from the punishment of the grave and the punishment of the Fire.’ In one version: ‘Protect him from the trial of the grave and the punishment of the Fire.’ He said: I then wished that I were that deceased person. Muslim transmitted it.
Translation notes
وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ
Nuzul can refer to hospitality or reception prepared for a guest; the supplication’s exact English collocation is open.
Would ‘honor his reception’ or ‘make his welcome gracious’ best convey this phrase?