Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1674
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ فَأَخْلِصُوا لَهُ الدُّعَاءَ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه
Translation
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ‘When you pray over the deceased, devote your supplication sincerely to him.’ Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.