"O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, our present and our absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O Allah, whoever You keep alive, keep him upon Islam, and whoever You cause to die, let him die upon Iman. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward and do not let us go astray after him.
Complete and Verified Step-by-Step Fatiha Ka Tarika in Roman English
| Verse | Roman English | Instruction | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Alhamdu lillahi rabbil ‘aalameen | Emphasis on the "Rabb" (heavy R sound). | | 2 | Ar-Rahmanir-Raheem | Roll the 'R' slightly. Hold the 'ee' sound in Raheem. | | 3 | Maaliki Yawmid-Deen | Yawm (Maw) is heavy. The 'D' in Deen is emphatic. | | 4 | Iyyaaka na’budu wa iyyaaka nasta’een | Pronounce the 'Ayn (ع) in 'na’budu' from the throat. | | 5 | Ihdinas-Siraatal-Mustaqeem | Crucial: Heavy 'S' (Saad) for "Siraat". | | 6 | Siraatal-lazeena an’amta ‘alaihim | Ghunnah (nasal sound) on the 'N' in "An’amta". | | 7 | Ghayril-maghdoobi ‘alaihim wa lad-daaalleen | Lengthen the "aa" sound in "daaalleen". |
After Fatiha, it is sunnah to recite one or three small Surahs. Most commonly:
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Ar rahmanir raheem. (The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.)
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Qul a'oozu bi rabbil falaq. Min sharri ma khalaq. Wa min sharri ghasiqin iza waqab. Wa min sharrin naffasati fil 'uqad. Wa min sharri hasidin iza hasad. Step 5: Recite Surah An-Nas (1 Time)
You are asking Allah to accept the recitation and send the rewards to the Prophet (PBUH) and then specifically to the soul of your loved one. Common Questions
: The reward (Sawaab) only reaches the deceased if the reciter has a clear intention of sending it to them.