Some people whisper Talqin into the ear of the corpse before burial . That is incorrect. The correct time is after burial , when the questioning begins. Before burial, focus on du’a for forgiveness.
The reciter continues: "Say: al-Islamu dini."
The soul may be terrified, disoriented, and panicked. At that precise moment, Allah sends a reminder through the living—the Talqin . The reciter says: "Say: Allahu rabbi."
Linguistically, Talqin means to "make someone understand," "to inspire," or "to remind." In Islamic funerary terminology, it refers to the practice of reciting specific phrases near the deceased after burial, aimed at helping the soul answer the questions of the angels Munkar and Nakir.
The scholars say: “The one who will benefit from Talqin after his death is the one who practiced Talqin upon himself while alive.”
While Talqin is practiced by the majority of Sunni Muslims (Hanafis, Shafi’is, Hanbalis in one narration), some scholars (including some Salafi-leaning scholars) consider it an innovation ( bid’ah ) because it is not found in the most rigorously authenticated Hadith collections (Bukhari & Muslim).
Understanding Kalimat Talqin: Guiding the Deceased in the Grave