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At burial the wording is بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ
Translation: In the name of Allah, and upon the religion of the Messenger of Allah.

Other transmissions have the wording ‘ala sunnat Rasul Allah. Millah refers to the faith and path; sunnah emphasizes the Prophetic way. These are variant transmitted wordings, not competing rituals.

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The transmitted supplication at burial

Funerals: Carrying the Bier, Lahd and Burial

At burial the wording is بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ
Translation: In the name of Allah, and upon the religion of the Messenger of Allah.

Other transmissions have the wording ‘ala sunnat Rasul Allah. Millah refers to the faith and path; sunnah emphasizes the Prophetic way. These are variant transmitted wordings, not competing rituals.