He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied, ‘Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has forgiven me as well as all those who participated in my funeral Ṣalāĥ.’ The person said, ‘Yā Sayyidī! I also participated in your funeral Ṣalāĥ.’ Listening to this, Sayyidunā Sarī Saqaṭī عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی took out a list and checked for his name therein but that person’s name was not present in the list; when checked thoroughly, he saw that the name of that person was written in the margin.

(Tārīkh Dimashq li Ibn ‘Asākir, vol. 20, pp. 198)

May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ bless them and forgive us without any accountability for their sake!

اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The forgiveness of the devotees as well

After the death of Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī عَـلَیۡهِ رَحۡـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـکَافِی, Qāsim Bin Munabbiĥ عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الـرَّافِـع saw him in dream and asked, ‘How did Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ treat you?’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied, ‘Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forgave me and told me, ‘O Bishr! I have forgiven you as well as all those who attended your funeral Ṣalāĥ.’ I then requested, ‘O Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ, forgive even those who love me.’ Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ said, ‘I have forgiven all those who would love you till the Day of Judgement.’ (Tārīkh Dimashq li Ibn ‘Asākir, vol. 10, pp. 225)