What is the best deed a living person can do to benefit a deceased person?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person says that a relative of his has passed away. What is the best deed he can do so that the deceased may benefit from it?
The Shaykh:
Giving charity on his behalf, making du'a' for him, performing Hajj on his behalf, and performing 'Umrah on his behalf. All of this is supported by evidence. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If he has a debt, he pays off the debt that is upon him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person says that a relative of his has passed away. What is the best deed he can do so that the deceased may benefit from it?
The Shaykh:
Giving charity on his behalf, making du'a' for him, performing Hajj on his behalf, and performing 'Umrah on his behalf. All of this is supported by evidence. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If he has a debt, he pays off the debt that is upon him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [543 -939] ما أفضل عمل يستطيع أن يفعله الحي لينتفع به الميت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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