What are the best deeds of showing kindness to a deceased parent?
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Question:
He says: What are the best deeds I can perform so that I may be dutiful to my deceased father?
Answer:
The best deeds, first, are to pay off the debts he owed; this is the best deed of dutifulness to his parent, clearing his liability if he had debts, you pay them off. Second, you carry out the bequests he made; you execute his will if he left one. Third, you make du'a' (supplication) for him, you increase your supplication for him, you perform Hajj on his behalf, you perform 'Umrah on his behalf, you give charity on his behalf. All of this benefits the deceased, by the permission of Allah. Yes.
He says: What are the best deeds I can perform so that I may be dutiful to my deceased father?
Answer:
The best deeds, first, are to pay off the debts he owed; this is the best deed of dutifulness to his parent, clearing his liability if he had debts, you pay them off. Second, you carry out the bequests he made; you execute his will if he left one. Third, you make du'a' (supplication) for him, you increase your supplication for him, you perform Hajj on his behalf, you perform 'Umrah on his behalf, you give charity on his behalf. All of this benefits the deceased, by the permission of Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هي خير أعمال الإحسان إلى الوالد المتوفي؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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