Is building a mosque for a deceased man by his brother considered a reward and recompense for the deceased, and is it regarded as ongoing charity as mentioned in the hadith?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Is building a mosque for a deceased man by his brother considered a reward and recompense for the deceased, and is it regarded as ongoing charity as mentioned in the hadith?
Answer:
Yes, building a mosque and directing its reward and recompense to the deceased or to others is a good deed. Allah benefits through it if He accepts it; it benefits the one for whom it is done. It is among the ongoing charity through which Allah benefits the living and the dead. That is, building mosques is among the best of deeds, as He said:Mishkat al-Masabih 697 This is a great statement. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Is building a mosque for a deceased man by his brother considered a reward and recompense for the deceased, and is it regarded as ongoing charity as mentioned in the hadith?
May Allah reward you with good.
جزاكم الله خيرا.Answer:
Yes, building a mosque and directing its reward and recompense to the deceased or to others is a good deed. Allah benefits through it if He accepts it; it benefits the one for whom it is done. It is among the ongoing charity through which Allah benefits the living and the dead. That is, building mosques is among the best of deeds, as He said:
If anyone builds a mosque for God, God will build a house for him in paradise.
صلى الله عليه وسلم من بنى لله مسجدا بنى الله له بيتا في الجنة.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل بناء مسجد لرجل متوفى من قبل شقيقه هل يكون أجره وثوابه للمتوفى ويعتبر صدقة جارية كما في الحديث؟ — youtube.com
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