The righteous deeds that benefit the deceased
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: Is there a specific limit to the righteous deeds whose reward can be transferred to the deceased, or is the matter restricted to the son’s supplication for his parents, as in the hadith which mentions among them “righteous children who pray for them”?
Answer:
The hadith contains three things; it is not one single thing. It contains three things that do not cease for the deceased.
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1376Sahih (Darussalam) It is the endowment (waqf) that benefits people after his death, or knowledge that benefits people after his death, such as teaching students and instructing them in 'aqidah (creed) and fiqh (jurisprudence), teaching them what benefits them, and they in turn benefit people after him. Or he authored books—authored books that benefit people after him. All of this falls under the dissemination of knowledge, or he printed useful books and distributed them to people, or he endowed them. All of this remains as a reward for him after his death; it falls under beneficial knowledge, knowledge that is benefited from.
The third is the supplication of the righteous son who prays for him. This emphasizes to parents that they should raise their children to pray, so that when they die, the children will benefit them in life and in death. But if they neglect their upbringing, leave them alone, and they become corrupt, they will be a burden upon them in life and in death. This is what was mentioned: three things. Also, Hajj and 'Umrah, performing Hajj on behalf of the deceased and 'Umrah on behalf of the deceased, whether obligatory or voluntary, this benefits him after his death. Also, supplication and seeking forgiveness for him; this benefits him after his death, whether from his son or from his Muslim brothers. As for anything other than these things for which evidence has come, the deceased does not benefit from the deeds of the living. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Najm 53:39] The verse is specified by these evidences, and as for anything other than that, it remains on the default ruling of prohibition. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: Is there a specific limit to the righteous deeds whose reward can be transferred to the deceased, or is the matter restricted to the son’s supplication for his parents, as in the hadith
The deed of the son of Adam is cut off except for three things,
ينقطع عمل ابن آدم إلا من ثلاث،Answer:
The hadith contains three things; it is not one single thing. It contains three things that do not cease for the deceased.
except for three: Continuing charity
إلا من ثلاث صدقة جاريةThe third is the supplication of the righteous son who prays for him. This emphasizes to parents that they should raise their children to pray, so that when they die, the children will benefit them in life and in death. But if they neglect their upbringing, leave them alone, and they become corrupt, they will be a burden upon them in life and in death. This is what was mentioned: three things. Also, Hajj and 'Umrah, performing Hajj on behalf of the deceased and 'Umrah on behalf of the deceased, whether obligatory or voluntary, this benefits him after his death. Also, supplication and seeking forgiveness for him; this benefits him after his death, whether from his son or from his Muslim brothers. As for anything other than these things for which evidence has come, the deceased does not benefit from the deeds of the living. Allah the Exalted said:
And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 06 — archive.org (1:07:38)
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