Evening with the Parents and Feeding the Poor in Ramadan

Question:
There is something called the "parents' Isha" or the "parents' suhur" during Ramadan, where food is prepared for the poor and relatives with the intention of giving charity on behalf of the parents or one of them. What is your guidance and opinion on this?

Answer:
We do not know of any harm in it; we do not know of any harm in it. Whether one prepares food and invites the poor, neighbors, or relatives, or distributes it to the poor and the needy with the intention of it being for the parents, or for one of them, or for himself, or for his wife, or for his husband, or for other relatives or loved ones. Charity on behalf of a deceased person is beneficial and useful, and charity on behalf of a living person and for whomever he wishes from among his relatives is beneficial and useful. In the authentic collections, there is a report that when Ibn Ghalib died, his son did not believe it, [regarding] a continuous charity. In the two Sahihs, a man said, "My mother died and she did not leave a bequest. Is there a reward for me if I give charity on her behalf?" He said, "Yes."