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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Means of Being Dutiful to a Father After His Death

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Question:
He says: My father has passed away, and I fell short in his rights greatly, greatly. What are the means of dutifulness that I can use to be dutiful to him after his death? May Allah reward you.

Answer:
You should make du'a' for him, seek forgiveness for him, give charity on his behalf, and perform Hajj and 'Umrah on his behalf, especially if he had not performed Hajj or 'Umrah. You should perform Hajj and 'Umrah on his behalf, either as an obligatory duty or as a voluntary act. You should also increase your du'a' and seeking of forgiveness for him. Likewise, if he had debts to others that he did not pay, you should pay them on his behalf.
This is part of clearing his conscience and being dutiful to him, because
The believer's soul is suspended by his debt until it is settled for him.نفس المؤمن معلقة بدينه حتى يقضى عنه
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1078Hasan (Darussalam)
. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. You should also be kind to your father's friends. If he had friends, you should be kind to them, for this is part of being dutiful to the father. As it came in the hadith. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (099) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-08-09] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (27:22)

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