What are the best deeds offered for the deceased, and what is the meaning of the hadith: "Pray for them"?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, what are the best deeds offered for the deceased? And what is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): ?
The Shaykh : Yes, the best deeds offered for the deceased is supplication, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1631.
So, supplication for the deceased is better than everything; it is better than praying, giving charity, performing Hajj, or performing 'Umrah on behalf of the deceased. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) mentioned this:Sahih Muslim 1631 in the context of deeds. If deeds were prescribed for the deceased, he would have said: "or a righteous son who gives charity for him, or fasts for him, or something similar." Since he turned away from that to supplication, it is known that supplication is better than offering deeds. As for his saying: , it means supplication, because "salah" (prayer) carries the meaning of supplication, as Allah the Exalted said: [At-Tawbah 9:103] Yes, yes.
The questioner : If he does.
The Shaykh : If he does, there is no harm. If he does, there is no harm. But the best is supplication. Yes.
Pray for them
الصلاة عليهماThe Shaykh : Yes, the best deeds offered for the deceased is supplication, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
When a man dies, his acts come to an end, but three, recurring charity, or knowledge (by which people) benefit, or a pious child, who prays for him (for the deceased).
إذا مات الإنسان انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث : إلا من صدقة جارية أو علم ينتفع به أو ولد صالح يدعو لهSo, supplication for the deceased is better than everything; it is better than praying, giving charity, performing Hajj, or performing 'Umrah on behalf of the deceased. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) mentioned this:
or a pious child, who prays for him
أو ولد صالح يدعو لهPray for them
الصلاة عليهماTake, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase, and invoke [Allah 's blessings] upon them. Indeed, your invocations are reassurance for them
خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيهِمْ بِهَا وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ صَلاتَكَ سَكَنٌ لَهُمْThe questioner : If he does.
The Shaykh : If he does, there is no harm. If he does, there is no harm. But the best is supplication. Yes.