I ask, O honorable Shaykh, about the charity of the deceased: is it permissible or not?
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The questioner : I ask, O honorable Shaykh, about the charity of the deceased, or rather, charity on behalf of the deceased: is it permissible or not?
The Shaykh : Yes. Charity on behalf of the deceased is permissible, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of it. In "Sahih al-Bukhari", a man said: "O Messenger of Allah! My mother died suddenly, and if she had been able to speak, she would have given charity. Should I give charity on her behalf?" He said:.
However, better than charity for the deceased is supplication for him. The evidence for this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Riyad as-Salihin 1383 or he said: Sahih Muslim 1631 He did not say, "or a righteous son who gives charity for him, or fasts for him, or prays for him, or recites for him." Although the hadith is about deeds, this indicates that it is not prescribed for a person to perform an act of worship and assign it to one of his relatives. However, if he does so, he is not blamed, but it points to what is better, which is supplication. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. This listener is Yusuf Mustafa from Cairo.
The Shaykh : Yes. Charity on behalf of the deceased is permissible, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of it. In "Sahih al-Bukhari", a man said: "O Messenger of Allah! My mother died suddenly, and if she had been able to speak, she would have given charity. Should I give charity on her behalf?" He said:
Yes
نعمHowever, better than charity for the deceased is supplication for him. The evidence for this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
When a man dies
إذا مات ابن ءادمWhen 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
الإنسان انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاثة، إلا من صدقة جارية، أو علم ينتفع به، أو ولد صالح يدعو لهThe questioner : May Allah bless you. This listener is Yusuf Mustafa from Cairo.