Deeds for deceased parents
Abu Usaid Malik bin Rabi`ah As-Sa`idi reported: We were sitting with Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when a man of Banu Salamah came to him and asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Is there any obedience to parents left that I can show to them after their death?
He (s.a.w) replied, "Yes, to pray for them, to supplicate for their forgiveness, to fulfill their promises after their death, to maintain the ties of kinship which cannot be maintained except through them, and honour their friends.'' [Abu Dawud].
Prayer and begging forgiveness from Allah are regarded as acts of beneficence for the deceased parents. The acceptance of the prayer in favour of the deceased parents is also confirmed. Death brings to an end all the activities, except the following:
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an ongoing Sadaqah (Sadaqah Jariyah); like the digging of a well, the building of a mosque, etc.
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knowledge which benefits Muslims
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prayers of virtuous offspring |
Du`a of Abu Hurayra for the dead:
" allahumma in kana muhsinan fa zid fi ihsanihi wa in kana musi'an fa tajawaz `an sayyi'atihi- "
O Allah, if he did good, then increase his goodness, and if he did evil, then forgive his evil deeds. ( Malik narrated it.)
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Ibn `Abidin said in his Hashiyat al-durr al-mukhtar that in visiting the graves one may recite:
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Surat al-Fatiha
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Surat al-Baqara, beginning, Ayat al-Kursi, and amana al-rasul
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Surat Ya Seen
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Surat al-Mulk
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Surat al-Takathur
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Surat al-Ikhlas 12 or 11 or 7 or 3 times
Then say: " allahumma awsil thawaba ma qara'tuhu ila fulan aw ilayhim" :
O Allah, convey the reward of what I have recited to So-and-so [one or many]. | |
