for my mother and one third for my father? i.e., all the hasanaat
earned by doing good deeds forwhich a person can be rewarded
throughout his day and night, such as tasbeeh, asking for forgiveness,
charity and du'aa' - apart, of course, from prayer, zakaah, Hajj and
fasting - or can Idivide only the hasanaatfor charity between me and
them, and not any other acts of worship that I have mentioned? Or can
I give charity on their behalf whilst they are alive and after they
die? Can I set up sadaqahjaariyah (ongoing charity) for my parents
from my own money and let them take the reward - such as building a
mosque or distributing Mushafs, when they are still alive?Can I do
that after they die? If they acquired haraam wealth, for example, can
I pay it off on their behalf from my own money?
Finally, in every sujood (prostration) I say the following du'aa'
three times: Lord, forgive me and my parents and their parents and my
brothers, and save us from the torment of the grave and grant us
eternity in al-Firdaws al-A'la.
I also use the masbahah to recite 200 times every day: Lord forgive me
andmy parents and my brothers and all the believing men and women.
Is what I am doing something good and beneficial, or is it bid'ah and
a waste of time? If what I am doing is good and beneficial, is it
actually possible by means of this ongoing du'aa' of mine that Allah
may forgive me and my parents and their parents and my brothersfor all
our sins, and save us from the torment of the grave and grant us
eternity in al-Firdaws al-A'la?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
We appreciate your keenness to honour yourparents and to make good
reach them. We ask Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, to decree
reward for you and to join you with your parents and all the Muslims
in Paradise.
There is no difference of opinion among the scholars that the reward
for charity may reach the dead if the one who gives the charity
dedicates the reward to them, especially parents.Similarly, there is
no difference of opinion that du'aa' for both living and dead will
bring them goodness and mercy if Allah, may He be glorified and
exalted, accepts it. A number of hadeeths in the saheeh Sunnah bear
witness to that. This has also been discussed in detail in a number of
questions on our site. Please see: 12652 , 42384 , 102322 .
Secondly:
It is permissible for the one who gives charity tointend that the
reward for his charity be dividedbetween him and his parents into
three parts, whether they are alive or dead, because the reward is the
property of the giver, and he may give all or part of it. For example,
if he gives it to four people, each of them will get one-quarter; if
he gives one-quarter and keeps the rest for himself, that is
permissible, as is the case if he gives it to someone else. Quoted
from al-Rooh by Ibn al-Qayyim (p. 190).
In the answer to question no. 20996 we quoted from Shaykh Ibn Baaz
(may Allah have mercy on him) that it is permissible to give charity
on behalf of boththe living and the dead.
But we should point out what is best, which is to do righteous deeds
for yourself, and let the reward be all for you, and to make a lot of
du'aa' for your parents. This is what is best and most perfect. See
the answer to question no. 42088 .
Thirdly:
With regard to all other recommended acts of worship, such as fasting,
Hajj, 'Umrah, reading Qur'aan, reciting adhkaar, treating peoplekindly
and other righteous deeds, the scholars differed as to whether the
reward for them reaches the dead or not.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said in al-Rooh (p. 170)
The view of Imam Ahmad and the majority of the salaf is that [the
reward] does reach them. This is also the view of some of the Hanafis.
That was stated by ImamAhmad - according to the report of Muhammad ibn
Yahya al-Kahhaal. He said: It was said to Abu 'Abd-Allah: Can a man do
a good deed such as praying, giving charity and so on, and give half
of it (its reward) to his father or mother? He said: I hope so; or he
said: Everything of his charity and other deeds will reach the
deceased.
He also said: Recite Aayatal-Kursi three times, and Qul huwa Allahu
ahad, and say: O Allah, the virtue (reward) for it is for the people
of the graves.
The well known view of the Shaafa'i and Maaliki madhhabs is that it
does not reach them. End quote.
We have previously stated on our website that this second view is more
likely to be correct,that no reward for righteous deeds reaches the
deceased unless there is a text to indicatethat it does reach him,
such as charity, du'aa', Hajj and 'Umrah, because Allah, may He
beexalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): "And that man can
have nothing but what he does (good or bad)" [al-Najm 53:39].
See also the answer to question no. 46698 .
Fourthly:
With regard to paying off haraam wealth on their behalf, haraam
wealth, such as that which is stolen, seized by force, or taken by
means of trickery and so on, two rights should be taken into
consideration: the first of which is the right of Allah, may He be
exalted,which was transgressed by committing a haraam action; the
second is the right of the owner of thewealth, which was transgressed
by taking his wealth unlawfully.
If the wealth is paid back to its owner, we hope that the rights of
the owner will be restored thereby. But there remains the right of
Allah, may He be exalted; this can only be dealt with by repentance or
the forgiveness of Allah to the wrongdoer.
Fifthly:
With regard to the du'aa' that you mentioned, there is nothing wrong
with it, but do not adhere to reciting it a particular number of
times, and strive to offer du'aa' as much as you can, without limiting
it to a specific number or believing that it has any specific virtue.
And Allah knows best.
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