Conveying rewards to the deceased

Sayyidina Abdullah bin ‘Amr �, reported that his grandfather, ‘Aas bin Wa'il (who

was a mushrik) on his deathbed made a will that one hundred slaves be freed on his

behalf. One of his sons, Hisham, freed fifty; and ‘Amr wanted to free the other fifty, but decided to ask Allah's Messenger first. When he asked the Holy Prophet of Allah,

he replied, "Had he been a Muslim, your freeing slaves, giving sadaqah, or

performing hajj on his behalf would all have reached [in rewards] and benefited him"

(but because he died a kafir (non-believer) these acts would not benefit him)

(Mishkaat, Vol. 1, page 266). This saying of the Messenger of Allah elaborates that

reward can only be conveyed to deceased who dies as a Muslim. Someone who dies

a non-Muslim would be excluded from getting the reward of good deeds performed

by their Muslim children.

Conveying rewards to the deceased by the Holy Prophet ﷺ

When slaughtering an animal for sacrifice the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed to the

Almighty, “O Allah, accept this from my family and me and from all amongst my ummah” (Muslim, Vol. 2, page 54). This is a clear submission for conveying the reward of a good deed to all of us.

Conveying the reward of good deeds causes forgiveness of sins of the

deceased

Sayyidina Abu Huraira � narrates that a man said to the Holy Prophet of Allah, “O

Messenger of Allah, my father has died. He has left behind assets and money but

did not make a will. Would he be pardoned if we do charity on his behalf?” The Holy Prophet ﷺ said, “Yes” (Ibn Majah, page 199). This hadith provides evidence that

charity after one’s death rids the deceased of their sins. Dedicating something to the deceased with the intention of conveying

reward

The mother of Sa’d bin Ubada � died in his absence. He said, "O Allah's Prophet!

ﷺ My mother died in my absence; will it be of any benefit for her if I give sadaqa

(charity) on her behalf?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes." Sa’d said, "I make you a witness that I gave my garden called Al Makhraf in charity on her behalf"

(Bukhari, hadith 2762).

Another time when he presented himself in the meeting of the Holy Prophet ﷺ,

he asked “[This was the charity that I did on my part], may I ask you what the best charity is?” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Offering people a drink of water." Hearing this Sa’d bin Ubada � had a well dug for supplying water to the people and said, “This

is for Sa’d’s mother” (the reward of this is for Sa’d’s mother) (Mishkaat, page 149). This hadith provides evidence that the practice of dedicating an ‘act of conveying reward’ to someone is entirely in keeping with the practice of the companions of

the Holy Prophet ﷺ. Although those who consider this act against sharia (Islamic

law) have had that well plugged, to this day the place where the well used to be is

still well known as ‘beram-e-Sa’d’ (well of Sa’d).

Resurrecting the dead

Resurrection of the dead by Sayyidina Ibrahim �

ريطلانمةعبراذخفلاقیبلقنىمطيلنكلويلبلاقنمؤتملوالاقیتوملايحـتفيكينرابرمهربالاقذاو

میكحزيزعللّاناملعاوايعسكنیتاينهعدامثاءزجنهنملبجلکيلعلعجامثكيلانهرصف

And when Sayyidina Ibrahim � said, “My Lord, show me how You give life to the

dead” Allah said, “Do you not believe.” Ibrahim said, “Yes I do, but it is to satisfy my heart.” He said, “Then, catch four birds and train them to come to you. Then (cut them into pieces and) place them one by one on the mountain all around; and then

call them and they will rush to you. And know that Allah is Mighty, most wise” (Surah Baqra, verse 260).

Resurrection of the dead by Sayyidina Isa �

للّانذابیتوملایحاوصربالاوهمالكاریباو

According to the Holy Qur’an Sayyidina Isa � said, “I heal him who was born blind,

and the leper, and I raise the dead, by Allah's permission”

(Surah Aal-e-Imran, verse 49).

The difference betweenللّانذاب (by the permission of Allah) and نودنم

للّا(leaving Allah aside)

The claim of Sayyidina Isa � that he healed the blind and the leprous, and