61. What can be done for a Deceased?

عن أبي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قال إذا مَاتَ الْإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عنه عَمَلُهُ إلا من ثَلَاثَةٍ إلا من صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ أو عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ أو وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو له

Abu Hurayrah (rta) reported that God’s Messenger (sws) said: “When a person dies, his deeds [that benefit him] end except three: an abiding [work of] charity [that he initiated], useful knowledge [that he left behind] and pious children who pray for him.”[1]

[1]. Ibid., vol.3, 1255, (no. 1631).