It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. 2.Whatdo the Qur'an and Sunnah say about this Allah says in Surah Baqara 2:286 "On no soul doth Allah place a burden greater than it can bear. A person does an act of Sawaab (reward) and intends that the reward of that act gets transferred to someone else, normally a person who is dead. 1.Eesaale Sawaab meaning "Eesaal e Sawaab" means trnsferring Sawaab. Is it possible to do "Eesaal e Sawaab" to those who are dead, hence transfer Sawab to those who are dead? Answer. ![]() The Quran says: “We shall unite the true believers with those of their descendants who follow them in their faith, and shall not deny them the reward of their good deeds – everyone is responsible for his deeds. ![]() The best thing those of his relatives who have been left behind can do for him is to do good deeds themselves so that they too can join him in the Paradise in the hereafter. If he was a pious and God-fearing person then he will insha’Allah go to the paradise. If God Almighty would will, He will accept your prayer keeping in view the performance of the deceased. All that you can do for the benefit of the deceased is to pray for him as much as you can. It is now the trial of those who have been left behind. There is no point in doing any act of piety on his behalf now that his trial is over. The Quran says: “… no soul shall bear the burden of another, … there shall be nothing for a man except what he strives for” (53:38-39) Nobody can add anything to the credit of an individual’s account. If anyone introduces an innovation or gives shelter to a man who introduces an innovation (in religion), he is cursed by Allah, by His angels, and by all the people.” Avoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error.” (Abu Daud) The same book reports another statement attributed to him thus: “If anyone introduces an innovation, he will be responsible for it. The prophet, alaihissalaam, said: “You must follow my sunnah and that of the rightly-guided caliphs. Occasions like Qul, Chaliswan, and Barsi are not only useless, they are very likely to be categorized as bid’at which is an attempt to add to (innovate) God’s religion something that was not given by His messenger, alaihissalaam. In fact, nothing has been recommended to be recited after the death of an individual except that we should say Janaza prayer for him or pray for his forgiveness after burying him or even later whenever we feel like. However, it has not been recommended after the death of an individual. There is a mention in the hadith literature that if a person is dying we should recite surah Ya-Sin over him. Can one give food or money to the poor in the name of the deceased? Or is it that only the charity given out in a person’s lifetime is counted? There was also a concern from my Nani’s side regarding “Qurbani” on “Eid ul Adha”, she wanted to sacrifice two goats one for herself and the other in her deceased husband’s name and she was torn between doing the Qurbani or sending equivalent amount of money to the victims of Tsunami. In the end I would like you to comment on all the ways (if any) a family can send Sawab to the deceased. Please guide me regarding this issue and if possible please site any relevant ayas or ahadith. And secondly what all can the immediate family members do to provide “Sawab” to the deceased’s soul? As far as i know, I don’t think there is any requirement for Quls, Jumairats and Chaliswans as it only adds to the sorrow instead of reducing it without helping the deceased in any way. I dont know if the recitation of the Quran really helps the deceased in any way. My Nani also held the “Jumairats” and then the “Chaliswan” when again the entire Quran was recited. ![]() Then my Nani placed white sheets in the drawing room till my Nana’s “Chaliswan” and we were all asked to recite the Holy Quran and Surah Yasin but for some reason I wasn’t very comfortable with that because not only was the environment very depressing (it maintained the sorrowful ambiance) I was under the impression that only 3 days sorrow is allowed and after that people should get on with their daily routines. ![]() We also held ‘Quls’ the next day for which we recited “Surah Ikhlaas”. First we were not sure of what to recite when he was on his death bed so we all started by reciting Surah Yasin until he passed away then we all recited “Kalima Tauhid” till his “Janaza”, however my Nani insisted on reciting Surah Yasin even after that. My Nana passed away in September and none of us had the knowledge of what is required of the family members of the deceased in the light of Islam.
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