The
Messenger of Allah Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: When a man dies, his
deeds come to an end except for three things:-
- Contineous Charity
- Knowledge which is beneficial
- Virtuous descendant who prays the deceased)
Once a person dies he/she is no
more in a position to perform any deeds anymore and therefore does not receive
reward for his actions anymore. But there are three types of actions for which
he/she can receive reward even after death.
First --- Contineous Charity. This is any good deed done by the person, from which
living beings continue to benefit despite the demise of the person who
originated it.
Second
--- Knowledge imparted through any means which guide people to
become better human beings. As long as people benefit from this knowledge, the
teacher will keep receiving reward for it.
Third --- Virtuous Descendants. This relates to the training of your children.
Teaching them and guiding them about good and bad, right and wrong and
inculcating principals of Islam in them to lead them to be among the righteous.
The prayer of righteous children in favor of parents is very useful.
Needless to say all such deeds have to be done with sincerity in seeking the
pleasure of Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala). Only when they are done to earn
Allah’s pleasure will they be rewarded by Him. If they are done for fame,
monetary gain, or any other worldly benefit, then the outcome one achieves in
this world is all that they will get for it.
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