Chapter 8: Honouring Parents After Death
Hadith on Honouring Parents After Their Death:
Abdullah ibn Umar narrated: Verily, I heard the Messenger of Allah say: The finest act of goodness is that a person should treat kindly the loved ones of his father. (Muslim)
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: When a man dies, his acts come to an end except three, recurring charity, or knowledge (by which people) benefit, or a pious child, who prays for him (the deceased). (Muslim)
Abu Hurayrah also narrated that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: The rewards of the good deeds that will reach a believer after his death are: Knowledge which he taught and spread, a righteous son whom he leaves behind, a copy of the Quran that he leaves as a legacy, a mosque that he built, a house that he built for wayfarers, a canal that he dug or charity that he gave during his lifetime when he was in good health. These deeds will reach him after his death. (Ibn Majah)
Aisha bint Abi Bakr reported that a man said: My mother died suddenly and did not leave behind a will,I think if she was alive, she would have given in charity. So will she and myself have any reward if I gave charity in her name (on her behalf). The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ replied: Yes, give in charity on her behalf. (Bukhari, Muslim)