GO ON SENDING GIFTS TO YOUR DEAD- SUPPLICATIONS AND ALMS

It is mentioned in Maniul Akhbar that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "Go on sending gifts to your dead." The companions asked, "0 Messenger of God! What can be a gift for the dead?" The Prophet said, "Supplications and alms." Then he added, "Every Friday eve, the spirits of the dead come to the nearest sky and, standing in front of their homes, cry out weeping sorrowfully, '0 my family members! O my children! 0 my parents and 0 my near and dear ones! Be kind to us. God will be kind to you. We have to account here for what wealth and property we had in the world and by which others benefit there. Please do us some favour, be it through a dirham or bread or a cloth. God will adorn you with heavenly dress ... '"

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