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type of food and serve it in trays (‘Kūnḋay’) to convey Šawāb to Sayyidunā Imām Ja’far Ṣādiq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ. This is permissible, but some people place a restriction that the food must be eaten in a certain place, and this restriction is improper. There is a book regarding ‘Kūnḋay’ called Dāstān-e-‘Ajīb, which is read out on this occasion. There is no proof for that which is written in that book, so it should not be read; rather offer Fātiḥaĥ and convey Šawāb.’ (Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, vol. 3 pp. 643)
Similarly, ‘the story of 10 ladies’, ‘the story of a wood-cutter’, and ‘the story of Janāb-e-Sayyidaĥ’ are baseless and fabricated, so avoid reading these stories. Instead, recite Suraĥ Yāsīn as you will gain the Šawāb of reciting the Holy Quran ten times.
Remember that it is not necessary that the food be eaten or served only in ‘Kūnḋay’ (trays); rather, it may be eaten or served in any other utensil. Īṣāl-e-Šawāb (conveying reward) is proven from the Holy Quran and Ḥadīš. Īṣāl-e-Šawāb may be performed by means of supplications and also by offering Fātiḥaĥ on cooked food. The Niyāz of Kūnḋay is also a form of Īṣāl-e-Šawāb, and declaring it impermissible is a false accusation against the Sharī’aĥ (sacred law). The people who declare it impermissible should take a warning from the order of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ which is stated in the Holy Quran, part 7, Sūraĥ Al-Māidaĥ:
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