the state in Barzakh [the period between post-death to the Judgement Day when he will be raised] as is the state of a new bride in her in-laws. She gets all types of luxuries and comforts, yet she likes her father’s home. When any gift is sent or someone comes to her from her father’s home, she is over the moon. However, after sometimes she gets used to her husband’s home. Obviously here the deceased means the fresh one as he desperately waits for the gifts of living Muslims. That’s why new deceased person is remembered very frequently by giving Niyaz, doing Teeja (conveying Sawab on the 3^rd day), Daswan (conveying Sawab on the 10^th day), Chaleeswan (conveying Sawab on the 40^th day), etc. The living should remember the dead in their Du’as, etc., so that in future they are also remembered by other Muslims. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 3, pp. 373-374; summarised)

O devotees of Rasool! The Sawab conveyed by the living is presented to deceased Muslims in the form of gifts. Let’s listen to a faith-refreshing parable about it.

Gifts covered by silken kerchiefs

Sayyiduna Bashshaar Bin Ghalib رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: I used to make lots of Du’as for Sayyidatuna Raabi’ah Basriyyah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهَا. One night, I had a dream in which I saw her saying: O Bashshaar! Your gifts are conveyed to me after being covered with silken kerchiefs in the trays of Noor. When the living make Du’a for the dead, they (Du’as) are put in the trays of Noor after being accepted, then after being covered with silken kerchiefs they are presented to the deceased for whom the Du’a has been made and it is said: So-and-so has sent you this gift. (At-Tazkirah lil-Qurtubi, pp. 86)

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! How Benevolent Allah Almighty is! He not only blesses His bondmen with gifts and favours in the world, but He also blesses them with the treasure of peace and satisfaction after their death by virtue of the Du’as and the blessing of conveying Sawab made by the living.

Remember! It is apparently a small deed to convey Sawab to a deceased Muslim, but it carries too many blessings. Unfortunately, now we have become so much busy with worldly activities that we do not have time to convey Sawab to our departed ones or have time to visit their graves and do