will get the reward equivalent to all of them.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                               صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees of Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān! It is common practice in our society to send gifts to each other on different occasions to strengthen a friendship or relationship further. When we send a gift to our relative or friend, he becomes happy by seeing it, no matter how low its price is. He then also sends us a gift in return and expresses his love for us.

When this relative or friend of ours passes away, we stop sending him gifts. However, if we wish to, we can send him better gifts in the form of conveying reward to make him happy. Yes, our act of conveying reward becomes a gift for deceased Muslims and they feel extremely happy after receiving it.

Gift from the living for the dead

Sayyidunā ꜤAbdullāh b. ꜤAbbās رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا narrates that the Beloved Prophet     صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said:

The condition of the deceased in the grave is like a drowning person who cries out for help, anxiously waiting for the dua (supplication) of his father, mother, son or friend to reach him, and when the dua reaches him, it is dearer than the world and all of its bounties for him. Allah Almighty bestows the reward like mountains to the deceased by the dua of those who are on the earth. Surely, the gift of the living for the dead is ‘to make dua of forgiveness’ for them.^[2]

O devotees of the Prophet! The reward conveyed by the living is presented to deceased Muslims in the form of gifts. Let us listen to a faith-refreshing account this regard.

Gifts covered by silken kerchiefs

Sayyidunā Bash-shār b. Ghālib رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه said: