{"_id":"69aafa8a92fb628cbcf3f6f9","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Do the deceased know who gave charity for them and who visits their grave?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"When we give charity on behalf of a deceased loved one, do they know who it is from, or do they simply receive the reward?\\n\\nAdditionally, when someone visits the grave of a deceased loved one and gives salām, do they hear it and know who it is from?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Regarding your first question, the reward of charity and good deeds performed on behalf of the deceased does reach them. The Prophet ﷺ said:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"\\\"Among what continues to reach a believer after his death are: knowledge he taught and spread, a righteous child he left behind, a Mushaf he left as inheritance, a masjid he built, a house he built for travelers, a river he caused to flow, or charity he gave from his wealth during his health and lifetime; all of this continues to reach him after his death.\\\" (Ibn Majah)\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nAlso, the deeds of the living are presented to the deceased. The Prophet ﷺ said:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"\\\"Your deeds are presented to your deceased relatives and kinsmen. If they are good, they rejoice, and if they are otherwise, they say: O Allah, do not take them until You guide them as You guided us.\\\" (Ahmad)\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nThis indicates that the deceased are not merely passive recipients of reward; they are actively aware of what the living are doing on their behalf.\\n\\nAs for your second question, Ibn al-Qayyim in Kitab al-Ruh states that the scholars of the early generations were in agreement that the deceased recognize the visits of the living and are gladdened by them. He notes that the very word \\\"visitor\\\" would be meaningless if the deceased had no awareness of the one visiting.\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"underline\":true},\"insert\":\"So, to answer both of your questions directly: yes\"},{\"insert\":\", the deceased are aware of who is visiting, they are informed of the deeds performed on their behalf, and they receive this with joy. And Allah knows best.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0370b76658b4c233134","tag":"Worship: Charity","count":62},{"_id":"668da0570b76658b4c233497","tag":"Death: Other","count":37},{"_id":"668d9fe00b76658b4c2327c5","tag":"Death: Burial and Graves","count":31},{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c23285c","tag":"Unseen: Other","count":22}],"createdOn":"2026-03-06T16:02:18.538Z"}