What kind of reward reaches the deceased, and what is the opinion of the four Imams regarding this, and is the Funeral Prayer (Salat al-Janazah) and supplication for the deceased considered a reward or a supplication to alleviate their torment, taking into consideration the Hadith: "When a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three: a continuous charity, knowledge from which benefit is derived, or a righteous child who supplicates for him"?
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Supplicating for the deceased, its reward reaches them without dispute, provided that the supplicant fulfills the conditions for a prayer to be answered. The funeral prayer falls under this ruling.
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