Which of the three things is better as an ongoing charity for the deceased: digging a well, or installing a water cooler in a mosque, or paying the expenses for someone else's Hajj (Hajj al-Badal), knowing that my father performed Hajj seven times?
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The best ongoing charities for the deceased are providing water and building mosques. Providing water is among the best charities, as stated in the of Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah: "Which charity is best? He replied: Providing water." Building mosques is also among the virtuous deeds, as stated in the hadith: "Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, even if it be as small as a bird's nest or smaller, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise." As for charity in the form of money or performing Hajj, these are virtuous deeds, but they are not ongoing charities whose reward continues for the deceased.
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