What is the explanation of the Hadith: "Indeed, part of filial piety after [their passing] is that you pray for them with your prayers, and you fast on their behalf with your fasting, and you give charity on their behalf with your charity"?
The aforementioned is weak, but it is supported by what is narrated in Muslim and elsewhere: that among the greatest acts of righteousness is for a man to maintain ties with his father’s friends after his father has passed away. And that a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about showing righteousness to his parents after their death, and he replied: "Praying for them, seeking forgiveness for them, fulfilling their pledges, maintaining the ties of kinship that are only maintained through them, and honoring their friends." This indicates the permissibility of supplicating for them, fasting on their behalf, and giving charity on their behalf, and it is best that the charity be ongoing (sadaqa jariyah).
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