FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
KEPERLUAN ANAK TERHADAP IBU BAPA APABILA MEREKA TELAH MENINGGAL DUNIA
What can children do for their deceased parents who were elderly and did not perform their prayers?
Short answer
Children may do several deeds on behalf of deceased parents, namely giving charity for them, increasing seeking of forgiveness, and making supplication for them.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Children may do several deeds on behalf of deceased parents, namely giving charity for them, increasing seeking of forgiveness, and making supplication for them. They may also perform the obligatory pilgrimage if it was not yet done, and fulfil obligatory fasting that was not performed. The answer also mentions endowment (waqf) on the parents' behalf.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sedekah bagi pihaknya, banyakkan istighfar, tunaikan haji yang wajib baginya kalau belum, tunaikan puasa yang wajib baginya kalau tidak dilakukan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “KEPERLUAN ANAK TERHADAP IBU BAPA APABILA MEREKA TELAH MENINGGAL DUNIA”, 18 May 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1635-keperluan-anak-terhadap-ibu-bapa-apabila-mereka-telah-meninggal-dunia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/what-children-can-do-for-deceased-parents/