Hundred Questions - Clothes for the Deceased
Clothes for the Deceased
Q71 What is the ta'wil of the clothes and sufras, which are presented for the sake of the deceased? Can a deceased soul meet those of his relatives who had passed away before him?
A71 The presentation of clothes and sufras is a belief and ritual and a way of conveying reward to the deceased. This however, does not mean that the deceased soul needs clothes and food. It is a sacrifice (sadaqah), which is given from available and ready things and prayers are offered for reward to the soul of the deceased mu'min.
Indeed, the deceased soul in the case of achieving salvation can see his relatives whether alive or deceased. For, in the hereafter, there is spirituality, and in spirituality everything is possible because the soul of everyone is present everywhere.
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