Feeding Religious Scholars and Students on Fixed Days after a Death

Question

Is it established by the Sacred Law or not that the heir of the deceased, in the name of the deceased, feeds the respected religious scholars and students on the fourth day, the tenth, the twentieth and the fifteenth [day] — on these fixed days — for isal al-thawab (conveying reward to the deceased)? Is any day fixed on the part of the Sacred Law so that isal al-thawab be performed on it?

Answer

Isal al-thawab (conveying reward to the deceased) is a very good thing, whether by performing prayer, reciting the Holy Qur’an, tasbih and the like, or by giving the poor food, clothing or something else. However, the third-day memorial gathering, the tenth, the twentieth, the fortieth [day] are not established by the Sacred Law; rather, the sooner isal al-thawab can be done,…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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