It is narrated from Sayyiduna Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any Muslim man or woman is afflicted with a calamity, and then later remembers it and again recites "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un," even if a long time has passed since that distress, Allah Almighty renews for him the reward and grants him as much reward as was given on the day of the calamity.

The wife of the Messenger, Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever is afflicted by a calamity and recites this supplication: "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un. Allahumma 'indaka ahtasibu musibati, fa'jurni fiha wakhluf li khayran minha." (Surely we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. O Allah! I seek reward for my calamity with You, so grant me reward in it and grant me a better substitute for it), then Allah Almighty grants him reward in his calamity and gives him a better substitute.

It happened that when my husband, Sayyiduna Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him), passed away, I said: Who could be better than Abu Salamah, who was a companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? Nevertheless, Allah Almighty gave me strength and I continued to recite this supplication: "Allahumma ajurni fi musibati wakhluf li khayran minha." (O Allah! Grant me reward in this calamity and grant me a better substitute for it.) So (as a result of this), I married the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a message to him that her son or daughter was near death, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) should come to them. But he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent greetings to them and (to console her) said: Surely, to Allah belongs what He takes and to Him belongs what He gives, and with Him everything has an appointed time, so (my daughter) she should be patient and hope for reward for it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with them both) reports that when the news of the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Ja'far bin Abi Talib came, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Prepare food for the family of Ja'far, for such news has come to them that has preoccupied them.

Sayyida Asma bint Umais (may Allah be pleased with her), while mentioning the death of her husband Sayyiduna Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), says that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his family: "Do not neglect to prepare food for the family of Ja'far, for they are occupied due to (the martyrdom of) their head."

Urwah narrates: When someone from the family of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) passed away and women would gather, and after they had left, only a few specific women would remain, she would order that talbina be cooked in a pot. So it would be prepared, then tharid would be made and talbina poured over it. Then she would say: O women! Eat from this, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Talbina brings comfort to the heart of the sick and to some extent lightens grief.

Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: After the burial, we used to consider the gathering of people at the house of the deceased’s relatives and the preparation of food as a form of lamentation (mourning).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the brother from Banu Sa'idah, Sayyiduna Sa'd bin 'Ubadah Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him), his mother passed away while he was not present. Later, he asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! My mother died in my absence, now if I give charity on her behalf, will she benefit from it? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes. So he said: I make you (peace and blessings be upon him) a witness that my garden named Mukhraf (or Mukhraf) is charity for her.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a man said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): My mother passed away suddenly, and I think that if she could have spoken, she would have given charity. So if I give charity on her behalf, will she receive the reward? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.

Hasan reports that Sayyiduna Sa’d bin ‘Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) ’s mother passed away. He asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): My mother has died, can I give charity on her behalf? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes. He asked: Then which charity is best? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Providing water. He said: In Madinah, this is the waterway of the family of Sa’d. Shu’bah says: I asked Qatadah, who is the narrator who said the words“In Madinah, this is the waterway of the family of Sa’d”? He said: It is Hasan.