Question 448.
Can the surviving relatives and friends of a deceased person do some good to him (the deceased)? ?

Answer 448.
Yes, worships and charity for the sake of ALLAH by the living can also benefit the deceased. If those alive do righteous deeds like reciting the Qur-an or chanting the Darud, giving alms and feeding the hungry, they shall get reward from ALLAH. But I t is also open to them to send their blessing to the departed souls and pray to ALLAH to apportion their own reward to them (the departed ones). ALLAH will apportion such reward to them in Heaven.
There should be no particularization of any item or hour or method for sending blessings from our side. On the contray, whatever is within our means at any time, we should give it to the deserving, in the name of ALLAH and send the expected reward to the departed ones. It is extremely bad to fix something as a permanent ritual or organize grand feasts or ceremonies on borrowed money for purposes of show or love of fame.