Seyyid Hussein Muddarrisi relates that one of his female relatives had seen his dead father in a dream. His father's face was illuminating with light and beside him was a woman who was folding beautiful and smart clothes the likes of which she had never seen in this world before. When asked where the clothes had come from, the woman replied that they were for his father and that they had been sent by his sons for him.

This woman who had seen the dream asked all his dead father's relatives whether they had done any special good deeds for their father. One of the Seyyid's brothers was taken back and admitted that he had prepared for some clothes to be given to orphans but he had not actually distributed them.

The Seyyid was so surprised to know that a deed had been rewarded when only a decision was made on his part and the charitable act had not taken place yet. So this proves that any charitable act done for the dead reaches them immediately, as soon as you make the intention. (AL QASAS WAL KHAWATIR PAGE 121)