1Make a short prayer for the one you lost. Love does not end at death; it becomes prayer.
A daily word of prayer for them keeps the bond alive in a form that still reaches them and steadies you.
Where it sits. Continuing Bonds (Klass, Silverman and Nickman)
Islamic evidence
Those who came after pray, Lord, forgive us and our brothers who believed before us (Quran 59:10). The dead are still served by the prayers of the living.
“Those who came after them say, ‘Lord, forgive us our sins and the sins of our brothers who believed before us, and leave no malice in our hearts towards those who believe. Lord, You are truly compassionate and merciful.’”
Qur'an 59:10
Psychological evidence
Grieving people do not have to sever the bond to heal; keeping an ongoing inner connection, in a healthy form, is part of adjusting well. Prayer gives that bond somewhere to go.
Klass, D., Silverman, P. R. and Nickman, S. L. (1996). Taylor and Francis
Bereaved people maintain adaptive, ongoing inner bonds with the deceased rather than fully detaching.
Review detail
Why it works. Continuing the relationship through prayer keeps a comforting, ongoing bond rather than forcing a clean break.