Waalaikumsalam, brothers who glorified Allah, indeed there is no history which amplifies a gift concerning prayer, but we may be rewarded with a reward for mayyit our deeds.
Taqiyuddin Shaykh al-Islam Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd. Halim (Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah)
Meaning: The charity for the deceased, then he can take the benefit of Muslims based on the agreement, all that is contained in a saheeh hadeeth from the Prophet, as the saying sa'at "Ya Rasul Allah, my mother died, and I think if he were alive would charity, is useful if I give alms in return? "so he answered" Yes ", as well as beneficial to the deceased: Hajj, qurban, freed slaves, praying and asking forgiveness to him, which is no dispute among the priests.
And more specifically, he explained in terms of reward should arrive gift of prayer, fasting and reading the Koran to the deceased.
It means: "if only awarded to hide the shame of the reward of fasting, the reward or the reward of reading prayers (al-qur'an / sentences tayyibah) then the law allowed".