What are the deeds whose reward reaches others, whether they are alive or dead?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner with us asks: Is it permissible for a person to perform a deed to draw near to Allah the Exalted, such that the reward of this deed reaches his living brothers?
Answer:
Yes. Whatever evidence indicates that acts of obedience reach others, their reward reaches others. Thus, it reaches them as stated in the evidence. This includes, for example, giving charity on behalf of another, whether alive or dead; making supplication for another, whether alive or dead; and performing Hajj and 'Umrah on behalf of another. These righteous deeds have their reward reach others if one dedicates the reward to them, due to the evidence for this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner with us asks: Is it permissible for a person to perform a deed to draw near to Allah the Exalted, such that the reward of this deed reaches his living brothers?
Answer:
Yes. Whatever evidence indicates that acts of obedience reach others, their reward reaches others. Thus, it reaches them as stated in the evidence. This includes, for example, giving charity on behalf of another, whether alive or dead; making supplication for another, whether alive or dead; and performing Hajj and 'Umrah on behalf of another. These righteous deeds have their reward reach others if one dedicates the reward to them, due to the evidence for this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1578 - ما الأعمال التي يصل أجرها إلى الغير حياً كان أو ميتاً - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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