Does the reward for reciting the Qur'an reach the deceased?
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Question:
He asks: Does the recitation of the Qur'an reach the deceased?
Answer:
Nothing has been transmitted regarding this. It has not been transmitted that the Qur'an is recited for the dead. What has been transmitted is giving charity on behalf of the dead, making supplication for the dead, and performing Hajj and 'Umrah on behalf of the dead. These are the matters for which evidence has been transmitted. As for reciting the Qur'an for the deceased, no evidence has been transmitted regarding it.
He asks: Does the recitation of the Qur'an reach the deceased?
Answer:
Nothing has been transmitted regarding this. It has not been transmitted that the Qur'an is recited for the dead. What has been transmitted is giving charity on behalf of the dead, making supplication for the dead, and performing Hajj and 'Umrah on behalf of the dead. These are the matters for which evidence has been transmitted. As for reciting the Qur'an for the deceased, no evidence has been transmitted regarding it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل ثواب قراءة القرآن يصل للميت؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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