The reward for reciting the Qur'an returns to the reciter, and there is no evidence for dedicating it to the deceased
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. From the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Governorate of al-Daqahliyyah, the listener Jihan 'Abd al-Hamid sent a question saying: Since my father passed away, I have been reciting a portion of the Noble Qur'an daily, along with some scattered surahs, and I dedicate the reward of that to my father and to the deceased Muslims. Does this spare me from reciting the Qur'an for myself? And is it sufficient to recite the daily or weekly surahs, such as Tabaarak and Surat al-Kahf and al-Dukhan? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The reward for reciting the Qur'an returns to the reciter, but as for dedicating it to the deceased, there is no evidence for that. There was no authentic evidence from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding dedicating the reward of the reciter, or reciting specific surahs of the Qur'an for the deceased. So the reciter should recite the Qur'an for himself and seek the reward for himself, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 999.
I do not say alif-lam-mim is one letter, but alif is a letter and mim is a letter, alif is a letter and lam is a letter and mim is a letter. So the reward of the recitation returns to the reciter with a good intention and seeking the Face of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). As for the deceased, what is prescribed for him is supplication, seeking forgiveness, and charity on his behalf, and performing Hajj or 'Umrah on his behalf, and paying off his debts if he had debts that were rights owed to people. This is what benefits the deceased because the evidence for it is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. From the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Governorate of al-Daqahliyyah, the listener Jihan 'Abd al-Hamid sent a question saying: Since my father passed away, I have been reciting a portion of the Noble Qur'an daily, along with some scattered surahs, and I dedicate the reward of that to my father and to the deceased Muslims. Does this spare me from reciting the Qur'an for myself? And is it sufficient to recite the daily or weekly surahs, such as Tabaarak and Surat al-Kahf and al-Dukhan? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The reward for reciting the Qur'an returns to the reciter, but as for dedicating it to the deceased, there is no evidence for that. There was no authentic evidence from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding dedicating the reward of the reciter, or reciting specific surahs of the Qur'an for the deceased. So the reciter should recite the Qur'an for himself and seek the reward for himself, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward.
من قرأ حرفا من كتاب الله فله حسنة، والحسنة بعشر أمثالهاI do not say alif-lam-mim is one letter, but alif is a letter and mim is a letter, alif is a letter and lam is a letter and mim is a letter. So the reward of the recitation returns to the reciter with a good intention and seeking the Face of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). As for the deceased, what is prescribed for him is supplication, seeking forgiveness, and charity on his behalf, and performing Hajj or 'Umrah on his behalf, and paying off his debts if he had debts that were rights owed to people. This is what benefits the deceased because the evidence for it is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4899- ثواب قراءة القرآن يرجع للقارئ، وإهداؤه للميت لا دليل عليه - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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