Reciting the Qur'an at funerals and the claim that the reward of the recitation reaches the deceased

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Regarding the customs at funerals, where the family of the deceased gathers the mushafs and completes the recitation of the Qur'an once or more, does the reward of this recitation reach the deceased?

Answer:
There is no evidence for the claim that the reward of recitation reaches the dead; there is no proof for it. The evidence that came is for charity on behalf of the dead, Hajj and 'Umrah on behalf of the dead, and the 'Id sacrifice on behalf of the dead. As for the reward of recitation, although some scholars of knowledge said that it reaches the dead by analogy to what was transmitted, there is an apparent consideration in that. It is better to restrict oneself to the evidence. One who wants to benefit the deceased and a relative among his dead can do what the evidences have come for: charity on his behalf, supplication for him, seeking forgiveness for him, and doing much of that, as well as Hajj and 'Umrah, and paying off the debt that is upon him if he had a debt. This is what the evidences have come for. Yes.