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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Completing the recitation of the Qur'an every month and dedicating its reward to the deceased

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Question:
May Allah reward you. In his second question, following the first, he says: If a son completes the recitation of the Qur'an every month and then dedicates it to his father, does the reward reach the father, or does this recitation of the Qur'an reach him?

Answer:
Reciting the Qur'an is a physical act, and physical acts do not allow for representation. This is from one aspect. The other aspect is that there is no evidence for this act. It is not established, nor is there any report in the Sunnah or in the practice of any of the righteous Salaf that they used to recite the Qur'an and dedicate it to their deceased. Rather, the evidence came for supplication, charity, Hajj or 'Umrah, or beneficial knowledge that they left behind and which people benefited from after them. These things reach the deceased after his death. As for the recitation of the Qur'an, no evidence has come regarding it, and matters of worship are based on evidence. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5136- يختم القرآن كل شهر ويهدي ثوابه للأموات - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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