Reciting the Qur'an for the deceased and acts of righteousness for the deceased
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Q41: What is the ruling on reciting the Qur'an for the deceased so that the deceased may receive the reward of it?
A41: It is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as far as we know, that he recited the Qur'an and gave its reward to the deceased, whether they were his relatives or others. If the reward had reached them, he would have been eager to do so and would have explained it to his Ummah so that they could benefit their deceased with it, for he (peace and blessings be upon him) was compassionate and merciful to the believers. The Rightly Guided Caliphs after him and the rest of his Companions followed his guidance in this matter (may Allah be pleased with them), and we do not know that any of them gave the reward of the Qur'an to another.
As for the other types of acts of devotion, if valid evidence indicates that their reward reaches the deceased, it is obligatory to accept it, such as giving charity on his behalf, making supplication for him, and performing Hajj on his behalf. And whatever is not established by evidence is not prescribed until evidence is established for it.
A41: It is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as far as we know, that he recited the Qur'an and gave its reward to the deceased, whether they were his relatives or others. If the reward had reached them, he would have been eager to do so and would have explained it to his Ummah so that they could benefit their deceased with it, for he (peace and blessings be upon him) was compassionate and merciful to the believers. The Rightly Guided Caliphs after him and the rest of his Companions followed his guidance in this matter (may Allah be pleased with them), and we do not know that any of them gave the reward of the Qur'an to another.
As for the other types of acts of devotion, if valid evidence indicates that their reward reaches the deceased, it is obligatory to accept it, such as giving charity on his behalf, making supplication for him, and performing Hajj on his behalf. And whatever is not established by evidence is not prescribed until evidence is established for it.
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