Is it permissible to offer the 'Id sacrifice on behalf of the deceased?

The questioner:
The presenter says: Honorable Doctor, when the festival of sacrifice ('Id al-Adha) approaches, people rush to offer the sacrifice, saying, "We want to offer the sacrifice." Is the sacrifice for the living or for the deceased?

The Shaykh:
As for the sacrifice for the living, there is no dispute in this; it is a point of agreement among the scholars. Likewise, the sacrifice for the deceased is also without dispute, if Allah wills, and it is prescribed (mashru') because it is one of the acts of drawing near to Allah.

The questioner:
But the principle in it is...

The Shaykh:
...that there is a great reward in it. The deceased receive the rewards of charity, the rewards of supplication, and the rewards of the acts of obedience performed by the living after them, and this includes the sacrifice. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the sacrifice on behalf of those of the Ummah of Muhammad who did not offer it, and this includes both the living and the deceased. It is also reported that 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) offered the sacrifice on behalf of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after his passing. So the matter is clear, praise be to Allah. Some students of knowledge in this time have cast doubt on it, may Allah guide them. Otherwise, the matter was clear and without dispute among our scholars, and it is the ruling issued in our lands. Bequests for the deceased regarding sacrifices were known, and no scholar from the scholars of this land objected to them, praise be to Allah. Yes.