The validity of what is called the prayer of gift for the deceased
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, I have heard from some people that there is a prayer called the gift prayer that benefits the deceased in his grave. What is the correctness of this statement?
Answer:
This is incorrect. Prayer is a physical act in which one cannot act on behalf of another, and one does not pray on behalf of the dead. What is conveyed to the dead is what is established in the evidence, such as making supplication for them, giving charity on their behalf, performing Hajj and 'Umrah for them, and paying off their debts. As for anything else, the deed belongs to the one who performs it. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Najm 53:39] Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, I have heard from some people that there is a prayer called the gift prayer that benefits the deceased in his grave. What is the correctness of this statement?
Answer:
This is incorrect. Prayer is a physical act in which one cannot act on behalf of another, and one does not pray on behalf of the dead. What is conveyed to the dead is what is established in the evidence, such as making supplication for them, giving charity on their behalf, performing Hajj and 'Umrah for them, and paying off their debts. As for anything else, the deed belongs to the one who performs it. Allah the Exalted said:
And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
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فتاوى على الهواء 06-08-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (36:15)
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