Does the reward for reciting the Qur'an reach the deceased?
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Question:
The questioner says: If a person recites the Qur'an and then dedicates its reward to the deceased, does this reward reach him?
Answer:
This is what has been transmitted; what has been transmitted is that it is recited for the dead. This has not been transmitted. They consider this to be a bid'ah (religious innovation). Yes.
The questioner says: If a person recites the Qur'an and then dedicates its reward to the deceased, does this reward reach him?
Answer:
This is what has been transmitted; what has been transmitted is that it is recited for the dead. This has not been transmitted. They consider this to be a bid'ah (religious innovation). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يصل وهب ثواب قراءة القرآن إلى الميت؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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