What benefits the deceased from deeds and reciting the Qur'an for them
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The questioner:
Yesterday.
The Shaykh:
No, it does not benefit them except through forgiveness and mercy. As for seeking forgiveness for the dead, it is better to leave it alone. Some scholars say there is no harm in it, but there is no evidence for it, nor for leaving it off except by it. However, one should make du'a for them, ask for mercy for them, seek forgiveness for them, and give charity on their behalf. There is no harm in that; it benefits both the living and the dead.
The questioner:
In some of the Shaykh's Qur'an recitations, there is a mention of the reward for what we have not recited.
The Shaykh:
This is a cause for some people, but even if it is the weaker position.
Yesterday.
The Shaykh:
No, it does not benefit them except through forgiveness and mercy. As for seeking forgiveness for the dead, it is better to leave it alone. Some scholars say there is no harm in it, but there is no evidence for it, nor for leaving it off except by it. However, one should make du'a for them, ask for mercy for them, seek forgiveness for them, and give charity on their behalf. There is no harm in that; it benefits both the living and the dead.
The questioner:
In some of the Shaykh's Qur'an recitations, there is a mention of the reward for what we have not recited.
The Shaykh:
This is a cause for some people, but even if it is the weaker position.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 31 — archive.org (21:10)
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