What is the ruling on slaughtering an animal and giving charity on behalf of a deceased person because of a dream?
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The Shaykh : Hello.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Who are you?
The questioner : Nasser from al-Ta'if. Ah.
The Shaykh : Did you hear the answer?
The questioner : Yesterday, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Fine, where is the second question?
The questioner : Our Shaykh, tell him also about the prayer mat. A dead sacrifice. This. Its best technique. It has no images and no colors and not.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Giving charity on behalf of the deceased, with the intention of the deceased. It is a recommended practice (sunnah) to take a sheep, slaughter it, and give it as charity.
The Shaykh : On the occasion of a deceased person's death?
The questioner : No, he has been dead for a while, so my wife says she saw her father in a dream, so she said I want to give charity on his behalf,
The Shaykh : She wants to give charity because giving charity on behalf of her father is legislated, or because she saw him in a dream? If the matter is because giving charity benefits the deceased from his child, then this is undoubtedly permissible by the Shari'ah. But if it is for the sake of fulfilling a dream, which may be just confused dreams, then this is not permissible.
The questioner : May Allah turn your face toward good.
The Shaykh : And may you be blessed.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Who are you?
The questioner : Nasser from al-Ta'if. Ah.
The Shaykh : Did you hear the answer?
The questioner : Yesterday, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Fine, where is the second question?
The questioner : Our Shaykh, tell him also about the prayer mat. A dead sacrifice. This. Its best technique. It has no images and no colors and not.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Giving charity on behalf of the deceased, with the intention of the deceased. It is a recommended practice (sunnah) to take a sheep, slaughter it, and give it as charity.
The Shaykh : On the occasion of a deceased person's death?
The questioner : No, he has been dead for a while, so my wife says she saw her father in a dream, so she said I want to give charity on his behalf,
The Shaykh : She wants to give charity because giving charity on behalf of her father is legislated, or because she saw him in a dream? If the matter is because giving charity benefits the deceased from his child, then this is undoubtedly permissible by the Shari'ah. But if it is for the sake of fulfilling a dream, which may be just confused dreams, then this is not permissible.
The questioner : May Allah turn your face toward good.
The Shaykh : And may you be blessed.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1138 — d3watuna.com (28:31)
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