The ruling on dedicating the reward of acts of obedience to the deceased for which no evidence has been transmitted
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Question:
His other question says: Is it permissible to dedicate the prayer and the recitation of the Qur'an to the people I love and hold dearest?
Answer:
It is not permissible to do this, because there is no transmission regarding it. There is no transmission regarding dedicating the prayer to another, nor dedicating the recitation of the Qur'an to another. Acts of worship are based on divine legislation and rest upon evidence, and no evidence has been transmitted regarding this. What has been transmitted is that one dedicates to the deceased the reward of charity, supplication and seeking forgiveness for him, performing Hajj on his behalf, performing 'Umrah on his behalf, and slaughtering the 'Id sacrifice on his behalf. These are matters for which evidence has been transmitted. Yes.
His other question says: Is it permissible to dedicate the prayer and the recitation of the Qur'an to the people I love and hold dearest?
Answer:
It is not permissible to do this, because there is no transmission regarding it. There is no transmission regarding dedicating the prayer to another, nor dedicating the recitation of the Qur'an to another. Acts of worship are based on divine legislation and rest upon evidence, and no evidence has been transmitted regarding this. What has been transmitted is that one dedicates to the deceased the reward of charity, supplication and seeking forgiveness for him, performing Hajj on his behalf, performing 'Umrah on his behalf, and slaughtering the 'Id sacrifice on his behalf. These are matters for which evidence has been transmitted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5029- حكم إهداء ثواب الطاعات للميت مما لم يرد به الدليل - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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