The ruling on dedicating the reward of reciting the Qur'an
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Question:
We move on to the other questioner. He says: I recite the Noble Qur'an, praise be to Allah, but I dedicate this recitation to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and to others among my relatives. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
My brother, the reward of reciting the Qur'an is not dedicated to anyone, neither to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) nor to anyone else. Its reward belongs to the reciter. This is because there is no evidence that the reward for reciting the Qur'an is dedicated to anyone other than the reciter. There is no evidence for that. It is not among the acts of devotion that are dedicated to others, such as charity, such as Hajj and 'Umrah, or supplication. No, there is no evidence for these. The default is that a person's deed is specific to him. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Najm 53:39] So his effort is for him, except where there is evidence permitting its dedication to others, such as the three matters we mentioned. Specifically, nothing is dedicated to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), even from the deeds for which it is reported that they can be dedicated. They are not dedicated to the Messenger, because the Messenger has a reward like the reward of the worker, because he is the one who guided the community to righteous deeds. So he has a reward like the rewards of his community, and he does not need the reward of anything to be dedicated to him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
We move on to the other questioner. He says: I recite the Noble Qur'an, praise be to Allah, but I dedicate this recitation to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and to others among my relatives. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
My brother, the reward of reciting the Qur'an is not dedicated to anyone, neither to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) nor to anyone else. Its reward belongs to the reciter. This is because there is no evidence that the reward for reciting the Qur'an is dedicated to anyone other than the reciter. There is no evidence for that. It is not among the acts of devotion that are dedicated to others, such as charity, such as Hajj and 'Umrah, or supplication. No, there is no evidence for these. The default is that a person's deed is specific to him. Allah the Exalted said:
And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/228 — archive.org (8:38)
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