The validity of dedicating the reward of prayer to the deceased
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Question:
I read, Honorable Shaykh, that a questioner said in one of the magazines that there is a prayer called the prayer of ransom or the prayer of gift, in which one of the preachers says that this gift benefits the deceased in his grave. What is the validity of these claims?
Answer:
This has no validity, and prayer is not dedicated to the deceased; because it is a physical act, and physical acts do not admit of representation, including prayer. What is dedicated to the deceased is supplication; one supplicates for him, one dedicates the sacrifice to him, one dedicates charity to him, and one dedicates 'Umrah and Hajj to him, for which evidence has come. Yes.
I read, Honorable Shaykh, that a questioner said in one of the magazines that there is a prayer called the prayer of ransom or the prayer of gift, in which one of the preachers says that this gift benefits the deceased in his grave. What is the validity of these claims?
Answer:
This has no validity, and prayer is not dedicated to the deceased; because it is a physical act, and physical acts do not admit of representation, including prayer. What is dedicated to the deceased is supplication; one supplicates for him, one dedicates the sacrifice to him, one dedicates charity to him, and one dedicates 'Umrah and Hajj to him, for which evidence has come. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/246 — archive.org (13:40)
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