Dedication of the reward of reciting the Qur'an to the deceased
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Question:
You say: If I recite the Qur'an and dedicate the reward of that khatmah or recitation to my deceased.
Answer:
This is not permissible because there is no evidence for it; it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not permissible to recite the Qur'an on behalf of the dead or to dedicate the reward of the Qur'an to them, because no evidence has come regarding this. What has come is only supplication, fasting—making up the fast on their behalf—or charity on their behalf, or Hajj and 'Umrah. The default is that the deed belongs to the one who performs it, and[An-Najm 53:39], except for those matters for which evidence has come, which are then specified. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
You say: If I recite the Qur'an and dedicate the reward of that khatmah or recitation to my deceased.
Answer:
This is not permissible because there is no evidence for it; it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not permissible to recite the Qur'an on behalf of the dead or to dedicate the reward of the Qur'an to them, because no evidence has come regarding this. What has come is only supplication, fasting—making up the fast on their behalf—or charity on their behalf, or Hajj and 'Umrah. The default is that the deed belongs to the one who performs it, and
there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/271 — archive.org (15:53)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.