The Ruling on Bestowing the Reward of Deeds upon the Deceased
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I want a clear and decisive statement on the issue of dedicating the reward of deeds, and I want to dedicate the reward of my deeds to my deceased father.
Answer:
The default is that deeds belong to the one who performs them; this is the default, and[An-Najm 53:39], and nothing is excepted from this except what has evidence permitting its dedication, such as supplication and seeking forgiveness, charity on behalf of the deceased, and Hajj and 'Umrah performed on his behalf. These are matters for which it is reported that their reward is dedicated to the dead, and anything other than that is not dedicated due to the lack of evidence. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I want a clear and decisive statement on the issue of dedicating the reward of deeds, and I want to dedicate the reward of my deeds to my deceased father.
Answer:
The default is that deeds belong to the one who performs them; this is the default, and
there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/236 — archive.org (4:59)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.