Fasting on behalf of the deceased and the reaching of its reward to them
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We passed by yesterday the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his saying Is it taken from this that the reward of fasting reaches the deceased, and is it recommended to fast on his behalf?
Answer:
Fasting on his behalf for making up missed days is done if he had days of Ramadan that he did not make up, but not for voluntary fasts.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We passed by yesterday the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his saying
As for your father, if he had affirmed the oneness of Allah, and you fasted and gave charity on his behalf, that would benefit him.
أما أبوك فلو أقر بالتوحيد فصمت وتصدقت عنه نفعه ذلك،Answer:
Fasting on his behalf for making up missed days is done if he had days of Ramadan that he did not make up, but not for voluntary fasts.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك الوسواس في انتقاض الطهارة لا يلتفت إليه — islamhouse.com (1:13:41)
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