Dedication of the reward of reciting the Qur'an to deceased parents

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to dedicate the reward of reciting the Qur'an to deceased parents?

Answer:
There is no evidence for this. There is no evidence for reciting the Qur'an and dedicating its reward to the dead. However, some jurists permit this, saying that it falls under the acts of worship whose reward can be dedicated to the deceased. But the correct view is that this is not prescribed, because there is no evidence for it. The reward of recitation is specific to the reciter, and he does not dedicate it to anyone else, because there is no evidence for that. Evidence has only come for giving charity on behalf of the deceased, making du'a' for the deceased, seeking forgiveness for him, sacrificing an animal on his behalf, performing Hajj on his behalf, and performing 'Umrah on his behalf. All of these have evidence. As for reciting the Qur'an and dedicating its reward to the deceased, there is no evidence for this. Yes.