The Ruling on Performing the Prayer on Behalf of the Deceased
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to perform the prayer on behalf of the deceased if it was a vow?
Answer:
Prayer? Yes, indeed. If it was a vow, he prays the prayer of the vow on behalf of the deceased. Yes. He says: And if it was not a vow, then it is not performed on his behalf if it was the obligatory prayer. It is not performed on his behalf because it is obligatory upon him by the original ruling of the Shari'ah, and it is a physical act in which representation does not apply. Representation only applies in the case of a vow.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to perform the prayer on behalf of the deceased if it was a vow?
Answer:
Prayer? Yes, indeed. If it was a vow, he prays the prayer of the vow on behalf of the deceased. Yes. He says: And if it was not a vow, then it is not performed on his behalf if it was the obligatory prayer. It is not performed on his behalf because it is obligatory upon him by the original ruling of the Shari'ah, and it is a physical act in which representation does not apply. Representation only applies in the case of a vow.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: في بيان مفسدات الصوم — islamhouse.com (1:15:35)
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