The 'Id sacrifice on behalf of the deceased

The questioner:
It is common among people, perhaps as one of the good customs, to offer a sacrifice on behalf of a deceased person. Is there a word on this matter, Shaykh Sa'd?

The Shaykh:
Offering a sacrifice on behalf of a deceased person is prescribed, and it carries great reward. It is hoped that its reward reaches the deceased.

The presenter:
Yes.

The Shaykh:
Because it is a great act of devotion and a great rite among the rites of Islam, it is prescribed for the living and it is prescribed for the deceased.

The presenter:
Praise be to Allah.

The Shaykh:
There is no objection to this. The Muslims continue to offer sacrifices on behalf of their deceased and write in their wills for sacrifices to be offered for the dead. No one whose opinion is considered has denied this. It is only in recent times that some students of knowledge have found this matter difficult, but it is not difficult, praise be to Allah. Yes.

The questioner:
So, Shaykh Salih encourages continuing this blessed custom?

The Shaykh:
It is a good rite and a good custom, and it carries reward for the living and for the deceased.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you both.

The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered a sacrifice on behalf of those of the Ummah of Muhammad who did not offer a sacrifice, and this includes the living and the deceased. Yes.

The presenter:
Allah.

The Shaykh:
And the one who finds fault with this has no evidence to prohibit the practice on behalf of the deceased; he has no evidence. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good