The Ruling on Reciting the Qur'an for the Dead
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for us to recite the Qur'an for one of the parents if he does not know how to read? And what is the ruling on dedicating the reward of deeds to the deceased, may they be rewarded?
The Shaykh:
If she means
The questioner:
reciting the Qur'an
The Shaykh:
In my view, if the person is for the parents or for someone else and is still alive, then he studies the Qur'an and teaches the Qur'an. He teaches the Qur'an and he reads it himself; he does not read it for him. As for if the intention is to read the Qur'an for the dead, that is not prescribed, because there is no evidence for it. However, the prescribed acts that reach the deceased from the deeds dedicated to him are those for which there is sound evidence, namely supplication for the deceased, or charity on his behalf, or Hajj, or 'Umrah on his behalf. Evidence has come regarding these acts that their reward reaches the deceased, and as for anything else, the default is that the deed belongs to the one who performed it. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Najm 53:39]
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for us to recite the Qur'an for one of the parents if he does not know how to read? And what is the ruling on dedicating the reward of deeds to the deceased, may they be rewarded?
The Shaykh:
If she means
The questioner:
reciting the Qur'an
The Shaykh:
In my view, if the person is for the parents or for someone else and is still alive, then he studies the Qur'an and teaches the Qur'an. He teaches the Qur'an and he reads it himself; he does not read it for him. As for if the intention is to read the Qur'an for the dead, that is not prescribed, because there is no evidence for it. However, the prescribed acts that reach the deceased from the deeds dedicated to him are those for which there is sound evidence, namely supplication for the deceased, or charity on his behalf, or Hajj, or 'Umrah on his behalf. Evidence has come regarding these acts that their reward reaches the deceased, and as for anything else, the default is that the deed belongs to the one who performed it. Allah the Exalted said:
And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5900- حكم قراءة القرآن للأموات - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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