The ruling on requesting the recitation of al-Fatihah for the soul of the deceased

Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Regarding the matter, some people ask us to recite al-Fatihah for the soul of a deceased person, and they want us to raise our hands in doing so. Has this been reported in any text?

Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). This is a bid'ah, and there is no reward in it; rather, there is sin in it, because it has not been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), nor from the righteous Salaf. Al-Fatihah is not recited except in the prayer, as it is a pillar of the prayer, or it is recited for a sick person for the purpose of ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation), seeking a cure, or it is recited for the sake of obtaining the reward of recitation, like the rest of the Qur'an. As for reciting it for the dead or for the souls of the dead, this has no basis, it is not part of the religion, it is among the newly invented innovations, and there is sin in it. Yes.