The ruling on dedicating the reward of reciting the Qur'an to the deceased

Question:
May Allah reward you. He asks: Does reciting the Qur'an for my parents wash away their sins after their deaths? Specifically, reciting Surah al-Kahf on Fridays and in Ramadan and other times. And with what should I supplicate for them?

Answer:
This is not a prescribed matter. Reciting the Qur'an for the deceased or for others is not prescribed and has no basis in the evidence. What benefits the deceased is what is supported by evidence, which is supplicating for him, seeking forgiveness for him, giving charity on his behalf, paying off his debts if he had any, and performing Hajj or 'Umrah on his behalf. This is what is supported by the evidence. As for reciting the Qur'an on behalf of the deceased, there is no evidence for this, and acts of worship are based on divine legislation; nothing is done in them except with evidence. Yes.