Does the reward for reciting the Qur'an reach the deceased?
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Question:
And the second question. The second question, may Allah prolong your life. Now, when a person dies, for example a relative of mine, and I visit his grave after a month, for example, I make du'a for him, like this or that. But if I recite the Qur'an at his grave, does the reward reach him, or is it offered to him? Does the reward reach him there? Okay, thank you, may Allah bless you. Please, Shaykh.
Answer:
As for the second question. Reciting the Qur'an at the deceased's grave. Reciting the Qur'an at the deceased's grave or in the cemetery is a bid'ah (religious innovation) with no basis, because no evidence has come regarding it. What has come is making du'a for the deceased, sending salam to a specific deceased person and making du'a for him specifically, as well as sending salam to the Muslims in the cemetery in general. This is the Sunnah. Yes.
And the second question. The second question, may Allah prolong your life. Now, when a person dies, for example a relative of mine, and I visit his grave after a month, for example, I make du'a for him, like this or that. But if I recite the Qur'an at his grave, does the reward reach him, or is it offered to him? Does the reward reach him there? Okay, thank you, may Allah bless you. Please, Shaykh.
Answer:
As for the second question. Reciting the Qur'an at the deceased's grave. Reciting the Qur'an at the deceased's grave or in the cemetery is a bid'ah (religious innovation) with no basis, because no evidence has come regarding it. What has come is making du'a for the deceased, sending salam to a specific deceased person and making du'a for him specifically, as well as sending salam to the Muslims in the cemetery in general. This is the Sunnah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يصل أجر قراءة القرآن للميت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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