Is it permissible to dedicate the reward of voluntary prayer and charity to a deceased person?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person prayed and fasted, and after completing this worship, he dedicated it to the deceased. Is that valid?
Answer:
Prayer is not dedicated; because it is a physical act that does not allow for representation, and it is not dedicated to anyone, nor is prayer performed on behalf of anyone, whether voluntary or obligatory. As for charity, yes, it is permissible to dedicate it; because evidence has come regarding that, and supplication, Hajj, and 'Umrah, evidence has come regarding this, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person prayed and fasted, and after completing this worship, he dedicated it to the deceased. Is that valid?
Answer:
Prayer is not dedicated; because it is a physical act that does not allow for representation, and it is not dedicated to anyone, nor is prayer performed on behalf of anyone, whether voluntary or obligatory. As for charity, yes, it is permissible to dedicate it; because evidence has come regarding that, and supplication, Hajj, and 'Umrah, evidence has come regarding this, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1819 -2802] هل يجوز إهداء ثواب صلاة النافلة والصدقة للميت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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