Is it prescribed to recite the Qur'an on behalf of living parents?
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Question:
A woman from Morocco asks: Is it permissible to recite the Qur'an on behalf of one's parents while they are still alive?
Answer:
Reciting the Qur'an on behalf of another person is not permissible, neither for the living nor for the dead. This is because there is no evidence for this. There is no evidence. The Qur'an is recited on behalf of another, and its reward is dedicated to them. The evidence only came regarding charity, only regarding Hajj and 'Umrah, and only regarding supplication. This is what the evidence came for. The default is that the deed belongs to its doer, except for what the evidence indicates is permissible for him to dedicate to another. And the evidence only indicated these specific matters. Yes.
A woman from Morocco asks: Is it permissible to recite the Qur'an on behalf of one's parents while they are still alive?
Answer:
Reciting the Qur'an on behalf of another person is not permissible, neither for the living nor for the dead. This is because there is no evidence for this. There is no evidence. The Qur'an is recited on behalf of another, and its reward is dedicated to them. The evidence only came regarding charity, only regarding Hajj and 'Umrah, and only regarding supplication. This is what the evidence came for. The default is that the deed belongs to its doer, except for what the evidence indicates is permissible for him to dedicate to another. And the evidence only indicated these specific matters. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [336] هل يُشرع قراءة القرآن عن الوالدين الأحياء؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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