The ruling on reciting for the dead, and whether its reward reaches them?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. We move on to a message that reached the program from Damar in Yemen. The sender of the message is the listener Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Jabiri. Brother Ahmad asks and says: Is it permissible to recite for the dead, and does its reward reach them? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Reciting for the dead is not prescribed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What is prescribed for the dead is seeking forgiveness for them, making du'a for them, giving charity on their behalf, and performing Hajj and 'Umrah on their behalf. All these matters are reported in the Sunnah as being done for the dead, and that if Allah accepts them, their reward reaches them. As for reciting the Qur'an for the dead, there is no evidence for it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Innovations and newly invented matters contain no good, neither for the living nor for the dead.