The reason for reciting Surat Yasin for the dying person, not for the deceased
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Why did the scholars mention that the recitation of Surat Yasin is for the dying person and not for the deceased, when the apparent meaning of the hadith indicates it is for the deceased?The Shaykh: First: Know that there is a discussion regarding this hadith: some scholars have weakened it and said that it is not authentic, and for this reason, we have refrained from acting upon it.
And as for the view that the hadith is good and that acting upon it is permissible,So they said: the dying person benefits more from its recitation than he would if he had died,And it is: (upon your dead) meaning: upon those whom death has befallen, and this has a point of view; because it is not known that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite it for the dead after they were buried or before they were washed, rather, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered to hasten with the deceased.
And as for the view that the hadith is good and that acting upon it is permissible,So they said: the dying person benefits more from its recitation than he would if he had died,And it is: (upon your dead) meaning: upon those whom death has befallen, and this has a point of view; because it is not known that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite it for the dead after they were buried or before they were washed, rather, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered to hasten with the deceased.