Is it permissible for me to dedicate a complete recitation of the Qur'an to my father, knowing that he knows how to read and write?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for me to dedicate a complete recitation of the Qur'an to my father, knowing that he knows how to read and write?
The Shaykh : Dedicating the reward of reciting the Qur'an to one's father or to others is permissible, but it is better for a person to make du'a' for his father without performing an act of worship on his behalf. The evidence for this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1631 He did not say: "or a righteous son who reads for him, or prays for him, or fasts for him, or performs Hajj for him, or offers a sacrifice for him." Rather, he said: Sahih Muslim 1631.
I do not know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered anyone to perform voluntary worship for another person. Yes, the obligatory matter is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered it to be made up, as he said (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1147.
As for the voluntary matter, I do not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered it, but he permitted it when he was asked about it. A man asked him and said: "My mother died suddenly, and I think that if she had been able to speak, she would have given charity. Should I give charity on her behalf?" He said:.
Sa'd ibn Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him to make his date palm grove a bequest for his mother, and he permitted him to do so, meaning as a form of charity.
As for ordering this and making it prescribed for the community, I do not know of any Sunnah regarding that. Therefore, I say that it is recommended for a person, if he wants the best, to make du'a' for his deceased parents, brothers, sons, and daughters, and to dedicate righteous deeds to himself, because he himself will need them in the future. Indeed, when a person dies, he wishes that there were one good deed in his record, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
The Shaykh : Dedicating the reward of reciting the Qur'an to one's father or to others is permissible, but it is better for a person to make du'a' for his father without performing an act of worship on his behalf. The evidence for this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
When a man dies, his acts come to an end, but three, recurring charity, or knowledge (by which people) benefit, or a pious child, who prays for him (for the deceased).
إذا مات الإنسان انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث : إلا من صدقةٍ جارية أو علمٌ ينتفع به أو ولدٌ صالح يدعو لهor a pious child, who prays for him
أو ولد صالح يدعو لهI do not know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered anyone to perform voluntary worship for another person. Yes, the obligatory matter is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered it to be made up, as he said (peace and blessings be upon him):
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone dies in a state (that he had to complete) some fasts, his heir must fast on his behalf.
من مات وعليه صيام صام عنه وليهAs for the voluntary matter, I do not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered it, but he permitted it when he was asked about it. A man asked him and said: "My mother died suddenly, and I think that if she had been able to speak, she would have given charity. Should I give charity on her behalf?" He said:
Yes
نعمSa'd ibn Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him to make his date palm grove a bequest for his mother, and he permitted him to do so, meaning as a form of charity.
As for ordering this and making it prescribed for the community, I do not know of any Sunnah regarding that. Therefore, I say that it is recommended for a person, if he wants the best, to make du'a' for his deceased parents, brothers, sons, and daughters, and to dedicate righteous deeds to himself, because he himself will need them in the future. Indeed, when a person dies, he wishes that there were one good deed in his record, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: