What is the ruling on slaughtering and reciting the Qur'an as charity for my father? And what is the reward of the sacrificial animal?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, my father passed away (may Allah have mercy on him) a week ago, and I want to dedicate something to him. May Allah reward you with good. What is the virtue of the sacrificial animal in this case?
The Shaykh : What do you want to do regarding your father?
The questioner : I want to dedicate, meaning slaughter?
The Shaykh : A sacrificial animal. Did he perform Hajj?
The questioner : Yes, he performed Hajj many times.
The Shaykh : Yes, whatever good or worship you do for your father, its reward will reach him, if Allah wills.
The questioner : And regarding reciting the Qur'an, does it reach him?
The Shaykh : Your recitation, considering you are his son, yes. But if you hire a reciter to read, nothing reaches him.
The questioner : Regarding the sacrificial animal, what is the reward of the sacrificial animal, and how does the reward reach him?
The Shaykh : The sacrificial animal is one of the rituals of Hajj. So if you do not perform Hajj on his behalf, there is no sacrificial animal. However, any charity you offer to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) with the intention that its reward reaches your father, it will reach him. Yes, for example, you can slaughter an 'Id sacrifice and dedicate it to the spirit of your father.
The questioner : I and him? It is not permissible for me to do it for him only; I must do it for myself and then for him.
The Shaykh : Yes, because it is obligatory for you to sacrifice for yourself, and it is not obligatory for you to sacrifice for your father. But it is recommended to sacrifice for your father. So if you wish to combine the obligatory and the recommended, you must have two sacrificial animals: the first is obligatory for you, and the second is recommended for your father.
The Shaykh : What do you want to do regarding your father?
The questioner : I want to dedicate, meaning slaughter?
The Shaykh : A sacrificial animal. Did he perform Hajj?
The questioner : Yes, he performed Hajj many times.
The Shaykh : Yes, whatever good or worship you do for your father, its reward will reach him, if Allah wills.
The questioner : And regarding reciting the Qur'an, does it reach him?
The Shaykh : Your recitation, considering you are his son, yes. But if you hire a reciter to read, nothing reaches him.
The questioner : Regarding the sacrificial animal, what is the reward of the sacrificial animal, and how does the reward reach him?
The Shaykh : The sacrificial animal is one of the rituals of Hajj. So if you do not perform Hajj on his behalf, there is no sacrificial animal. However, any charity you offer to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) with the intention that its reward reaches your father, it will reach him. Yes, for example, you can slaughter an 'Id sacrifice and dedicate it to the spirit of your father.
The questioner : I and him? It is not permissible for me to do it for him only; I must do it for myself and then for him.
The Shaykh : Yes, because it is obligatory for you to sacrifice for yourself, and it is not obligatory for you to sacrifice for your father. But it is recommended to sacrifice for your father. So if you wish to combine the obligatory and the recommended, you must have two sacrificial animals: the first is obligatory for you, and the second is recommended for your father.
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