What is the ruling on reciting over the deceased?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I mean, she has passed away.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : That is all; there is no recitation now. Rather, one should supplicate for her forgiveness and mercy after her death. She is placed in her grave, and one seeks forgiveness for her and supplicates for her. There is nothing more than that. As for her children, any righteous deed they do on her behalf—whether charity, standing in prayer, performing the ritual prayer, or reciting the Qur'an—all of that benefits her, if Allah wills. Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we return.
The Shaykh : I mean, she has passed away.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : That is all; there is no recitation now. Rather, one should supplicate for her forgiveness and mercy after her death. She is placed in her grave, and one seeks forgiveness for her and supplicates for her. There is nothing more than that. As for her children, any righteous deed they do on her behalf—whether charity, standing in prayer, performing the ritual prayer, or reciting the Qur'an—all of that benefits her, if Allah wills. Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we return.