Is it permissible to recite the Qur'an over the deceased, and when the deceased is buried, Surat Yasin and Surat al-Fatihah are recited over him twice; what is the ruling of the Shari'ah in this?

The questioner : Is it permissible to recite the Qur'an over the deceased, and when the deceased is buried, we recite Surat Yasin and Surat al-Fatihah over him twice? What is the ruling of the Shari'ah in your view in this? May you be rewarded.

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. Our answer to this question requires a useful introduction, which is what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to declare in the Friday sermon, saying: This great principle established by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), from which he warned against deviating, is the principle by which a person must proceed in his religion, in his creed, in his speech, in his action, and in his omission. If we apply this action mentioned by this questioner, which is reciting Surat Yasin and Surat al-Fatihah over the deceased after his burial, or before his burial, Surat Yasin and Surat al-Fatihah.
If we apply it to the principle established and declared by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to his Ummah, we find that this action is a religious innovation, and every religious innovation is misguidance. The most that has been reported regarding this is: what is narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: The recitation here is not for him after his death, because he does not benefit from it in any way. He only benefits from it if his time of death has arrived and it is recited in his presence while he is hearing it, for that may expand his chest somewhat with what Allah mentions in it of the foundations of faith, the virtue of the believer, and his destination, where Allah the Exalted mentioned that it was said to the man who called to Allah, who said: It was said to him: .
As for after the soul has departed, nothing is recited over him, neither al-Fatihah nor Yasin. Likewise, after burial, nothing is recited over him, neither al-Fatihah nor Yasin. The most that has come regarding this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished burying the deceased, would stand over him and say: It is known that when a person dies, his deeds are cut off except for three: except for a continuous charity, or knowledge from which benefit is derived, or a righteous child who prays for him.
This hadith obliges the believer to seize the opportunities of life and work before he is unable to work. He should take from his life for his death, from his health for his sickness, from his wealth for his poverty, and from his leisure for his busyness, so that he is decisive and seizes the opportunity. When the deceased dies, the best thing we offer him is to call upon Allah for him for forgiveness and mercy, that his grave be spacious for him and illuminated for him, that he be entered into Paradise, that he be protected from the Fire, that his sins be overlooked, and other beneficial supplications from which the deceased benefits.
As for righteous deeds, a living person should seize them and make them for himself, because he too will need them. We are currently in a period of time, generous in time, not concerned with what is lost from it or what we spend on matters that do not benefit us. But when the time of death arrives and hope is cut off, we know the value of time. The person says at his death: And he says: So my advice to myself and to my brothers is to seize the opportunity as long as a person is in the period of respite, and to increase in righteous deeds that bring him closer to Allah, for himself. And as for those of his relatives, brothers, or companions who have died, let him increase in supplication for them, for if Allah the Exalted responds to his supplication, resulting in salvation from the Fire and entry into Paradise, that is the ultimate desire of a person. Yes.

The questioner : May Allah bless you, O honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes, and the summary of the answer to this question is that it is not prescribed to recite al-Fatihah or Yasin after death, neither before burial nor after burial. Yes.

The questioner : May Allah bless you. The listener is Q J from Ta'if.