What is the ruling on dedicating the reward of reciting the Qur'an to deceased parents?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. A questioner asks about the ruling on reciting the Qur'an with the intention that the reward be for one of the deceased, such as the parents, for example.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is scholarly disagreement on this issue regarding whether it is permissible to dedicate purely physical acts of worship to the deceased or not, such as reciting the Qur'an. Some scholars say that the deceased benefits only from what the Sunnah has established, and he does not benefit from anything else. On this view, if you recite the Qur'an and dedicate its reward to your father or mother, it will not benefit him. However, the stronger position is that all righteous deeds benefit the deceased. What is established in the Sunnah is confirmed by the Sunnah, and what is not established by the Sunnah is no different from what is established by the Sunnah, because it is an act of worship whose reward is dedicated to the deceased. But does the deceased benefit from what the reciter reads?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is scholarly disagreement on this issue regarding whether it is permissible to dedicate purely physical acts of worship to the deceased or not, such as reciting the Qur'an. Some scholars say that the deceased benefits only from what the Sunnah has established, and he does not benefit from anything else. On this view, if you recite the Qur'an and dedicate its reward to your father or mother, it will not benefit him. However, the stronger position is that all righteous deeds benefit the deceased. What is established in the Sunnah is confirmed by the Sunnah, and what is not established by the Sunnah is no different from what is established by the Sunnah, because it is an act of worship whose reward is dedicated to the deceased. But does the deceased benefit from what the reciter reads?