Is it from the Sunnah for a person to offer a sacrifice on behalf of a deceased person, specifically if it is his father?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : Is it recommended that the 'Id sacrifice be for the father, for example, if he has passed away?
The Shaykh : It is not from the Sunnah for a person to offer a sacrifice on behalf of a deceased person specifically. The Sunnah is for a person to offer it on behalf of himself and his household. If he intends it for the living and the deceased members of his household, the mercy of Allah is vast, and there is no harm in that.
As for dedicating it exclusively to the deceased without including the living, this is not from the Sunnah. There is no report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he ever offered a sacrifice on behalf of any of the deceased, independently.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : Is it recommended that the 'Id sacrifice be for the father, for example, if he has passed away?
The Shaykh : It is not from the Sunnah for a person to offer a sacrifice on behalf of a deceased person specifically. The Sunnah is for a person to offer it on behalf of himself and his household. If he intends it for the living and the deceased members of his household, the mercy of Allah is vast, and there is no harm in that.
As for dedicating it exclusively to the deceased without including the living, this is not from the Sunnah. There is no report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he ever offered a sacrifice on behalf of any of the deceased, independently.