Is reciting al-Fatihah for the soul of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or for the souls of the deceased among the prescribed sunnahs, given that at the end of some
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The questioner : Is reciting al-Fatihah for the soul of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or for the souls of the deceased among the prescribed sunnahs? Given that at the end of some mushafs there is written: “O Allah, accept the reward of what we have recited and the light of what we have read as a gift and a bond from us to the soul of our Prophet and Intercessor, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and to the souls of our fathers?”
The Shaykh : Yes. What is found in some mushafs is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and is not approved. It is incumbent upon anyone who comes across such a mushaf to erase this writing, and if possible, to remove the entire page if there is no Qur'an on the other side; let him remove it.
As for dedicating the reward of acts of worship to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), this is also a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not prescribed for us to dedicate any of the reward of acts of worship to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), because this was not known from the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), who loved the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) more than we do and were more eager for good than we are. Yet Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them) did not dedicate to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) anything from acts of worship, neither from reciting the Qur'an, nor from dhikr (remembrance of Allah), nor from prayer, nor from charity, nor from Hajj, nor from 'Umrah. Furthermore, dedicating that to the Messenger (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him) is foolishness, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) has already obtained the reward of what the person did, for he is the one who guided to good, and whoever guides to good has the same reward as the doer. Therefore, dedicating the reward of acts of nearness to the Messenger (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him) results only in the doer being deprived of the reward of that act of worship. A person must adhere to this matter, for that is all good. Likewise, it is said regarding dedicating acts of nearness to relatives, such as fathers and mothers, that it is not a sunnah, but it is permissible. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether the reward of the Qur'an and other purely physical acts of worship reaches the deceased or not. There is no doubt that the best thing for a person who wants to benefit his father and mother is to make du'a' (supplication) for them, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Riyad as-Salihin 949.
The questioner : May Allah reward you and bless you. The questioner says.
The Shaykh : Yes. What is found in some mushafs is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and is not approved. It is incumbent upon anyone who comes across such a mushaf to erase this writing, and if possible, to remove the entire page if there is no Qur'an on the other side; let him remove it.
As for dedicating the reward of acts of worship to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), this is also a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not prescribed for us to dedicate any of the reward of acts of worship to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), because this was not known from the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), who loved the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) more than we do and were more eager for good than we are. Yet Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them) did not dedicate to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) anything from acts of worship, neither from reciting the Qur'an, nor from dhikr (remembrance of Allah), nor from prayer, nor from charity, nor from Hajj, nor from 'Umrah. Furthermore, dedicating that to the Messenger (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him) is foolishness, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) has already obtained the reward of what the person did, for he is the one who guided to good, and whoever guides to good has the same reward as the doer. Therefore, dedicating the reward of acts of nearness to the Messenger (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him) results only in the doer being deprived of the reward of that act of worship. A person must adhere to this matter, for that is all good. Likewise, it is said regarding dedicating acts of nearness to relatives, such as fathers and mothers, that it is not a sunnah, but it is permissible. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether the reward of the Qur'an and other purely physical acts of worship reaches the deceased or not. There is no doubt that the best thing for a person who wants to benefit his father and mother is to make du'a' (supplication) for them, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
When a man dies, his deeds come to an end, except for three: A continuous charity, knowledge by which people derive benefit, pious son who prays for him.
إذا مات الإنسان انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث: صدقة جارية، أو علم ينتفع به، أو ولد صالح يدعو لهThe questioner : May Allah reward you and bless you. The questioner says.