The ruling on supplicating for one's parents during prayer and dedicating the reward of recitation and tawaf to them
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Question:
They say: Supplicating for one's parents during the obligatory prayer is not permissible, and it is not permissible to dedicate the reward of a complete recitation of the Qur'an to one's parents, and if one performs tawaf, it is not permissible to dedicate the reward of the seven circuits to one's parents. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
Supplicating during prayer is permissible, whether for oneself, for one's parents, or for others; in fact, it is prescribed. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 875Sahih (Al-Albani) which Muslim recorded in his Sahih. He (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: Riyad as-Salihin 1427 which Muslim also recorded. And in the two Sahihs, it is narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him the tashahhud, he said: Bulugh al-Maram 2:203 and in another narration: .
The intended meaning is before the taslim. So if one supplicates in his prostration or at the end of the prayer for himself, for his parents, or for the Muslims, there is no harm, due to the generality of these hadiths and others.
As for dedicating the reward of recitation or tawaf to one's parents or to others among the Muslims, this is a matter of disagreement among scholars. The best and most cautious course is to leave it, due to the lack of evidence for it, as acts of worship are based on specific texts, and one should not do anything in them except what has come from the Shari'ah. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1718a which is agreed upon as authentic, and in another narration: Sahih Muslim 1718b which Muslim recorded in the Sahih. And success is from Allah.
They say: Supplicating for one's parents during the obligatory prayer is not permissible, and it is not permissible to dedicate the reward of a complete recitation of the Qur'an to one's parents, and if one performs tawaf, it is not permissible to dedicate the reward of the seven circuits to one's parents. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
Supplicating during prayer is permissible, whether for oneself, for one's parents, or for others; in fact, it is prescribed. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The nearest a servant come to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication often.
أقرب ما يكون العبد من ربه وهو ساجد فأكثروا الدعاءGlorify your Lord in Ruku' (bowing posture) and exert yourself in supplication in prostration. Thus your supplications are liable to be accepted.
أما الركوع فعظموا فيه الرب، وأما السجود فاجتهدوا في الدعاء فقمن أن يستجاب لكمThen he may choose any supplication which pleases him most and recite it.
ثم ليتخير من الدعاء أعجبه إليه فيدعوThen let him choose from the requests whatever he wishes.
ثم ليتخير بعد من المسألة ما شاءThe intended meaning is before the taslim. So if one supplicates in his prostration or at the end of the prayer for himself, for his parents, or for the Muslims, there is no harm, due to the generality of these hadiths and others.
As for dedicating the reward of recitation or tawaf to one's parents or to others among the Muslims, this is a matter of disagreement among scholars. The best and most cautious course is to leave it, due to the lack of evidence for it, as acts of worship are based on specific texts, and one should not do anything in them except what has come from the Shari'ah. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who innovates things in our affairs for which there is no valid (reason) (commits sin) and these are to be rejected.
من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو ردHe who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
من عمل عملًا ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد
Source
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