The Ruling on Performing Hajj on Behalf of a Deceased Person and Reciting the Qur'an for Him

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. The questioner says in his second question: My father has been deceased for four years, but he did not perform Hajj, and he did not bequeath that Hajj be performed on his behalf; this is because he died suddenly. So what is our obligation? Do we perform Hajj on his behalf? Knowing that he did not bequeath this to us. And is it permissible for us to recite the Qur'an for him and pay money for that?

Answer:
If he did not perform Hajj and left behind an estate, it is obligatory that Hajj be performed on his behalf from the estate, if he was able to perform Hajj in his lifetime but was lenient. It is obligatory to take from his money what is needed to perform Hajj on his behalf. If some of his children perform Hajj on his behalf, that suffices. As for if he was poor and died without being able to perform Hajj, then if his children perform Hajj on his behalf, they are rewarded; they have a reward if some of his children perform Hajj on his behalf, or if his wife performs Hajj on his behalf, or some of his relatives, they are rewarded. But if he was not able to perform Hajj, having the ability but being lenient, then it is obligatory to take from his money a Hajj [payment], to give it to a trustworthy person to perform Hajj on his behalf with it. If some of his good children perform Hajj on his behalf, that suffices.

The presenter: And regarding the recitation of the Qur'an, he says, O Shaykh?

Answer : As for reciting to the deceased, reciting the Qur'an to the deceased, there is no evidence for this, and it is not prescribed. But one should make du'a for him. As for reciting the Qur'an for the dead, there is no evidence for this, and it is not prescribed. But the Sunnah is to make du'a for the deceased, seek forgiveness for him, pray for mercy upon him, give charity on his behalf, perform Hajj on his behalf, and perform 'Umrah on his behalf. All of this is good.
As for reciting Qur'an and dedicating the reward to him, there is no evidence for this. Or reciting at his grave, all of this is reprehensible. But if he recites for him in the house, or in the mosque, intending it for him, there is no evidence for this; leaving it is better. But he should make du'a for him, seek forgiveness for him, pray for mercy upon him, give charity on his behalf, perform Hajj on his behalf, or perform 'Umrah on his behalf. Yes.