Ruling on Reciting the Qur'an and Offering Its Reward to the Deceased
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Question:
The questioner, Muhammad Yahya from Yemen, says: O His Eminence the Shaykh! He completes multiple recitations of the Qur'an and wants to give the reward of these recitations to his deceased relatives. Is that permissible for him? Will he be rewarded for it? And what should he say when offering the reward?
Answer:
There is no basis for this. Rather, he should recite for himself and make du'a for them. As for offering the reward of completing the Qur'an or of certain surahs, there is no basis for it. In the most correct opinion of the scholars, it has no basis. Therefore, it is not permissible to offer the reward of recitation, nor to offer the reward of prayer. However, he should recite for himself, pray for himself, and make du'a for his parents, his relatives, and his loved ones. Du'a is sufficient. As for offering the reward of the Qur'an or prayer, it is not prescribed.
The questioner, Muhammad Yahya from Yemen, says: O His Eminence the Shaykh! He completes multiple recitations of the Qur'an and wants to give the reward of these recitations to his deceased relatives. Is that permissible for him? Will he be rewarded for it? And what should he say when offering the reward?
Answer:
There is no basis for this. Rather, he should recite for himself and make du'a for them. As for offering the reward of completing the Qur'an or of certain surahs, there is no basis for it. In the most correct opinion of the scholars, it has no basis. Therefore, it is not permissible to offer the reward of recitation, nor to offer the reward of prayer. However, he should recite for himself, pray for himself, and make du'a for his parents, his relatives, and his loved ones. Du'a is sufficient. As for offering the reward of the Qur'an or prayer, it is not prescribed.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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