Question:
Asalaamu Aleykum All Staff of eShaykh
May Allah SWT bless you for all your support and good deeds. My question is to do with reciting Qur’an or S YaSin, etc for relatives who have passed away. There is much debate in my family as to whether this was a practice of Prophet SAW. Naturally I believe it is and require guidance from you my O Scholars of Islam, however, some family members believe the deceased will receive no benefit even though the reason we’re performing a Khatm of the Qur’an is for the ones in the Hereafter. Indeed, after praying Jumma Salah can we “donate” the reward to ones who have passed away?
Jazakallah
Answer:
a`udhu billah mina ‘sh-shaytani ‘r-rajeem
Bismillahi ‘r-Rahmani ‘r-Raheem
Kamau Ayyubi
