Is it permissible to supplicate for the dead to return to life and to recite the Quran for them?
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Praying for the deceased to return to life is an تجاوز (transgression), as it contradicts the cosmic laws. As for reciting the Quran and dedicating its reward to the deceased, it is permissible, and the deceased benefits from it according to the more preponderant opinion.
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