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Is it permissible to collectively recite Surat Al-Ikhlas eleven times after the Asr prayer on Friday, and dedicate its reward to the inhabitants of the graves?

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The preponderant opinion is that it is permissible to gift the reward of reciting the Qur’an to the deceased. However, dedicating a specific day and time to recite a particular Surah a specific number of times without sound legal evidence is an innovation (bid'ah). A Hadith has been narrated regarding reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas eleven times for the deceased, but Al-Albani judged it to be fabricated (mawdu').

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