Is it permissible to recite the Quran with the intention of dedicating its reward to the deceased? What is the evidence for this permissibility from the Prophetic Sunnah? How can the reward be dedicated, considering that on the Day of Judgment, a person will flee even from their closest relatives seeking good deeds? Can the acceptance of the deed and the obtaining of good deeds that can be dedicated be guaranteed? What is the relation of this to the story of the Companions of the Cave?

The issue of dedicating the reward of recitation to others is a matter of scholarly disagreement. Some have permitted it, arguing by analogy with the permissibility of dedicating the reward of charity and Hajj to others, considering that there is no difference between the reward of charity and recitation. Not knowing whether the recitation will be accepted does not prevent its dedication, just as charity is prescribed for the deceased despite not guaranteeing its acceptance. Dedicating the reward is not considered a neglect of good deeds, and the proof of this is that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not forbid charity and Hajj on behalf of others; rather, this may fall under benefiting Muslims.