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Does the reward for reciting the Qur’an reach the deceased if the reciter's recitation is compensated financially?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The basic principle of dedicating the reward of reciting the Quran to the deceased is permissible, and the reward is attained by the one who recites seeking nearness to Allah and hoping for recompense. As for one who recites for money, his share is that money, and hiring a reciter for money for this purpose is an innovation (bid'ah). Ibn Taymiyyah said: "It is not permissible to hire someone for recitation and dedicate it to the deceased, because it has not been transmitted from the Imams. And the reciter who recites for money receives no reward, so there is nothing to dedicate to the deceased. And hiring someone merely for recitation is an innovation not transmitted from the Salaf."

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