Is dedicating the reward of reciting the Qur’an to the deceased soundly transmitted from the Prophet, peace be upon him, and is it permissible to disseminate this among the common folk, as mentioned by Imam Ibn Abi Al-Izz in his commentary on Al-Tahawiyyah?
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The preponderant opinion is that it is permissible to gift the reward of reciting the Quran to the deceased. Therefore, there is no harm in teaching common people this, so that the living may benefit the dead who are cut off from performing good deeds.
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