What is manumission and how does it work? Is it permissible to give money to some sheikhs to recite the Quran with the intention of manumission? Is it permissible to offer an iftar meal to those who are fasting as a charity for the soul of a deceased father?

What we know about the term ‘ataqah is that it is a verbal noun from ‘ataqa, meaning "to free" or "to emancipate." As for the ‘ataqah inquired about here, it is not from the Sunnah and is not known to us. There is no objection to giving charity on behalf of the deceased in any permissible form of charity. Scholars have differed regarding reciting the Quran for the deceased; some have prohibited it, while others have permitted it on condition that it is not associated with any known rituals or the hiring of reciters.