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Gathering to Recite the Qur’an for the Deceased

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Answered by Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

Is it permissible to gather annually in order to complete the recitation of the Qur’an for a deceased person? What are the etiquettes of such a gathering?

Answer:
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Yes, it is permissible to gather every year, or even every day and every hour, in order to recite the Qur’an with the intention of donating its reward to the deceased. For gathering to recite the Qur’an is recommended and the Lawgiver has associated a great, well-known reward with it, such as [m: what is mentioned in] the hadith, “No people gather in one of Allah’s houses, reciting the Qur’an and studying it among themselves except that tranquility descends upon them, mercy envelopes them, angels surround them, and Allah mentions them among those with Him.” Furthermore, reciting the Qur’an has a great reward with Allah. It is sufficient to mention the hadith (and others [m: like it]), “Whoever recites a letter of the Qur’an will have ten good deeds. I do not say that Alif Lam Meem is a letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter, and Meem is a letter.”

According to the schools of our three imams — by this I mean the Hanafis, Malikis, and Hanbalis — it is well established and verified that the reward of Qur’an recited for the deceased reaches him. As explicitly stated [m: in their books], our late Shafi’i imams agree with this opinion if:

1. [m: The one reciting] intends it on behalf of the deceased; or

2. [m: The one reciting] recites at the grave of the deceased.

Similar to the reward of Qur’anic recital is the reward of other good acts: it reaches the deceased by the permission of Allah (Most High) if the one performing the act intends the deceased thereby or supplicates that its reward reaches him. The imams of religion have much textual evidence in this matter. This is in contrast to those who prohibit [m: donating reward to the deceased] and are strict with people regarding it.

– Amjad Rasheed

(Translated by Moustafa Mounir Elqabbany)

السؤال: هل يجوز الاجتماع كل سنة لختم القرآن لميت ما ؟ ما آداب مثل هذا الاجتماع ؟ الجواب : نعم يجوز الاجتماعُ كل سنة بل وكل يوم وكل ساعة لقراءة القرآن الكريم بنية هبة ثواب القراءة لميت ، إذا الاجتماعُ لقراءة القرآن مندوبٌ إليها ورَتَّبَ الشارعُ عليها أجراً كبيراً مشهوراً كحديث :” ما اجتمع قوم في بيت من بيوت الله يقرؤون كتاب الله ويتدارسونه بينهم إلا نزلت عليهم السكينة وغشيتهم الرحمة وحفتهم الملائكة وذكرهم الله فيمن عنده “. وفي قراءة القرآن ثوابٌ عظيم عند الله ويكفى فيه حديث :” من قرأ حرفاً من كتاب الله كانت له عشر حسنات ، لا أقول ألف لام ميم حرف ، بل ألف حرف ولام حرف وميم حرف “. وغيره من الأحاديث . ووصولُ ثواب قراءة القرآن للميت ثابتٌ مقررٌ في مذاهب أئمتنا الثلاثة أعني الحنفية والمالكية والحنابلة ، واختاره أئمتُنا الشافعية المتأخرون إذا نوى بها الميتَ أو كان يقرأ عند قبره كما صرحوا به ، ومثلُ ثواب قراءة القرآن ثواب غيرها من الأعمال الصالحات فيصل إلى الميت بإذن الله تعالى إن نواها العامل له أو دعا بوصولها إليه ، ونصوصُ أئمة الدين في ذلك كثيرة ، خلافاً لمن يمنعه ويشددُ على الناس فيه

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