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Reciting Quran on behalf of the deceased

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Reciting Quran on behalf of the deceased

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The later scholars within the Four Sunni Schools agree that one may recite on behalf of the deceased, asking Allah to grant them a share of the reward, based on qiyas with other acts of righteousness done on behalf of the dead, with no principle prohibiting it.

Answered byShaikh MasoodAuthorized Scholar

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