FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
membaca al-Quran untuk saudara mara
What is the ruling on reciting the Quran on behalf of relatives, whether living or deceased, and is the reward received?
Short answer
The ruling is divided into two cases. For the living, the fatwa leans towards it not being permissible to recite the Quran on their behalf, since the act should be done by the person themselves, except for ruqyah shar'iyyah, which is allowed based on authentic texts.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The ruling is divided into two cases. For the living, the fatwa leans towards it not being permissible to recite the Quran on their behalf, since the act should be done by the person themselves, except for ruqyah shar'iyyah, which is allowed based on authentic texts. For the deceased, scholars differ on whether the reward of recitation reaches them, and the fatwa leans towards the view that it can reach, following some Shafi'i scholars including Imam al-Nawawi.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kami cenderung kepada pendapat yang mengatakan boleh sampai berdasarkan pendapat sebahagian ulama Syafieyyah antaranya Imam Nawawi Rahimahullah dan lain-lain.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “membaca al-Quran untuk saudara mara”, 5 April 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1762-membaca-al-quran-untuk-saudara-mara. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/reciting-quran-on-behalf-of-relatives-ruling/