Fatwa No : 2986
Distributing Portions of the Qur'an to Neighbors to Recite on Behalf of Someone (Isal-e-Sawab)

Distributing Portions of the Qur'an to Neighbors to Recite on Behalf of Someone (Isal-e-Sawab)

Salaam, my question is,what our shireyat says about passing PARA(QURAN)to neighbors to read for someone\'s ESAL-e-SAWAB,also distribute quantity of TASBIHAT(exp:1000 time kalma)to read for ESAL-e-SAWAB.Please answer me in detail so i can come out from confuession. Salaam o alaikum

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
The person who does any sort of worship, whether physical or monetary, through which the worshiper attains rewards, can transfer the reward to any soul, whether dead or alive. This is know as Isal-e-Sawab. The recitation of Qur’an is indeed a recommendable act of worship to be performed for the purpose of Isal-e-Sawab, since it carries lots of rewards, as mentioned clearly in Ahadith.
However, thinking that the recitation of the Qur'an is the only act of worship that can be performed for Isal-e-Sawab, or that it is essential to hold collective gatherings of the recitation of the Qur'an in order to fulfill this purpose is incorrect.


Muhammad Farhan