Can recite the Holy Quran and do Zikr and pass on the merits to a dead person?
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Can recite the Holy Quran and do Zikr and pass on the merits to a dead person?
Answer
It is permissible to perform acts of virtue, for example reciting the Quran, making Zikr, giving charity etc. and give the reward to the deceased.
And Allah Ta'ala knows best
Mufti E.Desai
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Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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