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publisher: alsalafiyyah@icloud.com
title: Ruling on reciting Surah Ya-Sin over the dead
date: 2024-07-01
hijri: Dhul-Hijjah 25, 1445
source: Fatawa Al-Lajnah Ad-Da'imah, Fatwa no. 20794, Question 1
category: [fatwas,funerals,bidah]
note: true
locale: en
lang: en
excerpt: A Hadith has been reported concerning the recitation of Surah Ya-Sin upon the dying person, but it is a da'if (weak) Hadith that does not stand as proof.
article_taken_from: 
  taken_from:
    - web_title: قراءة سورة يس للأموات وإهداء ثوابها إليهم
      web_url: https://al-fatawa.com/fatwa/104387
muftis:
  chairman: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Aal Al-Shaykh
      url: /biography/abdulaziz
  members: 
    - name: Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan
      url: /biography/fawzan
    - name: Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd
      url: /biography/bakr         
---

### Question: 
What is the ruling on reciting the Surah of Ya-Sin over the dead, with the intention of dedicating the reward to them? Is that permissible? If it is, what is the evidence?

### Answer: 
Reciting the Qur'an with the intention of dedicating the reward to the deceased person is bid'ah (religious innovation), because there is no evidence to support that act. Furthermore, a Hadith has been reported concerning the recitation of Surah Ya-Sin upon the dying person, but it is a da'if (weak) Hadith that does not stand as proof. Therefore, it is impermissible to continue doing this bid'ah.