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Does Quran recitation reward reach deceased?

“In most Muslim families, they recite Quran for Isal-e-Sawab (transmitting reward). Does the reward reach the deceased person?”Asked by Farooq Sheikh, Mumbai

He answers at 55:44 in Contemplation on The Quran · 1 min 38 sec

His answer, in his own words
55:44
Maulana, agla sawal Mumbai se kiya hai Farooq Shaikh sahib ne. Farooq? Farooq Shaikh sahib ne. hmm, unhon ne likha hai ke "in most of the Muslim families they recide Quran for esal-e-sawab." my question is that the sawab does the sawab reach to the dead person? dekhiye, yeh ek riwaj hai, is ka Islam se koi ta'alluq nahi. koi Sahabi aap ko nahi milega jis ne esal-e-sawab ke liye Quran parha ho. main aap ko arz karunga ke Maulana Yusuf sahib, jo tableegh jama'at ke ameer thay, unhon ne bohat lambi barson ki koshish ke baad teen jildon mein ek kitab likhi hai, "Hayat-us-Sahaba". yeh sab Sahaba ke par hai. yeh kitab Arabi mein hai, Urdu mein hai, English mein hai, aur shayad Hindi mein bhi hai.
56:56
aap is kitab ko parh daliye aur koi ek waqia mujhe batayein ke kisi Sahabi ne esal-e-sawab ke liye Quran parha ho. ek waqia, single waqia. yeh to ek riwaj hai, yeh riwaj hai Islam se, is ka koi ta'alluq nahi. Maulana, agla sawal lete hain. yeh Kashmir se bheja hai Miss Heena Manzoor ne. unhon ne likha hai ke "while distributing the holy Quran or other literature among non Muslims,
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