“And that the human being can have nothing but what he has earned (good or bad).” Al-Qur’an 53:39 Commenting on this ayah Ibn Kathir, rahimahullah, said, “Imam Ash-Shafi’i concluded from this ayah that reciting the Qur’an does not benefit the dead, because it is not from their doing and earning. For this reason, Allah’s Messenger, upon whom be peace, did not recommend…
