Giving a Gift to Those Who Perform Isal al-Thawab

Question

A person recited the Holy Qur’an for isal al-thawab (conveying reward to the deceased), and afterwards the reciter was given some money — without his asking for it. Is it permissible to take this money or not? Explain, and be rewarded.

Answer

If the Holy Qur’an was recited purely for the sake of Allah and its reward conveyed [to the deceased], and the reciter had no thought in his mind that he would get something from it, nor did the one who had it recited have any notion that he would have to give something to the reciter, nor is there any custom that the reciter is given something — rather, afterwards some…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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