Conveying the Reward of Prayer [to Another]

Question

Is it established by Shari‘a evidence or not that one may perform a prayer and convey its reward to someone? If it is established, then kindly cite the evidence.

Answer

It is established: [ar]الأصل أن كل من أتى بعبادة ما، له جعل ثوابها لغيره[/ar] “The principle is that whoever performs any act of worship may make its reward [belong] to another” (“al-Durr al-Mukhtar”). [ar]أي سواء كانت صلاة أو صدقة أو صومًا أو نحوها[/ar] “That is, whether it be prayer, charity, fasting or the like” (“Shami”, vol. 2, p.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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