Majmu' al-Fatawa - Ibn Taimiya - (24/299)

He was asked:
“Is prompting the deceased, whether adult or child, prescribed or not?”

He replied:
“As for prompting the deceased, a number of the scholars of the Shāfi‘ī school from Khurāsān mentioned it and regarded it favorably, including al-Mutawallī, al-Rāfi‘ī, and others. Nothing concerning it has been transmitted from al-Shāfi‘ī himself. Some of the Companions practised it, including Abū Umāmah al-Bāhilī, Wāthilah ibn al-Asqa‘, and others. Some of Ahmad’s followers considered it recommended. The sound conclusion is that it is permissible, but not a regular Sunnah practice. And Allah knows best.”

He was asked:
“Regarding a complete recitation of the Quran held for the deceased, and reciters who are paid: does the reward for their recitation reach the deceased? Does the reward for the food served on that occasion reach the deceased, or not? And if

وَسُئِلَ: هَلْ يُشْرَعُ تَلْقِينُ الْمَيِّتِ الْكَبِيرِ وَالصَّغِيرِ؟ أَوْ لَا؟ . فَأَجَابَ: وَأَمَّا تَلْقِينُ الْمَيِّتِ فَقَدْ ذَكَرَهُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّين مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَاسْتَحْسَنُوهُ أَيْضًا ذَكَرَهُ الْمُتَوَلِّي، وَالرَّافِعِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُمَا. وَأَمَّا الشَّافِعِيُّ نَفْسُهُ فَلَمْ يُنْقَلْ عَنْهُ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ. وَمِنْ الصَّحَابَةِ مَنْ كَانَ يَفْعَلُهُ، كَأَبِي أمامة الْبَاهِلِيِّ وَوَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ وَغَيْرِهِمَا مِنْ الصَّحَابَةِ. وَمِنْ أَصْحَابِ أَحْمَد مَنْ اسْتَحَبَّهُ، وَالتَّحْقِيقُ أَنَّهُ جَائِزٌ وَلَيْسَ بِسُنَّةٍ رَاتِبَةٍ وَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ. وَسُئِلَ: عَنْ الْخَتْمَةِ الَّتِي تُعْمَلُ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ وَالْمُقْرِئِينَ بِالْأُجْرَةِ هَلْ قِرَاءَتُهُمْ تَصِلُ إلَى الْمَيِّتِ؟ وَطَعَامُ الْخَتْمَةِ يَصِلُ إلَى الْمَيِّتِ؟ أَمْ لَا؟ وَإِنْ كَانَ