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Quran khatm and duas for a deceased or sick loved one
In one minute, create a page to share with family and friends: everyone takes a portion of the Quran, reads or listens to it on Assabile, counts their dhikr and finds the duas. The page stays private.
- A dedicated khatm30 juz (or hizbs, surahs, pages) shared out, read or listened to in the site’s reader.
- A shared dhikr counterIstighfar, tasbih, salawat… the total of all participants.
- The duasThe reported duas for the deceased or the sick, and surahs to listen to.
- Private, no adsNever indexed or searchable, no ads, no photo; a secret link to edit it.
Create the page
A private page to share with family and friends: a dedicated khatm, a shared dhikr counter and the duas.
Understanding the khatm
Short answers, with references for the texts quoted.
What can be done for a deceased person?
“When a person dies, their deeds come to an end except for three: ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah), beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for them” (Muslim 1631). Scholars agree that dua, asking forgiveness and charity benefit the deceased.
Does the reward of reciting the Quran reach the deceased?
Opinions differ. The Hanafi and Hanbali schools, and many later Shafi’i and Maliki scholars, accept it; the well-known position of the Shafi’i school is that it does not reach them (an-Nawawi), and scholars such as Ibn Baz advise keeping to dua. Everyone reads freely and makes dua for the deceased.
Should the Quran be read on set days (3rd, 7th, 40th day)?
No authentic text sets a date. Several scholars consider reading on fixed days after a death an innovation; others allow it. This page imposes no date.
What should be read for a sick person?
The Prophet ﷺ recited the surahs of protection (al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq, an-Nas) and prayed: “Remove the harm, Lord of mankind, and heal, You are the Healer…” (al-Bukhari 5675). Surah al-Fatiha was used as ruqyah (al-Bukhari 5736). No text promises recovery through a khatm.
Does a group khatm count as a khatm for each person?
No: everyone is rewarded for what they read (Permanent Committee for Fatwas; Diyanet). Scholars who accept it set conditions: nobody is pressured, it is not presented as a sunnah, and it does not replace reading the Quran yourself.
These pointers are only a guide. For a question of fiqh that concerns you, ask a person of knowledge.