Q: Sometimes, I perform Tawaf (circumambulation around the Ka`bah) on behalf of any of my dead relatives, parents, or grandparents. What is the ruling on this? What is the ruling also on making Khatmah (completing the reading of the whole Qur'an) for them? May Allah reward you best!
A: It is best that you refrain from that, for there is no evidence to support it . However, it is permissible for you to give charity, supplicate Allah for them, and offer Hajj and `Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) on behalf of any of your relatives, if they were Muslims. As for offering Salah, Tawaf, or reciting the Qur'an on their behalf, it is better to abandon these deeds for there is no evidence to support them. Some scholars permit this by way of Qiyas (analogy) on charity and supplications. However, it is safer to forsake this.May Allah grant us success!