Prayer: Hiring Someone to Perform Prayers for the Deceased
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani
Ruling 1512
After someone has died, a person can be hired [1– i.e. he can be paid – to perform the prayers and other ritual acts of worship that the deceased did not perform during his lifetime. If someone performs them without getting paid, this is also valid.
-Ayatullah Sistani, Practical Laws of Islam, Prayer (Salah)
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The laws stated in this section are sometimes discussed under the heading ‘niyābah’, i.e. doing something on behalf of someone else.