The Chabad rabbi near me has the custom of taking (for himself) both the kaddish recitation after the Torah reading (when applicable) and the reading of the haftorah on Shabbat — specifically when he is in a mourning period (thirty days for a close relative or twelve months for a parent).
Is there a source for this minhag?
Sources/rationales for this custom would be appreciated.
Answer
The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (204:4) mentions (almost by the way) that a mourner gets to say the Haftara.
יִשְׁתַּדְּלוּ לַעֲשוֹת נַחַת רוּחַ לַנְּשְׁמָה לְהִתְפַּלֵּל לִפְרָקִים לִפְנֵי הַתֵּבָה, וְלִקְרוֹת הַהַפְטָרָה, וּלְבָרֵךְ בְּזִמּוּן, וְלִתֵּן צְדָקָה, וְלִלְמוֹד אוֹ לִשְׂכּוֹר מִי שֶׁיִלְמַד עֲבוּרוֹ
[Mourners] should try to bring joy to the deceased by leading the prayers and reading the Haftara, and to say zimun [lead bentsching], to give charity, and to learn or hire someone to learn in the deceased's merit.
( free translation )
So it's not even Chabad-specific, by was known widely by the mid-1800's. (I cannot find the Kitzur's source.)
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