(15) باب مَا جَاءَ فِيمَنْ مَاتَ عَنْ غَيْرِ، وَصِيَّةٍ، يُتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهُ
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
A man said: Messenger of Allah, my mother has died ; will it benefit her if I give sadaqah on her behalf ? He said: Yes. He said: I have a garden, and I call you to witness that I have given it as sadaqah on her behalf. (DE)
Reference (DE): Sunan Abi Dawud 2882 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 18, Hadith 21 (DE)
English translation (DE): Book 17, Hadith 2876 (DE)