Hadith 6109

Chapter 2

باب 2

(2) باب وُصُولِ ثَوَابِ الصَّدَقَاتِ إِلَى الْمَيِّتِ

(2) Chapter: The Reward For Charity Reaches The Deceased
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ أَبِي مَاتَ وَتَرَكَ مَالاً وَلَمْ يُوصِ فَهَلْ يُكَفِّرُ عَنْهُ أَنْ أَتَصَدَّقَ عَنْهُ قَالَ " نَعَمْ " .

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported that a person said to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ):
My father died and left behind property without making any will regarding it. Would he be relieved of the burden of his sins if I give sadaqa on his behalf? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 1630

In-book reference: Book 25, Hadith 16

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 13, Hadith 4001