Hadith 17359

Chapter 42

باب 42

(42) باب فِي فَضْلِ سَقْىِ الْمَاءِ

(561) Chapter: On The Excellence Of Supplying Drinking Water (ID)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمَّ سَعْدٍ مَاتَتْ فَأَىُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ " الْمَاءُ " . قَالَ فَحَفَرَ بِئْرًا وَقَالَ هَذِهِ لأُمِّ سَعْدٍ .

Narrated Sa'd ibn Ubadah:
Sa'd asked: Messenger of Allah, Umm Sa'd has died; what form of sadaqah is best? He replied: Water (is best). He dug a well and said: It is for Umm Sa'd. (ID)

Reference (ID): Sunan Abi Dawud 1681 (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 9, Hadith 126 (ID)

English translation (ID): Book 9, Hadith 1677 (ID)