Hadith 7944

Chapter 8

باب 8

(8) باب فَضْلِ الصَّدَقَةِ عَنِ الْمَيِّتِ

(8) Chapter: The Virtue Of Charity Given On Behalf Of The Deceased (ID)
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أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ سَعْدًا، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَلَمْ تُوصِ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا قَالَ " نَعَمْ ".

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that Sa'd asked the Prophet:
"My mother died and did not leave a will; shall I give charity on her behalf?" He said: "Yes." (ID)

Reference (ID): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3654 (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 30, Hadith 44 (ID)

English translation (ID): Vol. 4, Book 30, Hadith 3684 (ID)