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bayhaqi:12630[Chain 1] Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ And ʾAbū Zakariyyā b. Abū Isḥāq > Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Wahhāb > Jaʿfar b. ʿAwn > Hishām b. ʿUrwah [Chain 2] Abū ʿAbdullāh > Muḥammad b. Muʾammal b. Ḥasan b. ʿĪsá > al-Faḍl b. Muḥammad b. al-Musayyib > Saʿīd b. Abū Maryam > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar b. Abū Kathīr > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > ʿĀʾishah > a man > Lilnnabī ﷺ

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Indeed, my mother passed away while she was in a state of disbelief, and I think that if she were to speak, she would have embraced Islam. Will she be rewarded if I give charity on her behalf?' He ﷺ answered, 'Yes,' according to the narration of Abu Abdullah alone."  

البيهقي:١٢٦٣٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَا أنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ أنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ح وَأنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُؤَمَّلِ بْنِ حَسَنِ بْنِ عِيسَى ثنا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ أَخْبَرَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ

لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ أُمِّي افْتُلِتَتْ نَفْسُهَا وَأَظُنُّهَا لَوْ تَكَلَّمَتْ تَصَدَّقَتْ فَهَلْ لَهَا أَجْرٌ إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ وَحْدَهُ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عَوْنٍ

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Collected by Bukhārī, Aḥmad, Bayhaqī
bukhari:1388Saʿīd b. Abū Maryam > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Hishām from his father > ʿĀʾishah > a man

A man said to the Prophet ﷺ, "My mother died suddenly and I thought that if she had lived she would have given alms. So, if I give alms now on her behalf, will she get the reward?" The Prophet ﷺ replied in the affirmative.  

البخاري:١٣٨٨حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ أَنَّ رَجُلاً قَالَ

لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ أُمِّي افْتُلِتَتْ نَفْسُهَا وَأَظُنُّهَا لَوْ تَكَلَّمَتْ تَصَدَّقَتْ فَهَلْ لَهَا أَجْرٌ إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ  

ahmad:24251Yaḥyá > Hishām from my father > ʿĀʾishah > a man

A man said to the Prophet ﷺ, "My mother died suddenly and I thought that if she had lived she would have given alms. So, if I give alms now on her behalf, will she get the reward?" The Prophet ﷺ replied in the affirmative. (Using translation from Bukhārī 1388)  

أحمد:٢٤٢٥١حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ أَخْبَرَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ

لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ أُمِّي افْتُلِتَتْ نَفْسُهَا وَأَظُنُّهَا لَوْ تَكَلَّمَتْ تَصَدَّقَتْ فَهَلْ لَهَا أَجْرٌ إِنْ أَتَصَدَّقْ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

bayhaqi:7103Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Muḥammad b. Muʾammal b. Ḥasan b. ʿĪsá > al-Faḍl b. Muḥammad b. al-Musayyab > Saʿīd b. Abū Maryam > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar b. Abū Kathīr > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > ʿĀʾishah > a man

[Machine] "To the Prophet ﷺ , indeed my mother passed away while in debt, and I think if she were to speak she would be believed. Does she have reward if I give charity on her behalf?" He ﷺ said, "Yes."  

البيهقي:٧١٠٣أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُؤَمَّلِ بْنِ حَسَنِ بْنِ عِيسَى ثنا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ أَخْبَرَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ

لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ أُمِّي افْتُلِتَتْ نَفْسُهَا وَأَظُنُّهَا لَوْ تَكَلَّمَتْ تَصَدَّقَتْ فَهَلْ لَهَا أَجْرٌ إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ وَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ أَوْجُهٍ أُخَرَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ