55. Wills and Testaments
٥٥۔ كتاب الوصايا
That the mother of Saʿd bin Ubada the brother of Bani Saida died in Saʿd's absence, so he came to the Prophet saying, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! My mother died in my absence, will it benefit her if I give in charity on her behalf?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes." Saʿd said, "I take you as my witness that I give my garden Al-Makhraf in charity on her behalf."
أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ ؓ أَخَا بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ تُوُفِّيَتْ أُمُّهُ وَهْوَ غَائِبٌ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي تُوُفِّيَتْ وَأَنَا غَائِبٌ عَنْهَا فَهَلْ يَنْفَعُهَا شَىْءٌ إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهِ عَنْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ أَنَّ حَائِطِي الْمِخْرَافَ صَدَقَةٌ عَلَيْهَا