"O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died; can I give charity on her behalf?" He said: "Yes." He said: "What kind of charity is best?" He said: "Providing drinking water." And that is the drinking-fountain of Sa'd in Al-Madinah.
يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَىُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ سَقْىُ الْمَاءِ فَتِلْكَ سِقَايَةُ سَعْدٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ
"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died; shall I give in charity on her behalf?' He said: 'Yes.' I said: 'What kind of charity is best?' He said: 'Providing drinking water.'"
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَأَىُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ سَقْىُ الْمَاءِ
"O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died; can I give charity on her behalf?" He said: "Yes." He said: "What kind of charity is best?" He said: "Providing drinking water." And that is the drinking-fountain of Sa'd in Al-Madinah. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3666)
يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ فَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ سَقْيُ الْمَاءِ قَالَ فَتِلْكَ سِقَايَةُ آلِ سَعْدٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ
[Machine] To the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: "My mother has passed away, so should I give charity on her behalf?" He replied: "Yes." He then asked: "Which charity is the best?" He said: "Giving water to drink." He said: "That is the watering place of the family of Sa'd in Madinah." Shu'bah said: "So I asked Qatadah, who says that it is the watering place of the family of Sa'd?" Al-Hasan said: "Yes."
لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ سَقْيُ الْمَاءِ قَالَ فَتِلْكَ سِقَايَةُ آلِ سَعْدٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِقَتَادَةَ مَنْ يَقُولُ تِلْكَ سِقَايَةُ آلِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ
"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died; shall I give in charity on her behalf?' He said: 'Yes.' I said: 'What kind of charity is best?' He said: 'Providing drinking water.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3664)
أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَأَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «سَقْيُ الْمَاءِ»
[Machine] I said, O Messenger of Allah, Um Saad has passed away and did not make any will. Should I give charity on her behalf? He said, "Yes."
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمَّ سَعْدٍ تُوُفِّيَتْ وَلَمْ تُوصِ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ»
"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died; shall I give in charity on her behalf?' He said: 'Yes.' I said: 'What kind of charity is best?' He said: 'Providing drinking water.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3664)
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «سَقْيُ الْمَاءِ»
"O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died; can I give charity on her behalf?" He said: "Yes." He said: "What kind of charity is best?" He said: "Providing drinking water." And that is the drinking-fountain of Sa'd in Al-Madinah. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3666)
يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَأَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «سَقْيُ الْمَاءِ» فَتِلْكَ سِقَايَةُ سَعْدٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ