"عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ: أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّ أُمِّى تُوُفِّيَتْ وَلَمْ تَتَصَدَّقْ بِشَىْءٍ، أَفَلَهَا أَجْرٌ إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّهَا تَرَكَتْ مَخْرفًا (*) فَأَنَا أُشْهِدُكَ أَنِّى قَدْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا".
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Collected by Bukhārī, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Ḥākim, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, SuyūṭīThe mother of Saʿd bin 'Ubada died in his absence. He said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! My mother died in my absence; will it be of any benefit for her if I give Sadaqa on her behalf?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes," Saʿd said, "I make you a witness that I gave my garden called Al Makhraf in charity on her behalf."
يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي تُوُفِّيَتْ وَأَنَا غَائِبٌ عَنْهَا أَيَنْفَعُهَا شَىْءٌ إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهِ عَنْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ أَنَّ حَائِطِي الْمِخْرَافَ صَدَقَةٌ عَلَيْهَا
A man said to Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "My mother died, will it benefit her if I give in charity on her behalf?" The Prophet ﷺ replied in the affirmative. The man said, "I have a garden and I make you a witness that I give it in charity on her behalf."
لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أُمَّهُ تُوُفِّيَتْ أَيَنْفَعُهَا إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّ لِي مِخْرَافًا وَأُشْهِدُكَ أَنِّي قَدْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا
"O Messenger of Allah, my mother died; will it benefit her if I give in charity on her behalf?" He said: "Yes." He said: "I have a garden and I ask you to bear witness that I am giving it in charity on her behalf."
يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمَّهُ تُوُفِّيَتْ أَفَيَنْفَعُهَا إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّ لِي مَخْرَفًا فَأُشْهِدُكَ أَنِّي قَدْ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهِ عَنْهَا
A man said: Messenger of Allah, my mother has died ; will it benefit her if I give sadaqah on her behalf ? He said: Yes. He said: I have a garden, and I call you to witness that I have given it as sadaqah on her behalf.
يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي تُوُفِّيَتْ أَفَيَنْفَعُهَا إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّ لِي مَخْرَفًا وَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ أَنِّي قَدْ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهِ عَنْهَا
a man said: "O Messenger of Allah! My mother died, will it benefit her if I give charity on her behalf?" He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'I have a Makhraf, so bear witness that I have given it in charity on her behalf.'"
يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي تُوُفِّيَتْ أَفَيَنْفَعُهَا إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّ لِي مَخْرَفًا فَأُشْهِدُكَ أَنِّي قَدْ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهِ عَنْهَا
A man said: Messenger of Allah, my mother has died ; will it benefit her if I give sadaqah on her behalf ? He said: Yes. He said: I have a garden, and I call you to witness that I have given it as sadaqah on her behalf. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2882)
عَنْهَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي تُوُفِّيَتْ وَأَنَا غَائِبٌ عَنْهَا فَهَلْ يَنْفَعُهَا إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِشَيْءٍ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ أَنَّ حَائِطَ الْمَخْرَفِ صَدَقَةٌ عَلَيْهَا
A man said: Messenger of Allah, my mother has died ; will it benefit her if I give sadaqah on her behalf ? He said: Yes. He said: I have a garden, and I call you to witness that I have given it as sadaqah on her behalf. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2882)
يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمَّهُ تُوُفِّيَتْ أَفَيَنْفَعُهَا إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّ لِي مَخْرَفًا وَأُشْهِدُكَ أَنِّي قَدْ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهِ عَنْهَا
[Machine] He visited the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my mother has passed away and I was absent from her. Would it benefit her if I give charity on her behalf?" He ﷺ said, "Yes." He said, "I bear witness that my dilapidated wall is a charity on her behalf."
عَنْهَا فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي تُوُفِّيَتْ وَأَنَا غَائِبٌ عَنْهَا فَهَلْ يَنْفَعُهَا إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ أَنَّ حَائِطِي الْمَخْرَفَ صَدَقَةٌ عَنْهَا
"O Messenger of Allah, my mother died; will it benefit her if I give in charity on her behalf?" He said: "Yes." He said: "I have a garden and I ask you to bear witness that I am giving it in charity on her behalf." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3655)
لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أُمَّهُ تُوُفِّيَتْ أَفَيَنْفَعُهَا إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَإِنَّ لِي مَخْرَفًا وَأُشْهِدُكَ أَنِّي قَدْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا
A man said: Messenger of Allah, my mother has died ; will it benefit her if I give sadaqah on her behalf ? He said: Yes. He said: I have a garden, and I call you to witness that I have given it as sadaqah on her behalf. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2882)
يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمَّهُ تُوُفِّيَتْ أَفَيَنْفَعُهَا إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا؟ فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَإِنَّ لِي مَخْرَفًا وَأُشْهِدُكَ أَنِّي قَدْ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهِ عَنْهَا
"عَنْ عَائِشَةَ: أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ أُمِّي
افتلتت نَفْسَهَا وَلَمْ تُوصِ، وَأَظُنُّ أَنَّهَا لَوْ قَدْ تَكَلَّمَتْ [تَصَدَّقَتْ] فَلَهَا أَجْرٌ فِي أَنْ أَتَصَدَّقَ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ".