Hadith 42

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 30: The Book of Wills Sahih

Chapter 8

The Virtue Of Charity Given On Behalf Of The Deceased

باب فَضْلِ الصَّدَقَةِ عَنِ الْمَيِّتِ

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3652
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ أَبِي مَاتَ وَتَرَكَ مَالاً وَلَمْ يُوصِ فَهَلْ يُكَفِّرُ عَنْهُ أَنْ أَتَصَدَّقَ عَنْهُ قَالَ ‏ ‏‏.‏
"‏ نَعَمْ ‏"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that a man said to the Prophet:

"My father died and left behind wealth, but he did not leave a will. Will it expiate for him if I give charity on his behalf?"