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(Book 36, Hadith 52) #36523
Charity for the Deceased

SUMMARY: Giving charity on behalf of a deceased person can help them in the afterlife.

Malik related to me from Said ibn Amr Shurahbil ibn Said ibn Sad ibn Ubada from his father that his father said, ''Sad ibn Ubada went out with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in one of his raids and his mother was dying in Madina. Someone said to her, 'Leave a testament'. She said, 'In what shall I leave a testament? The property is Sad's property'. Then she died before Sad returned. When Sad ibn Ubada returned, that was mentioned to him. Sad said, 'Messenger of Allah! Will it help her if I give sadaqa for her?' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Yes' Sad said, 'Such-and-such a garden is sadaqa for her,' naming the garden".
حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ خَرَجَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ فَحَضَرَتْ أُمَّهُ الْوَفَاةُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَقِيلَ لَهَا أَوْصِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ فِيمَ أُوصِي إِنَّمَا الْمَالُ مَالُ سَعْدٍ ‏.‏ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْدَمَ سَعْدٌ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ

TOPICS
rabat  *  charity  *  garden  *  testament  *  raid  *  sadaqa  *  wasiyya  *  ghazwa

QUICK LESSONS:
Give charity on behalf of those who have passed away; Be generous with your wealth; Follow Prophet Muhammad's teachings; Respect your parents even after their death; Help others in need whenever you can; Show compassion towards others regardless of their situation or background .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about Sad Ibn Ubada and his mother who passed away while he was away on a raid with the Messenger of Allah. Someone suggested that she leave a testament but she said that all her property belonged to her son Sad. When he returned and heard this news, he asked if it would help his mother if he gave charity on her behalf and the Messenger of Allah said yes. So Sad donated a garden as sadaqa for his mother's soul. This hadith teaches us that giving charity on behalf of someone who has passed away can benefit them in the afterlife even though they are no longer alive to receive it themselves. It also shows us how important it is to be generous with our wealth and possessions as we never know when we will need them ourselves or when they will be taken from us by death or other means.

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