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Sunan Abi Dawud 2883 (Book 18, Hadith 22) #23173
Performing Good Deeds for the Deceased

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of performing good deeds on behalf of a deceased person, even if they were not Muslim.

Narrated 'Amr b. Suh'aib: On his father's authority, said that his grandfather told that Al-'As ibn Wa'il left his will that a hundred slaves should be emancipated on his behalf. His son Hisham emancipated fifty slaves and his son Amr intended to emancipate the remaining fifty on his behalf, but he said: I should ask first the Messenger of Allah . He, therefore, came to the Prophet and said: Messenger of Allah, my father left in his will that a hundred slaves should be emancipated on his behalf and Hisham has emancipated fifty on his behalf and fifty remain. Shall I emancipate them on his behalf? The Messenger of Allah said: Had he been a Muslim and you had emancipated slaves on his behalf, or given sadaqah on his behalf, or performed the pilgrimage, that would have reached him.
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مَزْيَدٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي حَسَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ الْعَاصَ بْنَ وَائِلٍ، أَوْصَى أَنْ يُعْتَقَ، عَنْهُ مِائَةُ رَقَبَةٍ فَأَعْتَقَ ابْنُهُ هِشَامٌ خَمْسِينَ رَقَبَةً فَأَرَادَ ابْنُهُ عَمْرٌو أَنْ يَعْتِقَ عَنْهُ الْخَمْسِينَ الْبَاقِيَةَ فَقَالَ حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبِي أَوْصَى بِعِتْقِ مِائَةِ رَقَبَةٍ وَإِنَّ هِشَامًا أَعْتَقَ عَنْهُ خَمْسِينَ وَبَقِيَتْ عَلَيْهِ خَمْسُونَ رَقَبَةً أَفَأُعْتِقُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ مُسْلِمًا فَأَعْتَقْتُمْ عَنْهُ أَوْ تَصَدَّقْتُمْ عَنْهُ أَوْ حَجَجْتُمْ عَنْهُ بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ

TOPICS
emancipation  *  deceased  *  tasqeen  *  sadaqah  *  hajj  *  mayyit

QUICK LESSONS:
Do good deeds for others regardless of their faith or beliefs; Perform charity and pilgrimage; Help those who have passed away with compassion

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of performing good deeds on behalf of a deceased person, even if they were not Muslim. It is narrated by 'Amr b. Suh'aib, who was told by his father that his grandfather Al-'As ibn Wa'il left instructions in his will that a hundred slaves should be emancipated on his behalf. His son Hisham emancipated fifty slaves and Amr intended to emancipate the remaining fifty but wanted to ask permission from Prophet Muhammad first. The Prophet said that if he had been a Muslim and Amr performed any good deed such as emancipation or charity or pilgrimage on his behalf then it would have reached him in the afterlife. This teaches us that we should always strive to do good deeds for those who have passed away regardless of their faith or beliefs as it will benefit them in some way after death.

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