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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1383

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8

Chapter 1

Chapter context: Virtues of Knowledge which is Learnt and Taught for the sake of Allah

- باب فضل العلم تعلما وتعليما لله

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏

‏إذا مات ابن آدم انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث‏:‏ صدقة جارية ،أو علم ينتفع به، أو ولد صالح يدعو له‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); a knowledge which is beneficial, or a virtuous descendant who prays for him (for the deceased)." [Muslim].

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This is Hadith 1383 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 13, The Book of Knowledge, as in-book entry 8 under the chapter “Virtues of Knowledge which is Learnt and Taught for the sake of Allah.”

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