رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 949
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- 56
Chapter 19
Chapter context: Charity on behalf of the Deceased and Praying for him
- باب الصدقة عن الميت والدعاء له
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Original Arabic
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “إذا مات الأنسان 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: A continuous charity, knowledge by which people derive benefit, pious son who prays for him." [Muslim].
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This is Hadith 949 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 7, The Book of Visiting the Sick, as in-book entry 56 under the chapter “Charity on behalf of the Deceased and Praying for him.”
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