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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 949

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In-book entry
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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Hadith text

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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