Muwatta Malik
Book 15, Hadith 40
Arabic hadith text
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، كَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُرْفَعُ بِدُعَاءِ وَلَدِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَقَالَ بِيَدَيْهِ نَحْوَ السَّمَاءِ فَرَفَعَهُمَا .
Translation
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibnal-Musayyab used to say, "A man is raised by the dua of his son afterhis death." He spoke with his hands turned upwards, and then liftedthem up.