Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3654
The Virtue Of Charity Given On Behalf Of The Deceased
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ سَعْدًا، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَلَمْ تُوصِأَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا قَالَ " نَعَمْ "
Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that Sa'd asked the Prophet
"My mother died and did not leave a will; shall I give charity on her behalf?" He said: "Yes."