7/33. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 669 — Charity for the Deceased
What Has Been Related About (Giving) Charity On Behalf Of The Dead
Hadith About Giving Charity on Behalf of a Deceased Mother
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 669
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 669
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي تُوُفِّيَتْ أَفَيَنْفَعُهَا إِنْ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَنْهَا قَالَ " نَعَمْ " . قَالَ فَإِنَّ لِي مَخْرَفًا فَأُشْهِدُكَ أَنِّي قَدْ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهِ عَنْهَا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَبِهِ يَقُولُ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ . يَقُولُونَ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ يَصِلُ إِلَى الْمَيِّتِ إِلاَّ الصَّدَقَةُ وَالدُّعَاءُ . وَقَدْ رَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُرْسَلاً . قَالَ وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ إِنَّ لِي مَخْرَفًا . يَعْنِي بُسْتَانًا .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
A Man Said: "O Messenger Of Allah! My Mother Died, Will It Benefit Her If I Give Charity On Her Behalf?" He Said: 'Yes.' He Said: 'I Have A Makhraf, So Bear Witness That I Have Given It In Charity On Her Behalf.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 669In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 53English translation : Vol. 2, Book 2, Hadith 669
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 669
This Hadith is about sadaqah for the deceased. A man came to the Messenger of Allah and said that his mother had died. He asked if it would benefit her if he gave charity on her behalf. The Prophet answered: “Yes.” The man then said he had a makhraf, explained in the narration as a garden, and he made the Prophet a witness that he had given it in charity on her behalf. The Hadith keeps the point clear: charity may be given on behalf of a deceased mother, and the man chose something valuable from his property for that purpose.
What we learn from this hadith
- Charity may benefit a deceased mother, as stated in this Hadith.
- A person can give property in charity on behalf of someone who has died.
- The companion made his charity clear by asking the Prophet to witness it.
- The narration explains that makhraf means a garden.
