Sayyiduna Salamah bin Yazid Jufi (may Allah be pleased with him) says: My brother and I both went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allah! Our mother Malikah used to maintain ties of kinship, host guests, and perform many such good deeds, but she passed away during the time of ignorance. Will these deeds benefit her?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “No.” We said: “She had buried one of our sisters alive during the time of ignorance, will this thing benefit her?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The one who buried alive and the one who was buried alive, both are in Hell, except if the one who buried alive attains Islam, and thus Allah Almighty forgives her.”
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب الإيمان و الإسلام / 119
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«رجاله ثقات رجال الشيخين غير داود بن ابي هند فمن رجال مسلم، وصحابيه روي له النسائي، وفي متنه نكارة ۔ أخرجه النسائي في الكبري : 11649، والطبراني في الكبير : 6319 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 15923 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 16019»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … All good deeds of a person who dies in a state of disbelief are rendered void.