مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الجنائزBook of Funerals
ما يتبع الميت بعد موتهWhat benefits reach the deceased after death (from good deeds)
Hadith 12457
١٢٤٥٧ - حدثنا وكيع عن سفيان عن حبيب بن أبي ثابت عن عطاء (١).
It is narrated from Hazrat Sufyan and Hazrat Zaid bin Aslam that a man came to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! My father has passed away, should I free a slave on his behalf? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Yes.
