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Jami at-Tirmidhi — Hadith 667

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ أَتَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَلَى أُمِّي بِجَارِيَةٍ وَإِنَّهَا مَاتَتْ ، قَالَ : " وَجَبَ أَجْرُكِ وَرَدَّهَا عَلَيْكِ الْمِيرَاثُ " قَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهَا كَانَ عَلَيْهَا صَوْمُ شَهْرٍ أَفَأَصُومُ عَنْهَا ؟ قَالَ : " صُومِي عَنْهَا " قَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهَا لَمْ تَحُجَّ قَطُّ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهَا ؟ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ حُجِّي عَنْهَا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ، لَا يُعْرَفُ هَذَا مِنْ حَدِيثِ بُرَيْدَةَ إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ ثِقَةٌ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ ، وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ ثُمَّ وَرِثَهَا حَلَّتْ لَهُ ، وقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَةُ شَيْءٌ جَعَلَهَا لِلَّهِ ، فَإِذَا وَرِثَهَا فَيَجِبُ أَنْ يَصْرِفَهَا فِي مِثْلِهِ ، وَرَوَى سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ ، وَزُهَيْرٌ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ .
´Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated from his father:` "I was sitting with the Prophet when a woman came to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I gave a slave girl to my mother in charity and she died.' He said: 'Your reward is already established, and your right to inherit her has returned it (that Sadaqah) to you.' She said: 'O Messenger of Allah! There was a month of fasting due on her, shall I perform the fast for her?' He said: 'Fast on her behalf.' She said: 'O Messenger of Allah! She never performed Hajj, shall I perform Hajj for her?' He said: 'Yes, perform Hajj on her behalf.'"
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الزكاة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 667
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، ابن ماجة (1759 و 2394)
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح مسلم/الصوم 27 (1149) ، سنن ابی داود/ الزکاة 31 (1656) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/الصدقات 3 (2394) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 1980) ، مسند احمد (5/351، 361) (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1656. Commentary:
➊ Serving one’s parents is obligatory upon the children, and it is also required that they support them financially. However, obligatory charities (zakat) cannot be given to them.
➋ The situation of taking back charity mentioned in the hadith is not the well-known form of reclaiming charity, which is prohibited.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1656
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊
Serving and assisting one’s parents, both materially and spiritually, is among the three most important virtues. It is a deed of great reward.

➋
If charity (sadaqah) or a gift (hadiyyah) returns as inheritance, then it is permissible to become its owner. Similarly, taking it in this manner does not fall under the prohibition regarding reclaiming charity (sadaqah) or a gift (hibah).

➌
If there are missed fasts (sawm) owed by the deceased, the heir should make them up (qada) on their behalf.

➍
In this way, Hajj can also be performed on behalf of the deceased.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2877