Narrated by Abu Hurairah
When a person dies, his deeds come to an end except three: ongoing charity, knowledge that is benefited from, or a righteous child who prays for him.
Sahih Muslim 1631
What this hadith teaches
Helping a masjid, a well or a school continues to bring reward long after we are gone.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- Charity and kindness
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
إِذَا مَاتَ الإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ ثَلاَثَةٍ إِلاَّ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ أَوْ عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 1631, as given on sunnah.com.