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“When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three”: is it a hadith? Where is it written?

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إذا مات الإنسان انقطع عنه عمله إلا من ثلاثة إلا من صدقة جارية أو علم ينتفع به أو ولد صالح يدعو له

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Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, No. 1631

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim No. 1631

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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ وهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " إِذَا مَاتَ الْإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ، إِلَّا مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ، أَوْ عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ، أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ ".

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Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a pious child who supplicates for him."

Translation: HadeethEnc.com — Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, by Rowad Translation Center; published by the Islamic Propagation Office in Rabwah. English, version v1.25.0. Full entry with explanation: https://hadeethenc.com/en/browse/hadith/65566

The same report is also in

  • Sunan Abī Dāwūd, No. 2880
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 8645
  • Sunan al-Dārimī, No. 560

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  1. Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1631: يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ, from إِسْمَاعِيلُ وهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ, from الْعَلَاءِ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ
  2. Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1631: قُتَيْبَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ, from إِسْمَاعِيلُ وهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ, from الْعَلَاءِ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ
  3. Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1631: ابْنُ حُجْرٍ, from إِسْمَاعِيلُ وهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ, from الْعَلَاءِ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Sunan Abī Dāwūd No. 2880The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Sunan Abī Dāwūd No. 2880

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حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ بِلَالٍ، عَنْ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أُرَاهُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " إِذَا مَاتَ الإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةِ أَشْيَاءَ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ، أَوْ عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ، أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ ".

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  • Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, No. 1631
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 8645
  • Sunan al-Dārimī, No. 560

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Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 8645The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 8645

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حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، أَنْبَأَنَا الْعَلَاءُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " إِذَا مَاتَ الْإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ: إِلَّا مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ، أَوْ عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ، أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ ".

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  • Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, No. 1631
  • Sunan Abī Dāwūd, No. 2880
  • Sunan al-Dārimī, No. 560

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 8645: سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ, from إِسْمَاعِيلُ, from الْعَلَاءُ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Sunan al-Nasāʾī No. 3651The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Sunan al-Nasāʾī No. 3651

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أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلَاءُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " إِذَا مَاتَ الْإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ، وَعِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ، وَوَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ ".

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  • Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, No. 1376

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  1. Sunan al-Nasāʾī 3651: عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ, from إِسْمَاعِيل, from الْعَلَاءُ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 1376The wording matches the text searched.Show the full entry

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 1376

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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ, أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ, عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ, عَنْ أَبِيهِ, عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ, أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " إِذَا مَاتَ الْإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ, صَدَقَةٌ جَارِيَةٌ, وَعِلْمٌ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ, وَوَلَدٌ صَالِحٌ يَدْعُو لَهُ ". قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.

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  • al-Albānī: Ṣaḥīḥ — Ṣaḥīḥ wa-Ḍaʿīf Sunan al-Tirmidhī (al-Maktaba al-Shāmila)

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  • Sunan al-Nasāʾī, No. 3651

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  1. Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 1376: عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ, from إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ, from الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Sunan al-Dārimī No. 560Most of the words searched are in this report. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Sunan al-Dārimī No. 560

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حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل، حَدَّثَنِي إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ، عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " إِذَا مَاتَ الْإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ: عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ، أَوْ صَدَقَةٍ تَجْرِي لَهُ، أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ ".

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  • Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, No. 1631
  • Sunan Abī Dāwūd, No. 2880
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 8645

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  1. Sunan al-Dārimī 560: مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل, from إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ, from الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ, from أَبِيهِ (his father), from أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (Abū Hurayrah), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

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