What is the best charity on behalf of a deceased person?
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What is the best charity on behalf of a deceased person?
Whatever is easy: dirhams, or food, or clothing, whatever is easy, even half a date:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2552Sahih (Darussalam).
Q: It was mentioned that the best charity is giving water to drink?
A: It is a matter of consideration. It is narrated that he said to him in the story of Sa'd ibn Ubadah, when he made a bequest for his mother, he advised him to give water to drink. But I do not know the authenticity of the wording "this is the best charity: giving water to drink." However, it is among the best charities; giving water to drink is among the best charities.
Whatever is easy: dirhams, or food, or clothing, whatever is easy, even half a date:
Protect yourselves from the Fire, even with half a date.
اتَّقوا النارَ ولو بشقِّ تمرةٍQ: It was mentioned that the best charity is giving water to drink?
A: It is a matter of consideration. It is narrated that he said to him in the story of Sa'd ibn Ubadah, when he made a bequest for his mother, he advised him to give water to drink. But I do not know the authenticity of the wording "this is the best charity: giving water to drink." However, it is among the best charities; giving water to drink is among the best charities.
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