Sunan Abi Dawud 1681
On The Excellence Of Supplying Drinking Water
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ
أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمَّ سَعْدٍ مَاتَتْ فَأَىُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ الْمَاءُ قَالَ فَحَفَرَ بِئْرًا وَقَالَ هَذِهِ لأُمِّ سَعْدٍ
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Muḥammad b. Kathīr
- Isrāʾīl
- Abū Isḥāq
- a man
- Saʿd b. ʿUbādah
Sa'd asked: Messenger of Allah, Umm Sa'd has died; what form of sadaqah is best? He replied: Water (is best). He dug a well and said: It is for Umm Sa'd.
Grades by grader
| al-Albani | Good | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Hasan | fawazahmed0 |
| Shuayb al-Arnaut | Daif | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Daif | fawazahmed0 |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Misykatul Mashabih 1912وَعَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمَّ سَعْدٍ مَاتَتْ فَأَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «الْمَاءُ». فَحَفَرَ بِئْرًا وَقَالَ: هَذِهِ لأم سعد. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَالنَّسَائِيّ