حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ کَثِيرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَقَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمَّ سَعْدٍ مَاتَتْ فَأَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ الْمَائُ قَالَ فَحَفَرَ بِئْرًا وَقَالَ هَذِهِ لِأُمِّ سَعْدٍ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1681
Narrated Saad ibn Ubadah: Saad asked: Messenger of Allah, Umm Saad has died; what form of sadaqah is best? He replied: Water (is best). He dug a well and said: It is for Umm Saad.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020