Riyad as-Salihin, 460
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Three (things) follow a dead person: Members of his family, his property and his deeds. Two of them return; and one remains with him. The people and his wealth return; his deeds remain with him". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعنه عن رسول الله ، صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “يتبع الميت ثلاثة: أهله وماله وعمله: فيرجع اثنان ويبقى واحد: يرجع أهله وماله ويبقى عمله". ((متفق عليه)) .
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- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 460
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) What truly benefits a deceased person is his good deeds. So, blissful are those who are taken to their graves with abundant righteous deeds.<br>
2) A person’s family and property are but temporary deposits with him, and he will eventually go to his Lord and leave them behind.