Hadith 3652
Chapter 8: The Virtue Of Charity Given On Behalf Of The Deceased - كتاب الوصايا
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ أَبِي مَاتَ وَتَرَكَ مَالاً وَلَمْ يُوصِ فَهَلْ يُكَفِّرُ عَنْهُ أَنْ أَتَصَدَّقَ عَنْهُ قَالَ " نَعَمْ ".
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that a man said to the Prophet:
"My father died and left behind wealth, but he did not leave a will. Will it expiate for him if I give charity on his behalf?"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3652
In-book reference : Book 30, Hadith 42