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Hadith 2650
That the mother of Sa`d bin Ubada the brother of Bani Saida died in Sa`d's absence, so he came to the
Prophet saying, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! My mother died in my absence, will it benefit her if I give in
charity on her behalf?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Yes." Sa`d said, "I take you as my witness that I give my
garden Al-Makhraf in charity on her behalf."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 55, Hadith 25
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Sa`d bin Ubada consulted Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "My mother died and she had an unfulfilled vow."
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Fulfill it on her behalf." Sahih al-Bukhari Book 55, Hadith 24
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`Urwa bin Az-Zubair said that he asked `Aisha about the meaning of the Quranic Verse:--
"And if you fear that you will not deal fairly with the orphan girls then marry (other) women of your
choice." (4.2-3)
Aisha said, "It is about a female orphan under the guardianship of her guardian who is inclined
towards her because of her beauty and wealth, and likes to marry her with a Mahr less than what is
given to women of her standard. So they (i.e. guardians) were forbidden to marry the orphans unless
they paid them a full appropriate Mahr (otherwise) they were ordered to marry other women instead of
them. Later on the people asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about it. So Allah revealed the following Verse:--
"They ask your instruction (O Muhammad!) regarding women. Say: Allah instructs you regarding
them..." (4.127)
and in this Verse Allah indicated that if the orphan girl was beautiful and wealthy, her guardian would
have the desire to marry her without giving her an appropriate Mahr equal to what her peers could get,
but if she was undesirable for lack of beauty or wealth, then he would not marry her, but seek to marry
some other woman instead of her. So, since he did not marry her when he had no inclination towards
her, he had not the right to marry her when he had an interest in her, unless he treated her justly by
giving her a full Mahr and securing all her rights. Sahih al-Bukhari Book 55, Hadith 26