Sunan an-Nasa'i 3666
سنن النسائي#3666Da'ifIt was narrated from Sa'd bin 'Ubadah that his mother died. He said:"O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died; can I give charity on her behalf?" He said: "Yes." He said: "What kind of charity is best?" He said: "Providing drinking water." And that is the drinking-fountain of Sa'd in Al-Madinah
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Abu GhuddahHasan Lighairihi
Al-AlbaniHasan
Zubair Ali ZaiDaif
In-book reference: 30:56