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Three deeds that outlive you

إِذَا مَاتَ ابْنُ آدَمَ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ: صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ، أَوْ عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ، أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ

Idha mata-bnu Adama-nqata'a anhu amaluhu illa min thalath: sadaqatin jariyah, aw ilmin yuntafa'u bih, aw waladin salihin yad'u lah.

"When the son of Adam dies, his deeds come to an end except for three: an ongoing charity, knowledge people benefit from, and a righteous child who supplicates for him."

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah. Sahih Muslim 1631

A short reflection

The three things still earning while you sleep, and after you stop. A water pump, a book, a praying child. Plant at least one.