It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man presented himself in the court of the Messenger and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! My mother passed away in my absence, so if I give some charity on her behalf, will she benefit from it? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes!" Upon this, the man said: Then I make you a witness that I have a garden, and I have given it in charity on her behalf.