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Sunan an-Nasai 5390 (Book 49, Hadith 12) #19922
Performing Hajj on Behalf of Others

SUMMARY: A woman asked the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) if she could perform Hajj on behalf of her elderly father who was unable to do so himself. The Prophet (SAW) said yes.

It was narrated from Sulaiman bin Yasar that Ibn 'Abbas told him: "A woman from Khath'am asked the Messenger of Allah SAW a question when Al-Fadl was riding behind the Messenger of Allah SAW. She said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the command of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, to His slaves to perform Hajj has come while my father is an old man, he cannot sit upright in the saddle. Will it suffice if I perform Hajj on his behalf?' He said: 'Yes'."
أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنِي مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ اسْتَفْتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَالْفَضْلُ رَدِيفُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي الْحَجِّ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَسْتَوِيَ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ فَهَلْ يُجْزِئُ قَالَ مَحْمُودٌ فَهَلْ يَقْضِي - أَنْ أَحُجَّ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا ‏ "‏ نَعَمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ مَا ذَكَرَ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ‏.‏

TOPICS
prophetmuhammad  *  obligation  *  elderly  *  hajj

QUICK LESSONS:
Help those in need; take care of your elders; show flexibility according to individual circumstances; fulfill religious obligations when possible; obey Allah’s commands as best as you can .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a woman from Khath'am who asked the Messenger of Allah if it would be permissible for her to perform Hajj on behalf of her elderly father who was unable to do so himself due to his age. The Prophet Muhammad answered in the affirmative and allowed her to do so. This hadith teaches us that we should help those in need and take care of our elders even when they are not able to fulfill their obligations themselves. It also shows us that Islam is a religion which takes into account people's individual circumstances and allows them flexibility when needed.

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