‘Abd Allah bin Abbas said Al Fadl bin Abbas was riding the Camel behind the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ. A woman of the tribe of Khath’am came seeking his (the Prophet’s) decision (about a problem relating to Hajj). Al Fadl began to look at her and she too began to look at him. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ would turn the face of Fadl to the other side. She said Apostle of Allaah ﷺ Allaah’s commandment that His servants should perform Hajj has come when my father is an old man and is unable to sit firmly on a Camel. May I perform Hajj on his behalf? He said yes, That was at the Farewell Pilgrimage. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1809)   

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ رَدِيفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ تَسْتَفْتِيهِ فَجَعَلَ الْفَضْلُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا وَتَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصْرِفُ وَجْهَ الْفَضْلِ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللهِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ فِي الْحَجِّ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يثَبُتَ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَذَلِكَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ  

[Machine] A woman from Khath'am came to consult the Prophet ﷺ during the Farewell Hajj and said, "O Prophet of Allah, the obligation which Allah has placed upon His servants during the Hajj has become too difficult for my father who is an old man and cannot ride on a camel. Can I perform Hajj on his behalf?" He replied, "Yes."  

جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ تَسْتَفْتِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَامَ حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللهِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ فِي الْحَجِّ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَسْتَوِيَ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ فَهَلْ يَقْضِي عَنْهُ أَنْ أَحُجَّ عَنْهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ 8627 وَأَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا ابْنُ رَجَاءٍ وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ قَالَا ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ  

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبِي أَدْرَكَ الْحَجَّ وَهُوَ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ الْبَعِيرَ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ؟ قَالَ حُجِّي عَنْهُ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَاصِمٍ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ الْأَزْرَقِ إِنَّ أَبِي أَدْرَكَتْهُ فَرِيضَةُ اللهِ فِي الْحَجِّ  

[Machine] I heard Ibn Abbas saying, "A woman from Khath'am asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the morning of sacrifice and Fadl's stoning, 'Indeed, the obligation of Allah during Hajj is upon His servants, and it has reached my father who is an elderly man unable to hold onto the camel. Do you think he should perform Hajj on behalf of him?' He replied, 'Yes.' Sufyan said, 'This is how I have memorized it, that she said, 'Do you think he should perform Hajj on behalf of him?' Others have narrated it in a different way, 'Do you think I should perform Hajj on behalf of him?'' Sufyan said, 'Amr bin Dinar narrated to us first from Az-Zuhri from Sulaiman bin Yasir from Ibn Abbas, and he asked, 'Will that benefit him, O Messenger of Allah?' He replied, 'Yes, just as if one of you had a debt and it was paid off.' When Az-Zuhri narrated to us, I looked into it and he did not mention this statement which  

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ إِنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ غَدَاةَ النَّحْرِ وَالْفَضْلُ رِدْفُهُ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللهِ فِي الْحَجِّ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي وَهُوَ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَسْتَمْسِكَ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةَ فَهَلْ تَرَى أَنْ يُحَجَّ عَنْهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ هَكَذَا حِفْظِي أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ هَلْ تَرَى أَنْ يُحَجَّ عَنْهُ؟ وَغَيْرِي يَقُولُ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَهَلْ تَرَى أَنْ أَحُجَّ عَنْهُ؟ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَكَانَ عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ حَدَّثَنَاهُ أَوَّلًا عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ فِيهِ أَوَ يَنْفَعُهُ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ كَمَا لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أَحَدِكُمْ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَاهُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَاهُ فَتَفَقَّدَتْهُ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ هَذَا الْكَلَامَ الَّذِي  

[Machine] Abu Abdullah Al-Hafez, Abu Abdullah Al-Sousi, and Abu Abdullah Al-Sulami informed us that Abu Al-Abbas Al-Asam informed them that Abbas bin Al-Walid bin Mazaid informed him that his father informed him that Al-Awza'i narrated to him from Al-Zuhri from Sulaiman bin Yasar, who said that Abdullah bin Abbas informed him that a woman from Khath'am asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the obligation of Hajj upon Allah's servants. She mentioned that her father is an old man who cannot ride on a camel. So, is it sufficient if she performs Hajj on his behalf? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Yes."  

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ السُّوسِيُّ وَأَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيُّ قَالُوا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ هُوَ الْأَصَمُّ ثنا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مَزْيَدَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي ثنا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ اسْتَفْتَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَالْفَضْلُ رَدِيفُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللهِ فِي الْحَجِّ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَسْتَوِيَ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ فَهَلْ يَقْضِي أَنْ أَحُجَّ عَنْهُ؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَعَمْ  

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, indeed my father is an elderly man who is unable to fulfill the obligation of Allah upon his servants in Hajj. Can I perform it on his behalf?" He said, "Yes." And Ad-Darawardi narrated it from Uthman ibn Umar and said, "Does it suffice for him if I perform it on his behalf?"  

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ أَدْرَكَتْهُ فَرِيضَةُ اللهِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ فِي الْحَجِّ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَدَاءَهَا فَيُجْزِئُ عَنِّي أَنْ أُؤَدِّيَهَا عَنْهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَرَوَاهُ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عُمَرَ وَقَالَ فِيهِ فَهَلْ يُجْزِئُ عَنْهُ أَنْ أُؤَدِّيَهَا عَنْهُ  

نَعَمْ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ قَوْلَهُ شَابَّةٌ  

“O Messenger of Allah, my father is an old man and he cannot perform Hajj or ‘Umrah, and he is not able to ride the mount (due to old age).” He said: “Perform Hajj and ‘Umrah on behalf of your father.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2906)   

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الْحَجَّ وَلَا الْعُمْرَةَ وَلَا الظَّعْنَ قَالَ حُجَّ عَنْ أَبِيكَ وَاعْتَمِرْ  

[Machine] A man from Khaitham came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my father has embraced Islam, but he is an elderly man who cannot ride a camel. The obligation of Hajj (pilgrimage) is prescribed on him, so should I perform Hajj on his behalf?" The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Are you his eldest son?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ then asked, "What if your father had a debt, and you paid it off, would that suffice?" He answered, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ then advised, "Then perform Hajj on his behalf." There was a difference of opinion regarding this matter, and it was resolved by Mansur. Jareer ibn Abd al-Hamid narrated the incident in this manner.  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي أَدْرَكَ الْإِسْلَامَ وَهُوَ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ رُكُوبَ الرَّحْلِ وَالْحَجُّ مَكْتُوبٌ عَلَيْهِ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَنْتَ أَكْبَرُ وَلَدِهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى أَبِيكَ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَيْتَهُ أَكَانَ ذَلِكَ يجْزِئُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاحْجُجْ عَنْهُ اخْتُلِفَ فِي هَذَا عَلَى مَنْصُورٍ فَرَوَاهُ جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ هَكَذَا  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Indeed, my father is an old man who is unable to perform Hajj." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If your father had a debt and you paid it off for him, would that be accepted from you?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah is more merciful to fulfill the rights of your father regarding Hajj." Abu Al-Hasan Al-Muqri’ informed us, on the authority of Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq, on the authority of Yusuf ibn Ya’qub, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, on the authority of Abdul Aziz ibn Abdul Samad, who mentioned and narrated it. Israel reported it from Mansur, from Mujahid, from the freed slave of the descendants of Ibn Zubayr, from Ibn Zubayr, that Sawdah said, "O Messenger of Allah!" Then he mentioned it and Ath-Thawri reported it from Mansur, saying that Yusuf ibn Zubayr reported it from Mujahid, who reported it from Yusuf ibn Zubayr, who reported it from Ibn Zubayr, from the Prophet ﷺ. And this is what Al-Bukhari stated.  

رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبِي شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَحُجَّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أَبِيكَ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَيْتَهُ عَنْهُ قُبِلَ مِنْكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاللهُ أَرْحَمُ حُجَّ عَنْ أَبِيكِ 8635 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ فَذَكَرَهُ وَرَوَاهُ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ مَوْلًى لِآلِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّ سَوْدَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَذَكَرَهُ وَأَرْسَلَهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ فَقَالَ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَالصَّحِيحُ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَذَلِكَ قَالَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Indeed, my mother is a very old woman whom we cannot carry on the camel, as she is not able to hold on, and if I tie her, I fear that she may die. Should I perform Hajj on her behalf?" He (the Prophet) said, "Yes, the narrations of Ibn Sirin from Ibn Abbas indicate that it can be done on behalf of someone else. And it has also been narrated from Auf bin Abi Jamilah from Ibn Sirin from Abu Hurairah, and the narration of Ayyub is the most authentic. And Allah knows best."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمِّي امْرَأَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ لَا نَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ نُرْكِبَهَا عَلَى الْبَعِيرِ لَا تَسْتَمْسِكُ وَإِنْ رَبَطْتُهَا خِفْتُ أَنْ تَمُوتَ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ رِوَايَاتُ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ تَكُونُ مُرْسَلَةً وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَرِوَايَةُ أَيُّوبَ أَصَحُّ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ