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bayhaqi:8672Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. Aḥmad b. ʿAbdān > Aḥmad b. ʿUbayd al-Ṣaffār > Ismāʿīl b. Isḥāq > Musaddad > Abū ʿAwānah > Abū Bishr > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "My mother vowed to perform the Hajj but she died before performing it. Should I perform the Hajj on her behalf?" He said, "Yes! Perform the Hajj on her behalf. See, if your mother had been in debt, would you have paid her debt?" She said, "Yes." He said, "So you should pay what is for Him as Allah has more right that one should fulfill one's obligations to Him. " (Using translation from Bukhārī 7315)   

البيهقي:٨٦٧٢أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أنبأ مُسَدَّدٌ ثنا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَعْنِي إِنَّ أُمِّي نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَحُجَّ فَمَاتَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَحُجَّ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَحُجِّي عَنْهَا أَرَأَيْتِ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّكِ دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتِ قَاضِيَتِهِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ اقْضُوا حَقَّ اللهِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ أَحَقُّ بِالْوَفَاءِ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ مُسَدَّدٍ

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bukhari:1852Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Abū ʿAwānah > Abū Bishr > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

A woman from the tribe of Juhaina came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "My mother had vowed to perform Hajj but she died before performing it. May I perform Hajj on my mother's behalf?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Perform Hajj on her behalf. Had there been a debt on your mother, would you have paid it or not? So, pay Allah's debt as He has more right to be paid."  

البخاري:١٨٥٢حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ جَاءَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ أُمِّي نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَحُجَّ فَلَمْ تَحُجَّ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ حُجِّي عَنْهَا أَرَأَيْتِ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّكِ دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتِ قَاضِيَةً اقْضُوا اللَّهَ فَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ بِالْوَفَاءِ  

bukhari:7315Musaddad > Abū ʿAwānah > Abū Bishr > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "My mother vowed to perform the Hajj but she died before performing it. Should I perform the Hajj on her behalf?" He said, "Yes! Perform the Hajj on her behalf. See, if your mother had been in debt, would you have paid her debt?" She said, "Yes." He said, "So you should pay what is for Him as Allah has more right that one should fulfill one's obligations to Him. "  

البخاري:٧٣١٥حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ أُمِّي نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَحُجَّ فَمَاتَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَحُجَّ أَفَأَحُجَّ عَنْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ حُجِّي عَنْهَا أَرَأَيْتِ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّكِ دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتِ قَاضِيَتَهُ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ فَاقْضُوا الَّذِي لَهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَحَقُّ بِالْوَفَاءِ  

tabarani:12444ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > ʿĀrim Abū al-Nuʿmān > Abū ʿAwānah > Abū Bishr > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] A woman from Juheinah came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "My mother made a vow to perform Hajj but she died before being able to do so. Should I perform Hajj on her behalf?" He asked, "If your mother had a debt, would you pay it off?" She replied, "Yes." He then said, "Perform Hajj on her behalf and pay her debt off, for Allah is more deserving of fulfillment."  

الطبراني:١٢٤٤٤حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا عَارِمٌ أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ثنا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ جَاءَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ أُمِّي نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَحُجَّ وَلَمْ تَحُجَّ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ «أَرَأَيْتِ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّكِ دَيْنٌ كُنْتِ قَاضِيَتَهُ؟» قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَحُجِّي عَنْهَا وَاقْضِي الَّذِي عَلَيْهَا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَحَقُّ بِالْوَفَاءِ»  

tabarani:14873al-ʿAbbās b. al-Faḍl al-Asfāṭī > Huraym b. ʿUthmān > Sūwayd Abū Ḥātim > Qatādah > Sinān b. Salamah > Ibn ʿAbbās > ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir

[Machine] A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I perform Hajj on behalf of my mother who has passed away?" He replied, "Do you have any outstanding debts that your mother had? If so, have you paid them off? Wouldn't it be more appropriate for you to do so?" She answered, "Yes, I have." He then instructed her to perform Hajj on her mother's behalf. Another woman came and asked, "Should I perform Hajj on behalf of my nursing child?" He replied, "Yes."  

الطبراني:١٤٨٧٣حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْأَسْفَاطِيُّ ثَنَا هُرَيْمُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ ثَنَا سُوَيْدٌ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ سِنَانِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَحُجُّ عَنْ أُمِّي وَقَدْ مَاتَتْ؟ قَالَ «أَرَأَيْتِ إنْ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّكِ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَيْتِهِ أَلَيْسَ كَانَ مَقْبُولًا مِنْكِ؟» قَالَتْ بَلَى «فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَحُجَّ عَنْهَا» وَجَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ أَحُجُّ بِابْنِي وَهُوَ مُرْضَعٌ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ»  

tabarani:12512ʿUbayd al-ʿIjl > Yaʿqūb b. Māhān > al-Qāsim b. Mālik al-Muzanī > Layth b. Abū Sulaym > ʿAbd al-Malik b. Saʿīd b. Jubayr from his father > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] A woman came from Juhaynah to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died without performing Hajj. Should I perform Hajj on her behalf?" He asked her, "If your mother had a debt, would you fulfill it for her?" She replied, "Yes." He said, "Then surely the debt owed to Allah is more deserving to be fulfilled."  

الطبراني:١٢٥١٢حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدٌ الْعِجْلُ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ مَاهَانَ ثنا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ الْمُزَنِيُّ ثنا لَيْثُ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

أَتَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَلَمْ تَحُجَّ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ «أَرَأَيْتِ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أُمُّكِ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَيْتِهِ أَوَفِي ذَلِكَ عَنْهَا؟» قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَدَيْنُ اللهِ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُقْضَى»  

bayhaqi:12602Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm b. Aḥmad b. Firās al-Mālikī > Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. Zayd al-Ṣāʾigh > Saʿīd b. Manṣūr > Abū ʿAwānah > Abū Bishr > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "My mother vowed to perform the Hajj but she died before performing it. Should I perform the Hajj on her behalf?" He said, "Yes! Perform the Hajj on her behalf. See, if your mother had been in debt, would you have paid her debt?" She said, "Yes." He said, "So you should pay what is for Him as Allah has more right that one should fulfill one's obligations to Him. " (Using translation from Bukhārī 7315)   

البيهقي:١٢٦٠٢اسْتِدْلَالًا بِمَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أنا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ فِرَاسٍ الْمَالِكِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ الصَّائِغُ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ثنا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ إِنَّ أُمِّي نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَحُجَّ فَمَاتَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَحُجَّ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ حُجِّي عَنْهَا أَرَأَيْتِ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّكِ دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتِ قَاضِيَتَهُ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ اقْضِي اللهَ الَّذِي هُوَ لَهُ؛ فَإِنَّ اللهَ أَحَقُّ بِالْوَفَاءِ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ مُوسَى وَمُسَدَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ
bayhaqi:12627Abū Muḥammad b. Yūsuf > Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. al-Ḥusayn al-Qaṭṭān > Ibrāhīm b. al-Ḥārith > Yaḥyá b. Abū Bukayr > Shuʿbah > Jaʿfar b. Iyās > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said to him, "My sister vowed to perform the Hajj, but she died (before fulfilling it)." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Would you not have paid her debts if she had any?" The man said, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "So pay Allah's Rights, as He is more entitled to receive His rights." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6699)   

البيهقي:١٢٦٢٧حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ الْقَطَّانُ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ ثنا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ إِيَاسٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُخْتِي نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَحُجَّ وَإِنَّهَا مَاتَتْ قَالَ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْهَا دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتَ قَاضِيَهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ فَاقْضُوا اللهَ؛ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِالْوَفَاءِ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ آدَمَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ