13. The Book of Fasting
١٣۔ كتاب الصيام
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever died and he ought to have fasted (the missed days of Ramadan) then his guardians must fast on his behalf."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ مَاتَ وَعَلَيْهِ صِيَامٌ صَامَ عَنْهُ وَلِيُّهُ
Fasting on behalf of a deceased relative
A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, “O Messenger of Allah, my mother died while she had a month of fasting due upon her. Should I make it up on her behalf?” He said: “Yes.” He said: “The debt owed to Allah has more right to be fulfilled.”
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا صَوْمُ شَهْرٍ، أَفَأَقْضِيهِ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ». قَالَ: «فَدَيْنُ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُقْضَى».