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tabarani:3548ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Ibn al-Aṣbahānī > ʿAbd al-Raḥīm b. Sulaymān > Muḥammad b. Kurayb > Ibn ʿAbbās > Ḥuṣayn b. ʿAwf

[Machine] He asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , saying, "Indeed, my father is an elderly man and has the status of a high-ranking Islamic scholar, but he is unable to travel unless accompanied. Should I perform Hajj on his behalf?" The Prophet remained silent for a while, then said, "Perform Hajj on behalf of your father."  

الطبراني:٣٥٤٨حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا ابْنُ الْأَصْبَهَانِيِّ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كُرَيْبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حُصَيْنُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبِي شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ وَعَلَيْهِ حَجَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يُسَافَرَ إِلَّا مَعْرُوضًا أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ؟ قَالَ فَصَمَتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «حُجَّ عَنْ أَبِيكَ»  


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ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الْمُدْحِضِ قَوْلَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنْ هَذَا الْخَبَرِ تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ

ibnhibban:3997Abū Yaʿlá > Khalaf b. Hishām al-Bazzār > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > Simāk > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] "A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, my father is an elderly man who is unable to perform Hajj. Should I perform Hajj on his behalf?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, 'Yes, perform Hajj on behalf of your father.'"  

ابن حبّان:٣٩٩٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ الْبَزَّارُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبِي شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الْحَجَّ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ فَحُجَّ عَنْ أَبِيكَ»