that he consulted the Prophet ﷺ about a vow that had been made by his mother who died without fulfilling it. The Prophet ﷺ gave his verdict that he should fulfill it on her behalf. The verdict became Sunna (i.e. the Prophet's tradition).  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ اسْتَفْتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَأَفْتَاهُ أَنْ يَقْضِيَهُ عَنْهَا فَكَانَتْ سُنَّةً بَعْدُ  

Saʿd bin Ubada consulted Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "My mother died and she had an unfulfilled vow." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Fulfill it on her behalf."  

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ ؓ اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا نَذْرٌ فَقَالَ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

Fulfil it on her behalf.  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ اسْتَفْتَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ تُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

"Fulfill it on her behalf."  

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ تُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

"Sa'd bin 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah about a vow which his mother had sworn, but she died before she could fulfill it. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf.'"  

اسْتَفْتَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

"Fulfill it on her behalf."  

أَنَّهُ اسْتَفْتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

"Fulfill it on her behalf."  

أَنَّهُ اسْتَفْتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَمَاتَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

"Sa'd consulted the Messenger of Allah about a vow which his mother had to fulfill, but she died before doing so. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf.'"  

اسْتَفْتَى سَعْدٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

"From Sufyan, from Az-Zuhri, from 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah, from Ibn 'Abbas, that Sa'd bin 'Ubadah consulted the Prophet about a vow which his mother had to fulfill, but she died before doing so. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf.'"  

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

"Sa'd bin 'Ubadah Al-Ansari consulted the Messenger of Allah about an (outstanding) vow that his mother had to fulfill, but she died before doing so. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf.'"  

اسْتَفْتَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

Sa'd b. 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: My Mother has died and she could not fulfill her vow which she had taken. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Fulfill it on her behalf.  

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا نَذْرٌ لَمْ تَقْضِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

That Sa'd bin 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a vow that was due from his mother, who died before fulfilling it. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Fulfill it for her."  

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ تُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

Sa'd bin 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a vow which his mother had made, but she had died without fulfilling it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Fulfill it on her behalf ."  

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ تُوُفِّيَتْ وَلَمْ تَقْضِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud from Abdullah ibn Abbas that Sad ibn Ubada questioned the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said,"My mother died while she still had a vow which she had not fulfilled." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Fulfill it for her."  

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا نَذْرٌ وَلَمْ تَقْضِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

"Sa'd bin 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah about a vow which his mother had sworn, but she died before she could fulfill it. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3818)  

اسْتَفْتَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ عَلَى أُمِّهِ تُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

"Sa'd bin 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah about a vow which his mother had sworn, but she died before she could fulfill it. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3818)  

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ تُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْضِ عَنْهَا  

"From Sufyan, from Az-Zuhri, from 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah, from Ibn 'Abbas, that Sa'd bin 'Ubadah consulted the Prophet about a vow which his mother had to fulfill, but she died before doing so. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3660)   

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ تُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ؟ فَقَالَ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا  

Sa'd b. 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: My Mother has died and she could not fulfill her vow which she had taken. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Fulfill it on her behalf. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3307)  

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا نَذَرٌ لَمْ تَقْضِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا»  

"Fulfill it on her behalf." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3817)   

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي نَذَرٍ نَذَرَتْهُ أُمُّهُ ثُمَّ مَاتَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ «اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا»  

"From Sufyan, from Az-Zuhri, from 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah, from Ibn 'Abbas, that Sa'd bin 'Ubadah consulted the Prophet about a vow which his mother had to fulfill, but she died before doing so. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3660)  

اسْتَفْتَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا»  

Sa'd bin 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a vow which his mother had made, but she had died without fulfilling it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Fulfill it on her behalf ." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2132)   

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ أَنْ يَقْضِيَهُ فَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَنْ يَقْضِيَهُ عَنْهَا»  

Sa'd bin 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a vow which his mother had made, but she had died without fulfilling it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Fulfill it on her behalf ." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2132)   

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَأَفْتَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَنْ يَقْضِيَهُ»  

"Sa'd consulted the Messenger of Allah about a vow which his mother had to fulfill, but she died before doing so. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3659)   

اسْتَفْتَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي دَيْنٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اقْضِ عَنْهَا»  

"From Sufyan, from Az-Zuhri, from 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah, from Ibn 'Abbas, that Sa'd bin 'Ubadah consulted the Prophet about a vow which his mother had to fulfill, but she died before doing so. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3660)  

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ قَالَ «اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا»  

"From Sufyan, from Az-Zuhri, from 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah, from Ibn 'Abbas, that Sa'd bin 'Ubadah consulted the Prophet about a vow which his mother had to fulfill, but she died before doing so. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3660)  

اسْتَفْتَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا»  

Fulfil it on her behalf. (Using translation from Muslim 1638a)  

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ تُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ «اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا»  

"Sa'd consulted the Messenger of Allah about a vow which his mother had to fulfill, but she died before doing so. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3659)  

اسْتَفْتَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا»  

"أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ اسْتَفْتَى النَّبِىَّ ﷺ في نَذْرٍ عَلَى أُمِّهِ، وَتُوفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضيَهُ، فَقَالَ: اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا".