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. "
Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 7315, 1852), Muslim (No. 1148b), Abu Dawud (No. 3310) and Ahmad (No. 1901, 2220).
An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih Muslim 1148b
Explanation in Arabic
أتت امرأة إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالت: إن أمي نذرت أن تحج فماتت قبل أن تحج، فهل يصح مني أن أكون نائبة عنها فأحج عنها؟ فكان جواب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: نعم حجي عنها، أخبريني لو كان على أمك دين لمخلوق هل كنت ستقضيه عنها؟ قالت: نعم، قال: فاقضوا أيها المسلمون الحق الذي له سبحانه وتعالى، ودخلت المرأة في هذا الخطاب دخولا بالقصد الأول، فإن الله تعالى أحق بالوفاء من غيره.
دليل على وقوع القياس منه صلى الله عليه وسلم.
صحة القياس.
دخول النساء في خطاب الرجال لا سيما عند القرينة المدخلة.
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Other versions
AuthenticMuttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim)Sahih al-Bukhari 1852
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