Hadith #278

Arabic Text

English Translation

Hushaym narrated to us, Yahya ibn Abi Ishaq narrated to us, from Sulayman ibn Yasar, from 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas or from al-Fadl ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه), that a man asked the Prophet ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allah, my father has reached old age while Islam has come upon him, and he cannot hold himself steady on his mount. May I perform Hajj on his behalf?" He said: "Do you think that if he had a debt and you paid it on his behalf, would it suffice for him?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Then perform Hajj on behalf of your father." Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Abi Ishaq, he said: I heard Sulayman ibn Yasar: al-Fadl narrated to us, he said: "I was riding behind the Prophet ﷺ when a man asked him and said: 'My father — or my mother — is very old and cannot perform Hajj.'" Then he mentioned the hadith.