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(Book 22, Hadith 2) #36080
Fulfilling Vows After Death

SUMMARY: It is not permissible to fulfill a vow on behalf of someone else who has passed away.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr that his paternal aunt related that her grandmother made a vow to walk to the Quba mosque. She died, and did not fulfill it, so Abdullah ibn Abbas asked her daughter to walk for her. Yahya said that he had heard Malik say, "No one walks for anyone else".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ، أَنَّهَا حَدَّثَتْهُ عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ، أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ جَعَلَتْ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا مَشْيًا إِلَى مَسْجِدِ قُبَاءٍ فَمَاتَتْ وَلَمْ تَقْضِهِ فَأَفْتَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ابْنَتَهَا أَنْ تَمْشِيَ عَنْهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَسَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَقُولُ لاَ يَمْشِي أَحَدٌ عَنْ أَحَدٍ

TOPICS
vow  *  fulfillment  *  death  *  nadhr  *  takmil  *  mawt  *  kamal

QUICK LESSONS:
Take your commitments seriously and strive your best in fulfilling them while you are alive .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of fulfilling one's vows. A woman had made a vow to walk to the Quba mosque but she died before she could fulfill it. Her daughter wanted to walk for her in order to fulfill her mother's vow, however, according to Malik it is not permissible for anyone else to do so. This hadith teaches us that we should take our vows seriously and strive our best to fulfill them while we are alive as no one can do it on our behalf after death. We should also be mindful of making unnecessary vows as they can be difficult or impossible for us or others around us if we pass away before fulfilling them.

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