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Sahih Muslim 1148d (Book 13, Hadith 202) #9841
Fulfilling Vows After Death

SUMMARY: A woman asked the Prophet if she could fast on behalf of her mother who had died and was owed a fast of vow. The Prophet said that if her mother had died in debt, it would have been paid on her behalf, so she should observe the fast for her mother.

Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah and said: Messenger of Allah, my mother has died and there is due from her a fast of vow; should I fast on her behalf? Thereupon he said: You see that if your mother had died in debt, would it not have been paid on her behalf? She said: Yes. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Then observe fast on behalf of your mother.
وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَابْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، بْنِ عَدِيٍّ - قَالَ عَبْدٌ حَدَّثَنِي زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، - أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ زَيْدِ، بْنِ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ عُتَيْبَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، - رضى الله عنهما - قَالَ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا صَوْمُ نَذْرٍ أَفَأَصُومُ عَنْهَا قَالَ ‏"‏ أَرَأَيْتِ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّكِ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَيْتِيهِ أَكَانَ يُؤَدِّي ذَلِكِ عَنْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَصُومِي عَنْ أُمِّكِ

TOPICS
fast  *  vow  *  debt  *  fulfillment

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your commitments and honor wishes of those who have passed away

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about fulfilling vows after death. It tells us that even though someone has passed away, their obligations still remain and must be fulfilled by those left behind. In this case, a woman asked the Prophet if she could fulfill a vow made by her deceased mother to fast for a certain amount of time. The Prophet replied that just as debts are paid off after death, so too should vows be fulfilled in order to honor the deceased's wishes and commitments. This teaches us to respect our commitments even after we have passed away and to make sure they are honored by those left behind us.

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