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Sunan Abi Dawud 1809 (Book 11, Hadith 89) #22101
Performing Hajj on Behalf of an Elderly Person

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a woman asking the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) if she can perform Hajj on behalf of her elderly father.

'Abd Allah bin Abbas said Al Fadl bin Abbas was riding the Camel behind the Apostle of Allaahﷺ. A woman of the tribe of Khath’am came seeking his (the Prophet’s) decision (about a problem relating to Hajj). Al Fadl began to look at her and she too began to look at him. The Apostle of Allaahﷺ would turn the face of Fadl to the other side. She said Apostle of Allaahﷺ Allaah’s commandment that His servants should perform Hajj has come when my father is an old man and is unable to sit firmly on a Camel. May I perform Hajj on his behalf? He said yes, That was at the Farewell Pilgrimage.
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ رَدِيفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ خَثْعَمَ تَسْتَفْتِيهِ فَجَعَلَ الْفَضْلُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا وَتَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصْرِفُ وَجْهَ الْفَضْلِ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ فِي الْحَجِّ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَثْبُتَ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ قَالَ ‏ "‏ نَعَمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَذَلِكَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ
TOPICS
farewellpilgrimage  *  prophetmuhammad  *  obligation  *  pilgrimage  *  hajj  *  alajj  *  lwad  *  muhammad  *  wib

QUICK LESSONS:
Helping others in fulfilling their religious duties when they are unable due to age or any other reason .
EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, a woman from the tribe of Khath’am asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ if she could perform Hajj on behalf of her elderly father who was unable to do so himself. The Prophet ﷺ replied that it was permissible for her to do so. This hadith teaches us that we should be considerate and compassionate towards our elders and those who are unable to fulfill their obligations due to age or any other reason. We should help them in whatever way we can in order for them to fulfill their religious duties as much as possible. Furthermore, this hadith also shows us how important it is for us Muslims to fulfill our obligations such as performing Hajj when we are able to do so without any hindrance or difficulty.

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