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Sunan Ibn Majah 2905 (Book 25, Hadith 24) #32259
Making Up for Hajj and Fasting on Behalf of the Deceased

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) advised that Hajj and fasting in fulfillment of a vow should be made up for on behalf of a deceased person.

It was narrated from Abu Ghawth bin Husain – a man from Furu’ – that he consulted the Prophet about a Hajj that his father owed, but he had died and had not gone for Hajj. The Prophet said: "Perform Hajj on behalf of your father". And the Prophet said: "The same applies to fasting in fulfillment of a vow – it should be made up for".
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْغَوْثِ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، - رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْفُرْعِ - أَنَّهُ اسْتَفْتَى النَّبِيَّ ـ ـ عَنْ حِجَّةٍ كَانَتْ عَلَى أَبِيهِ مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَحُجَّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ ـ ‏"‏ حُجَّ عَنْ أَبِيكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ ـ ‏"‏ وَكَذَلِكَ الصِّيَامُ فِي النَّذْرِ يُقْضَى عَنْهُ

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fasting  *  vow  *  deceased  *  hajj

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform your religious duties and fulfill your commitments even after death if you are unable to do so yourself .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about fulfilling the obligations of Hajj and fasting in fulfillment of a vow on behalf of someone who has passed away. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was asked by Abu Ghawth bin Husain, a man from Furu’, about his father's obligation to perform Hajj before he died. The Prophet ﷺ advised him to perform it on behalf of his father as well as any other fasting in fulfillment of a vow that he may have owed. This hadith teaches us that we should fulfill our obligations even after death, whether it is an obligation to God or an obligation to another person. It also teaches us the importance of honoring our parents even after they have passed away by fulfilling their religious duties if they were unable to do so themselves.

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