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Sahih Muslim 1149a (Book 13, Hadith 203) #9842
Fulfilling Religious Obligations for Deceased Relatives

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a woman who asked the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) if she could perform religious obligations on behalf of her deceased mother.

Abdullah b. Buraida (Allah be pleased with him) reported on the authority of his father: When we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah , a woman came to him and said: I had gifted to my mother a maid-servant, and now she (the mother) has died. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: There is a definite reward for you and she (the maid-servant) has been returned to you as an inheritance. She (that woman) again said: Fasts of a month (of Ramadan) are due upon her; should I observe them on her behalf? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Observe fasts on her behalf. She (again) said: She did not perform Hajj, should I perform it on her behalf? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Perform Hajj on her behalf.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، بْنِ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ، عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِذْ أَتَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي تَصَدَّقْتُ عَلَى أُمِّي بِجَارِيَةٍ وَإِنَّهَا مَاتَتْ - قَالَ - فَقَالَ ‏"‏ وَجَبَ أَجْرُكِ وَرَدَّهَا عَلَيْكِ الْمِيرَاثُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَلَيْهَا صَوْمُ شَهْرٍ أَفَأَصُومُ عَنْهَا قَالَ ‏"‏ صُومِي عَنْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ إِنَّهَا لَمْ تَحُجَّ قَطُّ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهَا قَالَ ‏"‏ حُجِّي عَنْهَا

TOPICS
inheritance  *  reward  *  fasts  *  faraidh  *  thawab  *  saum  *  hajj

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform acts such as fasting or performing Hajj in remembrance of loved ones who have passed away; give charity in their name so they can benefit from it even after they have passed away; fulfill religious obligations with sincerity and devotion; show respect towards deceased relatives; gain reward from Allah SWT through good deeds done in remembrance of loved ones who have passed away .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of fulfilling religious obligations for our deceased relatives. It tells us that when a woman came to Prophet Muhammad and told him that her mother had passed away and she had gifted her a maid-servant, he said that there was a definite reward for her and that the maid-servant was returned to her as an inheritance. When she asked if she should observe fasts on behalf of her mother, he said yes, and when she asked if she should perform Hajj on behalf of her mother, he said yes again. This teaches us that it is important to fulfill religious obligations for our deceased relatives in order to gain reward from Allah SWT and also out of respect for them. We can do this by performing acts such as fasting or performing Hajj in their name or giving charity in their name so they can benefit from it even after they have passed away.

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