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Sahih Bukhari 6699 — Paying Allah's Rights
If somebody dies without fulfiling a vow
وَأَمَرَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ امْرَأَةً جَعَلَتْ أُمُّهَا عَلَى نَفْسِهَا صَلاَةً بِقُبَاءٍ فَقَالَ صَلِّي عَنْهَا. وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ نَحْوَهُ.
Hadith About a Hajj Vow and Allah’s Rights
Sahih Bukhari : 6699
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6699
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ أُخْتِي نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَحُجَّ وَإِنَّهَا مَاتَتْ. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْهَا دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتَ قَاضِيَهُ ". قَالَ نَعَمْ. قَالَ " فَاقْضِ اللَّهَ، فَهْوَ أَحَقُّ بِالْقَضَاءِ ".
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said to him, "My sister vowed to perform the Hajj, but she died (before fulfilling it)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Would you not have paid her debts if she had any?" The man said, "Yes." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "So pay Allah's Rights, as He is more entitled to receive His rights."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6699In-book reference : Book 83, Hadith 76USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 78, Hadith 690
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6699
This hadith about a Hajj vow tells of a man whose sister vowed to perform Hajj but died before doing it. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked whether the man would pay her debt if she had one. When he said yes, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to pay Allah’s rights, as Allah is more entitled to receive His rights. The hadith uses the idea of debt to make the matter easy to understand. If people take human debts seriously, then duties owed to Allah should not be ignored. The narration is focused on a vow to perform Hajj, not a general story about every missed act. It teaches respect for vows linked to worship.
What we learn from this hadith
- A vow to perform Hajj is treated seriously in this narration.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم compared fulfilling the vow to paying a debt.
- Allah’s right is more entitled to be fulfilled.
- Family members may ask for guidance about duties left by the deceased.
