49/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5390 — Hajj on Behalf of an Elderly Parent
Passing Judgment on the Basis of a Comparison or Similarities, and Mentioning the Differences Reported From Al-Walid Bin Muslim In The Hadith Of Ibn 'Abbas
Hadith About Hajj on Behalf of an Elderly Father
Sunan an-Nasai : 5390
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5390
أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنِي مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ اسْتَفْتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالْفَضْلُ رَدِيفُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي الْحَجِّ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَسْتَوِيَ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ فَهَلْ يُجْزِئُ قَالَ مَحْمُودٌ فَهَلْ يَقْضِي - أَنْ أَحُجَّ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا " نَعَمْ ". قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ مَا ذَكَرَ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
A woman from Khath'am asked the Messenger of Allah [SAW] a question when Al-Fadl was riding behind the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. She said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the command of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, to His slaves to perform Hajj has come while my father is an old man, he cannot sit upright in the saddle. Will it suffice if I perform Hajj on his behalf?' He said: 'Yes.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5390In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 12English translation : Vol. 6, Book 49, Hadith 5392
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5390
This hadith about Hajj on behalf of an elderly father repeats the same main question in a brief form. A woman from Khath'am asked the Messenger of Allah [SAW] while Al-Fadl was riding behind him. She said that the command of Allah to perform Hajj had reached her father, but he was an old man and could not sit upright in the saddle. She asked whether it would suffice if she performed Hajj on his behalf. The Prophet [SAW] answered yes. The hadith is often searched by people asking, can I do Hajj for my parent. The answer in this report is tied to the parent's real inability described in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The father was described as too old to sit upright in the saddle.
- The woman asked whether her Hajj on his behalf would suffice.
- The Prophet [SAW] answered the question with yes.
