49/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5391 — Hajj on Behalf of Father and Guarding the Gaze
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 Father and Modest Conduct
Sunan an-Nasai : 5391
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5391
قَالَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ رَدِيفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ تَسْتَفْتِيهِ فَجَعَلَ الْفَضْلُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا وَتَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصْرِفُ وَجْهَ الْفَضْلِ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ فِي الْحَجِّ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَثْبُتَ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ قَالَ " نَعَمْ ". وَذَلِكَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ.
`Abdullah bin `Abbas Narrated from:
Al-Fadl bin 'Abbas was riding behind the Messenger of Allah [SAW] when a woman from Khath'am came to ask him a question. Al-Fadl started looking at her, and she at him, and the Messenger of Allah [SAW] turned the face of Al-Fadl the other way. 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, and he cannot sit firmly in the saddle; can I perform Hajj on his behalf?' He said: 'Yes.' That was during the Farewell Pilgrimage.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5391In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 13English translation : Vol. 6, Book 49, Hadith 5393
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5391
This hadith about Hajj on behalf of father also mentions modest conduct. Al-Fadl bin Abbas was riding behind the Prophet [SAW] when a woman from Khath'am came to ask a question. Al-Fadl looked at her, and she looked at him, so the Messenger of Allah [SAW] turned Al-Fadl's face the other way. The woman asked whether she could perform Hajj for her elderly father, who could not sit firmly in the saddle. The Prophet [SAW] said yes. The report says this was during the Farewell Pilgrimage. The main teaching is the permission given for Hajj on behalf of the unable father, along with the Prophet's care in guiding the gaze.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet [SAW] turned Al-Fadl's face away when he was looking at the woman.
- The woman asked about Hajj for her elderly father who could not sit firmly.
- The Prophet [SAW] answered yes to performing Hajj on the father's behalf.
