49/9. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5392 — Hajj for an Elderly Father and Turning the Face Away
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 Proxy Hajj and Turning Away From Temptation
Sunan an-Nasai : 5392
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5392
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي الْحَجِّ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا لاَ يَسْتَوِي عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ فَهَلْ يَقْضِي عَنْهُ أَنْ أَحُجَّ عَنْهُ قَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَعَمْ ". فَأَخَذَ الْفَضْلُ يَلْتَفِتُ إِلَيْهَا - وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً حَسْنَاءَ - وَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْفَضْلَ فَحَوَّلَ وَجْهَهُ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
A woman from Khath'am 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 upright in the saddle. Will it discharge his duty if I perform Hajj on his behalf?" The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said to her: "Yes." Al-Fadl starting turning toward her, for she was a beautiful woman, and the Messenger of Allah [SAW] turned Al-Fadl's face to the other side.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5392In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 14English translation : Vol. 6, Book 49, Hadith 5394
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5392
This hadith about proxy Hajj gives the same ruling in another wording and adds a clear scene of discipline. A woman from Khath'am said that the command of Allah to perform Hajj had reached her father while he was an old man who could not sit upright in the saddle. She asked whether her Hajj would discharge his duty. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said yes. Then Al-Fadl began turning toward her, and the report says she was a beautiful woman. The Prophet [SAW] turned Al-Fadl's face to the other side. The hadith teaches the answer to Hajj on behalf of an unable parent and shows practical care with the gaze.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hajj on behalf of the elderly father is answered with yes in the report.
- The father's inability to sit upright in the saddle is part of the question.
- The Prophet [SAW] turned Al-Fadl's face away when he kept looking.
