49/10. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5394 — Perform Hajj on Behalf of Your Mother
Mentioning the Different Reports from Yahya Ibn Abi Ishaq
Hadith About Hajj on Behalf of Mother
Sunan an-Nasai : 5394
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5394
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ رَدِيفَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي عَجُوزٌ كَبِيرَةٌ إِنْ حَمَلْتُهَا لَمْ تَسْتَمْسِكْ وَإِنْ رَبَطْتُهَا خَشِيتُ أَنْ أَقْتُلَهَا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّكَ دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتَ قَاضِيَهُ ". قَالَ نَعَمْ. قَالَ " فَحُجَّ عَنْ أُمِّكَ ".
Al-Fadl bin 'Abbas Narrated from:
It was narrated from Al-Fadl bin 'Abbas, that: He was riding behind the Messenger of Allah [SAW], when a man came and said: "O Messenger of Allah, my mother is an old woman; if I put her on a mount she cannot sit firmly, and if I tie her, I fear that I may kill her." He said: "Do you think that if your mother owed a debt you would pay it off for her?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Then perform Hajj on behalf of your mother."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5394In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 16English translation : Vol. 6, Book 49, Hadith 5396
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5394
This hadith about Hajj on behalf of mother gives a clear answer for a son worried about his elderly mother. A man came while Al-Fadl bin Abbas was riding behind the Prophet [SAW]. He said that his mother was very old. If he put her on a mount she could not sit firmly, and if he tied her, he feared he might kill her. The Prophet [SAW] asked whether he would pay a debt if his mother owed one. The man said yes. The Prophet [SAW] then said to perform Hajj on behalf of his mother. The hadith keeps the focus on inability, care for a parent, and fulfilling a duty by proxy.
What we learn from this hadith
- The mother's age and inability to sit firmly are clearly mentioned.
- The son feared harm if he tied her to the mount.
- The Prophet [SAW] told him to perform Hajj on behalf of his mother.
