49/10. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5396 — Paying a Parent's Hajj Like a Debt
Mentioning the Different Reports from Yahya Ibn Abi Ishaq
Hadith About Hajj on Behalf of Father and the Debt Example
Sunan an-Nasai : 5396
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5396
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبِي شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ قَالَ " نَعَمْ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَيْتَهُ أَكَانَ يُجْزِئُ عَنْهُ ".
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
A man came to the Prophet [SAW] and said: "My father is an old man, can I perform Hajj on his behalf?" He said: "Yes. Don't you think that if he owed a debt and you paid it off, that would suffice him?"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5396In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 18English translation : Vol. 6, Book 49, Hadith 5398
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5396
This hadith about Hajj on behalf of father uses a simple comparison. A man came to the Prophet [SAW] and said that his father was an old man. He asked if he could perform Hajj on his behalf. The Prophet [SAW] said yes, then asked whether paying a debt on behalf of his father would suffice if the father owed one. The meaning stays close to the report: the Prophet [SAW] linked the question of Hajj for an unable father with the idea of settling a debt. This makes the answer clear for people searching for proxy Hajj hadith, Hajj for parents, or Hajj on behalf of elderly father.
What we learn from this hadith
- The man asked about performing Hajj for his elderly father.
- The Prophet [SAW] answered yes.
- The Prophet [SAW] compared it to paying off a debt for the father.
