أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ خُشَيْشُ بْنُ أَصْرَمَ النَّسَائِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ الْحَکَمِ بْنِ أَبَانَ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبِي مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَحُجَّ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ کَانَ عَلَی أَبِيکَ دَيْنٌ أَکُنْتَ قَاضِيَهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَدَيْنُ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2645
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “A man said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم! My father has died and he did not perform Hajj; shall I perform Hajj on his behalf?’ He said: ‘Don’t you think that if your father owed a debt you would pay it off?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘The debt owed to Allah is more deserving (of being paid off).” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020