أَخْبَرَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَی عَنْ هُشَيْمٍ عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَقَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ أَبِي أَدْرَکَهُ الْحَجُّ وَهُوَ شَيْخٌ کَبِيرٌ لَا يَثْبُتُ عَلَی رَاحِلَتِهِ فَإِنْ شَدَدْتُهُ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَمُوتَ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ کَانَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَيْتَهُ أَکَانَ مُجْزِئًا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَحُجَّ عَنْ أَبِيکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2646
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas that a man asked the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم “The (command of) Hajj has come while my father is an old man and cannot sit firmly in his saddle; if I tie him (to the saddle) I fear that he will die. Can I perform Hajj on his behalf?” He said: “Don’t you think that if your father owed a debt and you paid it off, that would be good enough?” He said: “Yes.” He said: “Then perform Hajj on behalf of your father.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020