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 إِنَّ أَبِي أَدْرَکَهُ الْحَجُّ وَهُوَ شَيْخٌ کَبِيرٌ لَا يَثْبُتُ عَلَی رَاحِلَتِهِ فَإِنْ شَدَدْتُهُ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَمُوتَ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَفَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ کَانَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَيْتَهُ أَکَانَ مُجْزِئًا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَحُجَّ عَنْ أَبِيکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5408
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas that a man asked the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم : “The (command to perform) IIajj has come while my father is an old man and cannot sit firmly in the saddle, and if I tie him, I fear that he may die. Can I perform Hajj on his behalf?” He said: “Do you think that if he owed a debt you would pay it off for him?” He said: “Yes.” He said: “Then perform Hajj on behalf of y our father.”(Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020