أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَقَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ أَنَّهُ کَانَ رَدِيفَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَائَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي عَجُوزٌ کَبِيرَةٌ إِنْ حَمَلْتُهَا لَمْ تَسْتَمْسِکْ وَإِنْ رَبَطْتُهَا خَشِيتُ أَنْ أَقْتُلَهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ کَانَ عَلَی أُمِّکَ دَيْنٌ أَکُنْتَ قَاضِيَهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَحُجَّ عَنْ أُمِّکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5409
It was narrated from Al-Fadl bin ‘Abbas, that he was riding behind the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم when a man came and said: “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, 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 -Iajj on behalf of your mother.” (SahIih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020