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Regarding Whoever Died And Some Fast Was Still Due Upon Him

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Darussalam · Volume 3

14. THE BOOK OF FASTING

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الحديث: 2400 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 315

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2400. ‘Āishah said: “The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Whoever dies while he still has some fast due on him, his heir should fast for him.’” (Saḥīh)Abū Dāwūd said: This is in the case of a vow, and this is the saying of Ahmad bin Hanbal.

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2400 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ مَاتَ وَعَلَيْهِ صِيَامٌ صَامَ عَنْهُ وَلِيُّهُ»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «هَذَا فِي النَّذْرِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ»

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This narration appears again in the Book of Vows (number 3311), and before that (3310) is a Hadīth narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās in which the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ ordered making up the fast by a sister of one who died and it was due. Ibn ‘Abbās interpreted these to refer to when one vowed to fast, as did Ahmad and apparently the author.