English translation
1759. It was narrated from Ibn Buraidah that his father said: “A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, my mother has died and she owed a fast. Should I fast on her behalf?’ He said: ‘Yes.’” (Sahih)
Hadith 1759
One Who Dies Owing A Fast That He Vowed To Observe
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The Chapters On What Has Been Narrated Concerning FastingSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 1759 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 559
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Source no. 1759 · Volume 4 · Page 259
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (١٦٥) ، صحيح أبي داود (٢٥٦١)
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Arabic text
1759 - حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا صَوْمٌ، أَفَأَصُومُ عَنْهَا؟، قَالَ: «نَعَمْ»
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If there are fasts due from the deceased, the relatives are allowed to make up for the fasts on their behalf. Other types of worship, like prayer, for cannot be exemplified with the issue of making up for missed fasting for the deceased, because exact wording or example for worship is necessarily required from the Shari'ah. Only those matters of worship can be performed by a substitute in which appointing a substitute is supported by the Hadith, otherwise one should keep quiet, and should only do what the Shari'ah says.