(What Has Been Related) About Fulfilling The Vow Of The Deceased
Darussalam · Volume 3
18. The Chapters On Vows And Oaths From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 204
Source no. 1546 · Volume 4 · Page 46
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1546. Ibn 'Abbās narrated that Sa'd bin 'Ubādah asked the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ about a vow that was due from his mother, who died before fulfilling it. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Fulfill it for her."(Sahih) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahīh.
١٥٤٦ - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ «أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ» اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ تُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: اقْضِ عَنْهَا هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.
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According to the view of most of the scholars, if the vow is regarding money, and the deceased had left enough inheritance, it is an obligation upon the heirs to fulfill his vow. But if the inheritance is not enough, the heirs should try to fulfill his vow, but it is not an obligation. If the vow is about fasting, freeing a slave, sitting for I'tikaf or performing Hajj or Umrah, they should try to fulfill it, though it is not an obligation on the heirs. According to the Zāhiriyah it is an obligation. (See for details Al-Mughnī v. 13. p. 655-657.)