Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 3307

Fulfilling A Vow On Behalf Of One Who Had Died
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏:‏ أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ، اسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏:‏ إِنَّأُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا نَذْرٌ لَمْ تَقْضِهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ اقْضِهِ عَنْهَا ‏"
Translation
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

Sa'd b. 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): My mother has died and she has an unfulfilled vow. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Fulfill it on her behalf.