Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 1855

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ كَانَ الْفَضْلُ رَدِيفَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ، فَجَعَلَ الْفَضْلُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا، وَتَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصْرِفُ وَجْهَ الْفَضْلِ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ، فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللَّهِ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا، لاَ يَثْبُتُ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ، أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَذَلِكَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ‏.‏

Translation

Abdullah ibn Maslama narrated to us, from Malik, from Ibn Shihab, from Sulayman ibn Yasar, from Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: Al-Fadl was riding behind the Prophet when a woman from Khatham came. Al-Fadl began looking at her, and she looked at him, so the Prophet repeatedly turned Al-Fadl face toward the other side. The woman said: The obligation of Hajj from Allah has become due for my father, who is very old and cannot remain steady on his mount. Should I perform Hajj on his behalf? He said: Yes. This took place during the Farewell Hajj.