Sunan ad-Darimi — Hadith #54686

Muhammad bin Humaid told us, Jarir told us, on the authority of Mansour, on the authority of Mujahid, on the authority of Yusuf bin Al-Zubayr, a client of the family of Al-Zubayr, on the authority of Abdullah Ibn Al-Zubayr, he said: A man from Khath’am came to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and said: My father embraced Islam when he was old. He is old and unable to ride, and Hajj is prescribed for him. Should I perform Hajj on his behalf? He said: “Are you his eldest son?” He said: Yes. He said: “Do you think that if your father had a debt and you paid it off, would that be enough for him?” He said: Yes. He said: “Then perform Hajj on his behalf.”