Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of As-Saum (The Fasting).
42- بَابُ مَنْ مَاتَ وَعَلَيْهِ صَوْمٌ:
(42) Chapter. Whoever died and he ought to have observed Saum (fast) (the missed days of Ramadan, can somebody else observe Saum instead of him?)
2 hadith · references 1952–1953
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Bukhari · 1952مَنْ مَاتَ وَعَلَيْهِ صِيَامٌ ، صَامَ عَنْهُ وَلِيُّهُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever died and he ought to have fasted (the missed days of Ramadan) then his guardians must fast on his behalf."12 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 1953جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا صَوْمُ شَهْرٍ ، أَفَأَقْضِيهِ عَنْهَا ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَدَيْنُ اللَّهِ أَحَقُّA man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! My mother died and she ought to have fasted one month (for her missed Ramadan). Shall I fast on her behalf?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied in the affirmative an35 narrators·parallel chain