Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Oaths and Vows
30- بَابُ مَنْ مَاتَ وَعَلَيْهِ نَذْرٌ:
(30) Chapter. If somebody dies without fulfiling a vow (may somebody else fulfil it on his behalf)?
2 hadith · references 6698–6699
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Bukhari · 6698أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيّ ، اسْتَفْتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ ، فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ ، فَأَفْتَاهُ أَنْ يَقْضِيَهُ عَنْهَاthat he consulted the Prophet (ﷺ) about a vow that had been made by his mother who died without fulfilling it. The Prophet (ﷺ) gave his verdict that he should fulfill it on her behalf. The verdict became Sunna (i.e. the 5 narratorsBukhari · 6699لَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْهَا دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتَ قَاضِيَهُ ؟A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said to him, "My sister vowed to perform the Hajj, but she died (before fulfilling it)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Would you not have paid her debts if she had any?" The man said, "Yes." Th5 narrators