Chapter on What is Performed on Behalf of the Deceased Regarding the Pilgrimage of Islam, Whether They Made a Will or Not
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 98
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 98
Chapter on What is Performed on Behalf of the Deceased Regarding the Pilgrimage of Islam, Whether They Made a Will or Not
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اِمْرَأَةٍ أَوْصَتْ بِمَالٍ فِي اَلصَّدَقَةِ وَ اَلْحَجِّ وَ اَلْعِتْقِ فَقَالَ «اِبْدَأْ بِالْحَجِّ فَإِنَّهُ مَفْرُوضٌ فَإِنْ بَقِيَ شَيْءٌ فَاجْعَلْ فِي اَلصَّدَقَةِ طَائِفَةً وَ فِي اَلْعِتْقِ طَائِفَةً ».
It was narrated from Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about a woman who instructed in her will for her wealth to be used for charity, Hajj, and freeing slaves. Imam عليه السلام said: "Begin with Hajj, for it is obligatory. If anything remains, allocate a portion for charity and a portion for freeing slaves."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 161