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 بَشِيرٍ اَلنَّبَّالِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنَّ وَالِدَتِي تُوُفِّيَتْ وَ لَمْ تَحُجَّ قَالَ «يَحُجُّ عَنْهَا رَجُلٌ أَوِ اِمْرَأَةٌ» قَالَ قُلْتُ أَيُّهُمْ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ «رَجُلٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ ».
It was narrated from Basheer al-Nabbal, who said: I said to Abu Abdullah عليه السلام: "My mother passed away and did not perform Hajj." Imam عليه السلام said: "A man or a woman may perform Hajj on her behalf." I asked: "Which is more preferable to you?" Imam عليه السلام said: "A man is more preferable to me."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 161