Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 14.0

It Is Recommended for the Oldest of a Man's Sons to Perform Hajj on His Behalf

باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يَحُجَّ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ، أَكْبَرُ وَلَدِهِ ‏.‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 2644da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Y'aqub bin Ibrahim bin Kathirfrom'Abdur Rahman bin MahdifromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromMansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-SalmifromMujahid bin Jabirfrom'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr

Hadith text · Matn

‏ أَنْتَ أَكْبَرُ وَلَدِ أَبِيكَ فَحُجَّ عَنْهُ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Ibn Az-Zubair that the Prophet (ﷺ) said to a man:

"You are the oldest son of your father, so perform Hajj on his behalf."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ، عَنِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ ‏