Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:12332 حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَالِدِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ الرَّقِّيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ الْبَطِينِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبِي مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَحُجَّ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ؟ قَالَ «لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أَبِيكَ دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتَ قَاضِيَهُ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَدَيْنُ اللهِ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُقْضَى»
English Translation
Ibn Abbas narrated: A man came to the Prophet ♂ and said: "My father died without having performed Hajj. Shall I perform Hajj on his behalf?" He said: "If your father had a debt, would you pay it?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Then the debt owed to Allah is more deserving of being fulfilled."