Sahih Muslim Hadith 2696 – Making Up Fasts Lt) – (v

English

[2696] 156 – (…) It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "A woman came to the Messenger of Allah and said: '0 Messenger of Allah, my mother has died and she owed a fast that she vowed to observe; shall I fast it on her behalf?' He said: 'Don't you think that if your mother owed a debt and you would pay it off, that would settle the matter on her behalf?' She said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then fast on behalf of your mother."