Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: The Case of One Who Performs al-Hajj on Behalf of His Relatives, Partially or Altogether ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ عَ٠ْرِو بْنِ إِلْيَاسَ قَالَ حَجَجْتُ ٠َعَ أَبِي وَأَنَا صَرُورَةٌ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَجْعَلَ حَجَّتِي عَنْ أُ٠ِّي فَإِنَّهَا قَدْ ٠َاتَتْ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ لَكَ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) فَقَالَ إِلْيَاسُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠َعُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا صَرُورَةٌ وَقَدْ ٠ُّهُ فَأَحَبَّ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ حَجَّتَهُ لَهَا أَ فَيَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) يُكْتَبُ لَهُ وَلَهَا وَيُكْتَبُ لَهُ أَجْرُ الْبِرِّ.

‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, my son, this one, is al- Sarura (one who performs al-Hajj for the first time). His mother has died and he likes to perform al- Hajj for her, if it is permissible. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said, ‘It will be written for him and for her and for him a reward for kindness will also be recorded.’” رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (7/230))