Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ شَرِيكٍ ثنا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ثنا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ثنا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ رُزَيْقٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَطَاءً الْخُرَاسَانِيَّ عَنْ أَبِي الْغَوْثِ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ الْخَثْعَمِيِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي أَدْرَكَتْهُ فَرِيضَةُ اللهِ فِي الْحَجِّ وَهُوَ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا يَتَمَالَكُ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ فَمَا تَرَى الْحَجَّ عَنْهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَحُجَّ عَنْهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَكَذَلِكَ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أَهْلِينَا وَلَمْ يُوصِ بِالْحَجِّ فَيُحَجُّ عَنْهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَتُؤْجَرُونَ قَالَ وَيُتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهُ وَيُصَامُ عَنْهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَالصَّدَقَةُ أَفْضَلُ وَكَذَلِكَ فِي النَّذْرِ وَالْمَشْيِ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ هَذَا مُرْسَلٌ بَيْنَ عَطَاءٍ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّ وَمَنْ فَوْقَهُ وَمَعْنَاهُ مَوْجُودٌ فِي الْحَدِيثِ الثَّابِتِ قَبْلَهُ
English Translation
Abu al-Ghawth ibn al-Husayn al-Khath'ami said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my father has been obligated by Allah to perform Hajj, but he is an old man who cannot stay on the mount. What do you say about performing Hajj on his behalf?' He said: 'Yes, perform Hajj on his behalf.' He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, similarly, if someone from our family dies without having made a bequest for Hajj, should Hajj be performed on their behalf?' He said: 'Yes, and you will be rewarded.' He said: 'And can charity and fasting be done on their behalf?' He said: 'Yes, and charity is better.' And similarly regarding vows and walking to mosques. This is mursal between 'Ata' al-Khurasani and those above him, but its meaning is found in the established hadith before it.