جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ خَثْعَمَ، عَامَ حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ، قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ فِي الْحَجِّ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا، لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَسْتَوِيَ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ فَهَلْ يَقْضِي عَنْهُ أَنْ أَحُجَّ عَنْهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ .
Al-Fadl was riding behind the Prophet (ﷺ) and a woman from the tribe of Khath'am came up. Al-Fadlstarted looking at her and she looked at him. The Prophet (ﷺ) turned Al-Fadl's face to the other side. Shesaid, "My father has come under Allah's obligation of performing Hajj but he is a very old man andcannot sit properly on his Mount. Shall I perform Hajj on his behalf? The Prophet (ﷺ) replied in theaffirmative. That happened during Hajjat-al-Wada` of the Prophet (ﷺ) .