Sayyidah Sawdah bint Zam’ah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: My father is very old and cannot perform Hajj. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Tell me, if your father had a debt and you paid off that debt for him, would it be accepted from him?” He replied: Yes. The Prophet said: “Then Allah, the Exalted, is Most Merciful, so perform Hajj on behalf of your father.” That is, Allah, by His mercy, will accept this Hajj performed on behalf of your father.