It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I had given a slave girl to my mother as charity, but it so happened that my mother passed away and that slave girl has come to me as inheritance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty has given you the reward and has returned the same slave girl to you as inheritance. The same woman said: My mother passed away without performing Hajj; now if I perform Hajj on her behalf, will it suffice for her? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes. She then said: My mother also owed a month of fasting; if I fast on her behalf, will it suffice for her? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.