Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man came to the Prophet and said, O Allah's Apostle! My mother died and she ought to have fasted one month (for her missed Ramadan). Shall I fast on her behalf? The Prophet replied in the affirmative and said, Allah's debts have more right to be paid. In another narration a woman is reported to have said, My sister died... Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A woman said to the Prophet My mother died and she had vowed to fast but she didn't fast. In another narration Ibn `Abbas is reported to have said, A woman said to the Prophet, My mother died while she ought to have fasted for fifteen days.