Hadith record

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ja’far ibn al-Muthanna’ al-Khatib from Muhammad ibn al- Fudayl and Bishr ibn ‘Isma‘il who has said the following: “Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il once said to me, ‘Would you like if I give you happy news, O ibn Muthanna?’ I replied, ‘Yes, please,’ and I stood up before him. He said, ‘This sinful person came to abu al-Hassan ‘Alayhi al-Salam, and he turned to him (the Imam) and asked, “O abu al-Hassan, can a man in the state of Ihram seek shadow in the carriage on the back of camels?” He (the Imam) said, “No, he cannot do so.” He then asked, “Can he seek shadow in the tent?” He (the Imam) said, “Yes, he can do so.” He repeated those words in a scolding manner, laughed and said, “O abu al-Hassan, what is the difference between this and that?” He (the Imam) then said, “O abu Yusuf, religion is not based on analogies like your analogies. You play with religion. We do only what the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, did and we say what the Messenger of Allah said. The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, rode his stumper and did not prepare a shadow for himself. The sun rays hurt him and he covered only one part of his body with the other part, like covering his face with his hand, and when he disembarked he sought shadow in the tent, next to the House and walls.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.