عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْيَمَانِيِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْخَالِقِ قَالَ:
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كُنْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ عِنْدَهُ ابْنُهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ ابْنُهُ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ يَطُوفُ الرَّجُلُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ وَ هُوَ مُقِيمٌ بِمَكَّةَ لَيْسَ بِهِ عِلَّةٌ فَقَالَ لَا لَوْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ يَجُوزُ لَأَمَرْتُ ابْنِي فُلَاناً فَطَافَ عَنِّي سَمَّى الْأَصْغَرَ وَ هُمَا يَسْمَعَانِ.
Read English translationHide English translationMuhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn
5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar al-Yemaniy from ‘Isma‘il ibn ‘Abd al- Khaliq who has said the following: “I was next to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and with him (the Imam) was his son ‘Abd Allah and his other son born after him. A man asked him (the Imam), ‘May Allah keep you well, can a man perform Tawaf for a man who lives in Makkah and who has no difficulties?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, if that was permissible I would have asked my son so and so’ - mentioned the name of the smaller one - ‘to perform Tawaf on my behalf’- children were listening.’”
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.
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[1]لعل غرض الراوي حط مرتبة عبد اللّه عما ادعاه من الإمامة فانه عليه السلام عين الأصغر لنيابة الطواف مع حضوره و إذا لم يصلح لنيابة الطواف فكيف يصلح للخلافة الكبرى.( آت)ص 423