الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 4, page 264

47. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jundab from certain individuals of his people who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that one who normally attends al-Hajj every year, then he lags behind and does not go for al-Hajj one year, the angels on land say to those in the mountains, ‘We miss hearing the voice of so and so.’ They then say, ‘Allow us to search for him.’ They search but do not find him and they say, “O Allah, if debts have kept him behind, pay them off for him; if illness has kept him from performing, grant him good health; if it is poverty, grant him wealth; if it is prison, grant him freedom; if a preoccupation, please complete it for him.’” People pray for themselves; they (angels) pray for those who have remained behind.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

48. Ahmad has narrated from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthman from Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), has said, ‘O people who have not performed al-Hajj, spread good news about al-H’ajj (people performing al-Hajj), shake hands with them, consider them great people; it is necessary for you to share with them in matters of the reward.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn ‘Udhaynah who has said the following: “I once wrote to abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about certain issues (of Fiqh) of which a few were with ibn Bukayr, a few with abu al- ‘Abbas. The answers came with his (the Imam’s) dictation, ‘You have asked about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, “People owe to Allah to perform al-Hajj of the House, whoever is capable to do so,” (3:97) is a reference to al-Hajj and al-‘Umrah. It refers to both of them performed together because they are obligatory.’ You have asked about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, ‘Complete al-Hajj and al-‘Umrah for the sake of Allah. . .’ (2:196) ‘Completing’ means fulfilling this duty during which one must abstain from whatever a person in the state of Ihram abstains.’ I also asked him (the Imam) about the meaning of the words of Allah, the most High, ‘Al-Hajj al-Akbar’. (9:3) He (the Imam) replied it is staying in ‘Arafat, throwing pebbles on al-Jamar and al-Hajj al-Asghar stands for al-‘Umrah.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.