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3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “About a man who performs al-Hajj for others like one’s father, mother, brother or other people; if he is required to say any particular words. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When assuming the state of Ihram he should say, ‘O Lord, for whatever difficulties, shaken conditions and hardships that I may have experienced, grant the reward therefore to so and so, and grant me reward for completing it for him.’”

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

1. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Yahya al-Azraq who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who performs al-Hajj for someone else; if he can perform Tawaf for his relatives. He (the Imam) said, ‘After completing the acts of al-Hajj, he can do whatever he likes/”

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

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya in a marfu‘ manner has narrated the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was once asked about a man who receives a certain amount to perform al-Hajj for another person, but he performs al-Hajj for himself. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is for the owner of the asset.’”

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

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain persons of his people who has said the following: “About a man who receives a certain amount to perform al-Hajj for another person and he does not perform al-Hajj but he dies and leaves nothing behind. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If the man hiring himself has performed al-Hajj, it is taken from him to be given to the owner of the asset; but if he has not performed, the reward for performing al-Hajj is written for the owner of the asset.’”

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