1. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who is an old man or suffering from an illness who is afraid of congestion due to large number of people, if he can assume the state of Ihram for al-Hajj and leave for Mina on the day of al-Tarwiyah (eight of Dhu al-Hajjah). He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so.’ I then asked, ‘Can a man in good health leave in search for a place and rest in that place ? He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so . I then asked, ‘Can he leave one day before ? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so . I then asked, ‘Can he leave two days earlier ? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so . I asked, ‘Can he leave three days before ? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so . I then asked, ‘Can he leave more than three days earlier? He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so . ‘“

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

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘An Imam must perform Salat (prayer) of al-Zuhr in Mina, stay the night there till the morning until sunrise; then leave for ‘Arafat . ‘“

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

3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Rifa‘ah who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Can people leave for Mina early in the morning ? 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, they can do so until sunset . ‘“

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

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When you are ready to move toward Mina then say, ‘O Lord, before You I place my hopes and before You I appeal, to lead me toward what I hope to achieve and make my deeds useful.’”

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