The Limits of Time for Performing al-Hajj al-Tamattu

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from his father from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from abu al-Mighra’ from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said to women, ‘You must not prolong your Salat (prayer) to prevent your husbands.’”

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

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Maymun who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan ‘Alayhi al-Salam, once entered Makkah for al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) in the night of ‘Arafah, performed Tawaf, came out of the state of Ihram and went in with a certain one of his slave-girls; then said Talbiyah for al-Hajj and went out.”

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

2. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Musa ibn al-Qasim from abu Jamilah from Durays al-Kunasiy from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said: "Once a woman came to the Messenger of Allah (sw) for a certain need and he said to her, ‘Perhaps you are of the Musawwifat .’ She asked, ‘And what is the Musawwifat, O Messenger of Allah?’ He replied, ‘It is a woman whose husband calls her for something that he needs but she procrastinates until her husband begins to slumber and goes to sleep. The angels continue cursing her until her husband wakes up.’"

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

3. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr form certain persons of our people who have said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is for al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) when can he commence it? He (the Imam) said, ‘He can begin at a time within which he must have confidence to catch up with people in Mina.’”

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

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Isma‘il ibn Marrar from Yunus from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb al-Mithamiy who has said the following: “I heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.), say, ‘It is not harmful to one who is for al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) to assume the state of Ihram in the night of al-Tarwiyah (eight of Dhu al-Hajjah) whenever possible for him, as long as he is not afraid of losing the two al-Mawqafan (stations, Mina’ and ‘Arafat).”’

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

5. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One’s al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) is complete (if one arrives in ‘Arafat) until saying Talbiyah is stopped (at noontime on the day of ‘Arafah).”’

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