Chapter on Miscellaneous Matters Related to Hajj

Hadith.3111 - It is narrated from Bukayr ibn A'yan, from his brother Zurara, who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (as): "May Allah (swt) make me your ransom! I have been asking you about Hajj for forty years, and you continue to provide me with answers." Imam (as) replied: "O Zurara, a House that has been the site of pilgrimage two thousand years before Adam (as) — do you expect its matters to be exhausted in forty years?"

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Hadith.3112 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The valleys of the Haram (sanctuary) flow into the Hil (non-sanctuary area), but the valleys of the Hil do not flow into the Haram." It is also narrated from Abu Hanifah al-Nu'man ibn Thabit that he said: "If it were not for Ja'far ibn Muhammad (as), the people would not have known the rituals of their Hajj."

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Hadith.3113 - It was mentioned to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about water on the road to Mecca and its weight. Imam (as) said: "Water is not heavy unless the camel is carrying only water and nothing else."

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Hadith.3114 - It is narrated that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) disliked performing Hajj and Umrah on camels that feed on impurities (jallalat).

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Hadith.3115 - Ja'far ibn Muhammad Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "During the days of the Hajj season, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, sends angels in the form of humans to purchase the goods of the pilgrims and merchants." It was asked: "What do they do with these goods?" Imam (as) replied: "They cast them into the sea." It is narrated from Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Umari (may Allah (swt) be pleased with him) that he said: "By Allah (swt), the Master of this Affair (Imam Al-Mahdi {ajf}, peace be upon him) attends the Hajj season every year. He sees the people, knows them, and they see him but do not recognize him." It is also narrated from Abdullah ibn Ja'far al-Himyari, who said: "I asked Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Umari (may Allah (swt) be pleased with him), 'Have you seen the Master of this Affair?' He replied: 'Yes, and my last encounter with him was at the Sacred House of Allah (swt), as he was saying: O Allah (swt), fulfill for me what You have promised me.'" Muhammad ibn Uthman (may Allah (swt) be pleased with him and may Allah (swt) bless him) further said: "I saw Him {ajf} clinging to the curtains of the Kaaba at Al-Multazam, saying: O Allah (swt), take vengeance for me against Your enemies."

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Hadith.3116 - It is narrated from Dawood al-Raqqi, who said: I went to Abu Abdullah (as) while I was owed money by a man, and I feared it would be lost. I complained about this to him, and he said to me: "When you are in Mecca, perform a Tawaf (circumambulation) on behalf of Abdul Muttalib and pray two Rak'ahs for him. Perform a Tawaf on behalf of Abu Talib and pray two Rak'ahs for him. Perform a Tawaf on behalf of Abdullah and pray two Rak'ahs for him. Perform a Tawaf on behalf of Amina, the mother of Muhammad, and pray two Rak'ahs for her. Perform a Tawaf on behalf of Fatimah bint Asad and pray two Rak'ahs for her. Then, supplicate to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Exalted, to return your money to you." He continued: "I did as he instructed and then left through the gate of Safa. There, I found my debtor standing and saying: 'O Dawood, you detained me. Come and take your money.'"

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Hadith.3118 - Sa'd ibn Sa'd al-Ash'ari narrated from Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as). He said: I asked, "Can a person in the state of Ihram buy or sell slave girls?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes."

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Hadith.3119 - In a narration from Hariz, from Abu Abdullah (as), regarding a man who arrives in Mecca at the time of Asr prayer, Imam (as) said: "He should begin with the Asr prayer and then perform Tawaf."

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Hadith.3120 - Al-Sakuni narrated with his chain of transmission that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) was asked about a woman who vowed to perform Tawaf on all fours. Imam (as) said: "She should perform one circuit (seven rounds) for her hands and one circuit for her feet."

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Hadith.3121 - It was said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "A man had blood on his garment, of a type that invalidates prayer, and he performed Tawaf in that garment." Imam (as) said: "His Tawaf is valid, but he should then remove the garment and pray in a pure garment."

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Hadith.3123 - Al-Haytham ibn Urwah al-Tamimi said to Abu Abdullah (as): "I carried my wife, who was ill, and performed Tawaf with her around the Kaaba for the obligatory Tawaf, as well as between Safa and Marwah, and I counted it as fulfilling the obligation for myself. Does it suffice for me?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes."

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Hadith.3124 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanti narrated from Abu Al-Hasan (as): I said to him, "Our companions narrate that shaving the head outside of Hajj or Umrah is considered mutilation." Imam (as) replied: "Abu Al-Hasan (as), after completing his rituals, would go to a village called Sāyah and shave his head there."

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Hadith.3125 - It is narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that he said: "Shaving the head outside of Hajj or Umrah is disfigurement (mithlah) for your enemies and beauty for you."

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Hadith.3126 - Muhammad ibn Sinan narrated from Al-Mufaddal ibn Umar, from Abu Abdullah (as), who said: "Whoever rides a camel (zamilah) and then falls from it and dies will enter the Fire."

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Hadith.3127 - As for the narration reported from Abu Abdullah (as) where he said: "Whoever rides a zamilah (simple mount) should make a will,"

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Hadith.3128 - Muawiyah ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdullah (as): I asked him about a man who entered into Ihram for Hajj Ifrad (Hajj alone). When he entered Mecca, he performed Tawaf around the Kaaba, then joined his companions who were shortening their hair, and he also shortened his hair with them. Later, he remembered that he was in Ihram for Hajj Ifrad. Imam (as) said: "There is no penalty upon him. After offering his prayer, he should renew the Talbiyah (declaration of intention)."

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Hadith.3129 - It is narrated from Ali ibn Yaqtin, who said: I asked Abu Al-Hasan Al-Awwal (as) about a man who finances the Hajj for five people, but only one of them actually performs it. Does everyone receive a reward? Imam (as) said: "Yes, each one of them receives the reward of a pilgrim." I then asked: "Which of them has the greatest reward?" Imam (as) replied: "The one who endures the heat and the cold. If the person is performing Hajj for the first time (ṣarūr), this does not suffice on behalf of the others, and the Hajj belongs to the one who performs it."

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Hadith.3130 - It is narrated from Mansur ibn Hazim, who said: Salamah ibn Muhraz asked Abu Abdullah (as) while I was present. He said: "I performed Tawaf around the Kaaba and between Safa and Marwah, then went to Mina and had relations with my wife without performing the Tawaf al-Nisa." Abu Abdullah (as) said: "What a bad thing you have done," reproaching me. I said: "I was put to trial." Imam (as) replied: "There is no penalty upon you."

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Hadith.3131 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "You have been commanded to perform Hajj and Umrah, so do not worry about which one you begin with."

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Hadith.3133 - It is narrated from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah (as), who said: "Staying one day before Hajj is better than staying two days after Hajj."

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