Food & Eating

فِي رَجُلٍ ذَبَحَ حَمَامَةً مِنْ حَمَامِ الْحَرَمِ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ الْفِدَاءُ قُلْتُ فَيَأْكُلُهُ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَيَطْرَحُهُ قَالَ إِذاً يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ فِدَاءٌ آخَرُ قُلْتُ فَمَا يَصْنَعُ بِهِ قَالَ يَدْفِنُهُ‌[1].

“About a man who has slaughtered a pigeon of the pigeons of al-Haram (the sacred area) abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He owes a ransom.’ I then asked, ‘Can he use it for food?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so.’ I then asked, ‘Can he throw it away?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If he did so he will owe another ranso

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أُهْدِيَ لَنَا طَائِرٌ مَذْبُوحٌ بِمَكَّةَ فَأَكَلَهُ أَهْلُنَا فَقَالَ لَا يَرَى بِهِ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ بَأْساً قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ تَقُولُ أَنْتَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِمْ ثَمَنُهُ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a slaughtered bird given to us as gift in Makkah, if I can use it for food with my family. He (the Imam) said, ‘People of Makkah do not think it is harmful.’ I then asked, ‘What do you say about it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘They owe its prices.’”

أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ أَخِي بِجَارِيَةٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ مُغَنِّيَةٍ فَارِهَةٍ[3] وَ جَعَلَهَا هَدْياً لِبَيْتِ اللَّهِ‌ الْحَرَامِ فَقَدِمْتُ مَكَّةَ فَسَأَلْتُ فَقِيلَ ادْفَعْهَا إِلَى بَنِي شَيْبَةَ وَ قِيلَ لِي غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ فَاخْتُلِفَ عَلَيَّ فِيهِ فَقَالَ لِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ أَ لَا أُرْشِدُكَ إِلَى مَنْ يُرْشِدُكَ فِي هَذَا إِلَى الْحَقِّ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَى شَيْخٍ جَالِسٍ فِ

“My brother in his will made a beautiful singer slave-girl a gift to the Bayt of Allah al-Haram (the Sacred House of Allah). I then went to Makkah and asked about it. I was told to give her to banu Shaybah. In addition, other things were said to me. It became confusing to me. One man from the Masjid asked me, ‘Can I sh

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص حِينَ حَجَّ حَجَّةَ الْإِسْلَامِ خَرَجَ فِي أَرْبَعٍ بَقِينَ مِنْ ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ حَتَّى أَتَى الشَّجَرَةَ فَصَلَّى بِهَا ثُمَّ قَادَ رَاحِلَتَهُ حَتَّى أَتَى الْبَيْدَاءَ فَأَحْرَمَ مِنْهَا وَ أَهَلَّ بِالْحَجِ‌[6] وَ سَاقَ مِائَةَ بَدَنَةٍ- وَ أَحْرَمَ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ بِالْحَجِّ لَا يَنْوُونَ عُمْرَةً وَ لَا يَدْرُونَ مَا الْمُتْعَةُ حَتَّى إِذَا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَكَّةَ طَافَ بِا

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, performed al- Hajjata al-Islam, he left al-Madinah when only four days from the month of Dhu al-Qa‘dah remained. When he (the Messenger of Allah) arrived at

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ حَجَّةٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عِتْقِ سَبْعِينَ رَقَبَةً فَقُلْتُ مَا يَعْدِلُ الْحَجَّ شَيْ‌ءٌ قَالَ مَا يَعْدِلُهُ شَيْ‌ءٌ وَ لَدِرْهَمٌ وَاحِدٌ فِي الْحَجِّ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفَيْ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ مِنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ خَرَجْتُ عَلَى نَيِّفٍ وَ سَبْعِينَ بَعِيراً وَ بِضْعَ عَشْرَةَ دَابَّةً وَ لَقَدِ اشْتَرَيْتُ سُوداً أُكَثِّرُ بِهَا الْعَدَدَ[1] وَ لَ

“I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘Al-Hajj is better than setting free of seventy slaves/ I then asked, ‘Is there anything equal to al-Hajj?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘No other thing is equal to al- Hajj. Spending one dirham for al-Hajj is better than spending two million dirhams for the cause of Allah, which is other

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- مَنِ اسْتَطاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا فَقَالَ مَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ الزَّادُ وَ الرَّاحِلَةُ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَدْ سُئِلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ هَلَكَ النَّاسُ إِذاً لَئِنْ كَانَ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ زَادٌ وَ رَاحِلَةٌ قَدْرَ مَا يَقُوتُ عِيَالَهُ وَ يَسْتَغْنِي بِهِ عَنِ النَّاسِ يَنْطَلِقُ إِلَيْهِ فَيَسْلُبُ

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘It is obligatory upon people from Allah to perform al-Hajj who have the way (are able) to do so.’ (3:96) He (the Imam) asked, ‘What do people say about it?’ It was said, to him (the Imam), ‘They say it is supplies and transpor

اغْتَسَلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لِلْإِحْرَامِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ مَسْجِدَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْغِلْمَانِ فَقَالَ هَاتُوا مَا عِنْدَكُمْ مِنْ لُحُومِ الصَّيْدِ حَتَّى نَأْكُلَهُ‌[3].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once took Ghusl (bath) for Ihram, then entered Masjid al-Shajarah and performed Salat (prayer), then came out to the servants and said, ‘Bring us of the meat from hunting so we can eat.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ‌[2] عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ يُضْرَبُ عَلَيْهَا الظِّلَالُ وَ هِيَ مُحْرِمَةٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَالرَّجُلُ يُضْرَبُ عَلَيْهِ الظِّلَالُ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِذَا كَانَتْ بِهِ شَقِيقَةٌ[3] وَ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِمُدٍّ لِكُلِّ يَوْمٍ.

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a woman for whom a shadow is prepared while she is in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is permissible.’ I then asked the same about men. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, if he suffers from severe headache, but he must pay one mud (a certain measurement) of

لَا تَمَسَّ شَيْئاً مِنَ الطِّيبِ وَ لَا مِنَ الدُّهْنِ فِي إِحْرَامِكَ وَ اتَّقِ الطِّيبَ فِي طَعَامِكَ وَ أَمْسِكْ عَلَى أَنْفِكَ مِنَ الرَّائِحَةِ الطَّيِّبَةِ وَ لَا تُمْسِكْ عَنْهُ مِنَ الرِّيحِ الْمُنْتِنَةِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُحْرِمِ أَنْ يَتَلَذَّذَ بِرِيحٍ طَيِّبَةٍ.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not touch any perfume or oil in the state of Ihram. Avoid perfumes in your food, hold your nose from sweet smelling things but you must not hold your nose against bad smells; it is not proper for one in the state of Ihram to enjoy sweet smelling perfumes.”’

مَنْ أَكَلَ زَعْفَرَاناً مُتَعَمِّداً أَوْ طَعَاماً فِيهِ طِيبٌ فَعَلَيْهِ دَمٌ فَإِنْ كَانَ نَاسِياً فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ وَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘If one in the state of Ihram eats saffron knowingly or food in which there is perfume, he must slaughter one animal as offering. If it is due to forgetfulness then there is nothing on him and he must only ask Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, to forgive him.’”

لَا تَمَسَّ رَيْحَاناً وَ أَنْتَ مُحْرِمٌ وَ لَا شَيْئاً فِيهِ زَعْفَرَانٌ وَ لَا تَطْعَمْ طَعَاماً فِيهِ زَعْفَرَانٌ.

“You must not touch any fragrance while you are in the state of Ihram, or anything in which there is saffron, and do not taste any food with saffron in it.”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ يَمَسُ‌ الطِّيبَ وَ هُوَ نَائِمٌ لَا يَعْلَمُ قَالَ يَغْسِلُهُ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ وَ عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ يَدْهُنُهُ الْحَلَالُ بِالدُّهْنِ الطَّيِّبِ وَ الْمُحْرِمُ لَا يَعْلَمُ مَا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ يَغْسِلُهُ أَيْضاً وَ لْيَحْذَرْ.

“I once asked Ibn Abi ‘Umayr about apple, citron and lotus and things with sweet fragrance. He said, ‘Hold back from smelling while you eat them.’” (It seems like it is Ibn Abi ‘Umayr’s Fatwa)

سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ التُّفَّاحِ وَ الْأُتْرُجِّ وَ النَّبِقِ‌[1] وَ مَا طَابَ رِيحُهُ قَالَ تُمْسِكُ عَنْ شَمِّهِ وَ تَأْكُلُهُ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram and eats citron. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can eat.’ I then said, ‘It has nice fragrance.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Citron is food and it is not a fragrance.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ يَأْكُلُ الْأُتْرُجَّ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ لَهُ رَائِحَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ قَالَ الْأُتْرُجُّ طَعَامٌ لَيْسَ هُوَ مِنَ الطِّيبِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about henna (privet). He (the Imam) said, ‘A person in the state of Ihram can touch and treat his camel with it. It is not a perfume and it is not harmful.’”

سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَشَقَّقَتْ يَدَاهُ وَ رِجْلَاهُ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ أَ يَتَدَاوَى قَالَ نَعَمْ بِالسَّمْنِ وَ الزَّيْتِ وَ قَالَ إِذَا اشْتَكَى الْمُحْرِمُ فَلْيَتَدَاوَ بِمَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَهُ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ.

“A man once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man in whose hands and feet cracks appear while he is in the state of Ihram; if he can use medicine. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so with oil and ghee.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If one in the state of Ihram becomes ill, one must treat the illness with what

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ تَطُولُ أَظْفَارُهُ أَوْ يَنْكَسِرُ بَعْضُهَا فَيُؤْذِيهِ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لَا يَقُصُّ مِنْهَا شَيْئاً إِنِ اسْتَطَاعَ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ تُؤْذِيهِ فَلْيَقُصَّهَا وَ لْيُطْعِمْ مَكَانَ كُلِّ ظُفُرٍ قَبْضَةً مِنْ طَعَامٍ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram and his nails grow tall or break and it annoys him. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must not cut anything if he can; but if it upsets him, he can cut them and for every nail he must feed a handful of (one meal) food.’”

يَتَصَدَّقُ بِكَفٍّ مِنْ طَعَامٍ قَالَ ظُفُرَيْنِ قَالَ كَفَّيْنِ قُلْتُ ثَلَاثَةً قَالَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَكُفٍّ قُلْتُ أَرْبَعَةً قَالَ أَرْبَعَةِ أَكُفٍّ قُلْتُ خَمْسَةً قَالَ عَلَيْهِ دَمٌ يُهَرِيقُهُ فَإِنْ قَصَّ عَشَرَةً أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا دَمٌ يُهَرِيقُهُ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about a man who in the state of Ihram cuts his nails. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must give one handfuls (one meal) of food as charity, two handfuls of food for cutting two nails, three handful of food for cutting three nails, four handfuls of food for cutting four nails, and one animal to

إِنْ نَتَفَ الْمُحْرِمُ مِنْ شَعْرِ لِحْيَتِهِ وَ غَيْرِهَا شَيْئاً فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُطْعِمَ مِسْكِيناً فِي يَدِهِ‌[2].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one in the state of Ihram pulls out a hair from his beard or from other parts of his body, he must feed one destitute person in his hand (with one meal).”’

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ لَا يَرْمِي الْمُحْرِمُ الْقَمْلَةَ مِنْ ثَوْبِهِ وَ لَا مِنْ جَسَدِهِ مُتَعَمِّداً فَإِنْ فَعَلَ شَيْئاً مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَلْيُطْعِمْ مَكَانَهَا طَعَاماً قُلْتُ كَمْ قَالَ كَفّاً وَاحِداً[2].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One in the state of Ihram must not knowingly throw away from one’s body or cloth a louse, if one does so one must feed food.’ I asked, ‘How much food is it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘One handful (one meal).”’

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ مُحْرِمٍ قَتَلَ زُنْبُوراً قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ خَطَأً فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ قُلْتُ لَا بَلْ مُتَعَمِّداً قَالَ يُطْعِمُ شَيْئاً مِنْ طَعَامٍ قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ أَرَادَنِي قَالَ كُلُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ أَرَادَكَ فَاقْتُلْهُ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who kills a wasp. He (the Imam) said, ‘If it is by mistake then there is nothing on him.’ I said, ‘No, it is done knowingly.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Feed a certain amount of food.’ I then asked, ‘Is it so even if it attacks me?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Anything that attacks,

إِذَا أُحْصِرَ الرَّجُلُ فَبَعَثَ بِهَدْيِهِ فَآذَاهُ رَأْسُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْحَرَ هَدْيَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَذْبَحُ شَاةً فِي الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي أُحْصِرَ فِيهِ أَوْ يَصُومُ أَوْ يَتَصَدَّقُ وَ الصَّوْمُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ وَ الصَّدَقَةُ عَلَى سِتَّةِ مَسَاكِينَ نِصْفُ صَاعٍ لِكُلِّ مِسْكِينٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one becomes al-Mahsur (confined) and sends his offering then his head annoys him before the offering is slaughtered, he must slaughter a sheep wherever he is. Alternatively, he must fast or give charity. Fasting is three days and charity is to feed six destitute people each with a

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَبَّلَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ بَدَنَةٌ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُنْزِلْ وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram and kisses his wife. He (the Imam) said, ‘There is one badanah on him and he must not eat from its meat even if he does not discharge any semen.’”

لَا تَأْكُلْ مِنَ الصَّيْدِ وَ أَنْتَ حَرَامٌ وَ إِنْ كَانَ الَّذِي أَصَابَهُ مُحِلٌّ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ فِدَاءٌ مَا أَتَيْتَهُ بِجَهَالَةٍ إِلَّا الصَّيْدَ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ فِيهِ الْفِدَاءَ بِجَهْلٍ كَانَ أَوْ بِعَمْدٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not eat of the flesh of a prey while you are in the state of Ihram, even if the hunter is not in the state of Ihram. There is no ransom on you because of what you do out of ignorance except hunting, in which case there is ransom, regardless of being done out of ignorance or w

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا أَصَابَ الْمُحْرِمُ الصَّيْدَ فِي الْحَرَمِ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَنْ يَدْفِنَهُ وَ لَا يَأْكُلْهُ أَحَدٌ وَ إِذَا أَصَابَهُ فِي الْحِلِّ فَإِنَّ الْحَلَالَ يَأْكُلُهُ وَ عَلَيْهِ هُوَ الْفِدَاءُ[1].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one who is in the state of Ihram kills a prey in al- Haram (the sacred area) it is proper for him to bury it so no one eats it. If he kills it in non-al-Haram (the sacred area), then those who are not in the state of Ihram can eat it and he owes a kaffarah (expiation).”’

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ أَصَابَ مِنْ صَيْدٍ أَصَابَهُ مُحْرِمٌ وَ هُوَ حَلَالٌ قَالَ فَلْيَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ الْحَلَالُ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ إِنَّمَا الْفِدَاءُ عَلَى الْمُحْرِمِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who in the state of Ihram kills a prey and one who is not in the state of Ihram eats it. He (the Imam) said, ‘One who is not in the state of Ihram can eat it and there is not anything on him but ransom is upon one who is in the state of Ihram/”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ لُحُومِ الْوَحْشِ تُهْدَى إِلَى الرَّجُلِ وَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ صَيْدَهَا وَ لَمْ يَأْمُرْ بِهِ أَ يَأْكُلُهُ قَالَ لَا قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ أَ يَأْكُلُ قَدِيدَ الْوَحْشِ مُحْرِمٌ قَالَ لَا.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the meat of wild animals given as gift, he does not know if it is hunted and he has not commanded it; if he can eat. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot eat it.’ I then asked about qadid (meat dried up in the sun) of wild animals for one in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) sai

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ يُضْطَرُّ فَيَجِدُ الْمَيْتَةَ وَ الصَّيْدَ أَيَّهُمَا يَأْكُلُ قَالَ يَأْكُلُ مِنَ الصَّيْدِ مَا يُحِبُ‌[1] أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ مَالِهِ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ إِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِ الْفِدَاءُ فَلْيَأْكُلْ وَ لْيَفْدِهِ.

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who faces an emergency and there are only carcasses and a prey. Which one can he eat? He (the Imam) said, ’He can eat from the prey as much as he likes to eat from his belongings? I then said, ‘Is it so?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He only owes to pay ransom; he can eat and p

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُضْطَرِّ إِلَى الْمَيْتَةِ وَ هُوَ يَجِدُ الصَّيْدَ قَالَ يَأْكُلُ الصَّيْدَ قُلْتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَلَّ لَهُ الْمَيْتَةَ إِذَا اضْطُرَّ إِلَيْهَا وَ لَمْ يُحِلَّ لَهُ الصَّيْدَ قَالَ تَأْكُلُ مِنْ مَالِكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَوْ مِنْ مَيْتَةٍ قُلْتُ مِنْ مَالِي قَالَ هُوَ مَالُكَ لِأَنَّ عَلَيْكَ فِدَاهُ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدِي مَالٌ قَالَ تَقْتَضِيهِ إِذَا رَجَ

‘I asked Abu 'Abdillah (AS) about the one desperate to the dead (animal carcass), and he can find the hunted prey.' He said: ‘He should eat the hunted prey.' I said, ‘Allah has permitted the animal carcass for him when he is desperate for it, and has not permitted the hunted prey for him?’ He said: ‘Is your eating from

فِي رَجُلٍ اضْطُرَّ إِلَى مَيْتَةٍ وَ صَيْدٍ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ قَالَ يَأْكُلُ الصَّيْدَ وَ يَفْدِي.

“About the case of a man in the state of Ihram who is forced to eat from hunting or carcasses, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that he can eat from hunting and pay the ransom.”

يُثَمِّنُ قِيمَةَ الْهَدْيِ طَعَاماً ثُمَّ يَصُومُ لِكُلِّ مُدٍّ يَوْماً فَإِذَا زَادَتِ الْأَمْدَادُ عَلَى شَهْرَيْنِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَكْثَرُ مِنْهُ‌[1].

“This is about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘. . . or equivalent of it fasting.’ (5:95) Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The offering animal is evaluated with food stuff, then for every mud (a certain measurement) he fasts one day. If the number of mud (a certain measurement) is above the number o

إِذَا أَصَابَ الْمُحْرِمُ الصَّيْدَ وَ لَمْ يَجِدْ مَا يُكَفِّرُ مِنْ مَوْضِعِهِ الَّذِي أَصَابَ فِيهِ الصَّيْدَ قُوِّمَ جَزَاؤُهُ مِنَ النَّعَمِ دَرَاهِمَ ثُمَّ قُوِّمَتِ الدَّرَاهِمُ طَعَاماً لِكُلِّ مِسْكِينٍ نِصْفُ صَاعٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَى الطَّعَامِ صَامَ لِكُلِّ نِصْفِ صَاعٍ يَوْماً[2].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has stated this rule about the following case of hunting. ‘If one in the state of Ihram kills an animal and does not find anything at that place for its expiation, he must evaluate a head of the cattle in terms of dirham. He then must evaluate dirham in terms of foodstuff. He must give half of a

عَلَيْهِ مُدٌّ مِنْ طَعَامٍ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who in the state of Ihram kills a lark, sparrow or al-Sa‘wah (small sparrow). He (the Imam) said, ‘He owes one mud (a certain measurement) of food for each one of them.’”

إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ قَوْمٌ عَلَى صَيْدٍ وَ هُمْ مُحْرِمُونَ فِي صَيْدِهِ أَوْ أَكَلُوا مِنْهُ فَعَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ قِيمَتُهُ‌[3].

‘If a group of people together kill a prey while they are in the state of Ihram or eat from its flesh, each one must pay the cost of such prey.’”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع صَيْدٌ أَكَلَهُ قَوْمٌ مُحْرِمُونَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِمْ شَاةٌ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِي ذَبَحَهُ إِلَّا شَاةٌ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a people who in the state of Ihram eat from the flesh of an animal which is hunted. He (the Imam) said, ‘They owe one sheep and the one who has slaughtered does not owe more than a sheep.’”

لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَصِيدَ الْمُحْرِمُ السَّمَكَ وَ يَأْكُلَ مَالِحَهُ وَ طَرِيَّهُ وَ يَتَزَوَّدَ وَ قَالَ‌ أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ وَ طَعامُهُ‌ مَتاعاً لَكُمْ‌[3] قَالَ مَالِحُهُ الَّذِي يَأْكُلُونَ وَ فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا كُلُّ طَيْرٍ يَكُونُ فِي الْآجَامِ يَبِيضُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَ يُفْرِخُ فِي الْبَرِّ فَهُوَ مِنْ صَيْدِ الْبَرِّ وَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ صَيْدِ الْبَرِّ يَكُونُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَ يَبِيضُ فِي الْبَحْ

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not harmful to catch fish while one is in the state of Ihram and use it for food, regardless if it is salty or fresh. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said, “Hunting from the sea is made lawful for you and sea food is for your supplies.” (5:96) He (the Imam) has said, ‘

سَأَلْتُهُ مِنْ مُحْرِمٍ قَتَلَ جَرَادَةً قَالَ كَفٌّ مِنْ طَعَامٍ وَ إِنْ كَانَ كَثِيراً فَعَلَيْهِ دَمُ شَاةٍ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram and kills a locust. He (the Imam) said, ‘He owes one handful of food, but if they are many then he owes one sheep.’”

مَرَّ عَلِيٌّ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ عَلَى قَوْمٍ يَأْكُلُونَ جَرَاداً فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ أَنْتُمْ مُحْرِمُونَ- فَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا هُوَ مِنْ صَيْدِ الْبَحْرِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ ارْمُوهُ فِي الْمَاءِ إِذاً.

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said that once Ali (a.s.), passed by a people who were eating locusts. He said Tasbih (Allah is free of all defects) and you are in the state of Ihram! They said, ‘It is of the object of hunting from the sea.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If that is the case, then throw them in the sea.’”

لَا يَأْكُلِ الْمُحْرِمُ طَيْرَ الْمَاءِ[2].

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘One in the state of Ihram, must not eat sea birds.’”

سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَكَلَ بَيْضَ حَمَامِ الْحَرَمِ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ لِكُلِّ بَيْضَةٍ دَمٌ وَ عَلَيْهِ ثَمَنُهَا سُدُسُ أَوْ رُبُعُ الدِّرْهَمِ الْوَهْمُ مِنْ صَالِحٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الدِّمَاءَ لَزِمَتْهُ لِأَكْلِهِ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ وَ إِنَّ الْجَزَاءَ لَزِمَهُ لِأَخْذِهِ بَيْضَ حَمَامِ الْحَرَمِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who while in the state of Ihram eats the egg of pigeons of al-Haram (the sacred area). He (the Imam) said, ‘He owes one animal offering for each egg as well as the cost of each egg which is about one-sixth or one-fourth of one dirham in a settlement.’ He (the Imam) then

فِي رَجُلٍ أَكَلَ مِنْ لَحْمِ صَيْدٍ لَا يَدْرِي مَا هُوَ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ دَمُ شَاةٍ.

“About a man who in the state of Ihram eats of the flesh of a prey and does not know what it is, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ’He owes one sheep.’”

سَأَلْتُ الرَّجُلَ‌[3] عَنِ الْمُحْرِمِ يَشْرَبُ الْمَاءَ مِنْ قِرْبَةٍ أَوْ سِقَاءٍ اتُّخِذَ مِنْ جُلُودِ الصَّيْدِ هَلْ يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ أَمْ لَا فَقَالَ يَشْرَبُ مِنْ جُلُودِهَا.

‘He can drink from the skins of the animal that are hunted.’”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع هَلْ نَشْرَبُ وَ نَحْنُ فِي الطَّوَافِ قَالَ نَعَمْ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), if we can drink when performing Tawaf. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, you can do so.”’

إِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَائْتِ الْحَجَرَ الْأَسْوَدَ وَ قَبِّلْهُ وَ اسْتَلِمْهُ أَوْ أَشِرْ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ قَالَ إِنْ قَدَرْتَ أَنْ تَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ إِلَى الصَّفَا فَافْعَلْ وَ تَقُولُ حِينَ تَشْرَبُ- اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ عِلْماً نَافِعاً وَ رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً وَ شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ وَ سُقْمٍ قَالَ وَ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَال

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that after performing two Rak‘at salat (prayer) you should go to the Black Stone, kiss, touch it and point toward it; it should be done.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If you can drink from Zamzam before leaving for al-Safa’, it is better, and when drinking say, ‘O Allah, make it useful knowledg

إِذَا فَرَغَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ طَوَافِهِ وَ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَلْيَأْتِ زَمْزَمَ وَ لْيَسْتَقِ مِنْهُ ذَنُوباً أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ وَ لْيَشْرَبْ مِنْهُ وَ لِيَصُبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَ ظَهْرِهِ وَ بَطْنِهِ وَ يَقُولُ- اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ عِلْماً نَافِعاً وَ رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً وَ شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ وَ سُقْمٍ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ إِلَى الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when a man completes Tawaf and the two Rak‘at salat (prayer), he should go to Zamzam. He should take one or two containers full of water, drink, pour on his h

رَأَيْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِيَ ع لَيْلَةَ الزِّيَارَةِ طَافَ طَوَافَ النِّسَاءِ وَ صَلَّى خَلْفَ الْمَقَامِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ زَمْزَمَ فَاسْتَقَى مِنْهَا بِيَدِهِ بِالدَّلْوِ الَّذِي يَلِي الْحَجَرَ وَ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ وَ صَبَّ عَلَى بَعْضِ جَسَدِهِ ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ فِي زَمْزَمَ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَ أَخْبَرَنِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا أَنَّهُ رَآهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِسَنَةٍ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ.

“I once saw abu Ja‘far, the 2nd (a.s.), in the night of Ziyarat perform Tawaf al-Nisa’. He (the Imam) performed Salat (prayer) behind Maqam (station) of Ibrahim ‘Alayhi al-Salam, then went in Zamzam, took water with his hand with the bucket which is next to al-Hajar, drank from it and poured on certain parts of his bod

أَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ مِنْ إِتْيَانِ الصَّفَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- إِنَّ الصَّفا وَ الْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعائِرِ اللَّهِ‌[1] قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع ثُمَّ اخْرُجْ إِلَى الصَّفَا مِنَ الْبَابِ الَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ هُوَ الْبَابُ الَّذِي يُقَابِلُ الْحَجَرَ الْأَسْوَدَ حَتَّى تَقْطَعَ الْوَادِيَ وَ عَلَيْكَ السَّكِينَةَ وَ الْوَقَارَ فَاصْعَدْ عَلَى ال

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr and Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from af-Fadf ibn Shadhan from Safwan ibn Yahya from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that when the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation

قُلْتُ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ حَجَّتِهِ‌[3] شَيْئاً يَلْزَمُهُ مِنْهُ دَمٌ يُجْزِئُهُ أَنْ يَذْبَحَهُ إِذَا رَجَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَ قَالَ فِيمَا أَعْلَمُ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ وَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع الرَّجُلُ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ حَجَّتِهِ مَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ الدَّمُ وَ لَا يُهَرِيقُهُ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ يُهَرِيقُهُ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ الشَّيْ‌ءَ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who comes out of his al-Hajj owing to slaughter something; if it is sufficient to slaughter when he returns to his family. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes’, and he said as far as I know ‘he must pay it as charity.’ Ishaq has said, ‘I asked abu Ibrahim about a man who owes to sl

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع سُقْتُ فِي الْعُمْرَةِ بَدَنَةً أَيْنَ أَنْحَرُهَا قَالَ بِمَكَّةَ قُلْتُ أَيَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ أُعْطِي مِنْهَا قَالَ كُلْ ثُلُثاً وَ أَهْدِ ثُلُثاً وَ تَصَدَّقْ بِثُلُثٍ‌[4].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about my driving badanah for al-‘Umrah and about where I should slaughter it. He (the Imam) said, ‘Slaughter it in Makkah.’ I then asked, ‘What should I give from it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Eat one-third, gift one third and give as charity one-third.’”

إِنْ نُتِجَتْ بَدَنَتُكَ فَاحْلُبْهَا مَا لَا يُضِرُّ بِوَلَدِهَا ثُمَّ انْحَرْهُمَا جَمِيعاً قُلْتُ أَشْرَبُ مِنْ لَبَنِهَا وَ أَسْقِي قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ قَالَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع كَانَ إِذَا رَأَى أُنَاساً يَمْشُونَ قَدْ جَهَدَهُمُ الْمَشْيُ حَمَلَهُمْ عَلَى بُدْنِهِ وَ قَالَ إِنْ ضَلَّتْ رَاحِلَةُ الرَّجُلِ أَوْ هَلَكَتْ وَ مَعَهُ هَدْيٌ فَلْيَرْكَبْ عَلَى هَدْيِهِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a badanah gives birth you can milk it without harming its young. You then can slaughter both of them.’ I then asked, ‘Can I drink its milk and give to others?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, you can do so.’ He (the Imam) said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), on seeing people exhausted bec

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْبَدَنَةِ تُنْتَجُ أَ نَحْلُبُهَا قَالَ احْلُبْهَا حَلْباً غَيْرَ مُضِرٍّ بِالْوَلَدِ ثُمَّ انْحَرْهُمَا جَمِيعاً قُلْتُ يَشْرَبُ مِنْ لَبَنِهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ يَسْقِي إِنْ شَاءَ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a badanah that gives birth; if it is permissible to milk it. He (the Imam) said, ‘You can milk it without harming its young. You then can slaughter both of them.’ I asked, ‘Can its milk be used for drinking?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, you can do so and give to others.’