Hajj & Pilgrimage

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ يَزِيدَ بْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَ هُوَ يُرِيدُ الْحَجَ‌[2] فَبَعَثَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ‌ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَزِيدُ أَ تُقِرُّ لِي أَنَّكَ عَبْدٌ لِي إِنْ شِئْتُ بِعْتُكَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتُ اسْتَرْقَيْتُكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ وَ اللَّهِ يَا يَزِيدُ مَا أَنْتَ بِأَكْرَمَ مِنِّي فِي قُرَيْشٍ حَسَباً وَ لَا كَانَ أَبُوكَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَبِي فِي الْجَاهِلِي

‘Yazid Ibn Muawiya (la) entered Al-Medina and he wanted to perform the Pilgrimage. So he sent for a man from Quraysh who came to him. So Yazid (la) said to him, ‘Do you accept that you are my slave, and if I wish I can sell you, and if I wish I can promote you?’ So the man said to him (la), ‘You are no more prestigious

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع ابْتِدَاءً مِنْهُ أَحْبَبْتُمُونَا وَ أَبْغَضَنَا النَّاسُ وَ صَدَّقْتُمُونَا وَ كَذَّبَنَا النَّاسُ وَ وَصَلْتُمُونَا وَ جَفَانَا النَّاسُ فَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ مَحْيَاكُمْ مَحْيَانَا وَ مَمَاتَكُمْ مَمَاتَنَا[2]- أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا بَيْنَ الرَّجُلِ وَ بَيْنَ أَنْ يُقِرَّ اللَّهُ عَيْنَهُ‌[3] إِلَّا أَنْ تَبْلُغَ نَفْسُهُ هَذَا الْمَكَانَ وَ أَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى حَلْقِهِ فَمَدَّ الْج

‘You have loved us (asws) whilst the people have hated us (asws), and you have ratified us (asws) whilst the people have belied us (asws), and you have submitted to us (asws) whilst the people have been disloyal to us (asws). So Allah (azwj) has Made your lives to be our (asws), and your deaths to be like our (asws) pa

نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْمَوْقِفِ وَ النَّاسُ فِيهِ كَثِيرٌ فَدَنَوْتُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْمَوْقِفِ لَكَثِيرٌ قَالَ فَصَرَفَ بِبَصَرِهِ فَأَدَارَهُ فِيهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ ادْنُ مِنِّي يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ غُثَاءٌ[2] يَأْتِي بِهِ الْمَوْجُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ لَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا الْحَجُّ إِلَّا لَكُمْ لَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا مِنْكُمْ.

I looked towards the pausing station (during the Pilgrimage) and there were a lot of people in it. So I approached Abu Abdullah (asws) and said to him (asws) that, ‘The people at the Pausing station are so many (in numbers)’. He (asws) look around and pondered over them, then said: ‘Come closer to me (asws), O Abu Abdu

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ قَائِمَنَا إِذَا قَامَ مَدَّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِشِيعَتِنَا فِي أَسْمَاعِهِمْ وَ أَبْصَارِهِمْ حَتَّى لَا يَكُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ الْقَائِمِ بَرِيدٌ[1] يُكَلِّمُهُمُ فَيَسْمَعُونَ وَ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ فِي مَكَانِهِ.

329. Abu Ali Al-Ashary, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Al-kufy, from Al-Abbas Bin Aamir, from Al-Rabi’e Bin Muhammad Al-Muslyy, from Abu Al-Rabi’e who said: I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying that: ‘When our Qaim (asws) makes a stand, Allah (azwj) will extend the hearing of our (asws) Shites, and their vision to the extent tha

صَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْمِنْبَرَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَذْهَبَ عَنْكُمْ نَخْوَةَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَ تَفَاخُرَهَا بِآبَائِهَا أَلَا إِنَّكُمْ مِنْ آدَمَ ع وَ آدَمُ مِنْ طِينٍ أَلَا إِنَّ خَيْرَ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ عَبْدٌ اتَّقَاهُ إِنَّ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ لَيْسَتْ بِأَبٍ وَالِدٍ وَ لَكِنَّهَا لِسَانٌ نَاطِقٌ فَمَنْ قَصُرَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُبْلِغْهُ حَسَبُهُ‌[2] أَلَا إِنَّ

342. Hannaan, from his father, who has said: Abu Ja’far (asws) having said: ‘The Rasool Allah (saww) ascended the Pulpit on the day of victory over Makkah, so he (saww) said: ‘O you people! Allah (azwj) has Taken away from you the pride of the era of the ignorance, and what you are boasting of with regards to your fore

تَعَرَّضَ رَجُلٌ‌[1] مِنْ وُلْدِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ بِجَارِيَةِ رَجُلٍ عَقِيلِيٍّ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ‌[2] إِنَّ هَذَا الْعُمَرِيَّ قَدْ آذَانِي فَقَالَ لَهَا عِدِيهِ وَ أَدْخِلِيهِ الدِّهْلِيزَ فَأَدْخَلَتْهُ فَشَدَّ عَلَيْهِ‌[3] فَقَتَلَهُ وَ أَلْقَاهُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَاجْتَمَعَ الْبَكْرِيُّونَ وَ الْعُمَرِيُّونَ وَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّونَ وَ قَالُوا مَا لِصَاحِبِنَا كُفْوٌ لَنْ نَقْتُلَ بِهِ إِلَّا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّ

A man from the children of Umar Bin Al-Khattaab exposed (molested) a maid of an Uqeyli man. So she said to him, It was this Umary who has hurt me’. So he said to her, ‘Let him come into the corridor’. So she let him in, and he pounced hard and killed him, and threw his body onto the street’ So the Bakries, and Umaries,

دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ فَرَأَيْتُ مَوْلًى لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَمِلْتُ إِلَيْهِ لِأَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَإِذَا أَنَا بِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع سَاجِداً فَانْتَظَرْتُهُ طَوِيلًا فَطَالَ سُجُودُهُ عَلَيَّ فَقُمْتُ وَ صَلَّيْتُ رَكَعَاتٍ وَ انْصَرَفْتُ وَ هُوَ بَعْدُ سَاجِدٌ فَسَأَلْتُ مَوْلَاهُ مَتَى سَجَدَ فَقَالَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنَا فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ كَلَامِي رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمّ

I came up to the Sacred Masjid, so I saw a slave of Abu Abdullah (asws). So I went to him to ask him about Abu Abdullah (asws) and I saw that Abu Abdullah (asws) was in prostration. So I waited for him (asws) for a long time as his (asws) prostration was prolonged. So I stood up and Prayed some cycles of Salat and fini

دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع- الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ وَ هُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَيَّ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى النَّاسِ وَ نَحْنُ عَلَى بَابِ بَنِي شَيْبَةَ فَقَالَ يَا فُضَيْلُ هَكَذَا كَانَ يَطُوفُونَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ حَقّاً وَ لَا يَدِينُونَ دِيناً يَا فُضَيْلُ انْظُرْ إِلَيْهِمْ مُكِبِّينَ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ خَلْقٍ مَسْخُورٍ بِهِمْ مُكِبِّينَ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ‌[3] ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْ

I entered the Sacred Masjid with Abu Ja’far (asws), he (asws) was leaning (on a stick) and after looking around at the people whilst we were at the Door of the Clan of Shaeba, he (asws) said: ‘O Fazeyl, this is how they used to circumambulate during the era of ignorance, not understanding the truth, nor having a Religi

أَ لَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ كَيْفَ كَانَ إِسْلَامُ سَلْمَانَ وَ أَبِي ذَرٍّ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَ أَخْطَأَ أَمَّا إِسْلَامُ سَلْمَانَ فَقَدْ عَرَفْتُهُ فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِإِسْلَامِ أَبِي ذَرٍّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبَا ذَرٍّ كَانَ فِي بَطْنِ مَرٍّ[1] يَرْعَى غَنَماً لَهُ فَأَتَى ذِئْبٌ عَنْ يَمِينِ غَنَمِهِ فَهَشَّ بِعَصَاهُ عَلَى الذِّئْبِ فَجَاءَ الذِّئْبُ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ فَهَشَّ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو ذَرٍّ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَبُو ذَرٍّ مَا

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘Shall I (asws) not inform you of how Salman (ar) and Abu Dharr (ar) (brought Islam)?’ So a man interrupted hastily and said, ‘As for the Islam of Salman (ar), so I have understood it. Inform me of the Islam of Abu Dharr (ar)’. So he (asws) said: ‘Abu Dharr (ar) was in the middle of tendin

كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِذَا سَافَرَ إِلَى الْحَجِّ وَ الْعُمْرَةِ تَزَوَّدَ مِنْ أَطْيَبِ الزَّادِ مِنَ اللَّوْزِ وَ السُّكَّرِ وَ السَّوِيقِ الْمُحَمَّصِ وَ الْمُحَلَّى.

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘Whenever Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husayn (asws) used to travel to the Pilgrimage and the Umra, would provide himself (asws) with good provisions from the almonds, and the sugar, and the roasted and sweetened stem (beans)’.

دَخَلَ قَتَادَةُ بْنُ دِعَامَةَ[1] عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فَقَالَ يَا قَتَادَةُ أَنْتَ فَقِيهُ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا يَزْعُمُونَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تُفَسِّرُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَالَ لَهُ قَتَادَةُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع بِعِلْمٍ تُفَسِّرُهُ أَمْ بِجَهْلٍ قَالَ لَا بِعِلْمٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تُفَسِّرُهُ بِعِلْمٍ فَأَنْتَ أَنْتَ‌[2] وَ أَنَا أَسْأَ

Qatada Bin Da’ama came up to Abu Ja’far (asws), so he (asws) said: ‘O Qatada! Are you a Faqih (Jurist) of the people of Basra?’ He said, ‘That is what they are alleging’. Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘It has reached me (asws) that you are explaining the Quran’. Qatada said to him (asws), ‘Yes’. So Abu Ja’far (asws) said to

لَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي غَزْوَةِ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ خَرَجَ فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي أَحْرَمَ فِيهِ أَحْرَمُوا وَ لَبِسُوا السِّلَاحَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَدْ أَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِ- خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ لِيَرُدَّهُ قَالَ ابْغُونِي‌[3] رَجُلًا يَأْخُذُنِي عَلَى غَيْرِ هَذَا الطَّرِيقِ فَأُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ أَوْ مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ[4] فَسَأَلَهُ

When the Messenger of Allah (saww) set out for the Battle of Hudaybiyyah, he departed in the month of Dhu al-Qa'dah. When he reached the place where he intended to enter the state of ihram, they all entered ihram and donned their weapons. When news reached him that the polytheists had sent Khalid b. al-Walid to turn hi

كَانَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ ذُو النَّمِرَةِ وَ كَانَ مِنْ أَقْبَحِ النَّاسِ وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ ذُو النَّمِرَةِ مِنْ قُبْحِهِ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ص فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً فِي الْيَوْمِ وَ اللَّيْلَةِ وَ صَوْمَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ إِذَا أَدْرَكْتَهُ وَ الْح

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said: ‘There was a man during the era of the Rasool Allah (saww) called Zu Al-Namrat, and he was from the ugliest of the people and that is why he was named Al-Zu Al-Namrat (Animal face) due to his ugliness. So he came to the Prophet (saww) and said, ‘O Rasool Allah (saww), inform me of what All

سَأَلْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع ابْنُ كَمْ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يَوْمَ أَسْلَمَ فَقَالَ أَ وَ كَانَ كَافِراً قَطُّ إِنَّمَا كَانَ لِعَلِيٍّ ع حَيْثُ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ رَسُولَهُ ص عَشْرُ سِنِينَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ كَافِراً وَ لَقَدْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَ بِرَسُولِهِ ص وَ سَبَقَ النَّاسَ كُلَّهُمْ إِلَى الْإِيمَانِ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِرَسُولِهِ ص وَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ بِ

وَ قَالَ الْعَالِمُ ع‌[1] ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا أَتَّقِي فِيهَا أَحَداً شُرْبُ الْمُسْكِرِ وَ الْمَسْحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ وَ مُتْعَةُ الْحَجِ‌[2].

Hadith.95 - The scholar, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), said: "There are three things in which I do not fear anyone (taqiyya): drinking intoxicants, wiping over the leather socks (khuffs), and the Hajj Tamattu'"

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ الْكَعْبَةَ شَكَتْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَا تَلْقَى مِنْ أَنْفَاسِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَيْهَا قِرِّي يَا كَعْبَةُ فَإِنِّي مُبْدِلُكِ بِهِمْ قَوْماً يَتَنَظَّفُونَ بِقُضْبَانِ الشَّجَرِ فَلَمَّا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- نَبِيَّهُ مُحَمَّداً ص نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع بِالسِّوَاكِ.

Hadith.125 - It has been narrated: "The Kaaba complained to Allah (swt), Mighty and Majestic, about the distress it suffered from the breaths of the polytheists. Allah (swt), Exalted be He, revealed to it: 'Calm yourself, O’ Kaaba, for I will replace them with a people who purify themselves with branches of trees.' Whe

الْغُسْلُ فِي سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ[3] مَوْطِناً- لَيْلَةِ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ لَيْلَةِ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ وَ لَيْلَةِ إِحْدَى وَ عِشْرِينَ- وَ لَيْلَةِ ثَلَاثٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ- وَ فِيهَا يُرْجَى لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ وَ غُسْلُ الْعِيدَيْنِ وَ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ الْحَرَمَيْنِ- وَ يَوْمِ تُحْرِمُ وَ يَوْمِ الزِّيَارَةِ وَ يَوْمِ تَدْخُلُ الْبَيْتَ- وَ يَوْمِ التَّرْوِيَةِ وَ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ وَ إِذَا غَسَّلْتَ مَيِّت

«وَاجِبٌ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ وَ اَلْحَضَرِ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ رُخِّصَ لِلنِّسَاءِ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ لِقِلَّةِ اَلْمَاءِ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْجَنَابَةِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْحَيْضِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْمُسْتَحَاضَةِ وَاجِبٌ وَ إِذَا اِحْتَشَتْ بِالْكُرْسُفِ فَجَازَ اَلدَّمُ اَلْكُرْسُفَ فَعَلَيْهَا اَلْغُسْلُ لِكُلِّ صَلاَتَيْنِ وَ لِلْفَجْرِ غُسْلٌ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَجُزِ اَلدَّمُ اَلْكُرْسُفَ فَعَلَيْهَا اَلْوُضُوءُ لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ وَ غُ

Hadith.176 - Sama’a ibn Mehran asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the Jumu'ah wash (ghusl). Imam (as) said: 'It is obligatory for both travel and residency, except that it has been permitted for women to forgo it during travel due to a shortage of water. The ghusl of janabah (ritual impurity due to sexua

حَلْقُ الرَّأْسِ فِي غَيْرِ حَجٍّ وَ لَا عُمْرَةٍ مُثْلَةٌ لِأَعْدَائِكُمْ وَ جَمَالٌ لَكُمْ. وَ مَعْنَى هَذَا فِي قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ ص حِينَ وَصَفَ الْخَوَارِجَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ وَ عَلَامَتُهُمُ التَّسْبِيدُ[3]. وَ هُوَ الْحَلْقُ وَ تَرْكُ التَّدَهُّنِ[4]

مَنْ مَاتَ مُحْرِماً بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ مُلَبِّياً

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ ضَمِنْتُ لِسِتَّةٍ الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَمَاتَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ- وَ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ يَعُودُ مَرِيضاً فَمَاتَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ- وَ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ مُجَاهِداً فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَمَاتَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ- وَ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ حَاجّاً فَمَاتَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ وَ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ فَمَاتَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ- وَ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ فِي جِنَازَةِ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ فَمَاتَ

Hadith.384 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "I guarantee Paradise for six people: One who goes out to give charity and dies, they shall have Paradise; One who goes out to visit a sick person and dies, they shall have Paradise; One who goes out striving in the way of Allah (swt) and dies

يَبِيعُ مَا أَرَادَ وَ يَهَبُ مَا لَمْ يُرِدْهُ وَ يَسْتَنْفِعُ بِهِ وَ يَطْلُبُ بَرَكَتَهُ قِيلَ أَ يُكَفَّنُ فِيهِ الْمَيِّتُ قَالَ لَا.

Hadith.413 - Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) was asked about a man who had purchased part of the covering of the Kaaba (Kiswah) and used some of it to fulfil a need, while some of it remained with him. He was asked whether it was permissible to sell the remaining part. Imam (as) said: "He may sell what he wants, giv

وَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يُصَلَّى عَنِ الْمَيِّتِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيَكُونُ فِي ضِيقٍ فَيُوَسِّعُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ الضِّيقَ ثُمَّ يُؤْتَى فَيُقَالُ لَهُ خُفِّفَ عَنْكَ هَذَا الضِّيقُ بِصَلَاةِ فُلَانٍ أَخِيكَ عَنْكَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَأُشْرِكُ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ ع إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ لَيَفْرَحُ بِالتَّرَحُّمِ عَلَيْهِ وَ الِ

Hadith.554 - Omar ibn Yazid said: I asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) whether it is permissible to pray on behalf of a deceased person. Imam (as) replied: "Yes, even to the extent that if the deceased is in difficulty, Allah (swt) will alleviate that difficulty through the prayer of his brother for him. Then

وَ قَالَ ع‌ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ فِي قَبْرِهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَ الصَّوْمُ وَ الْحَجُّ وَ الصَّدَقَةُ وَ الْبِرُّ وَ الدُّعَاءُ وَ يُكْتَبُ أَجْرُهُ لِلَّذِي يَفْعَلُهُ وَ لِلْمَيِّتِ.

Hadith.557 - Imam (as) said: "Prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, charity, righteousness, and supplication enter upon the deceased in their grave, and the reward is written for both the one who performs these deeds and the deceased."

لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ع- أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَدَعَنِي عَلَى أَنْ أُكَفِّنَكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ حَجُّ صَرُورَتِنَا[1] وَ مُهُورُ نِسَائِنَا وَ أَكْفَانُنَا مِنْ طَهُورِ أَمْوَالِنَا.

Hadith.577 - It is narrated that Al-Sindi ibn Shahak said to Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) ; "I would like you to allow me to provide your shroud." Imam (as) replied: "We, the people of the household (AhlulBayt (as)), have our pilgrimage, dowries of our women, and shrouds taken from the purity of our

سَأَلْتُ أَبِي سَيِّدَ اَلْعَابِدِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَتِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ جَدِّنَا رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَمَّا عُرِجَ بِهِ إِلَى اَلسَّمَاءِ وَ أَمَرَهُ رَبُّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِخَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً كَيْفَ لَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ اَلتَّخْفِيفَ عَنْ أُمَّتِهِ حَتَّى قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اِرْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ اَلتَّخْفِيفَ فَإِن

"I asked my father, the Master of the Worshippers (Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as)), saying, 'O’ my father, inform me about our grandfather, the Messenger of Allah (sw), when he was taken up to the heavens and his Lord (azj) commanded him with fifty prayers. Why did he not ask for a reduction for his community until Musa

أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ‌ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع مِنْ قَتْلِ الْخَوَارِجِ حَتَّى إِذَا قَطَعْنَا فِي أَرْضِ بَابِلَ-[1] حَضَرَتْ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ فَنَزَلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ نَزَلَ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ هَذِهِ أَرْضٌ مَلْعُونَةٌ قَدْ عُذِّبَتْ فِي الدَّهْرِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَ هِيَ تَتَوَقَّعُ الثَّالِثَةَ وَ هِيَ إِحْدَى الْم

As for after the death of the Prophet: Hadith.611 - It was narrated from Juwayriyah ibn Mus-hir that He said: "We were coming with The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), from the battle with the Khawarij. When we reached the land of Babil (Babylon), the time for Asr prayer approached. The Commander

وَ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ لِلصَّادِقِ ع‌ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الْفَرَائِضِ الَّتِي فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ مَا هِيَ قَالَ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ إِقَامُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ وَ إِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ- وَ صِيَامُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ الْوَلَايَةُ فَمَنْ أَقَامَهُنَّ وَ سَدَّدَ وَ قَارَبَ وَ اجْتَنَبَ ك

Hadith.612 - Sulayman ibn Khalid said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "May I be your ransom! Inform me about the obligations that Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has imposed upon the servants." Imam (as) replied: "Testifying that there is no god but Allah (swt) and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Alla

وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ مَا يَتَوَسَّلُ بِهِ الْمُتَوَسِّلُونَ الْإِيمَانُ بِاللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ كَلِمَةُ الْإِخْلَاصِ فَإِنَّهَا الْفِطْرَةُ وَ إِقَامُ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا الْمِلَّةُ وَ إِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ فَرَائِضِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ الصَّوْمُ فَإِنَّهُ جُنَّةٌ مِنْ عَذَابِهِ وَ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْفَاةٌ لِلْف

Hadith.613 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say: "The best means by which those seeking nearness (to Allah (swt)) may draw near are; Faith in Allah (swt) and His Messenger, Striving in the way of Allah (swt), Word of sincerity (testifying that there is no god but Allah (swt)), for it

وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع‌ صَلَاةٌ فَرِيضَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عِشْرِينَ حَجَّةً وَ حَجَّةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَيْتٍ مَمْلُوءٍ ذَهَباً يُتَصَدَّقُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَفْنَى.

Hadith.630 - It has been narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "An obligatory prayer (fardh) is better than twenty pilgrimages (Hajj), and one Hajj is better than a house filled with gold given in charity until it is depleted."

وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ حَبَسَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى صَلاَةٍ فَرِيضَةٍ يَنْتَظِرُ وَقْتَهَا فَصَلاَّهَا فِي أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا فَأَتَمَّ رُكُوعَهَا وَ سُجُودَهَا وَ خُشُوعَهَا ثُمَّ مَجَّدَ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ عَظَّمَهُ وَ حَمَّدَهُ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ وَقْتُ صَلاَةٍ أُخْرَى لَمْ يَلْغُ بَيْنَهُمَا كَتَبَ اَللَّهُ لَهُ كَأَجْرِ اَلْحَاجِّ وَ اَلْ

Hadith.642 - Imam (as) said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) used to say: "Whoever devotes himself to a prescribed prayer, waiting for its time, then prays it at its first appointed time, completes its bowing (ruku'), prostration (Sujood), and attentiveness (khushu'), and then glorifies, magnifies, and praises Allah (swt)

مَنْ صَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ عَقَّبَ وَ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ كُتِبَتَا لَهُ فِي عِلِّيِّينَ فَإِنْ صَلَّى أَرْبَعاً كُتِبَتْ لَهُ حَجَّةٌ مَبْرُورَةٌ. وَ وَقْتُ الْفَجْرِ حِينَ يَعْتَرِضُ الْفَجْرُ وَ يُضِيءُ حُسْناً وَ يَتَجَلَّلُ الصُّبْحُ السَّمَاءَ وَ يَكُونُ

- مَكَّةُ حَرَمُ اللَّهِ وَ حَرَمُ رَسُولِهِ وَ حَرَمُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع وَ الصَّلَاةُ فِيهَا بِمِائَةِ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ وَ الدِّرْهَمُ فِيهَا بِمِائَةِ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ‌[1] وَ الْمَدِينَةُ حَرَمُ اللَّهِ وَ حَرَمُ رَسُولِهِ- وَ حَرَمُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع الصَّلَاةُ فِيهَا بِعَشَرَةِ آلَافِ صَلَاةٍ وَ الدِّرْهَمُ فِيهَا بِعَشَرَةِ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ الْكُوفَةُ حَرَمُ اللَّهِ وَ حَرَمُ رَسُولِهِ وَ حَ

Hadith.680 - Khalid ibn Maad al-Qalanisi narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "Makkah is the sanctuary of Allah (swt), the sanctuary of His Messenger, and the sanctuary of Ali ibn Abi Talib (as). A prayer performed therein is equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers, and one dirham spent

لِأَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ- الْمَسَاجِدُ الْأَرْبَعَةُ الْمَسْجِدُ الْحَرَامُ- وَ مَسْجِدُ الرَّسُولِ ص- وَ مَسْجِدُ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ- وَ مَسْجِدُ الْكُوفَةِ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ الْفَرِيضَةُ فِيهَا تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً وَ النَّافِلَةُ تَعْدِلُ عُمْرَةً

مَنْ أَتَى مَسْجِدِي مَسْجِدَ قُبَا فَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَجَعَ بِعُمْرَةٍ. وَ كَانَ ع يَأْتِيهِ فَيُصَلِّي فِيهِ بِأَذَانٍ وَ إِقَامَةٍ وَ يُسْتَحَبُّ إِتْيَانُ الْمَسَاجِدِ- بِالْمَدِينَةِ مَسْجِدِ قُبَا- فَإِنَّهُ الْمَسْجِدُ الَّذِي أُسِّسَ عَلَى التَّقْوَى مِنْ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ وَ مَشْرَبَةِ أُمِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ مَسْجِدِ الْفَضِيخِ وَ قُبُورِ الشُّهَدَاءِ بِأُحُدٍ- وَ مَسْجِدِ الْأَحْزَابِ وَ هُوَ مَسْجِدُ

وَ أَمَّا الْجَانِبُ الْآخَرُ فَذَلِكَ مَوْضِعُ فُسْطَاطِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ الَّذِينَ لَمَّا رَأَوْهُ رَافِعاً يَدَهُ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ انْظُرُوا إِلَى عَيْنَيْهِ تَدُورَانِ كَأَنَّهُمَا عَيْنَا مَجْنُونٍ فَنَزَلَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ- وَ إِنْ يَكادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ‌ وَ ما هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعالَمِينَ‌ أ

Hadith.687 - As for the other side (of Mosque of Quba), "That is the location of the tent of the hypocrites. When they saw him (the Prophet) raising his hand, some of them said to one another, 'Look at his eyes; they are turning as if he were a madman.' Then Archangel Jibril (as) descended with this verse: 'Indeed, tho

بَيْنَا نَحْنُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ حَوْلَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ إِذْ قَالَ يَا أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ لَقَدْ حَبَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِمَا لَمْ يَحْبُ بِهِ أَحَداً مِنْ فَضْلِ مُصَلَّاكُمْ بَيْتِ آدَمَ- وَ بَيْتِ نُوحٍ وَ بَيْتِ إِدْرِيسَ وَ مُصَلَّى إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْخَلِيلِ- وَ مُصَلَّى أَخِي الْخَضِرِ ع وَ مُصَلَّايَ وَ إِنَّ مَسْجِدَكُمْ هَذَا لَأَحَدُ الْأَرْبَعَةِ الْمَسَاجِدِ الَّتِي اخْت

Hadith.696 - It has been reported from Al-Asbagh ibn Nubata that He said: One day while we were with Amir al-Mu'minin (as) in the Mosque of Kufa, Imam (as) said: "O’ people of Kufa, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has blessed you with something no one else has been blessed with—the virtue of your place of prayer,

وَ قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ الْحَذَّاءُ وَ مَرَّ بِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَنَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَ الْمَدِينَةِ أَضَعُ الْأَحْجَارَ[2] فَقُلْتُ هَذَا مِنْ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ.

Hadith.704 - Abu Ubaidah Al-Hadha’ said: "Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) passed by me while I was between Makkah and Madinah placing stones. I asked: 'Is this from that?' Imam (as) said: 'Yes.'"

لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ‌[5] وَ رَأَيْتُهُ فِي طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ أَحْيَاناً يَرُشُّ مَوْضِعَ جَبْهَتِهِ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ

Hadith.730 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about praying in the houses of the Magians (Zoroastrians) if they are sprinkled with water, and He said: "There is no harm in it." He then mentioned that he sometimes saw someone on the road to Makkah sprinkling water on the spot where they placed their foreh

لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنْ دِيبَاجِ الْكَعْبَةِ فَيَجْعَلَهُ غِلَافَ مُصْحَفٍ أَوْ يَجْعَلَهُ مُصَلًّى يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ.

Hadith.813 - It was narrated from Mus'ab ibn Abdul Malik al-Basri that He said: "There is no issue in taking (a piece) from the silk covering of the Ka’ba and using it as a cover for a Quran or making it into a prayer mat to pray upon."

قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‌[3] إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى جَعَلَ الْكَعْبَةَ قِبْلَةً لِأَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ وَ جَعَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ قِبْلَةً لِأَهْلِ الْحَرَمِ وَ جَعَلَ الْحَرَمَ قِبْلَةً لِأَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا.

Hadith.844 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said : "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, made the Ka’ba the Qiblah (direction of prayer) for the people of the mosque (Masjid al-Haram), and He made the mosque the Qiblah for the people of the sanctuary (Haram), and He made the sanctuary the Qiblah for the peo

«إِنَّ اَلْحَجَرَ اَلْأَسْوَدَ لَمَّا أُنْزِلَ مِنَ اَلْجَنَّةِ وَ وُضِعَ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ جُعِلَ أَنْصَابُ اَلْحَرَمِ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَحِقَهُ اَلنُّورُ نُورُ اَلْحَجَرِ فَهُوَ عَنْ يَمِينِ اَلْكَعْبَةِ أَرْبَعَةُ أَمْيَالٍ وَ عَنْ يَسَارِهَا ثَمَانِيَةُ أَمْيَالٍ كُلُّهُ اِثْنَا عَشَرَ مِيلاً فَإِذَا اِنْحَرَفَ اَلْإِنْسَانُ ذَاتَ اَلْيَمِينِ خَرَجَ عَنْ حَدِّ اَلْقِبْلَةِ لِقِلَّةِ أَنْصَابِ اَلْحَرَمِ وَ إِذَا اِنْحَرَ

Hadith.845 - Al-Mufaddal ibn Umar asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the deviation of some of our companions to the left from the Qiblah and the reason for it. Imam (as) replied: "When the Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) was brought down from Paradise and placed in its position, the boundaries of the Haram

وَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلصَّادِقِ ع‌ إِنِّي أَكُونُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَ لَا أَهْتَدِي إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ أَ تَعْرِفُ الْكَوْكَبَ الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الْجَدْيَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاجْعَلْهُ عَلَى يَمِينِكَ وَ إِذَا كُنْتَ عَلَى طَرِيقِ الْحَجِّ فَاجْعَلْهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْكَ‌[2].

Hadith.860 - A man said to Imam Al-Sadiq (as): "I am sometimes traveling and cannot determine the Qiblah at night." The Imam asked: "Do you know the star that is called 'al-Jady' (the North Star)?" The man replied: "Yes." The Imam said: "Place it to your right, and if you are on the pilgrimage route, place it between y

لَيْسَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ أَذَانٌ وَ لَا إِقَامَةٌ وَ لَا جُمُعَةٌ وَ لَا اسْتِلَامُ الْحَجَرِ وَ لَا دُخُولُ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ لَا الْهَرْوَلَةُ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ[1] وَ لَا الْحَلْقُ إِنَّمَا يُقَصِّرْنَ مِنْ شُعُورِهِنَّ. وَ رُوِيَ أَنَّهُ يَكْفِيهَا مِنَ التَّقْصِيرِ مِثْلُ طَرَفِ الْأَنْمُلَةِ[2]

فِي رَجُلٍ صَلَّى بِقَوْمٍ مِنْ حِينَ خَرَجُوا مِنْ خُرَاسَانَ حَتَّى قَدِمُوا مَكَّةَ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَهُودِيٌّ أَوْ نَصْرَانِيٌّ قَالَ «لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِعَادَةٌ.

Hadith.1201 - In the book of Ziyad ibn Marwan al-Qandi and in the Nawadir of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, it is narrated that Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said regarding a man who led a group in prayer from the time they left Khurasan until they reached Mecca, and then it was discovered that he was a Jew or a Chris

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ‌ وَ إِذا ضَرَبْتُمْ‌ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُناحٌ أَنْ تَقْصُرُوا مِنَ الصَّلاةِ فَصَارَ التَّقْصِيرُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَاجِباً كَوُجُوبِ التَّمَامِ فِي الْحَضَرِ قَالا قُلْنَا إِنَّمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُناحٌ‌ وَ لَمْ يَقُلْ افْعَلُوا فَكَيْفَ أَوْجَبَ ذَلِكَ كَمَا أَوْجَبَ التَّمَامَ فِي الْحَضَرِ فَقَالَ ع أَ وَ لَيْسَ قَدْ قَالَ اللَّه

Hadith.1265 - It was narrated from Zurarah and Muhammad ibn Muslim that they said: We asked Abu Ja'far (as) about the prayer during travel: how is it and how many units? Imam (as) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, says, 'And when you travel throughout the land, there is no blame upon you for shorteni

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الثَّالِثِ ع أَنَّ لِي جِمَالًا وَ لِي قُوَّامٌ عَلَيْهَا وَ لَسْتُ أَخْرُجُ فِيهَا إِلَّا فِي طَرِيقِ‌

‘I wrote to Imam Al-Hassan Al-Askari (as) saying, "I own camels and have people managing them, but I do not travel with them except when going to Mecca due to my desire for pilgrimage or rarely to some other places. What is required of me when I travel with them? Should I shorten my prayers and break my fast during tra

مِنَ الْأَمْرِ الْمَذْخُورِ[1] إِتْمَامُ الصَّلَاةِ فِي أَرْبَعَةِ مَوَاطِنَ بِمَكَّةَ وَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَ مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ- وَ حَائِرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع[2]

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بِمَكَّةَ وَ الْمَدِينَةِ يُقَصَّرُ أَوْ يُتَمُّ قَالَ قَصِّرْ مَا لَمْ تَعْزِمْ عَلَى مُقَامِ عَشَرَةِ

Hadith.1284 - It is narrated from Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Bazi' from Imam al-Ridha (as) that He said: I asked him about the prayer in Mecca and Medina, whether it should be shortened or completed. Imam (as) said: "Shorten it unless you intend to stay for ten days”.

لَمَّا أَنْ نَفَرْتُ مِنْ مِنًى نَوَيْتُ الْمُقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ فَأَتْمَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ ثُمَّ جَاءَنِي خَبَرٌ مِنَ الْمَنْزِلِ‌[2] فَلَمْ أَجِدْ بُدّاً مِنَ الْمَصِيرِ إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ فَلَمْ أَدْرِ أُتِمُّ أَمْ أُقَصِّرُ وَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَكَّةَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْقِصَّةَ فَقَالَ لِيَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى التَّقْصِيرِ[3].

“When I departed from Mina, I intended to stay in Mecca, so I completed the prayer. Then news came to me from my home, and I found that I had no choice but to return. I was uncertain whether to continue completing my prayers or to shorten them. At that time, Abu al-Hasan (as) was in Mecca, so I approached him and expla