The Rare Ahadith

لِأَنَّ الْكَعْبَةَ بَيْتُهُ وَ الْحَرَمَ بَابُهُ فَلَمَّا قَصَدُوهُ وَافِدِينَ وَقَفَهُمْ بِالْبَابِ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ قِيلَ لَهُ فَالْمَشْعَرُ الْحَرَامُ لِمَ صَارَ فِي الْحَرَمِ قَالَ لِأَنَّهُ لَمَّا أَذِنَ لَهُمْ بِالدُّخُولِ وَقَفَهُمْ بِالْحِجَابِ الثَّانِي فَلَمَّا طَالَ تَضَرُّعُهُمْ بِهَا أَذِنَ لَهُمْ لِتَقْرِيبِ قُرْبَانِهِمْ فَلَمَّا قَضَوْا تَفَثَهُمْ‌[2] تَطَهَّرُوا بِهَا مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ ح

“’Amir al-Mu’minin was asked about staying on the hill, why it is not inside the Sacred area (al- Haram)?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘It is because al-Ka‘bah is His house and al-Haram (the sacred area) is its door. When people wanted to come to His House, He made them stand, wait at the door and appeal for permission.’ It

إِنَّ الْمُزْدَلِفَةَ أَكْثَرُ بِلَادِ اللَّهِ هَوَامّاً فَإِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ التَّرْوِيَةِ نَادَى مُنَادٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْهَوَامِّ ارْحَلْنَ عَنْ وَفْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَتَخْرُجُ فِي الْجِبَالِ فَتَسَعُهَا حَيْثُ لَا تُرَى فَإِذَا انْصَرَفَ الْحَاجُّ عَادَتْ.

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Al-Muzdalifah had more insects than other lands of Allah. On the night of al-Tarwiyah, it was announced from Allah, ‘O insects, move away from where delegations to Allah are about to pass.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The insects move in the hills in a way that they are not seen. When al-Hajj (p