أَوَّلُ مَا يُظْهِرُ الْقَائِمُ مِنَ الْعَدْلِ أَنْ يُنَادِيَ مُنَادِيهِ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ صَاحِبُ النَّافِلَةِ لِصَاحِبِ الْفَرِيضَةِ- الْحَجَرَ الْأَسْوَدَ وَ الطَّوَافَ[1].
“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the first instance of justice that will be practiced after the reappearance of al-Qa’im (a.s.), is that an announcer will announce this, ‘Those who perform optional al-Hajj must give a chance to those performing obligatory al-Hajj to reach the Black Stone.”’
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الطَّوَافِ أَ يَكْتَفِي الرَّجُلُ بِإِحْصَاءِ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ[2].
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man if he can consider counting the number of his Tawaf by his companion as sufficient. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so.’”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْقِرَاءَةُ وَ أَنَا أَطُوفُ أَفْضَلُ أَوْ أَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى قَالَ الْقِرَاءَةُ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ مَرَّ بِسَجْدَةٍ وَ هُوَ يَطُوفُ قَالَ يُومِئُ بِرَأْسِهِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about reading from al-Quran or speaking of Allah, most Blessed, most High, and that which one is more virtuous when I perform Tawaf. He (the Imam) said, ‘Reading is more virtuous.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if one comes across a passage for which Sajdah (prostration) is obligatory
لَا تَطُوفَنَّ بِالْبَيْتِ وَ عَلَيْكَ بُرْطُلَةٌ[4].
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not perform Tawaf wearing burtulah (a certain kind of cap).”’
سَأَلَ أَبَانٌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص طَوَافٌ يُعْرَفُ بِهِ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَطُوفُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ عَشَرَةَ أَسَابِيعَ ثَلَاثَةً أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَ ثَلَاثَةً آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ وَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ وَ اثْنَيْنِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ وَ كَانَ فِيمَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ رَاحَتُهُ.
“Aban once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Is there any kind of Tawaf known as Tawaf of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The Messenger of Allah would, during one night and day, perform ten Tawafs; three in the begi
رَأَيْتُ أُمَّ فَرْوَةَ[1] تَطُوفُ بِالْكَعْبَةِ عَلَيْهَا كِسَاءٌ مُتَنَكِّرَةً فَاسْتَلَمَتِ الْحَجَرَ بِيَدِهَا الْيُسْرَى فَقَالَ لَهَا رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ يَطُوفُ يَا أَمَةَ اللَّهِ أَخْطَأْتِ السُّنَّةَ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّا لَأَغْنِيَاءُ عَنْ عِلْمِكَ.
“I saw ‘Umm Farwah perform Tawaf around the Ka‘bah wearing a colorless gown. She touched the Black Stone with her left hand and a man said, ‘O female servant of Allah, you made a mistake in following the noble tradition (of the Holy Prophet).’ ‘We are not in need of your knowledge,’ she responded.”
قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع أَ تَدْرِي لِمَ سُمِّيَتِ الطَّائِفَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع لَمَّا دَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنْ يَرْزُقَ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ قَطَعَ لَهُمْ قِطْعَةً مِنَ الْأُرْدُنِ[2]- فَأَقْبَلَتْ حَتَّى طَافَتْ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعاً ثُمَّ أَقَرَّهَا اللَّهُ فِي مَوْضِعِهَا وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَتِ الطَّائِفَ لِلطَّوَافِ بِالْبَيْتِ.
“Once abu al-Hassan (a.s.), asked me, ‘Why is the name al-Ta’if?’ I (the narrator) replied, ‘No, I do not know.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘When Ibrahim (a.s.), prayed to his Lord to provide his family with sustenance, Allah cut a piece of land from ’ Adan (a mountain in al-Sham). It came and performed Tawaf around the House
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي أَكُونُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى النَّاسِ يَطُوفُونَ بِالْبَيْتِ وَ أَنَا قَاعِدٌ فَأَغْتَمُّ لِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ يَا زِيَادُ لَا عَلَيْكَ فَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ يَؤُمُّ الْحَجَّ لَا يَزَالُ فِي طَوَافٍ وَ سَعْيٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ.
When a believing person comes out of his home with the intention to perform al-Hajj, he is considered performing Tawaf and Sa‘y all the time until he is back home.’”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ كَانَتْ مَعَهُ صَاحِبَةٌ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ الْقِيَامَ عَلَى رِجْلِهَا فَحَمَلَهَا زَوْجُهَا فِي مَحْمِلٍ فَطَافَ بِهَا طَوَافَ الْفَرِيضَةِ- بِالْبَيْتِ وَ بِالصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ أَ يُجْزِئُهُ ذَلِكَ الطَّوَافُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ طَوَافُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ إِيهاً اللَّهِ إِذاً[3].
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man whose female companion is not able to stand up on her legs so he places her in a carriage and walks with her to perform an obligatory Tawaf around the House and between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah; if it is sufficient for his Tawaf also. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, by Allah it
دَعِ الطَّوَافَ وَ أَنْتَ تَشْتَهِيهِ[1].
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that you should stop performing more Tawaf while you still desire to perform more Tawaf.”
فِي امْرَأَةٍ نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَطُوفَ عَلَى أَرْبَعٍ قَالَ تَطُوفُ أُسْبُوعاً لِيَدَيْهَا وَ أُسْبُوعاً لِرِجْلَيْهَا.
“This is about a woman who had made a vow to perform Tawaf on all-fours; legs and arms. Abu ‘Abd Allah has narrated from his ancestors, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, who have said that Ali, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘She must perform Tawaf (walking around the House) seven times for her legs and seven times for her hands.’”
سَأَلْتُهُ[2] عَنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ دَخَلُوا فِي الطَّوَافِ فَقَالَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ لِصَاحِبِهِ تَحَفَّظُوا الطَّوَافَ فَلَمَّا ظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ فَرَغُوا قَالَ وَاحِدٌ مَعِي سِتَّةُ أَشْوَاطٍ قَالَ إِنْ شَكُّوا كُلُّهُمْ فَلْيَسْتَأْنِفُوا[3] وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَشُكُّوا وَ عَلِمَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَا فِي يَدِهِ فَلْيَبْنُوا.
‘You must keep proper counts of the number of Tawaf.’ When they thought they had completed, one of them said, ‘With me it is six Tawaf.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If all of them doubt they must perform Tawaf again. If they do not have doubts and everyone knows the number of Tawaf with him they follow accordingly.’”
فِي الْمَرْأَةِ تَطُوفُ بِالصَّبِيِّ وَ تَسْعَى بِهِ هَلْ يُجْزِئُ ذَلِكَ عَنْهَا وَ عَنِ الصَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who performs Tawaf with a child and Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah; if this is sufficient for her Tawaf also. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is sufficient.’” (Ahadith 11-13 are best explained in the form of fatwa).
يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ تَطُوفَ ثَلَاثَمِائَةٍ وَ سِتِّينَ أُسْبُوعاً عَدَدَ أَيَّامِ السَّنَةِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَثَلَاثَمِائَةٍ وَ سِتِّينَ شَوْطاً فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَمَا قَدَرْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الطَّوَافِ.
“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that it is preferable to perform three hundred sixty Tawaf (each consisting of seven times walking around the Ka‘bah) equal to the number of days in a year. If you cannot do this, then you should walk three hundred sixty times around the Ka‘bah; and if you cannot do this much also, the
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.”’
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ طَافَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ الْعَضْبَاءِ وَ جَعَلَ يَسْتَلِمُ الْأَرْكَانَ بِمِحْجَنِهِ وَ يُقَبِّلُ الْمِحْجَنَ[4].
‘The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, once performed Tawaf on al-Ghadba’ camel touching the corners with his staff and then kissed the staff.’”
طَوَافٌ فِي الْعَشْرِ[1] أَفْضَلُ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ طَوَافاً فِي الْحَجِّ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Performing a Tawaf on tenth of Dhu al-Hajjah is more virtuous than seventy Tawaf during al-Hajj.’”
قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فِي امْرَأَةٍ نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَطُوفَ عَلَى أَرْبَعٍ فَقَالَ تَطُوفُ أُسْبُوعاً لِيَدَيْهَا وَ أُسْبُوعاً لِرِجْلَيْهَا[2].
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), about a woman who had made a vow to perform Tawaf on all-fours; legs and arms, said, ‘She must perform Tawaf once for her legs and once for her arms.’”