Touching the Black Stone after Performing Two Rak‘at Salat (Prayer), Drinking Water of Zamzam Before Leaving for al-Safa’ and al-Marwah

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