The Case of Performing Tawaf of al-Hajj of al-Tamattu 4 Before Going Out to Mina

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنِ الْمُتَمَتِّعِ إِذَا كَانَ شَيْخاً كَبِيراً أَوِ امْرَأَةً تَخَافُ الْحَيْضَ تُعَجِّلُ طَوَافَ الْحَجِّ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ مِنًى فَقَالَ نَعَمْ مَنْ كَانَ هَكَذَا يُعَجِّلُ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُحْرِمُ بِالْحَجِّ مِنْ مَكَّةَ ثُمَّ يَرَى الْبَيْتَ خَالِياً فَيَطُوفُ بِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَقَالَ لَا قُلْتُ الْمُفْرِدُ بِالْحَجِّ إِذَا طَافَ بِالْبَ

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is for al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) and he is an old man, or a woman who is afraid of experiencing Hayd (menses); if such people can perform Tawaf earlier before going to Mina’. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, those who are as such must do it earlier/ I then asked hi

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَدْخُلُ مَكَّةَ وَ مَعَهُ نِسَاءٌ قَدْ أَمَرَهُنَّ فَتَمَتَّعْنَ قَبْلَ التَّرْوِيَةِ بِيَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ فَخَشِيَ عَلَى بَعْضِهِنَّ الْحَيْضَ فَقَالَ إِذَا فَرَغْنَ مِنْ مُتْعَتِهِنَ‌ وَ أَحْلَلْنَ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى الَّتِي يَخَافُ عَلَيْهَا الْحَيْضَ فَيَأْمُرُهَا تَغْتَسِلُ وَ تُهِلُّ بِالْحَجِّ مِنْ مَكَانِهَا ثُمَّ تَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ وَ بِالصَّفَا وَ

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who enters Makkah in the company of women whom he instructs to perform al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) to enjoy the advantage one or two or three days before al-Tarwiyah (eight of Dhu al-Hajj ah) and is afraid about certain ones among them for experiencing Hayd (menses

لَا بَأْسَ بِتَعْجِيلِ الطَّوَافِ لِلشَّيْخِ الْكَبِيرِ وَ الْمَرْأَةِ تَخَافُ الْحَيْضَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ إِلَى مِنًى.

‘There is no harm for an old man and a woman who is afraid of experiencing menses to perform Tawaf before leaving for Mina’ (meaning, they're allowed to do it).’

قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ كَانَ مُتَمَتِّعاً وَ أَهَلَّ بِالْحَجِّ قَالَ لَا يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ عَرَفَاتٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ طَافَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ مِنًى مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ فَلَا يَعْتَدَّ بِذَلِكَ الطَّوَافِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is for al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) and has said Talbiyah for al-Hajj. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must not perform Tawaf until he attends ‘Arafah; if he performs Tawaf before attending Mina’ without illness, that Tawaf is not counted.’”

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يُعَجِّلَ الشَّيْخُ الْكَبِيرُ وَ الْمَرِيضُ وَ الْمَرْأَةُ وَ الْمَعْلُولُ طَوَافَ الْحَجِّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ إِلَى مِنًى.

‘It is not harmful for old people, people suffering from illness, women and people with defect to perform Tawaf before leaving for Mina”