The Obligation of Fasting for One Who Performs al-Hajj al-Tamattu’ but Cannot Find an Offering

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُتَمَتِّعِ لَا يَجِدُ الْهَدْيَ قَالَ يَصُومُ قَبْلَ التَّرْوِيَةِ بِيَوْمٍ وَ يَوْمَ التَّرْوِيَةِ وَ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ قَدِمَ يَوْمَ التَّرْوِيَةِ قَالَ يَصُومُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ بَعْدَ التَّشْرِيقِ قُلْتُ لَمْ يُقِمْ عَلَيْهِ جَمَّالُهُ قَالَ يَصُومُ يَوْمَ الْحَصْبَةِ وَ بَعْدَهُ يَوْمَيْنِ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ مَا الْحَصْبَةُ قَالَ يَوْمُ نَفْرِهِ قُلْتُ يَصُوم

“I once asked abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about a man who is for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) but does not find an offering-animal. He (the Imam) said, ’He must fast before al-Tarwiyah (eight of Dhu al-Hajjah) on the day of al-Tarwiyah and on the day of ‘Arafah. I then said that he has arrived on the day of Tarwiyah. He (the Im

مَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ هَدْياً وَ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُقَدِّمَ الثَّلَاثَةَ الْأَيَّامِ فِي أَوَّلِ الْعَشْرِ فَلَا بَأْسَ.

‘One who cannot find an offering and likes to fast the three days during the first ten days, it is not an offense for him to do so.”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ مُتَمَتِّعٍ لَمْ يَجِدْ هَدْياً قَالَ يَصُومُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْحَجِّ يَوْماً قَبْلَ التَّرْوِيَةِ وَ يَوْمَ التَّرْوِيَةِ وَ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ فَاتَهُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ يَتَسَحَّرُ لَيْلَةَ الْحَصْبَةِ[1] وَ يَصُومُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ وَ يَوْمَيْنِ بَعْدَهُ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُقِمْ عَلَيْهِ جَمَّالُهُ أَ يَصُومُهَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ قَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ صَامَهَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ وَ إِنْ شَ

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) and does not find offering-animal. He (the Imam) said, ‘He is required to fast three days in al-Hajj, one day before al-Tarwiyah (eight of Dhu al-Hajj ah), on the day of al-Tarwiyah and on the day of ‘Arafah.’ I then asked, ‘What is

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ مُتَمَتِّعٍ يَدْخُلُ يَوْمَ التَّرْوِيَةِ وَ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ هَدْيٌ قَالَ فَلَا يَصُومُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ وَ لَا يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ وَ يَتَسَحَّرُ لَيْلَةَ الْحَصْبَةِ فَيُصْبِحُ صَائِماً وَ هُوَ يَوْمُ النَّفْرِ وَ يَصُومُ يَوْمَيْنِ بَعْدَهُ‌[3].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous), arrives on the day of al-Tarwiyah (eight of Dhu al-Hajj ah) and he does not have offering animal with him. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must not fast that day or on the day of ‘Arafah. He can eat food before dawn on the day of al-Hasabah

قُلْتُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ‌ تَمَتَّعَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ إِلَى الْحَجِ‌ فِي عَيْبَتِهِ ثِيَابٌ لَهُ يَبِيعُ مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ وَ يَشْتَرِي هَدْيَهُ قَالَ لَا هَذَا يَتَزَيَّنُ بِهِ الْمُؤْمِنُ يَصُومُ وَ لَا يَأْخُذُ شَيْئاً مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), about a man who is for al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous), and has clothes in his bag; if he can sell them and buy offering animal from the sale of the clothes. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, believers dress up with clothes. He must fast and must not take anything from his clothe

يُخَلِّفُ الثَّمَنَ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ وَ يَأْمُرُ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي لَهُ وَ يَذْبَحُ عَنْهُ وَ هُوَ يُجْزِئُ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ مَضَى ذُو الْحِجَّةِ أَخَّرَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى قَابِلٍ مِنْ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ.

“This is about the case of a man for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) who is able to pay but cannot find offering animal. Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He must leave the cost of the offering animal with someone in Makkah. He must instruct him to buy an offering animal and slaughter it for him. This is sufficient. If it

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ مُتَمَتِّعٍ كَانَ مَعَهُ ثَمَنُ هَدْيٍ وَ هُوَ يَجِدُ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ- الَّذِي مَعَهُ هَدْياً فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَتَوَانَى وَ يُؤَخِّرُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ آخِرُ النَّهَارِ غَلَتِ الْغَنَمُ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ أَنْ يَشْتَرِيَ بِالَّذِي مَعَهُ هَدْياً قَالَ يَصُومُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ بَعْدَ أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) who has enough funds for the offering animal available but he delays until the evening when prices become high and the funds that he has now are not enough to buy what he could buy earlier in the day. He (the Imam) said, ‘He is required to f

سَأَلْتُهُ‌[1] عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَمَتَّعَ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ هَدْياً فَصَامَ الثَّلَاثَةَ الْأَيَّامِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى نُسُكَهُ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يُقِيمَ بِمَكَّةَ قَالَ يَنْتَظِرُ مَقْدَمَ أَهْلِ بِلَادِهِ فَإِذَا ظَنَّ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ دَخَلُوا فَلْيَصُمِ السَّبْعَةَ الْأَيَّامِ.

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about a man for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) who could not find an offering animal and he fasted the three days. When he completed the acts of his al- Hajj he found out that he needed to remain in Makkah. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must wait for the arrival of the people from his town an

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَمَتَّعَ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ مَا يُهْدِي بِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ النَّفْرِ وَجَدَ ثَمَنَ شَاةٍ أَ يَذْبَحُ أَوْ يَصُومُ قَالَ بَلْ يَصُومُ فَإِنَّ أَيَّامَ الذَّبْحِ قَدْ مَضَتْ‌[2].

‘He must fast; the days for slaughtering have passed.’”

مَنْ لَمْ يَصُمْ فِي ذِي الْحِجَّةِ حَتَّى يُهَلَّ هِلَالُ الْمُحَرَّمِ فَعَلَيْهِ دَمُ شَاةٍ وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ صَوْمٌ وَ يَذْبَحُهُ بِمِنًى.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One who does not fast in Dhu al-Hajjah until it is the month of Muharram, he owes one sheep to slaughter and fasting is not obligatory on him, he must slaughter it in Mina’.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ مُتَمَتِّعٍ صَامَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْحَجِّ ثُمَّ أَصَابَ هَدْياً يَوْمَ خَرَجَ مِنْ مِنًى قَالَ أَجْزَأَهُ صِيَامُهُ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) who fasts for three days and on the day of departure finds an offering animal. He (the Imam) said, ‘His fast is sufficient.’”

مَنْ مَاتَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ هَدْيٌ لِمُتْعَتِهِ فَلْيَصُمْ عَنْهُ وَلِيُّهُ

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘If one who did not have an offering animal for his al- Tamattu‘ (advantageous), dies; it becomes obligatory on his guardian to fast on his behalf.’”

أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَتَمَتَّعُ‌ بِالْعُمْرَةِ إِلَى الْحَجِ‌ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ هَدْيٌ فَصَامَ‌ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْحَجِّ ثُمَّ مَاتَ بَعْدَ مَا رَجَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَصُومَ السَّبْعَةَ الْأَيَّامِ أَ عَلَى وَلِيِّهِ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ عَنْهُ قَالَ مَا أَرَى عَلَيْهِ قَضَاءً[1].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man for al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) who did not have an animal for offering. Therefore, he fasted for three days in al-Hajj : then he died after returning to his family and before fasting the seven days: if it was obligatory on his guardian to fast on his behalf. He (

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَمَتَّعَ وَ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ مَا يَشْتَرِي بِهِ هَدْياً فَلَمَّا أَنْ صَامَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْحَجِّ أَيْسَرَ أَ يَشْتَرِي هَدْياً فَيَنْحَرُهُ أَوْ يَدَعُ ذَلِكَ وَ يَصُومُ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ إِذَا رَجَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ قَالَ يَشْتَرِي هَدْياً فَيَنْحَرُهُ وَ يَكُونُ صِيَامُهُ الَّذِي صَامَهُ نَافِلَةً لَهُ‌[2].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) who does not have anything to buy an animal for offering. He fasts three days in al-Hajj but then it becomes possible for him to buy an animal for offering. Must he buy an animal for offering and slaughter it or leave it alone and fast the

كَمَالُهَا كَمَالُ الْأُضْحِيَّةِ[5].

“This is about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘If he cannot find (offering) he must fast three days in al-Hajj and seven days when you return and this becomes ten complete.’ (2:196) He (the Imam) (a.s.), said that completing fasting is completing the offering obligation.’”

قُلْتُ لِلرِّضَا ع الْمُتَمَتِّعُ يَقْدَمُ وَ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ هَدْيٌ أَ يَصُومُ مَا لَمْ يَجِبْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ يَصْبِرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ النَّحْرِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُصِبْ فَهُوَ مِمَّنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ[6].

“I once asked al-Rida’ (a.s.), about a man for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) who arrives but does not have any animal for offering with him; if he can fast before the time to slaughter the offering. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must wait until the day of al-Nahr (slaughtering the offering, 10th of Dhu al- Hajjah); and if he di