The Hajj of Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam

إِنَّ آدَمَ ع‌ لَمَّا أُهْبِطَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ أُهْبِطَ عَلَى الصَّفَا وَ لِذَلِكَ سُمِّيَ الصَّفَا لِأَنَّ الْمُصْطَفَى هَبَطَ عَلَيْهِ فَقُطِعَ لِلْجَبَلِ اسْمٌ مِنِ اسْمِ آدَمَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفى‌ آدَمَ وَ نُوحاً وَ آلَ إِبْراهِيمَ وَ آلَ عِمْرانَ عَلَى الْعالَمِينَ‌[1] وَ أُهْبِطَتْ حَوَّاءُ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَتِ الْمَرْوَةُ مَرْوَةً لِأَنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ هَبَطَت

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Adam landed on al-Safa’ and it is called al- Safa’; al-Mustafa (the chosen one) landed there. For this reason it is called (al-Safa’); it is derived from Adam’s name al-Mustafa’ (the chosen one) as Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, has said, “Allah chose Adam and No

لَمَّا طَافَ آدَمُ بِالْبَيْتِ وَ انْتَهَى إِلَى الْمُلْتَزَمِ قَالَ لَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع يَا آدَمُ أَقِرَّ لِرَبِّكَ بِذُنُوبِكَ فِي هَذَا الْمَكَانِ قَالَ فَوَقَفَ آدَمُ ع فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ لِكُلِّ عَامِلٍ أَجْراً وَ قَدْ عَمِلْتُ فَمَا أَجْرِي فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ يَا آدَمُ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ ذَنْبَكَ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ وَ لِوُلْدِي أَوْ لِذُرِّيَّتِي فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ يَا

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar and Jamil ibn Salih who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Adam performed Tawaf around the House and ended by al-Multazam, Jibril said to him, “O Adam, (you must) confess your sins before your L

لَمَّا أَفَاضَ آدَمُ مِنْ مِنًى تَلَقَّتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ فَقَالُوا يَا آدَمُ بُرَّ حَجُّكَ‌[2] أَمَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ حَجَجْنَا هَذَا الْبَيْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَحُجَّهُ بِأَلْفَيْ عَامٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Adam left Mina (for Makkah), the angels met him saying, “Good for you is your Hajj; however, we have performed Hajj around this House two thousand years before your Hajj.’””

رَأَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فِيمَا بَيْنَ الْبَابِ وَ الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَداً مِنْكُمْ صَلَّى فِي هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ فَقَالَ هَذَا الْمَكَانُ الَّذِي تِيبَ عَلَى آدَمَ فِيهِ.

“Abu Bilal al-Makkiy narrated to me saying, ‘I saw abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), doing Tawaf around the House then say two Rak‘at salat (prayer) between the door and the Black Stone. I asked him, “I have not seen anyone of you say salat (prayer) at this place.’” He (the Imam) said, “This is the place where Adam received atten

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ آدَمَ حَيْثُ حَجَّ بِمَا حَلَقَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع بِيَاقُوتَةٍ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَمَرَّهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَتَنَاثَرَ شَعْرُهُ.

“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), ’How did Adam (a.s.), perform Hajj and with what did he shave his head?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘ Jibril descended with a piece of ruby from paradise, brushed his head with it and his hairs fell off.’”