The Extra in the Expenses of al-Hajj

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا رَبِحَ الرِّبْحَ أَخَذَ مِنْهُ الشَّيْ‌ءَ فَعَزَلَهُ فَقَالَ هَذَا لِلْحَجِّ وَ إِذَا رَبِحَ أَخَذَ مِنْهُ وَ قَالَ هَذَا لِلْحَجِّ جَاءَ إِبَّانُ الْحَجِّ وَ قَدِ اجْتَمَعَتْ لَهُ نَفَقَةٌ عَزَمَ اللَّهَ فَخَرَجَ‌[2] وَ لَكِنْ أَحَدُكُمْ يَرْبَحُ الرِّبْحَ فَيُنْفِقُهُ فَإِذَا جَاءَ إِبَّانُ الْحَجِّ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُخْرِجَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ رَأْسِ مَالِهِ

“I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘If one of you whenever earning a certain profit, deducts a certain amount for the expenses of al-Hajj by the season of al-Hajj, he can have all of the expense for al-Hajj ready. He then can leave (to perform al-Hajj of the House of Allah). On the other hand, without such deduction

قَالَ لَهُ‌ يَا فُلَانُ أَقْلِلِ النَّفَقَةَ فِي الْحَجِّ تَنْشَطْ لِلْحَجِّ وَ لَا تُكْثِرِ النَّفَقَةَ فِي الْحَجِ‌[3] فَتَمَلَّ الْحَجَّ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that he (the Imam) said to him (the narrator), ‘O so and so, reduce the expenses of al-Hajj; you will be more motivated for al-Hajj. You must not be an over- spender; that will reduce your interest in performing al-Hajj. ‘“

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ص لَيَنْقَطِعُ رِكَابُهُ فِي طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ فَيَشُدُّهُ بِخُوصَةٍ[4] لِيُهَوِّنَ الْحَجَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ.

‘On his way to al-Hajj, ’Amir al-Muminin (a.s.), would mend a damaged stirrup of his transportation animal with palm tree fibers to make al-Hajj easier for him. ‘“

الْهَدِيَّةُ مِنْ نَفَقَةِ الْحَجِ‌[5].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that gifts are out of the expenses of al-Hajj.”

هَدِيَّةُ الْحَجِّ مِنَ الْحَجِّ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that gifts from al-Hajj are out of the expenses of al-Hajj.”