Explanation of al-’Ish‘ar and al-Taqlid

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنِّي قَدِ اشْتَرَيْتُ بَدَنَةً فَكَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ بِهَا فَقَالَ انْطَلِقْ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ مَسْجِدَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَأَفِضْ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَ الْبَسْ ثَوْبَيْكَ ثُمَّ أَنِخْهَا مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ ثُمَّ ادْخُلِ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلِّ ثُمَّ افْرِضْ‌[3] بَعْدَ صَلَاتِكَ ثُمَّ اخْرُجْ إِلَيْهَا فَأَشْعِرْهَا مِنَ الْجَانِبِ الْأَيْمَنِ مِنْ سَنَامِهَا ثُمَّ قُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ اللّ

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about al-Badanah (a camel) that I bought, and what should I do. He (the Imam) said, ‘Take it with you until you reach Masjid al-Shajarah. You must make Ghusl (bath) and put on your two pieces of cloths. Make it kneel down facing the Qiblah (towards the Ka‘bah), then enter the Masji

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ تَجْلِيلِ الْهَدْيِ وَ تَقْلِيدِهَا[1] فَقَالَ لَا تُبَالِي أَيَّ ذَلِكَ فَعَلْتَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ إِشْعَارِ الْهَدْيِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْأَيْمَنِ فَقُلْتُ مَتَى نُشْعِرُهَا قَالَ حِينَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُحْرِمَ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the decorating and placing something around the neck of the offering animal. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not important whichever you did.’ I asked about marking the offering animal. He said, ‘Yes, mark it on its right side.’ I asked, ‘When should I do it?’ He said, ‘Do it when yo

تُنْحَرُ مَعْقُولَةً[2] وَ تُشْعَرُ مِنَ الْجَانِبِ الْأَيْمَنِ.

‘Slaughter it tied down and mark it on its right side.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْبُدْنِ كَيْفَ تُشْعَرُ قَالَ تُشْعَرُ وَ هِيَ مَعْقُولَةٌ وَ تُنْحَرُ وَ هِيَ قَائِمَةٌ تُشْعَرُ مِنْ جَانِبِهَا الْأَيْمَنِ وَ يُحْرِمُ صَاحِبُهَا إِذَا قُلِّدَتْ وَ أُشْعِرَتْ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about al-Budn, how it is marked. He (the Imam) said, ‘Mark it when tied down and slaughter it when it is standing. Mark it on its right side and its owner assumes the state of Ihram when something is placed around its neck or is marked.’”

إِذَا كَانَتِ الْبُدْنُ كَثِيرَةً قَامَ فِيمَا بَيْنَ ثِنْتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَشْعَرَ الْيُمْنَى ثُمَّ الْيُسْرَى وَ لَا يُشْعِرُ أَبَداً حَتَّى يَتَهَيَّأَ لِلْإِحْرَامِ لِأَنَّهُ إِذَا أَشْعَرَ وَ قَلَّدَ وَ جَلَّلَ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْإِحْرَامُ وَ هِيَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ التَّلْبِيَةِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When there are many al-Budn, one stands in between the two, then marks on the right and then on the left. Never mark before you are ready to assume the state of Ihram because when it is decorated, something placed around its neck or marked, assuming the state of Ihram becomes obligato

الْبُدْنُ تُشْعَرُ مِنَ الْجَانِبِ الْأَيْمَنِ وَ يَقُومُ الرَّجُلُ فِي جَانِبِ الْأَيْسَرِ ثُمَّ يُقَلِّدُهَا بِنَعْلٍ خَلَقٍ قَدْ صَلَّى فِيهَا[4].

‘Al-Bun is marked on its right side and the man stands on the left, then places something around its neck like an old shoe with which one has performed Salat (prayer).”’

الْمُفْرِدُ بِالْحَجِّ عَلَيْهِ طَوَافٌ بِالْبَيْتِ وَ رَكْعَتَانِ عِنْدَ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع وَ سَعْيٌ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ وَ طَوَافُ الزِّيَارَةِ وَ هُوَ طَوَافُ النِّسَاءِ[1] وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ هَدْيٌ وَ لَا أُضْحِيَّةٌ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُفْرِدِ لِلْحَجِّ هَلْ يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ بَعْدَ طَوَافِ الْفَرِيضَةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ مَا شَاءَ وَ يُجَدِّدُ التَّلْبِيَةَ بَعْدَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ‌[2] وَ الْ

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘One who performs Ifrad al-Hajj is required to perform Tawaf around the House, perform two Rak‘at Salat (prayer) near Maqam of Ibrahim ‘Alayhi al-Salam,