Manner of al-Hajj for Children and Slaves

إِذَا حَجَّ الرَّجُلُ بِابْنِهِ وَ هُوَ صَغِيرٌ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْمُرُهُ أَنْ يُلَبِّيَ وَ يَفْرِضَ الْحَجَّ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُحْسِنْ أَنْ يُلَبِّيَ لُبِّيَ عَنْهُ وَ يُطَافُ بِهِ وَ يُصَلَّى عَنْهُ قُلْتُ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ مَا يَذْبَحُونَ قَالَ يُذْبَحُ عَنِ الصِّغَارِ وَ يَصُومُ الْكِبَارُ[2] وَ يُتَّقَى عَلَيْهِمْ مَا يُتَّقَى عَلَى الْمُحْرِمِ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ وَ الطِّيبِ فَإِنْ قَتَلَ صَيْداً فَعَلَى أَبِيهِ.

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ’If a man performs al-Hajj along with his small son, he must instruct him to say Talbiyah and make al-Hajj obligatory. If he cannot say Talbiyah correctly, he (the father) must say it on his behalf, make him to perform Tawaf and perform

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مِنْ أَيْنَ يُجَرَّدُ الصِّبْيَانُ فَقَالَ كَانَ أَبِي يُجَرِّدُهُمْ مِنْ فَخٍ‌[4].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked, ‘Where from are children required to assume the state of Ihram?’ He (the Imam) said, ’My father would make them to assume the state of Ihram from Fakhkh (name of a place).”’

قُلْتُ‌ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ مَعِي صِبْيَةً صِغَاراً وَ أَنَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْبَرْدَ فَمِنْ أَيْنَ يُحْرِمُونَ قَالَ ائْتِ بِهِمُ الْعَرْجَ فَيُحْرِمُوا مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ الْعَرْجَ‌[1] وَقَعْتَ فِي تِهَامَةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ فَإِنْ خِفْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَائْتِ بِهِمُ الْجُحْفَةَ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of small children with me and I am afraid for them of cold. Where from must they assume the state of Ihram? He (the Imam) said, ‘Bring them to al-‘Arj (a place) and you are in Tihamah (a place).’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘If you are afraid for them, bring them to al-J

انْظُرُوا مَنْ كَانَ مَعَكُمْ مِنَ الصِّبْيَانِ فَقَدِّمُوهُ إِلَى الْجُحْفَةِ أَوْ إِلَى بَطْنِ مَرٍّ وَ يُصْنَعُ بِهِمْ مَا يُصْنَعُ بِالْمُحْرِمِ وَ يُطَافُ بِهِمْ وَ يُرْمَى عَنْهُمْ وَ مَنْ لَا يَجِدُ مِنْهُمْ هَدْياً فَلْيَصُمْ عَنْهُ وَلِيُّهُ وَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع يَضَعُ السِّكِّينَ فِي يَدِ الصَّبِيِّ ثُمَّ يَقْبِضُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ الرَّجُلُ فَيَذْبَحُ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘See if there are children with you, bring them to al- Juhfah or to Batn Marr and do for them what a person in the state of Ihram must do. They are made to perform Tawaf, throw pebbles; and if one cannot find offering animal for them, his guardian must fast for them. Ali ibn Al-Husayn

لَيْسَ عَلَى الْمَمْلُوكِ حَجٌّ وَ لَا عُمْرَةٌ حَتَّى يُعْتَقَ.

“Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘A slave is not obligated to perform al-Hajj or al-‘Umrah until he is free.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ غِلْمَانٍ لَنَا دَخَلُوا مَعَنَا مَكَّةَ بِعُمْرَةٍ وَ خَرَجُوا مَعَنَا إِلَى عَرَفَاتٍ بِغَيْرِ إِحْرَامٍ قَالَ قُلْ لَهُمْ يَغْتَسِلُونَ ثُمَّ يُحْرِمُونَ وَ اذْبَحُوا عَنْهُمْ كَمَا تَذْبَحُونَ عَنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ.

‘Instruct them to take Ghusl (bath), assume the state of Ihram, slaughter for them as you slaughter (the offering animal) for yourself.’”

كُلُّ مَا أَصَابَ الْعَبْدُ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فِي إِحْرَامِهِ فَهُوَ عَلَى السَّيِّدِ إِذَا أَذِنَ لَهُ فِي الْإِحْرَامِ.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Whatever a slave may commit in the state of Ihram is on his master, if he gives him permission to assume the state of Ihram.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ غُلَامٍ لَنَا خَرَجْتُ بِهِ مَعِي وَ أَمَرْتُهُ فَتَمَتَّعَ وَ أَهَلَّ بِالْحَجِّ يَوْمَ التَّرْوِيَةِ وَ لَمْ أَذْبَحْ عَنْهُ أَ لَهُ أَنْ يَصُومَ بَعْدَ النَّفْرِ وَ قَدْ ذَهَبَتِ الْأَيَّامُ الَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَقَالَ أَلَا كُنْتَ أَمَرْتَهُ أَنْ يُفْرِدَ الْحَجَّ قُلْتُ طَلَبْتُ الْخَيْرَ فَقَالَ كَمَا طَلَبْتَ الْخَيْرَ فَاذْبَحْ شَاةً سَمِينَةً[3] وَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ يَوْمَ النَّفْ

“I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of our slave who came with us with his wife, performed al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) and said Talbiyah for al-Hajj on the day of al- Tarwiyah (eight of Dhu al-Hajj ah), but I did not offer sacrifice for him. Is he required to fast after leaving when the days have pa

عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُضَحِّيَ عَنْهُمْ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ أَعْطَاهُمْ دَرَاهِمَ فَبَعْضُهُمْ ضَحَّى وَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَمْسَكَ الدَّرَاهِمَ وَ صَامَ قَالَ قَدْ أَجْزَأَ عَنْهُمْ وَ هُوَ بِالْخِيَارِ إِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَهَا قَالَ وَ لَوْ أَنَّهُ أَمَرَهُمْ وَ صَامُوا كَانَ قَدْ أَجْزَأَ عَنْهُمْ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who instructed his slaves to perform al- Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous). He (the Imam) said, ‘He must offer al-Hady (sacrifice) for them.’ I then said, ‘He gave them dirham. Certain ones among them offered sacrifice and others kept the dirham and fasted.’ He (the Imam)