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The Case of One Who Performs al-Hajj for Someone Else to Have a Share in It

alkafi-7071Vol. 4, p. 312

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَأَعْطَاهُ ثَلَاثِينَ دِينَاراً يَحُجُّ بِهَا عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَ لَمْ يَتْرُكْ شَيْئاً مِنَ الْعُمْرَةِ إِلَى الْحَجِّ إِلَّا اشْتَرَطَهُ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى اشْتَرَطَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَسْعَى عَنْ وَادِي مُحَسِّرٍ[1] ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا هَذَا إِذَا أَنْتَ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا كَانَ لِإِسْمَاعِيلَ حَجَّةٌ بِمَا أَنْفَقَ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَ كَانَ لَكَ تِسْعٌ بِمَا أَتْعَب

“Once I was in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when someone came, and he (the Imam) gave him thirty dinar to perform al-Hajj for ‘Isma‘il, and set a condition to perform all acts of al-Hajj and al-‘Umrah, even walking in manner of running in Muhassar valley. He (the Imam) then said, ‘O so and so, if you did as t

alkafi-7072Vol. 4, p. 312

قُلْتُ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ يَحُجُّ عَنْ آخَرَ مَا لَهُ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ وَ الثَّوَابِ قَالَ لِلَّذِي يَحُجُّ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَجْرُ وَ ثَوَابُ عَشْرِ حِجَجٍ‌[3].

“I once asked Abi ‘Abdillah (a.s.), about a man who performs Hajj for others; if he receives any reward. He (the Imam) said, ‘For the one who performs Hajj for another person there is a reward of ten Hajj pilgrimages for him.’”