Hajj of Ibrahim and Isma‘il, Their Building the House, Those Who Became in Charge of the House after Them

وَ لَوْ أَرَادَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُهُ بِأَنْبِيَائِهِ حَيْثُ بَعَثَهُمْ أَنْ يَفْتَحَ لَهُمْ كُنُوزَ الذِّهْبَانِ وَ مَعَادِنَ الْعِقْيَانِ‌[3] وَ مَغَارِسَ الْجِنَانِ وَ أَنْ يَحْشُرَ طَيْرَ السَّمَاءِ وَ وَحْشَ الْأَرْضِ مَعَهُمْ لَفَعَلَ وَ لَوْ فَعَلَ لَسَقَطَ الْبَلَاءُ وَ بَطَلَ الْجَزَاءُ وَ اضْمَحَلَّتِ الْأَنْبَاءُ وَ لَمَا وَجَبَ لِلْقَائِلِينَ أُجُورُ الْمُبْتَلَيْنَ‌[4] وَ لَا لَحِقَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ثَوَ

2. It is narrated that ’Amir al-Mu’minin once said in his sermon the following: “’Amir al-Mu’minin, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that if Allah, Glorious is whose praise, wanted, He could have opened to His prophets the treasures of gold (stored), mines of pure growing gold, placed at their disposal, gardens of plantation

لَمَّا وُلِدَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ حَمَلَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَ أُمَّهُ عَلَى حِمَارٍ وَ أَقْبَلَ مَعَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ حَتَّى وَضَعَهُ فِي مَوْضِعِ الْحِجْرِ وَ مَعَهُ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنْ زَادٍ وَ سِقَاءٌ فِيهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ وَ الْبَيْتُ يَوْمَئِذٍ رَبْوَةٌ[2] حَمْرَاءُ مِنْ مَدَرٍ فَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِجَبْرَئِيلَ ع هَاهُنَا أُمِرْتَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَ مَكَّةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ سَلَمٌ وَ سَمُرٌ وَ حَوْلَ مَكَّةَ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاسٌ مِنَ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Isma‘il was born, Ibrahim (a.s.), carried him and his mother on a donkey and Jibril also came along with them. In Makkah he placed him (Isma‘il) inside al-Hijr. There was some food, supplies, and a water container with a little water in it. The House in those days was a small

إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع لَمَّا خَلَّفَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بِمَكَّةَ عَطِشَ الصَّبِيُّ فَكَانَ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ شَجَرٌ فَخَرَجَتْ أُمُّهُ حَتَّى قَامَتْ عَلَى الصَّفَا فَقَالَتْ هَلْ بِالْبَوَادِي مِنْ أَنِيسٍ فَلَمْ تُجِبْهَا أَحَدٌ فَمَضَتْ حَتَّى انْتَهَتْ إِلَى الْمَرْوَةِ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ بِالْبَوَادِي مِنْ أَنِيسٍ فَلَمْ تُجَبْ ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ إِلَى الصَّفَا وَ قَالَتْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى صَنَعَتْ ذَلِكَ سَبْ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Ibrahim (a.s.), left Isma‘il behind in Makkah, the child became thirsty. Between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah there was a tree. His mother went to al-Safa’ and called aloud, ‘Is there anyone, in the wilderness, to provide relief?’ No one answered. She then went to al-Marwah and call

أَمَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع أَنْ يَحُجَّ وَ يُحِجَّ إِسْمَاعِيلَ مَعَهُ وَ يُسْكِنَهُ الْحَرَمَ فَحَجَّا عَلَى جَمَلٍ أَحْمَرَ وَ مَا مَعَهُمَا إِلَّا جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا الْحَرَمَ قَالَ لَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ انْزِلَا فَاغْتَسِلَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَا الْحَرَمَ فَنَزَلَا فَاغْتَسَلَا وَ أَرَاهُمَا كَيْفَ يَتَهَيَّئَانِ لِلْإِحْرَامِ فَفَعَلَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُمَا فَأَهَلَّا بِالْ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, commanded Ibrahim (a.s.), to perform Hajj and that Isma‘il also perform Hajj along with him, and then settle him in the Sacred area. They went for Hajj on a red camel and there was no one with them except Jibril. When they arrived in the

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَمَرَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِبِنَاءِ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ قَوَاعِدَهَا وَ يُرِيَ النَّاسَ مَنَاسِكَهُمْ فَبَنَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ الْبَيْتَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَافاً[2] حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى مَوْضِعِ الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع فَنَادَى أَبُو قُبَيْسٍ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع إِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدِي وَدِيعَةً فَأَعْطَاهُ الْحَجَرَ فَوَضَعَهُ مَوْضِعَهُ ثُمَّ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع أ

“One of the two Imam, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said that Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, commanded Ibrahim to build al-Ka‘bah, to raise its foundations and show people how to perform the acts of their hajj. Ibrahim and Isma‘il built the House. They did it by doing a certain amount every day until they ended

قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع يَعْنِي الرِّضَا لِلْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ أَيُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ السَّكِينَةُ عِنْدَكُمْ فَقَالَ لَا أَدْرِي جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ أَيُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ هِيَ قَالَ رِيحٌ تَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ طَيِّبَةٌ لَهَا صُورَةٌ كَصُورَةِ وَجْهِ الْإِنْسَانِ فَتَكُونُ مَعَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ هِيَ الَّتِي نَزَلَتْ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع حَيْثُ بَنَى الْكَعْبَةَ فَجَعَلَتْ تَأْخُذُ كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَبَنَى الْأَسَاسَ عَلَيْهَا.

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal who has said the following: “Once, abu al-Hassan, al-Rida (a.s.), asked al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm, ‘What in your view is al-Sakinah?’ He replied, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause. I do not know. What is it?’ He (the Imam) s

لَمَّا أُمِرَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ ع بِبِنَاءِ الْبَيْتِ وَ تَمَّ بِنَاؤُهُ قَعَدَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَى رُكْنٍ ثُمَّ نَادَى هَلُمَّ الْحَجَّ هَلُمَّ الْحَجَ‌[3] فَلَوْ نَادَى هَلُمُّوا إِلَى الْحَجِّ لَمْ يَحُجَّ إِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ يَوْمَئِذٍ إِنْسِيّاً مَخْلُوقاً وَ لَكِنَّهُ نَادَى هَلُمَّ الْحَجَّ فَلَبَّى النَّاسُ فِي أَصْلَابِ الرِّجَالِ لَبَّيْكَ دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ لَبَّيْكَ دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَم

6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Ibrahim and Isma‘il were commanded to build the House, and when it was completed, Ibrahim sat on a corner and then called, ‘You must come (you

كَانَتِ الْكَعْبَةُ عَلَى عَهْدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع تِسْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ وَ كَانَ لَهَا بَابَانِ فَبَنَاهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ فَرَفَعَهَا ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ ذِرَاعاً فَهَدَمَهَا الْحَجَّاجُ فَبَنَاهَا سَبْعَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ ذِرَاعاً.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the height of al-Ka‘bah at the time of Ibrahim was nine yards and it had two doors. ‘Abd Allah ibn Zubayr raised it to eighteen yards. Hajjaj destroyed it and raised it to twenty-seven yards.”

كَانَ طُولُ الْكَعْبَةِ يَوْمَئِذٍ تِسْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا سَقْفٌ فَسَقَّفَهَا قُرَيْشٌ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ ذِرَاعاً فَلَمْ تَزَلْ ثُمَّ كَسَرَهَا الْحَجَّاجُ عَلَى ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ فَبَنَاهَا وَ جَعَلَهَا سَبْعَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ ذِرَاعاً.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the height of al-Ka‘bah in those days was nine yards and it did not have a roof. Quraysh made a roof for it with height of eighteen yards, with which it remained until Hajjaj destroyed it on (during his fight with) ibn al-Zubayr. He rebuilt it and made it twenty-seven yards high.’”

جَبْرَئِيلُ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ ع تَرَوَّهْ‌[1] مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَسُمِّيَتِ التَّرْوِيَةَ ثُمَّ أَتَى مِنًى فَأَبَاتَهُ بِهَا ثُمَّ غَدَا بِهِ إِلَى عَرَفَاتٍ فَضَرَبَ خِبَاهُ بِنَمِرَةَ دُونَ عَرَفَةَ[2] فَبَنَى مَسْجِداً بِأَحْجَارٍ بِيضٍ وَ كَانَ يُعْرَفُ أَثَرُ مَسْجِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَتَّى أُدْخِلَ فِي هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ الَّذِي بِنَمِرَةَ حَيْثُ يُصَلِّي الْإِمَامُ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ فَصَلَّى بِهَا الظُّهْرَ وَ الْعَصْرَ ث

“Abu Basir had heard abu Ja’far and abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, who have said the following: “When it was the day of al-Tarwiyyah (eighth of Dhul Hajjah, meaning carry sufficient water) Jibril said to Ibrahim, ‘Carry a good supply of water, for which reason it is called the day of al-Tarwiyyah. He then went to M

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع أَيْنَ أَرَادَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع أَنْ يَذْبَحَ ابْنَهُ قَالَ عَلَى الْجَمْرَةِ الْوُسْطَى وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ كَبْشِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع مَا كَانَ لَوْنُهُ وَ أَيْنَ نَزَلَ فَقَالَ أَمْلَحَ وَ كَانَ أَقْرَنَ وَ نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ عَلَى الْجَبَلِ الْأَيْمَنِ مِنْ مَسْجِدِ مِنًى وَ كَانَ يَمْشِي فِي سَوَادٍ وَ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَوَادٍ وَ يَنْظُرُ وَ يَبْعَرُ وَ يَبُولُ فِي سَوَادٍ.

10. Aban has narrated from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘He wanted to slaughter him at the place where the mother of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, conceived him (the Messenger of Al

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَمَّا زَادُوا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ع حَدَّا الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ.[4]

"Indeed, Ibrahim (a.s.) and Isma'il (a.s.) limited Masjid al-Haram between as-Safa and al-Marwah."

خَطَّ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِمَكَّةَ مَا بَيْنَ الْحَزْوَرَةِ[1] إِلَى الْمَسْعَى فَذَلِكَ الَّذِي خَطَّ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع يَعْنِي الْمَسْجِدَ.

“I asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘From what side is it added to the Sacred Masjid?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Ibrahim and Isma‘il had marked the limit of the Sacred Masjid to be between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah.’”

إِنَّ إِسْمَاعِيلَ دَفَنَ أُمَّهُ فِي الْحِجْرِ وَ حَجَّرَ عَلَيْهَا لِئَلَّا يُوطَأَ قَبْرُ أُمِّ إِسْمَاعِيلَ فِي الْحِجْرِ.

"Indeed, Isma'il buried his mother in the Hijr and built a chamber on it so that the grave of Isma'il's mother would not be walked upon in the Hijr."

الْحِجْرُ بَيْتُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَ فِيهِ قَبْرُ هَاجَرَ وَ قَبْرُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Isma‘il buried his mother in al-Hijr and built a wall of stones around it so that people may not walk on her grave.”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْحِجْرِ أَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ هُوَ أَوْ فِيهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَا قُلَامَةُ ظُفُرٍ وَ لَكِنْ إِسْمَاعِيلُ دَفَنَ أُمَّهُ فِيهِ فَكَرِهَ أَنْ تُوطَأَ فَحَجَّرَ عَلَيْهِ حِجْراً وَ فِيهِ قُبُورُ أَنْبِيَاءَ.

"I asked Abu 'Abdullah (a.s.) about Al-Hijr, is it from the House (Kaaba), or is there something (else) from the House in it?’ So he said: ‘No, not even (the size of) a nail clipping. But, Ismail buried his mother in it, and he disliked that it should be trampled upon. So he built a chamber upon it, and therein are the

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ دُفِنَ فِي الْحِجْرِ مِمَّا يَلِي الرُّكْنَ الثَّالِثَ عَذَارَى بَنَاتِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ.

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about al-Hijr and the House, whether it is the House or there are some parts of the House in it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, not even of the size of a fingernail of the House is in it (al-Hijr). However, Isma’il buried his mother in it and he did not like people’s walking on her grav

لَمْ يَزَلْ بَنُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ وُلَاةَ الْبَيْتِ وَ يُقِيمُونَ لِلنَّاسِ حَجَّهُمْ وَ أَمْرَ دِينِهِمْ يَتَوَارَثُونَهُ كَابِرٌ عَنْ كَابِرٍ حَتَّى كَانَ زَمَنُ عَدْنَانَ بْنِ أُدَدَ فَطالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ‌ وَ أَفْسَدُوا وَ أَحْدَثُوا فِي دِينِهِمْ وَ أَخْرَجَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ خَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِ الْمَعِيشَةِ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ خَرَجَ كَرَاهِيَةَ الْقِتَالِ وَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ أ

"The sons of Ismāʿīl were the custodians of the House (Kaaba) and established for the people their pilgrimage and the affairs of their religion. They inherited this responsibility from elder to elder until the time of ʿAdnān ibn ʾUdd. Then a long period passed, their hearts became hardened, and they became corrupt, int

أَنْ يَدْرُسَ الْحَرَمُ فَوَضَعَ أَنْصَابَهُ وَ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ وَضَعَهَا ثُمَّ غَلَبَتْ جُرْهُمُ‌[1] عَلَى وِلَايَةِ الْبَيْتِ فَكَانَ يَلِي مِنْهُمْ كَابِرٌ عَنْ كَابِرٍ حَتَّى بَغَتْ جُرْهُمُ بِمَكَّةَ وَ اسْتَحَلُّوا حُرْمَتَهَا وَ أَكَلُوا مَالَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ ظَلَمُوا مَنْ دَخَلَ مَكَّةَ وَ عَتَوْا وَ بَغَوْا وَ كَانَتْ مَكَّةُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَا يَظْلِمُ وَ لَا يَبْغِي فِيهَا وَ لَا يَسْتَحِلُّ حُرْمَت

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Up to the time of ‘Adnan ibn ’Udad, descendents of Isma‘il were the caretakers of the House. They showed people how to perform the acts of Hajj and taught them religious matters, one generation after the other. After such a long time, their hearts became hard and they became corrupt and i

إِنَّ الْعَرَبَ لَمْ يَزَالُوا عَلَى شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنَ الْحَنِيفِيَّةِ يَصِلُونَ الرَّحِمَ وَ يَقْرُونَ الضَّيْفَ وَ يَحُجُّونَ الْبَيْتَ وَ يَقُولُونَ اتَّقُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ فَإِنَّ مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ عِقَالٌ‌[1] وَ يَكُفُّونَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ مِنَ الْمَحَارِمِ مَخَافَةَ الْعُقُوبَةِ وَ كَانُوا لَا يُمْلَى لَهُمْ إِذَا انْتَهَكُوا الْمَحَارِمَ وَ كَانُوا يَأْخُذُونَ مِنْ لِحَاءِ شَجَرِ الْحَرَمِ‌[2] فَيُعَلِّقُونَهُ فِي أ

19. It is narrated that Ma‘d ibn ‘Adnan was afraid of the disappearance of landmarks of the Sacred area, so he placed special markings and he was the first to do so. Thereafter, Jurhum became dominant over the care taking of the House. They, generation after generation, were the caretakers until they became rebellious