Mawaqit (Places Designated for Commencing) al-’Ihram

مِنْ تَمَامِ الْحَجِّ وَ الْعُمْرَةِ أَنْ تُحْرِمَ مِنَ الْمَوَاقِيتِ الَّتِي وَقَّتَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ لَا تُجَاوِزَهَا إِلَّا وَ أَنْتَ مُحْرِمٌ فَإِنَّهُ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ عِرَاقٌ بَطْنَ الْعَقِيقِ مِنْ قِبَلِ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ‌[3] وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ يَلَمْلَمَ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ الطَّائِفِ قَرْنَ الْمَنَازِلِ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ الْمَغْرِبِ الْجُحْفَةَ وَ هِيَ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is of the completion of al-Hajj and al-‘Umrah to assume the state of Ihram from Miqat (place for assuming the state of Ihram) which are designated by the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. You must not

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ الْإِحْرَامُ مِنْ مَوَاقِيتَ خَمْسَةٍ وَقَّتَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا يَنْبَغِي لِحَاجٍّ وَ لَا لِمُعْتَمِرٍ أَنْ يُحْرِمَ قَبْلَهَا وَ لَا بَعْدَهَا وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ وَ هُوَ مَسْجِدُ الشَّجَرَةِ[1] يُصَلَّى فِيهِ وَ يُفْرَضُ فِيهِ الْحَجَّ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ الشَّامِ الْجُحْفَةَ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ نَجْدٍ الْعَقِيقَ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ الطَّائِفِ قَرْنَ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Mawaqit (places for assuming the state of Ihram) are five, which were designated as Miqat by the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. It is not proper for one who performs al-Hajj or al-‘Umrah to assume the

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع حَدِّثْنِي عَنِ الْعَقِيقِ أَ وَقْتٌ وَقَّتَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَوْ شَيْ‌ءٌ صَنَعَهُ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ الْمَغْرِبِ الْجُحْفَةَ وَ هِيَ عِنْدَنَا مَكْتُوبَةٌ مَهْيَعَةُ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ يَلَمْلَمَ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ الطَّائِفِ قَرْنَ الْمَنَازِلِ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ نَجْدٍ الْعَقِي

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about al-‘Aqiq if it was designated by the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, or that people have done something about it. He (the Imam) said, ‘The Messenger of Allah designated Dhu al-Hulayfah for the p

آخِرُ الْعَقِيقِ بَرِيدُ أَوْطَاسٍ‌[1] وَ قَالَ بَرِيدُ الْبَعْثِ دُونَ غَمْرَةَ بِبَرِيدَيْنِ.

‘The last section of al-‘Aqiq is Barid of Awtas.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Barid al-Ba‘th is two Barid before Ghamrah.””

حَدُّ الْعَقِيقِ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَسْلَخِ إِلَى عَقَبَةِ غَمْرَةَ.

The limits of al-‘Aqiq is from al-Maslakh to ‘Aqabah.’”

أَوْطَاسٌ لَيْسَ مِنَ الْعَقِيقِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Awtas is not part of al-‘Aqiq.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْإِحْرَامِ مِنْ أَيِّ الْعَقِيقِ أَفْضَلُ أَنْ أُحْرِمَ فَقَالَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ أَفْضَلُ.

‘From its beginning is better.’”

أَنَّا نُحْرِمُ مِنْ طَرِيقِ الْبَصْرَةِ وَ لَسْنَا نَعْرِفُ حَدَّ عَرْضِ الْعَقِيقِ فَكَتَبَ أَحْرِمْ مِنْ وَجْرَةَ[1]

‘Assume the state of Ihram from Wajrah (name of a place).”’

مَنْ أَقَامَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ شَهْراً وَ هُوَ يُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ فِي غَيْرِ طَرِيقِ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ الَّذِي يَأْخُذُونَهُ فَلْيَكُنْ إِحْرَامُهُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ سِتَّةِ أَمْيَالٍ فَيَكُونُ حِذَاءَ الشَّجَرَةِ مِنَ الْبَيْدَاءِ وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى يُحْرِمُ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ أَيَّ طَرِيقٍ شَاءَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One who stays in al-Madinah for one month, then wants to perform al-Hajj; but he decides to travel from a road other than the road of the people of al- Madinah, his Ihram is from a distance of six miles, parallel to al-Shajarah in al-Bayda’. In another Hadith it says that one assumes

أَوَّلُ الْعَقِيقِ بَرِيدُ الْبَعْثِ وَ هُوَ دُونَ الْمَسْلَخِ بِسِتَّةِ أَمْيَالٍ مِمَّا يَلِي الْعِرَاقَ وَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ غَمْرَةَ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ مِيلًا بَرِيدَانِ. بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالَ إِذَا خَرَجْتَ مِنَ الْمَسْلَخِ‌[2] فَأَحْرِمْ عِنْدَ أَوَّلِ بَرِيدٍ يَسْتَقْبِلُكَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The beginning of al-‘Aqiq is Barid al-Ba‘th, and it is six miles before al-Maslakh from the side of Iraq; between this and Ghamrah there is twenty four miles and two Barid.’” “Certain persons of our people have said, ‘When you come out of al-Maslakh, then assume the state of Ihram at