The Case of One Who Passes the Designated Place for al-’Ihram or Enters Makkah Without al-’Ihram

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ نَسِيَ أَنْ يُحْرِمَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْحَرَمَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبِي يَخْرُجُ إِلَى مِيقَاتِ أَهْلِ أَرْضِهِ فَإِنْ خَشِيَ أَنْ يَفُوتَهُ الْحَجُّ أَحْرَمَ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْ الْحَرَمِ فَلْيَخْرُجْ ثُمَّ لْيُحْرِمْ.

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who forgets to assume the state of Ihram until he enters al-Haram (the sacred area). He (the Imam) said, ‘My father has said that he must go out to Miqat (place for assuming the state of Ihram) of the people of his land. If he is afraid of missing the season of al-Hajj,

كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ بَعْضَ مَوَالِيكَ بِالْبَصْرَةِ يُحْرِمُونَ بِبَطْنِ الْعَقِيقِ وَ لَيْسَ بِذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ مَاءٌ وَ لَا مَنْزِلٌ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي ذَلِكَ مَئُونَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ وَ يُعْجِلُهُمْ أَصْحَابُهُمْ وَ جَمَّالُهُمْ وَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ بَطْنِ الْعَقِيقِ بِخَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ مِيلًا مَنْزِلٌ فِيهِ مَاءٌ وَ هُوَ مَنْزِلُهُمُ الَّذِي يَنْزِلُونَ فِيهِ فَتَرَى أَنْ يُحْرِمُوا مِنْ مَوْضِعِ الْمَاءِ لِرِفْقِهِ بِه

“I once wrote to abu al-Hassan al-Rida’ ‘Alayhi al-Salam, saying, ‘Certain people of your followers from Basrah assume the state of Ihram at Batn al-‘Aqiq. There is no water at that place or station. It makes things very difficult for them, their companions rush them as well as camel men. Fifteen miles after that place

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ بِأَهْلِي مَاشِياً فَلَمْ أُهِلَّ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ الْجُحْفَةَ وَ قَدْ كُنْتُ شَاكِياً فَجَعَلَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْأَلُونَ عَنِّي فَيَقُولُونَ لَقِينَاهُ وَ عَلَيْهِ ثِيَابُهُ وَ هُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ وَ قَدْ رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لِمَنْ كَانَ مَرِيضاً أَوْ ضَعِيفاً أَنْ يُحْرِمَ مِنَ الْجُحْفَةِ[1].

3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from abu Bakr al- Hadramiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I once went out (for al-Hajj) with my family walking and did not assume the state of Ihram until al-Juhfah. I had complain

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَعْرِضُ لَهُ الْمَرَضُ الشَّدِيدُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ مَكَّةَ قَالَ لَا يَدْخُلْهَا إِلَّا بِإِحْرَامٍ.

‘He must not enter Makkah without Ihram.’”

حَجُّوا بِامْرَأَةٍ مَعَهُمْ فَقَدِمُوا إِلَى الْوَقْتِ وَ هِيَ لَا تُصَلِّي فَجَهِلُوا أَنَّ مِثْلَهَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُحْرِمَ فَمَضَوْا بِهَا كَمَا هِيَ حَتَّى قَدِمُوا مَكَّةَ وَ هِيَ طَامِثٌ حَلَالٌ فَسَأَلُوا النَّاسَ فَقَالُوا تَخْرُجُ إِلَى بَعْضِ الْمَوَاقِيتِ فَتُحْرِمُ مِنْهُ وَ كَانَتْ إِذَا فَعَلَتْ لَمْ تُدْرِكِ الْحَجَّ فَسَأَلُوا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع فَقَالَ تُحْرِمُ مِنْ مَكَانِهَا قَدْ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ نِي

from Zurarah from certain persons of our people who performed al-Hajj with a woman with them. They arrived at Miqat (place for assuming the state of Ihram) and she did not perform Salat (prayer). They did not know that one like her must assume the state of Ihram; so they continued on their journey with her in the same

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَرَّ عَلَى الْوَقْتِ الَّذِي يُحْرِمُ النَّاسُ مِنْهُ فَنَسِيَ أَوْ جَهِلَ فَلَمْ يُحْرِمْ حَتَّى أَتَى مَكَّةَ فَخَافَ إِنْ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْوَقْتِ أَنْ يَفُوتَهُ الْحَجُّ فَقَالَ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْحَرَمِ وَ يُحْرِمُ وَ يُجْزِئُهُ ذَلِكَ‌[3].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who passed through Miqat (place for assuming the state of Ihram). He forgot or was ignorant; so he did not assume the state of Ihram until he entered Makkah, then he was afraid of not being able to come back in time for al-Hajj . He (the Imam) said, ‘He must go outside a

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ جَهِلَ أَنْ يُحْرِمَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْحَرَمَ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْحَرَمِ ثُمَّ يُهِلُّ بِالْحَجِّ.

‘He must go out of al- Haram (the sacred area), then say Talbiyah for al-Hajj.’”

تُجْزِئُهُ نِيَّتُهُ‌[1] إِذَا كَانَ قَدْ نَوَى ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ تَمَّ حَجُّهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُهِلَّ وَ قَالَ فِي مَرِيضٍ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى أَتَى الْوَقْتَ فَقَالَ يُحْرِمُ مِنْهُ‌[2].

“If one forgets to assume the state of Ihram or is ignorant, attends all places for performing the acts of al-Hajj such as Tawaf, Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah and so on, one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘His intention is sufficient. If he had such intention, his H

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنِ الْإِحْرَامِ مِنْ غَمْرَةَ قَالَ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ أَنْ يُحْرِمَ مِنْهَا وَ كَانَ بَرِيدُ الْعَقِيقِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ.

‘It is not harmful, but Barid al-‘Aqiq is more desirable to me.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ كَانَتْ مَعَ قَوْمٍ فَطَمِثَتْ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَسَأَلَتْهُمْ فَقَالُوا مَا نَدْرِي أَ عَلَيْكِ إِحْرَامٌ أَمْ لَا وَ أَنْتِ حَائِضٌ فَتَرَكُوهَا حَتَّى دَخَلَتِ الْحَرَمَ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَيْهَا مُهْلَةٌ فَلْتَرْجِعْ إِلَى الْوَقْتِ فَلْتُحْرِمْ مِنْهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهَا وَقْتٌ فَلْتَرْجِعْ إِلَى مَا قَدَرَتْ عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ مَا تَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْحَ

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who, with a people, experienced Hayd (menses), and asked them about it; but they did not know if she was required to assume the state of Ihram or not, so they left her in her condition until she entered al-Haram (the sacred area). He (the Imam) said, ‘If sh

مَنْ كَانَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ عَلَى مَسِيرَةِ عَشَرَةِ أَمْيَالٍ لَمْ يَدْخُلْهَا إِلَّا بِإِحْرَامٍ.

“Whoever lives at a distance of ten miles from Makkah must not enter it except in a state of Ihram.”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع خَرَجَتْ مَعَنَا امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِنَا فَجَهِلَتِ الْإِحْرَامَ فَلَمْ تُحْرِمْ حَتَّى دَخَلْنَا مَكَّةَ وَ نَسِينَا أَنْ نَأْمُرَهَا بِذَلِكَ قَالَ فَمُرُوهَا فَلْتُحْرِمْ مِنْ مَكَانِهَا مِنْ مَكَّةَ أَوْ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ.

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman of our family who was with us and was ignorant of Ihram, so she did not assume the state of Ihram until we entered Makkah and we forgot to tell her about it. He (the Imam) said, ‘You can instruct her to assume the state of Ihram from wherever she is in Mak

إِذَا انْتَهَيْتَ إِلَى الْعَقِيقِ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْعِرَاقِ أَوْ إِلَى الْوَقْتِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمَوَاقِيتِ وَ أَنْتَ تُرِيدُ الْإِحْرَامَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَانْتِفْ إِبْطَيْكَ وَ قَلِّمْ أَظْفَارَكَ وَ اطْلِ عَانَتَكَ‌[2] وَ خُذْ مِنْ شَارِبِكَ وَ لَا يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّ ذَلِكَ بَدَأْتَ ثُمَّ اسْتَكْ وَ اغْتَسِلْ وَ الْبَسْ ثَوْبَيْكَ وَ لْيَكُنْ فَرَاغُكَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ وَ إِنْ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When you arrive at al-‘Aqiq from the side of Iraq you should clean your underarms, cut your fingers nails, cleanse your pubic hairs with a certain paste and trim your mustache. It is not harmful whichever you do first. In addition, you should do so at any of designated Mawaqit (places