Chapter on Miscellaneous Matters Related to Hajj

لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع جَعَلَنِيَ اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ أَسْأَلُكَ فِي الْحَجِّ مُنْذُ أَرْبَعِينَ عَاماً فَتُفْتِينِي‌[1] فَقَالَ يَا زُرَارَةُ بَيْتٌ يُحَجُّ قَبْلَ آدَمَ ع بِأَلْفَيْ عَامٍ‌[2] تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَفْنَى مَسَائِلُهُ فِي أَرْبَعِينَ عَاماً.

I said to Abu Abdullah (as): "May Allah (swt) make me your ransom! I have been asking you about Hajj for forty years, and you continue to provide me with answers." Imam (as) replied: "O Zurara, a House that has been the site of pilgrimage two thousand years before Adam (as) — do you expect its matters to be exhausted i

لَوْ لَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ مَا عَلِمَ النَّاسُ مَنَاسِكَ حَجِّهِمْ.

Hadith.3112 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The valleys of the Haram (sanctuary) flow into the Hil (non-sanctuary area), but the valleys of the Hil do not flow into the Haram." It is also narrated from Abu Hanifah al-Nu'man ibn Thabit that he said: "If it were not for Ja'far ibn Muhammad (as), the people

وَ ذُكِرَ الْمَاءُ عِنْدَ الصَّادِقِ ع فِي طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ وَ ثِقْلُهُ قَالَ الْمَاءُ لَا يَثْقُلُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَنْفَرِدَ بِهِ الْجَمَلُ فَلَا يَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُ الْمَاءِ[4].

Hadith.3113 - It was mentioned to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about water on the road to Mecca and its weight. Imam (as) said: "Water is not heavy unless the camel is carrying only water and nothing else."

وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يَكْرَهُ الْحَجَّ وَ الْعُمْرَةَ عَلَى الْإِبِلِ الْجَلَّالاتِ‌[1].

Hadith.3114 - It is narrated that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) disliked performing Hajj and Umrah on camels that feed on impurities (jallalat).

وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ صَاحِبَ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ لَيَحْضُرُ الْمَوْسِمَ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ يَرَى النَّاسَ وَ يَعْرِفُهُمْ وَ يَرَوْنَهُ وَ لَا يَعْرِفُونَهُ. وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عُثْمَانَ الْعَمْرِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ رَأَيْتَ صَاحِبَ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَ آخِرُ عَهْدِي بِهِ عِنْدَ بَيْتِ اللَّهِ الْحَرَامِ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ

"I asked Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Umari (may Allah (swt) be pleased with him), 'Have you seen the Master of this Affair?' He replied: 'Yes, and my last encounter with him was at the Sacred House of Allah (swt), as he was saying: O Allah (swt), fulfill for me what You have promised me.'" Muhammad ibn Uthman (may Allah (sw

لِي إِذَا صِرْتَ بِمَكَّةَ فَطُفْ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ طَوَافاً وَ صَلِّ عَنْهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ طُفْ عَنْ أَبِي طَالِبٍ طَوَافاً وَ صَلِّ عَنْهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ طُفْ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ طَوَافاً وَ صَلِّ عَنْهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ طُفْ عَنْ آمِنَةَ أُمِّ مُحَمَّدٍ طَوَافاً وَ صَلِّ عَنْهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ طُفْ عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ أَسَدٍ طَوَافاً وَ صَلِّ عَنْهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ ادْعُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ

I went to Abu Abdullah (as) while I was owed money by a man, and I feared it would be lost. I complained about this to him, and he said to me: "When you are in Mecca, perform a Tawaf (circumambulation) on behalf of Abdul Muttalib and pray two Rak'ahs for him. Perform a Tawaf on behalf of Abu Talib and pray two Rak'ahs

وَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ع مَنْ سَهَا عَنِ السَّعْيِ حَتَّى يَصِيرَ مِنَ السَّعْيِ عَلَى بَعْضِهِ أَوْ كُلِّهِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ فَلَا يَصْرِفْ وَجْهَهُ مُنْصَرِفاً وَ لَكِنْ يَرْجِعُ الْقَهْقَرَى إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي يَجِبُ مِنْهُ السَّعْيُ[2]

الْمُحْرِمُ يَشْتَرِي الْجَوَارِيَ أَوْ يَبِيعُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ‌[3].

Hadith.3118 - Sa'd ibn Sa'd al-Ash'ari narrated from Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as). He said: I asked, "Can a person in the state of Ihram buy or sell slave girls?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes."

يَبْدَأُ بِالْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ يَطُوفُ‌[4].

Hadith.3119 - In a narration from Hariz, from Abu Abdullah (as), regarding a man who arrives in Mecca at the time of Asr prayer, Imam (as) said: "He should begin with the Asr prayer and then perform Tawaf."

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌ فِي امْرَأَةٍ نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَطُوفَ عَلَى أَرْبَعٍ فَقَالَ تَطُوفُ أُسْبُوعاً لِيَدَيْهَا وَ أُسْبُوعاً لِرِجْلَيْهَا[5].

Hadith.3120 - Al-Sakuni narrated with his chain of transmission that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) was asked about a woman who vowed to perform Tawaf on all fours. Imam (as) said: "She should perform one circuit (seven rounds) for her hands and one circuit for her feet."

وَ قِيلَ لِلصَّادِقِ ع‌ رَجُلٌ فِي ثَوْبِهِ دَمٌ مِمَّا لَا يَجُوزُ الصَّلَاةُ فِي مِثْلِهِ- فَطَافَ فِي ثَوْبِهِ فَقَالَ أَجْزَأَهُ الطَّوَافُ فِيهِ ثُمَّ يَنْزِعُهُ وَ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ طَاهِرٍ[1].

Hadith.3121 - It was said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "A man had blood on his garment, of a type that invalidates prayer, and he performed Tawaf in that garment." Imam (as) said: "His Tawaf is valid, but he should then remove the garment and pray in a pure garment."

دَعِ الطَّوَافَ وَ أَنْتَ تَشْتَهِيهِ[2]

وَ قَالَ الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ التَّمِيمِيُ‌[3] لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِنِّي حَمَلْتُ امْرَأَتِي ثُمَّ طُفْتُ بِهَا وَ كَانَتْ مَرِيضَةً وَ إِنِّي طُفْتُ بِهَا بِالْبَيْتِ فِي طَوَافِ الْفَرِيضَةِ وَ بِالصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ وَ احْتَسَبْتُ بِذَلِكَ لِنَفْسِي فَهَلْ يُجْزِينِي فَقَالَ نَعَمْ.

Hadith.3123 - Al-Haytham ibn Urwah al-Tamimi said to Abu Abdullah (as): "I carried my wife, who was ill, and performed Tawaf with her around the Kaaba for the obligatory Tawaf, as well as between Safa and Marwah, and I counted it as fulfilling the obligation for myself. Does it suffice for me?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes.

لَهُ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا يَرْوُونَ أَنَّ حَلْقَ الرَّأْسِ فِي غَيْرِ حَجٍّ وَ لَا عُمْرَةٍ مُثْلَةٌ فَقَالَ‌

Hadith.3124 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanti narrated from Abu Al-Hasan (as): I said to him, "Our companions narrate that shaving the head outside of Hajj or Umrah is considered mutilation." Imam (as) replied: "Abu Al-Hasan (as), after completing his rituals, would go to a village called Sāyah and shave his

وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ‌ حَلْقُ الرَّأْسِ فِي غَيْرِ حَجٍّ وَ لَا عُمْرَةٍ مُثْلَةٌ لِأَعْدَائِكُمْ وَ جَمَالٌ لَكُمْ‌[2].

Hadith.3125 - It is narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that he said: "Shaving the head outside of Hajj or Umrah is disfigurement (mithlah) for your enemies and beauty for you."

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ‌ مَنْ رَكِبَ زَامِلَةً[3] ثُمَّ وَقَعَ مِنْهَا فَمَاتَ دَخَلَ النَّارَ[4].

"Whoever rides a camel (zamilah) and then falls from it and dies will enter the Fire."

وَ أَمَّا اَلْحَدِيثُ اَلَّذِي رُوِيَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : «مَنْ رَكِبَ زَامِلَةً فَلْيُوصِ.

Hadith.3127 - As for the narration reported from Abu Abdullah (as) where he said: "Whoever rides a zamilah (simple mount) should make a will,"

لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ إِذَا صَلَّى فَلْيُجَدِّدِ التَّلْبِيَةَ[1].

Hadith.3128 - Muawiyah ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdullah (as): I asked him about a man who entered into Ihram for Hajj Ifrad (Hajj alone). When he entered Mecca, he performed Tawaf around the Kaaba, then joined his companions who were shortening their hair, and he also shortened his hair with them. Later, he remembe

أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلَ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ يُعْطِي خَمْسَةَ نَفَرٍ حَجَّةً وَاحِدَةً يَخْرُجُ فِيهَا وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ أَ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ أَجْرُ حَاجٍّ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَأَيُّهُمْ أَعْظَمُ أَجْراً فَقَالَ الَّذِي نَابَهُ الْحَرُّ وَ الْبَرْدُ[2] وَ إِنْ كَانَ صَرُورَةً لَمْ يُجْزِ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُمْ وَ الْحَجُّ لِمَنْ حَجَّ.

I asked Abu Al-Hasan Al-Awwal (as) about a man who finances the Hajj for five people, but only one of them actually performs it. Does everyone receive a reward? Imam (as) said: "Yes, each one of them receives the reward of a pilgrim." I then asked: "Which of them has the greatest reward?" Imam (as) replied: "The one wh

إِنِّي طُفْتُ بِالْبَيْتِ وَ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَةِ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ مِنًى فَوَقَعْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِي وَ لَمْ أَطُفْ طَوَافَ النِّسَاءِ فَقَالَ بِئْسَ مَا صَنَعْتَ فَجَهَّلَنِي فَقُلْتُ ابْتُلِيتُ فَقَالَ لَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْكَ‌[3].

Salamah ibn Muhraz asked Abu Abdullah (as) while I was present. He said: "I performed Tawaf around the Kaaba and between Safa and Marwah, then went to Mina and had relations with my wife without performing the Tawaf al-Nisa." Abu Abdullah (as) said: "What a bad thing you have done," reproaching me. I said: "I was put t

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ أُمِرْتُمْ بِالْحَجِّ وَ الْعُمْرَةِ فَلَا تُبَالُوا بِأَيِّهِمَا بَدَأْتُمْ‌[4].

Hadith.3131 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "You have been commanded to perform Hajj and Umrah, so do not worry about which one you begin with."

أَوَّلُ مَا يُظْهِرُ الْقَائِمُ ع مِنَ الْعَدْلِ أَنْ يُنَادِيَ مُنَادِيهِ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ أَصْحَابُ النَّافِلَةِ لِأَصْحَابِ الْفَرِيضَةِ الْحَجَرَ الْأَسْوَدَ وَ الطَّوَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ[1]

«مُقَامُ يَوْمٍ قَبْلَ اَلْحَجِّ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ مُقَامِ يَوْمَيْنِ بَعْدَ اَلْحَجِّ ».

"Staying one day before Hajj is better than staying two days after Hajj."