Stopping at the Resting Place of the Prophet {saws}

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا انْصَرَفْتَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَ انْتَهَيْتَ إِلَى ذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ وَ أَنْتَ رَاجِعٌ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَائْتِ مُعَرَّسَ النَّبِيِّ ص‌[1] فَإِنْ كُنْتَ فِي وَقْتِ صَلَاةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ أَوْ نَافِلَةٍ فَصَلِّ وَ إِنْ كَانَ غَيْرُ وَقْتِ صَلَاةٍ فَانْزِلْ فِيهِ قَلِيلًا فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص قَدْ كَانَ يُعَرِّسُ فِيهِ وَ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ.

Abu Abdullah (as) said: "When you return from Mecca to Medina and reach Dhu al-Hulayfah, stop at the Mu'arras of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). If it is time for an obligatory or recommended prayer, then perform the prayer. If it is not the time for prayer, then still stop there for a sho

لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ جَمَّالَنَا مَرَّ بِنَا وَ لَمْ يَنْزِلِ الْمُعَرَّسَ فَقَالَ لَا بُدَّ أَنْ تَرْجِعُوا إِلَيْهِ فَرَجَعْنَا إِلَيْهِ‌[2].

I said to Abu al-Hasan (as): "May I be your ransom, our camel driver passed us by and did not stop at al-Mu'arras. Imam (as) said: 'You must return to it.' So we went back to it."

لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ فِيهِ غُسْلٌ وَ التَّعْرِيسُ هُوَ أَنْ يُصَلَّى فِيهِ وَ يُضْطَجَعَ فِيهِ لَيْلًا مُرَّ بِهِ أَوْ نَهَاراً[3].

Hadith.3147 - It is narrated that Al-‘Ays ibn Al-Qasim asked Abu Abdullah (as) about performing ghusl (ritual purification) at al-Mu'arras. Imam (as) said: "You are not required to perform ghusl there. Ta'ris (staying briefly at al-Mu'arras) is to pray there and lie down, whether passing by during the night or the day.