The Book of Haj
The Acts of Obligatory al-’Umrah
2ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنِ الْعُمْرَةِ أَ وَاجِبَةٌ هِيَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَمَنْ تَمَتَّعَ يُجْزِئُ عَنْهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ.
2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about al- £ Umrah; if it is obligatory. He (the Imam) said, £ Yes, it is obligatory.’ I then asked, ‘If one is for al-Tamattu £ (advantageous) is it sufficient?’ He (the Imam) said, £ Yes, it is sufficient.’” (Fatwa best explains Hadith 2 of this Chapter)
The Book of Haj
Al-Mabtulah (Separate) al-’Umrah
1ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ عُمْرَةٌ.
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Yunus ibn Ya’qub who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), would say, ’Every month there should be only one al-‘Umrah.’”
2ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ عُمْرَةٌ.
2. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar and Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is in the book of Ali (a.s.), that there is al-‘Umrah in every month.”’
3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مَرَّارٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَدْخُلُ مَكَّةَ فِي السَّنَةِ الْمَرَّةَ أَوِ الْمَرَّتَيْنِ أَوِ الأَرْبَعَةَ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ إِذَا دَخَلَ فَلْيَدْخُلْ مُلَبِّياً وَإِذَا خَرَجَ فَلْيَخْرُجْ مُحِلاًّ قَالَ وَلِكُلِّ شَهْرٍ عُمْرَةٌ فَقُلْتُ يَكُونُ أَقَلَّ قَالَ لِكُلِّ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ عُمْرَةٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَحَقِّكَ لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي عَامِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ سِتُّ عُمَرٍ قُلْتُ لِمَ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِالطَّائِفِ فَكَانَ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ دَخَلْتُ مَعَهُ.
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Isma‘il ibn Marrar from Yunus from Ali ibn abu Hamzah who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who enters Makkah once, twice, three or four times every year, what should he do? He (the Imam) said, ‘When he enters he must do so saying Talbiyah and when he comes out he must do so after coming out of the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘Every month there is al-‘Umrah.’ I then asked, ‘Can it be less?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, in every ten days there is al-‘Umrah.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘Believe me, this year I performed six al-‘Umrah.’ I then asked, ‘How has that happened?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘I was with Muhammad ibn Ibrahim in Ta’if, so every time he entered (Makkah), I also did so with him.’”
The Book of Haj
Al-Mabtulah (Separate, without al-Hajj) al-Umrah During the Months of al-Hajj
1ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ لا بَأْسَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ الْمُفْرَدَةِ فِي أَشْهُرِ الْحَجِّ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ.
1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that there is no offense in performing al-‘Umrah al- Mufradah (without al-Hajj) during the months of al-Hajj and returning home.”
2ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ لا بَأْسَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ الْمُفْرَدَةِ فِي أَشْهُرِ الْحَجِّ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ إِنْ شَاءَ.
2. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad, from al-Hassan ibn Ali, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not harmful to perform al-‘Umrah al-Mufradah in the months of al-Hajj and thereafter to return to one’s family, if one so desires.’”
3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْيَمَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ خَرَجَ فِي أَشْهُرِ الْحَجِّ مُعْتَمِراً ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى بِلادِهِ قَالَ لا بَأْسَ وَإِنْ حَجَّ فِي عَامِهِ ذَلِكَ وَأَفْرَدَ الْحَجَّ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ دَمٌ فَإِنَّ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ (عَلَيْهِما السَّلاَم) خَرَجَ قَبْلَ التَّرْوِيَةِ بِيَوْمٍ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ وَقَدْ كَانَ دَخَلَ مُعْتَمِراً.
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar al-Yemaniy who has said the following: “Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about a man who travels in the months of al-Hajj for al-‘Umrah, then returns to his town. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful. If he performs al-Hajj in that year he is not required to offer animal offering. Al-Husayn ibn Ali, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, left before the day of al-Tarwiyah (eight of Dhu al-Hajj ah) for Iraq and he had entered Makkah for al-‘Umrah.’” NOTE: (Fatwa best explains Hadith 2-3 of this Chapter.)
4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مَرَّارٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) مِنْ أَيْنَ افْتَرَقَ الْمُتَمَتِّعُ وَالْمُعْتَمِرُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمُتَمَتِّعَ مُرْتَبِطٌ بِالْحَجِّ وَالْمُعْتَمِرَ إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا ذَهَبَ حَيْثُ شَاءَ وَقَدِ اعْتَمَرَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ (عَلَيْهِما السَّلاَم) فِي ذِي الْحِجَّةِ ثُمَّ رَاحَ يَوْمَ التَّرْوِيَةِ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ وَالنَّاسُ يَرُوحُونَ إِلَى مِنًى وَلا بَأْسَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ فِي ذِي الْحِجَّةِ لِمَنْ لا يُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ.
4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Isma‘il ibn Marrar from Yunus from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.), ‘What is the difference between al-‘Umrah of al-Tamattu‘ and separate al-‘Umrah?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Al-Tamattu’ al-‘Umrah is linked with al-Hajj. In a separate al-‘Umrah, one, after completing its acts, is free to go wherever he likes. Al- Husayn (a.s.) performed separate al-‘Umrah in Dhu al-Hijjah, then he left on the day of al-Tarwiyah (8th of Dhu al-Hijjah) for Iraq when people were leaving for Mina. There is no offense in performing al-‘Umrah in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah if one does not want to perform al-Hajj.’”
The Book of Haj
The Months in Which Al-’Umrah Is Preferable and the Case of One Who Assumes the State of Ihram in One Month and Comes Out of Such State in another Month
1ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ صَبِيحٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ عُمْرَةً فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي امْرَأَةٍ وَعَدَهَا رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَقَالَ لَهَا اعْتَمِرِي فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَهِيَ لَكِ حَجَّةٌ.
1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from al-Walid ibn Sabih who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘It is narrated to us that performing al-‘Umrah in the month of Ramadan is equal to al-Hajj. He (the Imam) said, ‘This was only about a woman to whom the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, had promised saying, “Perform al-‘Umrah in the month of Ramadan; it will be al-Hajj for you.’””
2ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَأَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَدِيدٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ مُقِيماً بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ سَنَةَ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا قَرُبَ الْفِطْرُ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْخُرُوجُ فِي عُمْرَةِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ أَفْضَلُ أَوْ أُقِيمُ حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ الشَّهْرُ وَأُتِمَّ صَوْمِي فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ كِتَاباً قَرَأْتُهُ بِخَطِّهِ سَأَلْتَ رَحِمَكَ الله عَنْ أَيُّ الْعُمْرَةِ أَفْضَلُ عُمْرَةُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ أَفْضَلُ يَرْحَمُكَ الله.
2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from Ali ibn Mahziyar from Ali ibn Hadid who has said the following: “I had decided to stay in al-Madinah in the month of Ramadan in the year two hundred thirteen. When al-Fitr came close I wrote to abu Ja‘far (a.s.), and asked if leaving for al-‘Umrah in the month of Ramadan is better or to stay to complete fasting. He (the Imam) wrote to me a letter that I read was in his own handwriting that said, ‘You have asked, may Allah grant you blessing, about which al-‘Umrah is more excellent. Al-’Umrah in the month of Ramadan is more excellent. May Allah grant you blessings.’”
