Al-Kāfi

20ـ وَعَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) إِذَا أَخَذَ النَّاسُ مَنَازِلَهُمْ بِمِنًى نَادَى مُنَادٍ يَا مِنًى قَدْ جَاءَ أَهْلُكِ فَاتَّسِعِي فِي فِجَاجِكِ وَاتْرَعِي فِي مَثَابِكِ وَمُنَادٍ يُنَادِي لَوْ تَدْرُونَ بِمَنْ حَلَلْتُمْ لأَيْقَنْتُمْ بِالْخَلَفِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ.

20. It is narrated from him (narrator of previous Hadith) from his father from Ali ibn Asbat from certain individuals of our people who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When people take their places in Mina, an announcer announces, “O Mina, your people have come, so expand your open fields to fill up your ponds.” And another announcer announces, ‘Had you known who your host is, you would become certain of al- Khalaf (reward) after forgiveness.’”

21ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَارُودِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ فَفِرُّوا إِلَى الله إِنِّي لَكُمْ مِنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ قَالَ حُجُّوا إِلَى الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.

21. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Sinan from abu al-Jarud who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘The words of Allah, ‘’Flee to Allah,’ I am the one who clearly warns you about Him’ (51:50), means, perform Hajj for Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious.”

22ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ إِذَا أَخَذَ النَّاسُ مَنَازِلَهُمْ بِمِنًى نَادَى مُنَادٍ لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ بِفِنَاءِ مَنْ حَلَلْتُمْ لأَيْقَنْتُمْ بِالْخَلَفِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ.

22. Ali has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when people take their places in Mina, an announcer announces, ‘Had you known in whose neighborhood you have disembarked, you would become certain of receiving rewards after forgiveness.’”

23ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ خَالِهِ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ السَّمَّانِ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَحُجُّ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي سَنَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ أَصَابَ النَّاسَ فِيهَا جَهْدٌ فَقَالَ لِي أَصْحَابِي لَوْ نَظَرْتَ إِلَى مَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَحُجَّ الْعَامَ بِهِ فَتَصَدَّقْتَ بِهِ كَانَ أَفْضَلَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ وَتَرَوْنَ ذَلِكَ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَتَصَدَّقْتُ تِلْكَ السَّنَةَ بِمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَحُجَّ بِهِ وَأَقَمْتُ قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا لَيْلَةَ عَرَفَةَ وَقُلْتُ وَالله لا أَعُودُ وَلا أَدَعُ الْحَجَّ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ قَابِلٍ حَجَجْتُ فَلَمَّا أَتَيْتُ مِنًى رَأَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) وَعِنْدَهُ النَّاسُ مُجْتَمِعُونَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الرَّجُلِ وَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ قِصَّتِي وَقُلْتُ أَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ الْحَجُّ أَوِ الصَّدَقَةُ فَقَالَ مَا أَحْسَنَ الصَّدَقَةَ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَجَلْ فَأَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ قَالَ مَا يَمْنَعُ أَحَدَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْ يَحُجَّ وَيَتَصَدَّقَ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا يَبْلُغُ مَالُهُ ذَلِكَ وَلا يَتَّسِعُ قَالَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُنْفِقَ عَشَرَةَ دَرَاهِمَ فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ مِنْ سَبَبِ الْحَجِّ أَنْفَقَ خَمْسَةً وَتَصَدَّقَ بِخَمْسَةٍ أَوْ قَصَّرَ فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ مِنْ نَفَقَتِهِ فِي الْحَجِّ فَيَجْعَلُ مَا يَحْبِسُ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ أَجْراً قَالَ قُلْتُ هَذَا لَوْ فَعَلْنَاهُ اسْتَقَامَ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَأَنَّى لَهُ مِثْلُ الْحَجِّ فَقَالَهَا ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَيُعْطِي قِسْماً حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ طَافَ طَوَافَ الْفَرِيضَةِ ثُمَّ عَدَلَ إِلَى مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَيَأْتِيهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَقُومُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَإِذَا انْصَرَفَ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى كَتِفَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا هَذَا أَمَّا مَا مَضَى فَقَدْ غُفِرَ لَكَ وَأَمَّا مَا يَسْتَقْبِلُ فَجِدَّ.

23. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Yunus ibn Ya’qub from his uncle, ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from Sa‘id al-Samman who has said the following: “I would perform Hajj every year. One year in which people suffered severe hardships, my people told me to consider my performing Hajj that year; that I should instead of spending for Hajj, give it in charity. It can be more beneficial than performing Hajj. I then asked them, ‘Do you think that is right?’ They replied, ‘Yes, that is true.’ That year I gave my expenses for Hajj in charity and stayed home. I saw a dream during the night on the ninth of Dhu al-Hajjah and said, ‘By Allah I will not do what I have done and I will not neglect performing Hajj.’ Next year I went to performing Hajj and when I arrived in Mina I saw abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), in whose presence people had gathered. I went near him and asked him, “Please tell me about a man.” I told him of my story. Then I asked, ‘Which one is better. Performing Hajj or charity?”” He (the Imam) said, ‘Charity is very good - three times.’ I then said, ‘That is true but which one is better?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘What prevents one of you to do both?’ I replied, ‘His belongings are not sufficient for both.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If he wants to spend ten for Hajj, he can spend five out of this for Hajj and give the other five as charity or reduce some of his expenses for Hajj and spend what he has cut down in charity for which he earns rewards.’ I then asked, ‘Will it do it if he did so?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Where can he have something like Hajj’ - he said it three times - ‘one comes out of his house and gives in charity a part of it until he arrives in the Sacred Masjid, performs an obligatory Tawaf, then goes to the station of Ibrahim to say two Rak‘at salat (prayer). An angel comes and stands on his left side. When he completes salat (prayer) the angel taps on his shoulder saying, “O so and so, your sins of the past are forgiven and for the future you can work assiduously.’””

24ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِما السَّلاَم) تَرَكْتَ الْجِهَادَ وَخُشُونَتَهُ وَلَزِمْتَ الْحَجَّ وَلِينَهُ قَالَ وَكَانَ مُتَّكِئاً فَجَلَسَ وَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ أَ مَا بَلَغَكَ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ إِنَّهُ لَمَّا وَقَفَ بِعَرَفَةَ وَهَمَّتِ الشَّمْسُ أَنْ تَغِيبَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) يَا بِلالُ قُلْ لِلنَّاسِ فَلْيُنْصِتُوا فَلَمَّا نَصَتُوا قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ تَطَوَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ فَغَفَرَ لِمُحْسِنِكُمْ وَشَفَّعَ مُحْسِنَكُمْ فِي مُسِيئِكُمْ فَأَفِيضُوا مَغْفُوراً لَكُمْ قَالَ وَزَادَ غَيْرُ الثُّمَالِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِلاَّ أَهْلَ التَّبِعَاتِ فَإِنَّ الله عَدْلٌ يَأْخُذُ لِلضَّعِيفِ مِنَ الْقَوِيِّ فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ جَمْعٍ لَمْ يَزَلْ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ وَيَسْأَلُهُ لأَهْلِ التَّبِعَاتِ فَلَمَّا وَقَفَ بِجَمْعٍ قَالَ لِبِلالٍ قُلْ لِلنَّاسِ فَلْيُنْصِتُوا فَلَمَّا نَصَتُوا قَالَ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ تَطَوَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ فَغَفَرَ لِمُحْسِنِكُمْ وَشَفَّعَ مُحْسِنَكُمْ فِي مُسِيئِكُمْ فَأَفِيضُوا مَغْفُوراً لَكُمْ وَضَمِنَ لأَهْلِ التَّبِعَاتِ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ الرِّضَا.

24. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from abu Ayyub from abu Hamzah al-Thumafiy who has said the following: “A man once said to Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), ‘You have given up Jihad because it is harsh, but you have attached yourself to Hajj because it is comfortable.’ He (the Imam) who was leaning sat up straight and said, ‘Fie upon you. Have you not heard what the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said during his farewell pilgrimage during his stay in ‘Arafat, and it was about sunset. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘O Bilal, ask people to remain silent.’ When people became silent the Messenger of Allah said, ‘Your Lord has granted you favors on this day. He has granted forgiveness to the individuals of good deeds, and has made the ones of good deed to intercede for the ones of evil deeds. You can leave now with your sins forgiven.’ Narrators other than abu Hamzah al-Thumaliy have mentioned that the Imam additionally said, ‘Except those who are of individuals of al-Tabi‘at (acts that require investigation).’ Allah is just. He brings to justice the stronger ones who wrong the weaker ones. On the night of al-Jam‘ he continued quietly speaking to his Lord and asked Him for forgiveness for the individuals of al-Tabi‘at. When he stayed in Jam‘ he said to Bilal. ‘You should ask people to remain silent.’ When people became silent he (the Messenger of Allah) said, ‘Your Lord has granted you favors on this day. He has forgiven the individuals of good deeds among you. He has made the individuals of good deeds among you to intercede on behalf of the individuals of evil deeds. You now may leave with your sins forgiven and He has made an undertaking in favor of the individuals of al- Tabi‘at (people liable for the rights of others) to be happy with them.’”

25ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ لَمَّا أَفَاضَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) تَلَقَّاهُ أَعْرَابِيٌّ بِالأَبْطَحِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ الله إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ أُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ فَعَاقَنِي وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مَيِّلٌ يَعْنِي كَثِيرَ الْمَالِ فَمُرْنِي أَصْنَعُ فِي مَالِي مَا أَبْلُغُ بِهِ مَا يَبْلُغُ بِهِ الْحَاجُّ قَالَ فَالْتَفَتَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) إِلَى أَبِي قُبَيْسٍ فَقَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ أَبَا قُبَيْسٍ لَكَ زِنَتَهُ ذَهَبَةٌ حَمْرَاءُ أَنْفَقْتَهُ فِي سَبِيلِ الله مَا بَلَغْتَ مَا بَلَغَ الْحَاجُّ.

25. Ali has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “He (the Imam) has said, that when the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, left an Arab came to him in al- Abtah and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I wanted to perform Hajj but something prevented me. I am a wealthy person. Command me to do something with my wealth that benefits me like the benefit of performing Hajj. The Messenger of Allah then looked to abu Qubays hill and said, “Even if you spend an amount of gold equal to the weight of abu Qubays hill for the cause of Allah, you will not gain the benefit of Hajj.’”

26ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ السَّرَّاجِ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ مَنْ دُفِنَ فِي الْحَرَمِ أَمِنَ مِنَ الْفَزَعِ الأَكْبَرِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مِنْ بَرِّ النَّاسِ وَفَاجِرِهِمْ قَالَ مِنْ بَرِّ النَّاسِ وَفَاجِرِهِمْ.

26. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from abu Isma‘il al-Sarraj from Harun ibn Kharijah who has said the following: “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘One who is buried in al-Haram is immune from the great terrifying event.’ I (the narrator) asked him, ’Does it apply to both people of good and evil deeds?’ He (the Imam) replied, ’Yes, it applies to both kinds of people.’”

27ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنِ الْعَلاءِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ إِنَّ أَدْنَى مَا يَرْجِعُ بِهِ الْحَاجُّ الَّذِي لا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ أَنْ يُحْفَظَ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ بِأَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ يُحْفَظُ فِيهِمْ قَالَ لا يَحْدُثُ فِيهِمْ إِلاَّ مَا كَانَ يَحْدُثُ فِيهِمْ وَهُوَ مُقِيمٌ مَعَهُمْ.

27. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from al-‘Ala’ from a man who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the least with which a pilgrim, whose Hajj is not accepted, returns is safety of his family and property at home.” I (the narrator) then asked, ‘What kind of thing is this safety?’ He (the Imam) replied, ’Nothing will happen to them except things that may happen during his presence in his family and belongings.’”

28ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جُنْدَبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) الْحَجُّ جِهَادُ الضَّعِيفِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَدَهُ فِي صَدْرِ نَفْسِهِ وَقَالَ نَحْنُ الضُّعَفَاءُ وَنَحْنُ الضُّعَفَاءُ.

28. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jundab who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ’ Al-Hajj is Jihad (hard work for the cause of Allah) of the weak people.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), then placed his hand on his chest and said, ‘We are the weak people, (we) are weak.’”

29ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) إِنِّي أَحُجُّ سَنَةً وَشَرِيكِي سَنَةً قَالَ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ مِنَ الْحَجِّ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ قُلْتُ لا أَتَفَرَّغُ لِذَلِكَ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَتَصَدَّقُ بِخَمْسِمِائَةٍ مَكَانَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ الْحَجُّ أَفْضَلُ قُلْتُ أَلْفٍ قَالَ الْحَجُّ أَفْضَلُ قُلْتُ فَأَلْفٍ وَخَمْسِمِائَةٍ قَالَ الْحَجُّ أَفْضَلُ قُلْتُ أَلْفَيْنِ قَالَ أَ فِي أَلْفَيْكَ طَوَافُ الْبَيْتِ قُلْتُ لا قَالَ أَ فِي أَلْفَيْكَ سَعْيٌ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ قُلْتُ لا قَالَ أَ فِي أَلْفَيْكَ وُقُوفٌ بِعَرَفَةَ قُلْتُ لا قَالَ أَ فِي أَلْفَيْكَ رَمْيُ الْجِمَارِ قُلْتُ لا قَالَ أَ فِي أَلْفَيْكَ الْمَنَاسِكُ قُلْتُ لا قَالَ الْحَجُّ أَفْضَلُ.

29. Several of our companions narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah, from Ibrahim ibn Maymun, who said: I said to Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq (as), "I go for Hajj one year, and my partner goes the next year." He (Abu Abdullah) asked, "What prevents you from performing Hajj, O Ibrahim?" I replied, "I am not free to do so, may I be your ransom, so I give 500 in charity instead." He said, "Hajj is better." I said, "What if I give 1,000?" He said, "Hajj is better." I said, "1,500?" He said, "Hajj is better." I said, "2,000?" He said, "Does your 2,000 include circumambulation of the Ka'bah?" I said, "No." He asked, "Does it include the Sa'y between Safa and Marwah?" I said, "No." He asked, "Does it include standing at Arafat?" I said, "No." He asked, "Does it include stoning the pillars?" I said, "No." He asked, "Does it include the rituals of Hajj?" I said, "No." He said, "Then Hajj is better."