The Book of Haj
The Excellence of Hajj and ‘Umrah, and the Reward Thereof
30ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ الله قَالَ لِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ مَا تَرَى فِي رَجُلٍ قَدْ حَجَّ حَجَّةَ الإِسْلامِ الْحَجُّ أَفْضَلُ أَمْ يُعْتِقُ رَقَبَةً فَقَالَ لا بَلْ عِتْقُ رَقَبَةٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) كَذَبَ وَالله وَأَثِمَ لَحَجَّةٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عِتْقِ رَقَبَةٍ وَرَقَبَةٍ وَرَقَبَةٍ حَتَّى عَدَّ عَشْراً ثُمَّ قَالَ وَيْحَهُ فِي أَيِّ رَقَبَةٍ طَوَافٌ بِالْبَيْتِ وَسَعْيٌ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ وَالْوُقُوفُ بِعَرَفَةَ وَحَلْقُ الرَّأْسِ وَرَمْيُ الْجِمَارِ لَوْ كَانَ كَمَا قَالَ لَعَطَّلَ النَّاسُ الْحَجَّ وَلَوْ فَعَلُوا كَانَ يَنْبَغِي لِلإِمَامِ أَنْ يُجْبِرَهُمْ عَلَى الْحَجِّ إِنْ شَاءُوا وَإِنْ أَبَوْا فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْبَيْتَ إِنَّمَا وُضِعَ لِلْحَجِّ.
30. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Ibrahim ibn Maymun told him that he was once sitting in the meeting of abu Hanifah. A man came and asked him (abu Hanifah), ‘What do you think of a man who has performed Hajjahta al-Islam? Is al-Hajj better or setting free of a slave?’ He (abu Hanifah) replied, ‘No, setting free a slave is better.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), then said, ‘He (abu Hanifah) by Allah, has spoken a lie and has committed a sin. One Hajj is better than setting free of a slave’ . . .he counted up to ten slaves, then he said, ‘Fie upon him; in what kind of setting free of slaves is Tawaf around the House, Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah, staying in ‘Arafat, shaving one’s head and throwing pebbles on al-Jamarat? Had this been true, people would cancel performing al-Hajj altogether; and were they to do it, the Imam would force them to perform al-Hajj whether they liked or disliked it; this House is established for al-Hajj.’”
31ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ حَجَّةٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عِتْقِ سَبْعِينَ رَقَبَةً فَقُلْتُ مَا يَعْدِلُ الْحَجَّ شَيْءٌ قَالَ مَا يَعْدِلُهُ شَيْءٌ وَلَدِرْهَمٌ وَاحِدٌ فِي الْحَجِّ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفَيْ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ مِنْ سَبِيلِ الله ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ خَرَجْتُ عَلَى نَيِّفٍ وَسَبْعِينَ بَعِيراً وَبِضْعَ عَشْرَةَ دَابَّةً وَلَقَدِ اشْتَرَيْتُ سُوداً أُكَثِّرُ بِهَا الْعَدَدَ وَلَقَدْ آذَانِي أَكْلُ الْخَلِّ وَالزَّيْتِ حَتَّى إِنَّ حَمِيدَةَ أَمَرَتْ بِدَجَاجَةٍ فَشُوِيَتْ فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَيَّ نَفْسِي.
31. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain individuals of his people from ‘Umar ibn Yazid who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘Al-Hajj is better than setting free of seventy slaves/ I then asked, ‘Is there anything equal to al-Hajj?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘No other thing is equal to al- Hajj. Spending one dirham for al-Hajj is better than spending two million dirhams for the cause of Allah, which is other than al-Hajj. He (the Imam) then said, ‘I left for al-Hajj and there were seventy camels and ten or so horses. I had purchased slaves to increase the number. Eating vinegar with oil had made me upset. Hamidah had ordered to roast a chicken that made me feel better.”’
32ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الأَحْمَسِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) حَجَّةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَيْتٍ مَمْلُوءٍ ذَهَباً يُتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ حَتَّى يَفْنَى.
32. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Husayn al-Ahmasiy from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One Hajj is better than spending a whole house full of gold in charity until it is finished.’”
33ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ لا وَرَبِّ هَذِهِ الْبَنِيَّةِ لا يُخَالِفُ مُدْمِنَ الْحَجِّ بِهَذَا الْبَيْتِ حُمَّى وَلا فَقْرٌ أَبَداً.
33. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Rib’iy ibn ‘Abd Allah from al-Fudayl who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), say, ‘I swear by the Lord of this House that one constantly visiting this House does not suffer from fever and poverty.’”
34ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَأَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله قَالَ قُلْتُ لِلرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ أَبِي حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ آبَائِكَ (عَلَيْهِم السَّلاَم) أَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِبَعْضِهِمْ إِنَّ فِي بِلادِنَا مَوْضِعَ رِبَاطٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ قَزْوِينُ وَعَدُوّاً يُقَالُ لَهُ الدَّيْلَمُ فَهَلْ مِنْ جِهَادٍ أَوْ هَلْ مِنْ رِبَاطٍ فَقَالَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذَا الْبَيْتِ فَحُجُّوهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدِيثَ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذَا الْبَيْتِ فَحُجُّوهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ أَ مَا يَرْضَى أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِي بَيْتِهِ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ يَنْتَظِرُ أَمْرَنَا فَإِنْ أَدْرَكَهُ كَانَ كَمَنْ شَهِدَ مَعَ رَسُولِ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) بَدْراً وَإِنْ لَمْ يُدْرِكْهُ كَانَ كَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَ قَائِمِنَا فِي فُسْطَاطِهِ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَ سَبَّابَتَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) صَدَقَ هُوَ عَلَى مَا ذَكَرَ.
34. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah who has said the following: “I once said to al-Rida (a.s.), ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause. My father has narrated to me from your ancestors, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, that it was said to one of them, ‘In our country there is a station for travelers called Qazvin and enemies called al-Daylam. Is it obligatory to fight and arm (ourselves)?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘You must not ignore this House and must not miss performing Hajj.’ He (the narrator) has said that the question was repeated three times. Each time he (the Imam) said, ‘You must not ignore this House and must not miss performing Hajj.’ After the last time he (the Imam) said, ‘Why should one of you not love to spend on his family at home waiting for the rise of one from us with Divine Authority? If he finds him, it is as if he has joined the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, in the battle of Badr. If he does not find, him it will be as if he is standing in the tent of al-Qa’im from us like this and this.’ He placed his two fingers side by side. Abu al- Hassan (a.s.), then said, ‘He has spoken the truth in what he has narrated.’”
35ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَجَّالِ عَنْ غَالِبٍ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ الْحَجُّ وَالْعُمْرَةُ سُوقَانِ مِنْ أَسْوَاقِ الآخِرَةِ وَالْعَامِلُ بِهِمَا فِي جِوَارِ الله إِنْ أَدْرَكَ مَا يَأْمُلُ غَفَرَ الله لَهُ وَإِنْ قَصَرَ بِهِ أَجَلُهُ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُ عَلَى الله.
35. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hajjal from Ghalib from those whom he has mentioned who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that al-Hajj and al-‘Umrah are market places for the next life in which the workers are neighbors of Allah. If they find what they hope, Allah grants them forgiveness, but if the appointed time for his death did not give him a chance, the reward for him remains with Allah.”
36ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ زَعْلانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنِ ابْنِ الطَّيَّارِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) حِجَجٌ تَتْرَى وَعُمَرٌ تُسْعَى يَدْفَعْنَ عَيْلَةَ الْفَقْرِ وَمِيتَةَ السَّوْءِ.
36. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan Ali ibn abu Za‘lan from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from ibn al-Tayyar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Perform al-Hajj repeatedly and al-‘Umrah assiduously (or after every nine days). This expels the burden of poverty and death in wickedness.’”
37ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) رَجُلانِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَرَجُلٌ مِنْ ثَقِيفٍ فَقَالَ الثَّقِيفِيُّ يَا رَسُولَ الله حَاجَتِي فَقَالَ سَبَقَكَ أَخُوكَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ الله إِنِّي عَلَى ظَهْرِ سَفَرٍ وَإِنِّي عَجْلانُ وَقَالَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ إِنِّي قَدْ أَذِنْتُ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ سَأَلْتَنِي وَإِنْ شِئْتَ نَبَّأْتُكَ فَقَالَ نَبِّئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ الله فَقَالَ جِئْتَ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنِ الصَّلاةِ وَعَنِ الْوُضُوءِ وَعَنِ السُّجُودِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ إِي وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَقَالَ أَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ وَامْلأْ يَدَيْكَ مِنْ رُكْبَتَيْكَ وَعَفِّرْ جَبِينَكَ فِي التُّرَابِ وَصَلِّ صَلاةَ مُوَدِّعٍ وَقَالَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ يَا رَسُولَ الله حَاجَتِي فَقَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ سَأَلْتَنِي وَإِنْ شِئْتَ نَبَّأْتُكَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ الله نَبِّئْنِي قَالَ جِئْتَ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنِ الْحَجِّ وَعَنِ الطَّوَافِ بِالْبَيْتِ وَالسَّعْيِ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ وَرَمْيِ الْجِمَارِ وَحَلْقِ الرَّأْسِ وَيَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ إِي وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ قَالَ لا تَرْفَعُ نَاقَتُكَ خُفّاً إِلاَّ كَتَبَ الله بِهِ لَكَ حَسَنَةً وَلا تَضَعُ خُفّاً إِلاَّ حَطَّ بِهِ عَنْكَ سَيِّئَةً وَطَوَافٌ بِالْبَيْتِ وَسَعْيٌ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ تَنْفَتِلُ كَمَا وَلَدَتْكَ أُمُّكَ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ وَرَمْيُ الْجِمَارِ ذُخْرٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَحَلْقُ الرَّأْسِ لَكَ بِكُلِّ شَعْرَةٍ نُورٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَيَوْمُ عَرَفَةَ يَوْمٌ يُبَاهِي الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهِ الْمَلائِكَةَ فَلَوْ حَضَرْتَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ بِرَمْلِ عَالِجٍ وَقَطْرِ السَّمَاءِ وَأَيَّامِ الْعَالَمِ ذُنُوباً فَإِنَّهُ تَبُتُّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ وَفِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ يَخْطُو إِلَيْهَا يُكْتَبُ لَهُ حَسَنَةٌ وَيُمْحَى عَنْهُ سَيِّئَةٌ وَيُرْفَعُ لَهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةٌ.
37. Ali ibn Ibrahim 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: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once, two men came to the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, one from the people of al- Ansar and the other one from Thaqif. The man from al-Thaqif said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I need help.’ The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said, ‘Your brother (in faith) from the people of al- Ansar had come before you.’ He then said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I am about to leave for a journey and I am in a hurry.’ The man from the people of al- Ansar said, ‘I allow him to present his case before me.’ The Messenger of Allah then said, ‘If you like, I can inform you what you need, or if you like, you can ask what you need.’ He then said, ‘I’d like you to inform me, O Messenger of Allah.’ The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said, ‘You have come to ask me about salat (prayer), Wudu’ and al-Sajdah (prostration).’ The man said, ‘Yes, by the One who has sent you in all truth.’ The Messenger of Allah then said, ‘Take a Wudu’, properly, fill your palms with your knee caps, place your forehead on the soil and perform your salat (prayer) as it is the last farewell salat (prayer).’ The man from al- Ansar then said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, I need help.’ The Messenger of Allah then said, ‘If you like I can inform you what you need or if you like you can ask what you need.’ He then said, ‘I like you to inform me O Messenger of Allah.’ The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said, ‘You have come to ask me about al-Hajj, Tawaf around the House, al-Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah, throwing pebbles on al-Jamar, shaving the head and about the day of ‘Arafah.’ “The man said, ‘Yes, by the One who has sent you in all truth, it is true.’ The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, then said, ‘For every step that your camel will move (to al-Hajj), Allah writes one good deed for you. Every time you place your foot on the ground, Allah deletes one of your sins. For Tawaf you perform around the House and Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah, your condition will change in regard to sins into that when your mother gave birth to you. Throwing pebbles on al-Jamar is of providing supplies for the next life. For shaving your head, there will be light for you on the Day of Judgment for each hair. For the day of ‘Arafah Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, will express pride before the angels. If you attend that day, even if your sins are equal to the grains of sands, the drops of rain from the sky and the number of the days of the world, they will all scatter away from you on that day.’” NOTE:In another Hadith it is said, ‘For every step that he moves forward, one good deed is written for him, one bad deed is deleted and by one degree his position is raised.’
38ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) مَا يَقِفُ أَحَدٌ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْجِبَالِ بَرٌّ وَلا فَاجِرٌ إِلاَّ اسْتَجَابَ الله لَهُ فَأَمَّا الْبَرُّ فَيُسْتَجَابُ لَهُ فِي آخِرَتِهِ وَدُنْيَاهُ وَأَمَّا الْفَاجِرُ فَيُسْتَجَابُ لَهُ فِي دُنْيَاهُ.
38. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm from abu al- Hassan al-Rida’ (a.s.), who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘All of the people who stay in those hills, good or evil, Allah answers them all. People of good deed receive answers for the worldly and the hereafter and the people of evil deeds receive answer to their worldly matters.’”
39ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) الْحَاجُّ ثَلاثَةٌ فَأَفْضَلُهُمْ نَصِيباً رَجُلٌ غُفِرَ لَهُ ذَنْبُهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْهُ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَوَقَاهُ الله عَذَابَ الْقَبْرِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي يَلِيهِ فَرَجُلٌ غُفِرَ لَهُ ذَنْبُهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْهُ وَيَسْتَأْنِفُ الْعَمَلَ فِيمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي يَلِيهِ فَرَجُلٌ حُفِظَ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ.
39. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from al-Mufaddal ibn Salih from Jabir who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘Al-H’ajj (people who perform al-Hajj) are of three kinds. The one with the best share is one all of whose sins, those of the past and those to come are forgiven, and Allah protects him against the torments in the grave. Next to this is one whose sins of the past are forgiven but he begins his good deeds for the rest of his life. After these two is one who receives safety for his own self, family and property.’”
