The Book of Haj
One Who Leaves Makkah with an Intention Not to Ever Return
2ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ وَهُوَ لا يُرِيدُ الْعَوْدَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَدِ اقْتَرَبَ أَجَلُهُ وَدَنَا عَذَابُهُ.
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Husayn ibn ‘Uthman from a man who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that one who leaves Makkah with an intention not to return to Makkah again, (must take notice that) his death has come very near as well as torment for him/”
3ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَجَّالِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ لِوُلْدِهِ يَا بَنِيَّ انْظُرُوا بَيْتَ رَبِّكُمْ فَلا يَخْلُوَنَّ مِنْكُمْ فَلا تُنَاظَرُوا.
3. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Hajjal from Hammad who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin would say to his sons, ‘My sons, take the House of your Lord in your consideration so it is not left without your presence therein; otherwise, you will risk coming of torment upon you.’”
The Book of Haj
There Is Not anything Good in Neglecting al-Hajj, and One Who Is Prevented from Performing al-Hajj Is Because of Sin
1ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ مِيثَمٍ عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ قَالَ لِي مَا لَكَ لا تَحُجُّ فِي الْعَامِ فَقُلْتُ مُعَامَلَةٌ كَانَتْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ قَوْمٍ وَأَشْغَالٌ وَعَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ خِيَرَةٌ فَقَالَ لا وَالله مَا فَعَلَ الله لَكَ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْ خِيَرَةٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا حُبِسَ عَبْدٌ عَنْ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ إِلاَّ بِذَنْبٍ وَمَا يَعْفُو أَكْثَرُ.
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from al-Nadr ibn Shu’ayb from Yunus ibn ‘Imran ibn Mitham from Sama‘ah who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), once said to me, ‘Why should you not perform al-Hajj this year?’ I replied, ‘There is a business between me and a people, other preoccupation in which perhaps there is goodness.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, by Allah, Allah has not done anything good for you in this.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘No other thing prevents a servant (of Allah) from this House except sin and what is forgiven is greater.’”
2ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) لَيْسَ فِي تَرْكِ الْحَجِّ خِيَرَةٌ.
2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that there is nothing of goodness in neglecting al-Hajj.”
The Book of Haj
If People Neglect al-Hajj, Torment Will Come upon Them
1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الأَحْمَسِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ لَوْ تَرَكَ النَّاسُ الْحَجَّ لَمَا نُوظِرُوا الْعَذَابَ أَوْ قَالَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَذَابُ.
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Husayn af-Ahmasiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that if people neglect al-Hajj they will not be given any chance to avoid the coming of torment upon them, or that he said, ‘torment will come upon them/”
2ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ حَنَانِ بْنِ سَدِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ ذَكَرْتُ لأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) الْبَيْتَ فَقَالَ لَوْ عَطَّلُوهُ سَنَةً وَاحِدَةً لَمْ يُنَاظَرُوا.
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from Hanan ibn Sadir from his father who has said the following: “I once mentioned the House before abu Ja‘far (a.s.), and he said, ‘If people neglect it one year, they will not be given any chance to avoid the coming of torment upon them.’”
3ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَجَّالِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ لِوُلْدِهِ يَا بَنِيَّ انْظُرُوا بَيْتَ رَبِّكُمْ فَلا يَخْلُوَنَّ مِنْكُمْ فَلا تُنَاظَرُوا.
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hajjal from Hammad who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin would say to his sons, ‘My sons, take the House of your Lord in your consideration so it is not left without your presence therein; otherwise, you will risk coming of torment upon you.”’
4ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَغْرَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ لا يَزَالُ الدِّينُ قَائِماً مَا قَامَتِ الْكَعْبَةُ.
4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from abu al- Mighra’ from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that religion (al-Islam) will continue to exist as long as al-Ka‘bah is maintained.”
The Book of Haj
The Rare Ahadith
1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) إِنَّ رَجُلاً اسْتَشَارَنِي فِي الْحَجِّ وَكَانَ ضَعِيفَ الْحَالِ فَأَشَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ لا يَحُجَّ فَقَالَ مَا أَخْلَقَكَ أَنْ تَمْرَضَ سَنَةً قَالَ فَمَرِضْتُ سَنَةً.
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from a man from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘A man asked for my advice about performing al- Hajj, and he was in a weak condition; so I hinted for him not go for al-Hajj. He (the Imam) said, ‘What can protect you from living ill for a whole year!’ He (the narrator) has said, ‘I suffered from illness for a whole year. ‘“
The Book of Haj
Forcing People to Perform al-Hajj
1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْبَخْتَرِيِّ وَهِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ وَمُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ وَغَيْرِهِمْ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ تَرَكُوا الْحَجَّ لَكَانَ عَلَى الْوَالِي أَنْ يُجْبِرَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَعَلَى الْمُقَامِ عِنْدَهُ وَلَوْ تَرَكُوا زِيَارَةَ النَّبِيِّ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) لَكَانَ عَلَى الْوَالِي أَنْ يُجْبِرَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَعَلَى الْمُقَامِ عِنْدَهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ أَمْوَالٌ أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hafs af-Bakhtariy and Hisham ibn Salim and Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar and others who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that if people neglect performing al-Hajj, the authorities will force them to perform al-Hajj and to reside therein. If people neglect visiting the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, the authorities will force them to do so and reside there. If they will not be able to bear the expenses, the authorities will pay for them from the public treasury.”
