Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

وَ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ: فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يَجْعَلُ فِي جُبَّتِهِ بَدَلَ اَلْقُطْنِ قَزّاً هَلْ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ فَكَتَبَ «نَعَمْ لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ."

He (Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar) wrote to Imam Abu Muhammad al-Hasan (a.s) asking about a man who replaces cotton in his cloak with qazz (a type of silk): "Can he pray in it?" Imam (a.s) replied: "Yes, there is no problem with it."

وَ رَوَى يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ - «لاَ بَأْسَ بِالثَّوْبِ أَنْ يَكُونَ سَدَاهُ وَ زِرُّهُ وَ عَلَمُهُ حَرِيراً وَ إِنَّمَا يُكْرَهُ اَلْحَرِيرُ اَلْمُبْهَمُ لِلرِّجَالِ.

Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim narrated from the Imam (a.s) that He said: "There is no issue if a garment's warp, buttons, or trim is made of silk; what is disliked for men is pure silk (mubham)”.

وَ رَوَى عَنْهُ مِسْمَعُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَلْمَلِكِ اَلْبَصْرِيُّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنْ دِيبَاجِ اَلْكَعْبَةِ فَيَجْعَلَهُ غِلاَفَ مُصْحَفٍ أَوْ يَجْعَلَهُ مُصَلًّى يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ.

It was narrated from Mus'ab ibn Abdul Malik al-Basri that He said: "There is no issue in taking (a piece) from the silk covering of the Ka’ba and using it as a cover for a Quran or making it into a prayer mat to pray upon."

وَ سَأَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي اَلثَّوْبِ اَلْمُعْلَمِ فَكَرِهَ مَا فِيهِ مِنَ اَلتَّمَاثِيلِ.

Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Bazi' asked Abu Al-Hasan Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (a.s), about praying in a garment with patterns (decorations), and the Imam disliked it if it contained images (representations).

وَ سَأَلَ سَمَاعَةُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ تَقْلِيدِ اَلسَّيْفِ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فِيهِ اَلْغِرَاءُ وَ اَلْكَيْمُخْتُ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ مَا لَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ مَيْتَةٌ.

Sama’a ibn Mehran asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) about wearing a sword during prayer that has glue or leather (adhesive substances, such as glue made from animal parts) on it. Imam (a.s) replied: "There is no problem as long as you do not know that it is from a dead (non-slaughtered) animal”.

وَ سَأَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلرَّيَّانِ بْنِ اَلصَّلْتِ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ اَلثَّالِثَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَأْخُذُ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ وَ أَظْفَارِهِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ إِلَى اَلصَّلاَةِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْفُضَهُ مِنْ ثَوْبِهِ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ.

Ali ibn al-Rayan ibn al-Salt asked Imam Abu al-Hasan al-Thalith (a.s) about a man who cuts his hair or trims his nails and then proceeds to prayer without shaking the remnants off his clothes. The Imam said: "There is no issue (no problem)."

وَ سَأَلَ يُونُسُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي وَ عَلَيْهِ اَلْبُرْطُلَةُ فَقَالَ «لاَ يَضُرُّهُ.

Yunus ibn Ya'qub asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) about a man praying while wearing a burṭulah (a type of hat or head covering). The Imam said: "It does not harm him (there is no issue)."

وَ رَوَى عَمَّارٌ اَلسَّابَاطِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ - «مَنْ خَرَجَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَلَمْ يُدِرِ اَلْعِمَامَةَ تَحْتَ حَنَكِهِ فَأَصَابَهُ أَلَمٌ لاَ دَوَاءَ لَهُ فَلاَ يَلُومَنَّ إِلاَّ نَفْسَهُ.

Ammar al-Sabati narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) that He said: "Whoever goes out on a journey without wrapping the turban under his chin and suffers from an ailment for which there is no remedy, let him blame none but himself”.

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «ضَمِنْتُ لِمَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ مُعْتَمّاً تَحْتَ حَنَكِهِ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِمْ سَالِماً».

The truthful one, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s), said: "I guarantee that whoever leaves his house with his turban wrapped under his chin will return to it safely."

وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِنِّي لَأَعْجَبُ مِمَّنْ يَأْخُذُ فِي حَاجَةٍ وَ هُوَ عَلَى وُضُوءٍ كَيْفَ لاَ تُقْضَى حَاجَتُهُ وَ إِنِّي لَأَعْجَبُ مِمَّنْ يَأْخُذُ فِي حَاجَةٍ وَ هُوَ مُعْتَمٌّ تَحْتَ حَنَكِهِ كَيْفَ لاَ تُقْضَى حَاجَتُهُ.

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s), said: "I am amazed by one who goes about seeking to fulfil a need while in a state of ritual purity (wudu) — how is it that his need is not met? And I am amazed by one who seeks to fulfil a need while wearing his turban wrapped under his chin — how is it that his need is not met?"