Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِذَا ضَلَلْتَ عَنِ اَلطَّرِيقِ فَنَادِ: يَا صَالِحُ أَوْ يَا أَبَا صَالِحٍ أَرْشِدُونَا إِلَى اَلطَّرِيقِ يَرْحَمُكُمُ اَللَّهُ ».

Ali ibn Abi Hamzah narrated from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: "If you lose your way, call out: 'O Righteous One! O Abu Salih! Guide us to the path, may Allah (swt) have mercy on you.'"

وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ اَلْبَرَّ مُوَكَّلٌ بِهِ صَالِحٌ وَ اَلْبَحْرَ مُوَكَّلٌ بِهِ حَمْزَةُ ».

It is narrated: "The wilderness is entrusted to Salih, and the sea is entrusted to Hamza."

قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «يَا عَلِيُّ إِذَا نَزَلْتَ مَنْزِلاً فَقُلِ: اَللَّهُمَّ « أَنْزِلْنِي مُنْزَلاً مُبٰارَكاً وَ أَنْتَ خَيْرُ اَلْمُنْزِلِينَ » تُرْزَقْ خَيْرَهُ وَ يُدْفَعْ عَنْكَ شَرُّهُ.»

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) said to Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s): "O Ali, when you settle in a place, say: 'O Allah (swt), grant me a blessed dwelling, and You are the best of those who provide dwellings' (Surah Al-Mu’minun 23:29). You will be provided with its goodness, and its harm will be kept away from you."

كَانَ فِي وَصِيَّةِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لِعَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «يَا عَلِيُّ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ مَدِينَةً أَوْ قَرْيَةً فَقُلْ حِينَ تُعَايِنُهَا: اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا اَللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْنَا إِلَى أَهْلِهَا وَ حَبِّبْ صَالِحِي أَهْلِهَا إِلَيْنَا ».

In the will of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) to Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s), he said: "O Ali, when you approach a city or village, say as you behold it: 'O Allah (swt), I ask You for its goodness, and I seek refuge in You from its evil. O Allah (swt), make us beloved to its people, and make its righteous inhabitants beloved to us.'"

رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ اَلْوَابِشِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «مَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ يَمُوتُ فِي أَرْضِ غُرْبَةٍ تَغِيبُ عَنْهُ فِيهَا بَوَاكِيهِ إِلاَّ بَكَتْهُ بِقَاعُ اَلْأَرْضِ اَلَّتِي كَانَ يَعْبُدُ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهَا وَ بَكَتْهُ أَثْوَابُهُ وَ بَكَتْهُ أَبْوَابُ اَلسَّمَاءِ اَلَّتِي كَانَتْ يَصْعَدُ فِيهَا عَمَلُهُ وَ بَكَاهُ اَلْمَلَكَانِ اَلْمُوَكَّلاَنِ بِهِ».

Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abu Muhammad al-Wabishi, from Imam Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: "No believer dies in a land of exile, away from his loved ones, except that the patches of earth on which he worshipped Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, weep for him. His garments weep for him, the gates of the heavens through which his deeds ascended weep for him, and the two angels assigned to him weep for him."

وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِنَّ اَلْغَرِيبَ إِذَا حَضَرَهُ اَلْمَوْتُ اِلْتَفَتَ يَمْنَةً وَ يَسْرَةً وَ لَمْ يَرَ أَحَداً رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَيَقُولُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَى مَنْ تَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنِّي وَ عِزَّتِي وَ جَلاَلِي لَئِنْ أَطْلَقْتُكَ عَنْ عُقْدَتِكَ لَأُصَيِّرَنَّكَ فِي طَاعَتِي وَ لَئِنْ قَبْضَتُكَ لَأُصَيِّرَنَّكَ إِلَى كَرَامَتِي.

Imam (a.s) said: "When a stranger faces death, he looks to his right and left but sees no one. He raises his head, and Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, says: 'To whom do you turn? To one who is better for you than Me? By My might and My majesty, if I release you from this bond, I will place you in My obedience, and if I take your soul, I will place you in My honor.'"

قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كَانَ يَقُولُ لِلْقَادِمِ مِنْ مَكَّةَ « قَبِلَ اَللَّهُ مِنْكَ وَ أَخْلَفَ عَلَيْكَ نَفَقَتَكَ وَ غَفَرَ ذَنْبَكَ».

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) used to say to those returning from Makkah: "May Allah (swt) accept from you, replenish your expenses, and forgive your sins."

فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي اَلْحُسَيْنِ اَلْأَسَدِيِّ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ عَانَقَ حَاجّاً بِغُبَارِهِ كَانَ كَأَنَّمَا اِسْتَلَمَ اَلْحَجَرَ اَلْأَسْوَدَ ».

In a narration by Abu al-Husayn al-Asadi, may Allah (swt) be pleased with him, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever embraces a pilgrim while the dust of the journey is still on them, it is as if they have touched the Black Stone."

رُوِيَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ: نَهَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَنْ يَطْرُقَ اَلرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ لَيْلاً إِذَا جَاءَ مِنَ اَلْغَيْبَةِ حَتَّى يُؤْذِنَهُمْ.

It is narrated from Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, who said: The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) forbade a man from entering upon his family at night when returning from a journey, until he informs them beforehand.

وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلسَّفَرُ قِطْعَةٌ مِنَ اَلْعَذَابِ فَإِذَا قَضَى أَحَدُكُمْ سَفَرَهُ فَلْيُسْرِعِ اَلْإِيَابَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ.

Imam (a.s) said: "Travel is a portion of torment, so when one of you has completed their journey, let them hasten to return to their family."