Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «سَيْرُ اَلْمَنَازِلِ يُنْفِدُ اَلزَّادَ وَ يُسِيءُ اَلْأَخْلاَقَ وَ يُخْلِقُ اَلثِّيَابَ وَ اَلسَّيْرُ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ ».

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Frequent travel depletes provisions, worsens manners, and wears out clothing. Travel is [ideally] for eighteen days."

وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «إِذَا ضَلَلْتُمُ اَلطَّرِيقَ فَتَيَامَنُوا ».

Abdullah ibn Maymun narrated with his chain of transmission that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) said: "If you lose your way, turn to the right."

وَ رَوَى جَعْفَرُ بْنُ اَلْقَاسِمِ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ عَلَى ذِرْوَةِ كُلِّ جِسْرٍ شَيْطَاناً فَإِذَا اِنْتَهَيْتَ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْ بِسْمِ اَللَّهِ يَرْحَلْ عَنْكَ.

Ja‘far ibn al-Qasim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s), who said: "At the top of every bridge, there is a devil. When you reach it, say: 'In the name of Allah (swt),' and it will depart from you."

وَ قَالَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَنَا ضَامِنٌ لِمَنْ خَرَجَ يُرِيدُ سَفَراً مُعْتَمّاً تَحْتَ حَنَكِهِ ثَلاَثاً أَلاَّ يُصِيبَهُ اَلسَّرَقُ وَ اَلْغَرَقُ وَ اَلْحَرَقُ ».

Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (a.s) said: "I guarantee for anyone who sets out on a journey while wearing a turban wrapped under their chin three things: they will not encounter theft, drowning, or burning."

رَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: « « اَلْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَعْلُومٰاتٌ »، - شَوَّالٌ وَ ذُو اَلْقَعْدَةِ وَ ذُو اَلْحِجَّةِ وَ مَنْ أَرَادَ اَلْحَجَّ وَفَّرَ شَعْرَهُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى هِلاَلِ ذِي اَلْقَعْدَةِ وَ مَنْ أَرَادَ اَلْعُمْرَةَ وَفَّرَ شَعْرَهُ شَهْراً».

Mu‘awiyah ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: "The Hajj is in well-known months" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:197)—Shawwal, Dhu al-Qa‘dah, and Dhu al-Hijjah. Whoever intends to perform Hajj should let their hair grow from the sighting of the crescent of Dhu al-Qa‘dah. Whoever intends to perform ‘Umrah should let their hair grow for a month."

وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلْحِجَامَةِ وَ حَلْقِ اَلْقَفَا فِي أَشْهُرِ اَلْحَجِّ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ وَ لاَ بَأْسَ بِالنُّورَةِ وَ اَلسِّوَاكِ ».

It is narrated from Sama‘ah, who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about cupping and shaving the nape during the months of Hajj. Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm in it, nor in using Nuura (depilatory cream) or a toothstick (siwak)."

رَوَى عُبَيْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «اَلْإِحْرَامُ مِنْ مَوَاقِيتَ خَمْسَةٍ وَقَّتَهَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِحَاجٍّ وَ لاَ مُعْتَمِرٍ أَنْ يُحْرِمَ قَبْلَهَا وَ لاَ بَعْدَهَا وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ اَلْمَدِينَةِ ذَا اَلْحُلَيْفَةِ وَ هُوَ مَسْجِدُ اَلشَّجَرَةِ كَانَ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ وَ يَفْرِضُ اَلْحَجَّ فَإِذَا خَرَجَ مِنَ اَلْمَسْجِدِ فَسَارَ وَ اِسْتَوَتْ بِهِ اَلْبَيْدَاءُ حِينَ يُحَاذِي اَلْمِيلَ اَلْأَوَّلَ أَحْرَمَ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ اَلشَّامِ اَلْجُحْفَةَ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ نَجْدٍ اَلْعَقِيقَ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ اَلطَّائِفِ قَرْنَ اَلْمَنَازِلِ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ اَلْيَمَنِ يَلَمْلَمَ وَ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَرْغَبَ عَنْ مَوَاقِيتِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ ».

Ubaydullah ibn Ali al-Halabi narrated from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: "The state of Ihram (ritual consecration) begins at five designated locations, established by the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family). It is not proper for a pilgrim, whether performing Hajj or 'Umrah, to assume Ihram before or after these places. - For the people of Medina, it is Dhul-Hulayfah (the Mosque of the Tree), where he (the Prophet) used to pray and declare the Hajj obligatory. When he exited the mosque and reached the plain of Al-Bayda, near the first milestone, he entered Ihram. - For the people of Sham (Syria), it is Al-Juhfa. - For the people of Najd, it is Al-'Aqiq. - For the people of Ta'if, it is Qarn al-Manazil. - For the people of Yemen, it is Yalamlam. No one should deviate from the places designated by the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family)."

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «وَقَّتَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ اَلْعَقِيقَ لِأَهْلِ نَجْدٍ وَ قَالَ «هُوَ وَقْتٌ لِمَا أَنْجَدَتِ اَلْأَرْضُ » وَ أَنْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ وَ وَقَّتَ لِأَهْلِ اَلشَّامِ اَلْجُحْفَةَ وَ يُقَالُ لَهَا مَهْيَعَةُ ».

In a narration by Rifa‘ah ibn Musa from Abu Abdullah (a.s), he said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) designated Al-‘Aqiq as the miqat (station for assuming Ihram) for the people of Najd, and he said: 'It is the miqat for wherever the land rises towards Najd.' You are among them. He also designated Al-Juhfa as the miqat for the people of Sham (Syria), and it is also called Mahya‘ah."

وَ رَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «يُجْزِيكَ إِذَا لَمْ تَعْرِفِ اَلْعَقِيقَ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ اَلنَّاسَ وَ اَلْأَعْرَابَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ ».

Mu‘awiyah ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: "It suffices you, if you do not know the location of Al-‘Aqiq, to ask the people and the Bedouins about it."

وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَوَّلُ اَلْعَقِيقِ بَرِيدُ اَلْبَعْثِ وَ هُوَ بَرِيدٌ مِنْ دُونِ بَرِيدِ غَمْرَةَ ».

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "The beginning of Al-‘Aqiq is Barid al-Ba‘th, which is a station before Barid Ghamrah."