Book of Pilgrimage and Its Virtues
Chapter on the Appointed Times for Entering Ihram
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «وَقَّتَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، لِأَهْلِ اَلْعِرَاقِ اَلْعَقِيقَ وَ أَوَّلُهُ اَلْمَسْلَخُ وَ وَسَطُهُ غَمْرَةُ وَ آخِرُهُ ذَاتُ عِرْقٍ وَ أَوَّلُهُ أَفْضَلُ ».
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) designated Al-‘Aqiq as the miqat for the people of Iraq. Its beginning is Al-Maslakhu, its middle is Ghamrah, and its end is Dhat Irq. The beginning (Al-Maslakhu) is the most virtuous."
وَ سَأَلَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ اَلْمَدِينَةِ أَحْرَمَ مِنَ اَلْجُحْفَةِ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ ».
Mu‘awiyah ibn Ammar asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about a man from Medina who assumed Ihram from Al-Juhfa. Imam (a.s) replied: "There is no harm."
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنَّا نُرْوَى بِالْكُوفَةِ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ «إِنَّ مِنْ تَمَامِ حَجِّكَ إِحْرَامُكَ مِنْ دُوَيْرَةِ أَهْلِكَ» فَقَالَ «سُبْحَانَ اَللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ لَمَا تَمَتَّعَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِثِيَابِهِ إِلَى اَلشَّجَرَةِ ».
It is narrated from Abu Basir, who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s): "In Kufa, it is narrated that Imam Ali (a.s) said: 'Part of the completion of your Hajj is assuming Ihram from the vicinity of your home.'" Imam (a.s) replied: "Glory be to Allah (swt)! If it were as they say, the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) would not have enjoyed wearing his clothes until reaching the Tree (Dhul-Hulayfah)."
وَ سَأَلَ مُيَسِّرٌ اَلصَّادِقَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَحْرَمَ مِنَ اَلْعَقِيقِ وَ آخَرَ أَحْرَمَ مِنَ اَلْكُوفَةِ أَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ عَمَلاً فَقَالَ «يَا مُيَسِّرُ تُصَلِّي اَلْعَصْرَ أَرْبَعاً أَفْضَلُ أَوْ تُصَلِّيهَا سِتّاً» فَقُلْتُ أُصَلِّيهَا أَرْبَعاً قَالَ «فَكَذَلِكَ سُنَّةُ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا».
Maysar asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) about a man who assumed Ihram from Al-‘Aqiq and another who assumed Ihram from Kufa, saying: "Which of them has performed a better act?" Imam (a.s) replied: "O Maysar, is it better to pray the afternoon prayer as four units or as six units?" I said: "To pray it as four units." Imam (a.s) said: "Likewise, the practice of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) is better than anything else."
وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَنْزِلُهُ خَلْفَ اَلْجُحْفَةِ مِنْ أَيْنَ يُحْرِمُ قَالَ «مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) was asked about a man whose home is beyond Al-Juhfa: "From where should he assume Ihram?" Imam (a.s) replied: "From his home."
وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ: «مَنْ كَانَ مَنْزِلُهُ دُونَ اَلْمَوَاقِيتِ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُحْرِمَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ.
In another narration: "Whoever's home is within the boundaries between the miqats and Makkah must assume Ihram from their home."
وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «مَنْ أَقَامَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ هُوَ يُرِيدُ اَلْحَجَّ شَهْراً أَوْ نَحْوَهُ ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ فِي غَيْرِ طَرِيقِ اَلْمَدِينَةِ فَإِذَا كَانَ حِذَاءَ اَلشَّجَرَةِ وَ اَلْبَيْدَاءِ مَسِيرَةَ سِتَّةِ أَمْيَالٍ فَلْيُحْرِمْ مِنْهَا ».
Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: "Whoever resides in Medina intending to perform Hajj for a month or so, and then decides to depart on a route other than that of Medina, when they are opposite Al-Shajarah and Al-Bayda, a distance of six miles, they should assume Ihram from there."
Book of Pilgrimage and Its Virtues
Chapter on Preparing for Ihram
رَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِذَا اِنْتَهَيْتَ إِلَى اَلْعَقِيقِ مِنْ قِبَلِ اَلْعِرَاقِ أَوْ إِلَى وَقْتٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ اَلْمَوَاقِيتِ وَ أَنْتَ تُرِيدُ اَلْإِحْرَامَ إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ فَانْتِفْ إِبْطَيْكَ وَ قَلِّمْ أَظْفَارَكَ وَ اِطْلِ عَانَتَكَ وَ خُذْ مِنْ شَارِبِكَ وَ لاَ يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّ ذَلِكَ بَدَأْتَ ثُمَّ اِسْتَكْ وَ اِغْتَسِلْ وَ اِلْبَسْ ثَوْبَيْكَ وَ لْيَكُنْ فَرَاغُكَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى عِنْدَ زَوَالِ اَلشَّمْسِ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ اَلشَّمْسِ فَلاَ يَضُرُّكَ إِلاَّ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ اَلشَّمْسِ ».
Mu‘awiyah ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: "When you reach Al-‘Aqiq coming from Iraq, or any of the designated miqats (stations for Ihram), and you intend to enter Ihram, if Allah (swt) wills, then remove the hair from your underarms, trim your nails, clean your private area, and trim your mustache. It does not matter in which order you begin these actions. Then use the siwak (tooth-stick), take a ritual bath (ghusl), and wear your two garments for Ihram. Let this preparation, if Allah (swt) wills, be completed by the time of midday (zawal). If it is not completed by midday, there is no harm, but it is more beloved to me that it coincides with midday."
وَ رَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ نَحْنُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ عَنِ اَلتَّهَيُّؤِ لِلْإِحْرَامِ فَقَالَ «اِطَّلِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ تَجَهَّزْ بِكُلِّ مَا تُرِيدُ وَ اِغْتَسِلْ إِنْ شِئْتَ، وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ اِسْتَمْتَعْتَ بِقَمِيصِكَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ مَسْجِدَ اَلشَّجَرَةِ ».
Mu‘awiyah ibn Wahb narrated: I asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) in Medina about preparing for Ihram. Imam (a.s) said: "Prepare yourself in Medina, take everything you need, and if you wish, perform ghusl (ritual bath). If you wish, you may continue wearing your shirt until you reach Masjid al-Shajarah."
وَ سَأَلَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَطَّلِي قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ اَلْوَقْتُ بِسِتِّ لَيَالٍ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ» وَ سَأَلَهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَطَّلِي قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ مَكَّةَ بِسَبْعِ لَيَالٍ أَوْ ثَمَانِ لَيَالٍ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ».
Mu‘awiyah ibn Ammar asked about a man who removes hair (yattili) six nights before reaching the miqat. Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm in it." He also asked about a man who removes hair seven or eight nights before reaching Makkah. Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm in it."
