FORTY AHADITH ON HAJJ
by
Mahmud Mahdipur
The Noble Prophet (prayers of Allah be upon him and his family)
has said:
مَنْ حَفِظَ عَـلـى أُمَّتِـي أَرْبَعِينَ حَدِيثًا يَـنْتَفِعُونَ
بِهَا بَعَـثَهُ اللهُ يَوْمَ
الْقِيَامَةِ فَقِيهاً عَالِـماً.
“The person from my nation who memorizes forty traditions
pertaining to those issues of
religion which he is in need of,
will be resurrected by Allah on
the Day of Judgement as a person
with deep insight into the faith
and as a scholar.”
In following the above hadith,
The Islamic Education Board of
The World Federation of KSIMC
(IEB ‑ WF) has decided to
publish a series of booklets of
40 Ahadith on different
subjects. The Ahadith which have
been selected from various
sources, are short and simple
and therefore easy to understand
and memorize. It is envisaged
that the booklets will not only
be useful for Zakireen, Madrasah
teachers and students, but will
be of benefit to the Ummah at
large.
Allah, the Most High, has said:
إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّـــــةَ
مُّـبَارَكاً وَّ هُدىً
لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
“Surely the first House which was appointed for mankind (as a
place of worship) was that in
Bakkah (Makkah), the blessed,
and a source of guidance for the
entire universe.” (Surat Aale‘Imran (3),
Verse 96)
Humanity is continuously being
overwhelmed by the problems of
day to day life in the quest for
both their true and perceived
material needs; they are plagued
with bureaucracy, their own
daily professions, and keeping
abreast with the news of things
happening around them in their
own country and throughout the
world. All of these things
prevent a person from enacting
his divinely granted
responsibilities and the lofty
goals which he sets for
himself.
Such a busy life keeps one
negligent of one’s original
identity and true (eventual)
abode. It is the Hajj
which acts as a sacred migration
from all of the things which one
is tied down with in one’s daily
life and also the habits which
one becomes accustomed to.
Thus, through Hajj, an
individual evolves into a person
who begins to travel back
towards Allah and towards his
Allah-given innate character and
being.
By performing the Hajj, a person
is able to be present in the
general yearly gathering of
Muslims from the entire world,
and one can witness the Divine,
along with others who believe in
the same religion, have one
aspiration and are all
worshipping the Only Creator.
Being present in the Miqat (spot
of wearing the Ihram), chanting
the Talbiyyah (Labbayk Allahumma
Labbayk…), performing the tawaaf
around the House of Allah,
performing Salat, running
between the mountains of al-Safa
and al-Marwah, trimming the
nails or hair, then making the
great move to ‘Arafat, then
Mash’ar, followed by Mina, and
culminating this great act of
worship with the sacrifice of an
animal, and then finally shaving
the head – all of these acts
have thousands of secrets and
mysteries related to them which
are obviously not possible to
explain in the light of forty
short Ahadith (as will be
covered in this booklet).
However, it is important to note
that a portion of the secrets
behind all of these acts of
worship, which are both
political and spiritual, is that
they actually pull a person
towards a greater study and
research of the Islamic texts
and are actually the cause for
the thirst towards more
knowledge and a stimulation to
learn more about the faith.
The minute intellectual
reflections and small goals
which people have for
themselves, take on a much
larger scale when they are
engrossed in the great universal
gathering of Muslims.
Without a doubt, it is within
such a venue that an individual
wishes and desires the hopes and
aspirations not only for
himself, rather for all Muslims.
The Hujjaj participating in this
great Abrahamic journey,
spiritually link their actions
with those done by the great
prophets of the past and open up
the doors of the historical past
to their own realm of
understanding.
The Divinely taught sacred call
of “Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk…”
brings to mind the ancient
pledge, pact, and innate
covenant which mankind made with
their Creator aforetime. It is
through putting on the white
clothing of the Ihram that a
person removes the spiritually
dark traits of selfishness,
pretentiousness, and the rampant
desire to fulfill one’s sensual
pleasures, and puts an end
(hopefully not temporarily) to
one’s evil habits and actions.
Through this clothing which one
has now donned, one sees and
understands that all the praise,
blessings, and power belong
solely to Allah (SWT).
The etiquette related to being
inside the Sanctuary (Haram)
teaches us the noble ethical
traits and the sacred Divine
morals which we must enact at
all times in our lives. In the
physical actions of the Hajj, we
are taught the lessons of unity,
the importance of keeping the
spiritual realm and politics
together, maintaining true
faith, building alliances with
other Muslims, and the true
meaning of freedom.
At the same time, we are also
taught to stand up and fight
against disbelief, polytheism,
and other Satanic forces as one
firm unit of Muslims. It is
through the tawaaf in the
presence of one’s Beloved and
standing at the Maqam of Ibrahim
and performing the Salat that a
person becomes one with the
Angels in the heavens who are
performing the same action!
Through the act of the Sa’i
between the mountains of al-Safa
and al-Marwah and then trimming
the hair, a person is finally
permitted to once again circle
the Ka’bah in the final tawaaf,
known as the Tawaaf an-Nisa,
where he finishes off this
entire Hajj by standing at the
Maqam-e-Ibrahim and performing
one final two Rak’at Salat.
It is through greeting the
Hajrul Aswad and even kissing it
that a person renews the pledge
one made in the other world, as
the Qur’an mentions:
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ مِنْ ظُهُورِهِمْ
ذُرِّيَّـتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ
عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ
بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى
شَهِدْنَا أَنْ تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ
الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُــنَّا
عَنْ هٌذَا غَافِلِينَ
“And when your Lord brought
forth from the children of Adam,
from their backs, their
descendants, and made them bear
witness against their own souls: ‘Am
I not your Lord?’ They
said: ‘Yes!
we bear witness.’ Lest
you should say on the Day of
Resurrection: Surely we were
heedless of this.” (7:172)
It is only through drinking the
delicious water of the well of
Zamzam that a person is able to
once again hear the whisper of
life flowing through one’s
entire body and soul…
The momentary stops through the
Hajj and the movements made from
one place to another by the
command of Allah (SWT) and with
the remembrance of Allah (SWT)
teach a person the Abrahamic way
of life. It is through the
acts of the slaughtering of an
animal that a person is able to
slit the throat of his negative
trait of miserliness, and it is
through the act of shaving the
head that one begins to prepare
himself once again to be able to
enter into Masjidul Haraam, the
house of his Beloved.
However before this, one must
make his way to the Jamarat to
stone the large, medium and
small representations of the
Satan. Through this act,
he announces his disavowal and
disapproval from anything
Satanic and anything which has
polytheistic undertones to it.
That which we have mentioned in
this short booklet is a
collection of forty ِAhadith in
regards to this great obligatory
act – the Hajj.
These Ahadith go forth to
elucidate and explain some of
the etiquettes and goals behind
the Hajj. The sacredness
and sanctity of the sites of
Hajj and the role which they
have in the life of a person
have also been alluded to in our
selection of narrations. The
short traditions, which we have
quoted in this work, come to us
from the Infallible Leaders of
the faith (AS), and open up a
new outlook to the beautiful
visage of the Hajj. The visitors
to the sacred house of Allah, or
those who have a strong desire
to make the trip, but have not
yet been blessed to do so, would
do well to study these
carefully.
حجكم مقبول و سعيكم مشكور
‘May your Hajj be accepted and
may all of your efforts be
appreciated.’
1.
Importance of Hajj
قَالَ عَلِيٌّ (ع): أَللٌّهُ أَللٌّهُ فِي بَيْتِ رَبِّكُمْ لاَ
تَخْلُوهُ مَا بَقِيتُمْ
فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ تُرِكَ لَمْ
تُنَاظَرُوا.
Imam ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace
be upon him) has said, “By
Allah, by Allah, keep the House
of your Lord in mind. Do
not disregard it as long as you
remain (alive) because surely if
it is ignored, then He shall not
look towards you (with His
Mercy).”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
16
2. The Hajj and Focusing on
Allah
عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرِ البَاقِرِ
(ع) فِي قَوْلِ اللٌّهِ تَبَارَكَ
وَ تـــَعَالـى:
فَــفِرُّوا إِلـى اللٌّه إِنِّي لَكُمْ مِنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ
قَالَ: حَجُّوا إِلـى اللٌّهِ.
It has been narrated from Abi
Ja’far [Imam Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali]
al-Baqir (peace be upon him)
that in regards to the words of
Allah, the Glorious and High:
فَــفِرُّوا إِلـى اللٌّه إِنِّي لَكُمْ مِنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ
“So then hasten towards Allah, surely I (Muhammad) am a plain
warner to you from Him.”(Suratul
Dhariyat (51), Verse 50)
The Imam said, “Struggle towards
Allah (perform the Hajj).”
Ma’aniul Akhbar, Page 222
3. The Talbiyyah and the
Sacrifice
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ (ع) قَالَ: نَزَلَ
جِبْرَئِيلُ عَلى النَّبِيِّ (ص)
فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ مُرْ
أَصْحَابَكَ بِالْعَجِّ وَ
الثَّلْجِ، فَالْعَجُّ رَفَعُ
الأَصْوَاتِ بِالتَّلْبِيَّةِ وَ
الثَّلْجُ نَحْرُ الْبَدَنِ.
It has been narrated from ‘Ali
[Ibn Abi Talib] (peace be upon
him) that he said, “Jibra’il
descended to the Prophet
(blessings of Allah be upon him
and his family) and said to him,
‘O’ Muhammad! Command your
companions al-’Ajj and al-Thalj.
The ‘Ajj is to raise your voice
in pronouncing the Talbiyyah (Labbayk
Allahumma Labbayk) out loud,
while the Thalj is to slaughter
an animal (on the day of ‘Eid).”
Ma’aniul Akhbar, Page 224
4. The Major Hajj (Hajj
al-Akbar) and the Minor Hajj
(Hajj al-Asghar)
عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارِ قَالَ: سَئَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ
اللٌّهِ (ع) عَنْ يَوْمِ الْحَجِّ
الأَكْبَرِ فَقَالَ: هُوَ يَوْمُ
الْنَحْرِ وَ الأَصْغَرُ
الْعُمْرَةُ.
It has been narrated by
Mu’awiyah Ibn ‘Ammar that he
said, “I asked Aba ‘Abdillah
[Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad
as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him) in
regards to the day of the major
Hajj (Hajj al-Akbar) and he
said, ‘This is the day of the
sacrifice (‘Eidul Qurban), while
the minor Hajj (Hajj al-Asghar)
is the ‘Umrah.”
Ma’aniul Akhbar, Page 295
The Benefits of the Hajj
عَنِ الرِّضَا (ع) قَالَ: مَا رَأََيْتُ َشَيْئاً أَسْرَعَ غِنًّى
وَ لاَ أَنْفى لِلْفَقْرِ مِنْ
إِدْمَانُ الْحَجِّ.
It has been narrated from al-Ridha
[Imam ‘Ali Ibn Musa] (peace be
upon him) that he said, “I have
not seen a single thing which
makes a person free from want
(financially secure) quicker,
nor which is more effective in
removing poverty, than
continuously performing the Hajj
(year after year).”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 74, Page
318
6. Dying While on the Way to
Hajj
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ (ع) قَالَ: مَنْ مَاتَ فِي طَرِيقِ
مَكَّةَ ذَاهِباً أَوْ جَائِياً
أَمِنَ مِنَ الْفَزَغِ الأَكْبَرِ
يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.
It has been narrated form Abi ‘Abdillah
[Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad
as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him)
that he said, “A person who dies
while proceeding towards Makkah
or while returning back (from
Makkah) will be protected from
the great distress of the Day of
Resurrection.”
Maladhul Akhyar, Volume 7, Page
223
7. The Sanctity of the Guests of
Allah
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ (ع) قَالَ: أَلْحَاجُّ وَ الْمُعْتَمِرُ
وَفْدُ اللٌّهِ إِنْ سَأَلُوهُ
أَعْطَاهُمْ وَ إِنْ دَعُوهُ
أَجَابَهُمْ وَ إِنْ شَفَعُوا
شَفَعَهُمْ وَ إِنْ سَكَتُوا
إِبْتَدَاهُمْ وَ يُعَوَّضُونَ
بِالدِّرْهَمِ أَلْفَ أَلْفَ
دِرْهَمٍ.
It has been narrated from Abi ‘Abdillah
[Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad
as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him)
that he said, “Those who perform
the Hajj and the ‘Umrah are the
guests of Allah. If they
ask Him for something, He will
grant it to them; if they call
upon Him then He will answer
them; if they intercede (for
others), their intercession will
be accepted; if they remain
quiet, then He will begin to
speak to them; for every dirham
which they spend (in their trip
to the Hajj), they will receive
one million dirhams in return.”
Maladhul Akhyar, Volume 7, Page
223
8. Preparing for the Ihram
عَنْ حِمَادِ بْنِ عِيسى قَالَ: سَئَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ (ع)
عَنِ الْتَّهَيُّؤْ لِلإِحْرَامِ
فَقَالَ: تَقْلِيمُ الأَظْفَارِ
وَ أَخْذُ الشَّارِبِ وَ حَلْقُ
الْعَانَةِ.
It has been narrated from Himad
Ibn ‘Isa that he said, “I asked
Aba ‘Abdillah [Imam Ja’far Ibn
Muhammad as-Sadiq] (peace be
upon him) on how to prepare for
the (wearing of the) Ihram?
The Imam replied, ‘(One should
prepare for wearing the Ihram)
by cutting the nails, trimming
the moustache and shaving the
pubic hair.”
Maladhul Akhyar, Volume 7, Page
307
9. Looking at the Ka’bah
عَنِ الْبَاقِرِ (ع): مَنْ نَظَرَ إِلـى الْكَعْبَةَ لَمْ يَزَلْ
يُكْتَبْ لَهُ حَسَنَةٌ وَ يُمْحى
عَنْهُ سَيِئَّةٌ حَتَّى يَصْرِفُ
بَصَرَهُ عَنْهَا.
It has been narrated from
al-Baqir [Imam Muhammad Ibn
‘Ali] (peace be upon him) that:
“As long as a person is looking
at the Ka’bah, good deeds will
be written (in his record) and
one’s evil deeds will be erased
until one turns away one’s
glance (from the Ka’bah).”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
65
10. Intention for the Hajj
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ(ع) قَالَ: أَلْحَجُّ حَجَّانِ، حَجٌّ
لِلٌّهِ وَ حَجٌّ لِلنَّاسِ.
فَمَنْ حَجَّ لِلٌّهِ كَانَ
ثَوَابُهُ عَلى اللٌّهِ وَ
الْجَنَّةُ وَ مَنْ حَجَّ
لِلنَّاسِ كَانَ ثَوَابُهُ عَلى
النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.
It has been narrated from Abi ‘Abdillah
[Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad
as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him)
that, “Hajj is of two types:
Hajj for the sake of Allah and
Hajj for the sake of people.
A person who performs Hajj for
Allah, surely his reward will be
with Allah - Paradise; and a
person who performs Hajj for
people, surely his reward will
be with people (to give him) on
the Day of Resurrection.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
24
11. Fasting on the Day of
Tashriq in Mina
سُئِلَ الصَّادِقُ (ع): لِمَ كُرِهَ
الصِّيَامُ فِي أَيَّامِ
التَّشْرِيقِ؟ فَقَالَ: لأََنَّ
الْقَوْمَ زُوَّارُ اللٌّهِ وَ
هُمْ فِي ضِيَافَتِهِ وَ لاَ
يَنْبَغِي لِلضَّيْفِ أَنْ
يَّصُومَ عِنْدَ مَنْ زَارَهُ وَ
أَضَافَهُ.
As-Sadiq [Imam Ja’far Ibn
Muhammad] (peace be upon him)
was asked, “Why is it
discouraged to fast on the days
of Tashriq (11th, 12th, and 13th
of Dhul Hijjah)?” The Imam
(peace be upon him) replied,
“Since people are visiting Allah
and are His guests (during these
days), it is not advisable that
a guest should fast in the
presence of the One whom he is
visiting.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
34
12. Hajj
عَنِ الصَّادِقِ (ع) أَنَّهُ قَالَ: مَا سَبِيلٌ مِنْ سَبِيلِ
اللٌّهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْحَجِّ
إِلاَّ رَجُلٌ يَخْرُجُ
بِسَيْفِهِ فَيُجَاهِدُ فِي
سَبِيلِ اللٌّهِ حَتَّى
يَسْتَشْهَدُ.
It has been narrated from
as-Sadiq [Imam Ja’far Ibn
Muhammad] (peace be upon him)
who said, “There is no path from
the paths of Allah which is
greater than Hajj, except when a
person comes out with his sword
and strives in the way of Allah
until he is martyred.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
49
13. Reward for the Tawaf
عَنِ النَّـبِيِ ّ(ص) أَنَّهُ قَالَ: مَنْ طَافَ بِهٌذَا الْبَيْتِ
إِسْـبُوعاً وَ أَحْسَنَ صَلاَةَ
رَكْعَتَيْهِ غُفِرَ لَهُ.
The Noble Prophet (blessings of
Allah be upon him and his
family) has said, “A person who
circumambulates this House (the
Ka’bah) seven times and performs
the two Rak’at Salat (of Tawaaf)
in the best form possible will
have his sins forgiven.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
49
14. Hajj and the Renewal of the
Pledge
قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (ع): وَ الْحَجْرُ كَالْمِيثَاقِ وَ
إِسْتِلاَمُهُ كَالْبَيْعَةِ وَ
كَانَ إِذَا إِسْتَلَمَهُ قَالَ:
أَللٌّهُمَّ أَمَانَتِي
أَدَّيْتُهَا وَ مِيثَاقِي
تَعَاهَدَتْهُ لِيَشْهَدَلِي
عِنْدَكَ بِالْبَلاَغِ.
Abu Ja’far [Imam Muhammad Ibn
‘Ali al-Baqir] (peace be upon
him) has said, “The Hajr (Hajrul
Aswad – the Black Stone) is like
the pledge (of Allah) and
rubbing the hand over it is like
making a pledge of allegiance
(to Allah).” Whenever the
Imam (peace be upon him) would
rub his hand over the Hajrul
Aswad he used to say:
أَللٌّهُمَّ أَمَانَتِي أَدَّيْتُهَا وَ مِيثَاقِي تَعَاهَدَتْهُ
لِيَشْهَدَلِي عِنْدَكَ
بِالْبَلاَغِ
“O’ Allah! I have
fulfilled my trust and have
renewed my pledge so that it
(the Hajr al-Aswad) can bear
witness that surely I have
fulfilled my responsibility.”
15. The Success and Perpetuity
of Islam
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ (ع)
قَالَ: لاَ يَزَالُ الدِّينُ
قَائِماً مَا قَامَتِ
الْكَعْبَةُ.
It has been narrated from Abi ‘Abdillah
[Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad
as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him)
who said, “As long as the Ka’bah
is standing, the religion (of
al-Islam) will remain standing.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96 Page 57
16. Philosophy Behind the Name
“Al-Ka’bah”
عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ:
قُلْتُ لَهُ: لِمَ سُمِّىَ
الْبَيْتُ، بَيْتُ الْعَتِيقِ؟
قَالَ: لأََنَّهُ حُرٌّ عَتِيقٌ
مِنَ النَّاسِ وَ لَمْ يَمْلِكُهُ
أَحَدٌ.
It has been narrated that Abi
Ja’far [Imam Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali
al-Baqir] (peace be upon him)
was asked, “Why is it (the
Ka’bah) named Baitul ‘Atiq (the
Emancipated House)?” The
Imam replied: “Because this
house is free and emancipated
from people and was never under
the ownership of anyone.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
59
17. Three Sacred Things
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ (ع)
قَالَ: إِنَّ لِلٌّهِ عَزّ َوَ
جَلَّ حُرُمَاتٌ ثَلاَثٌ لَيْسَ
مِثْلَهُنَّ شَيْءٌ: كِتَابُهُ
وَ هُوَ حُكْمُهُ وَ نُورُهُ وَ
بَيْتُهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَهُ
قِبْلَةً لِلنَّاسِ لاَ يَقْبَلُ
مِنْ أَحَدٍ تَوَجُّهَا إِلـى
غَيْرِهِ وَ عِتْرَةِ
نَبِيِّكُمْ.
It has been narrated from Abi ‘Abdillah
[Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad
as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him)
who said, “Surely Allah, the
Noble and Grand, has made three
things sacred and there is
nothing else equivalent to them:
His Book (the Qur’an) which is
His Command and Divine Light;
His House (The Ka’bah) which He
has made as the focal point (Qiblah)
and He will not accept from
anyone facing any other
direction; and the family of
your Prophet.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
60
18. Donations to Maintain the
Ka’bah
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ (ع) قَالَ: لَوْ كَانَ لِي وَادِيَانِ يَسِيلاَنِ
ذَهَباً وَ فِضَّةً مَا
أَهْدَيْتُ إِلـى الْكَعْبَةِ
شَيْئاً لأََنَّهُ يَصِيرُ إِلـى
الْحَجْبَةِ دُونَ الْمَسَاكِينَ.
It has been narrated from ‘Ali
[Ibn Abi Talib] (peace be upon
him) who said, “If I were to
possess two valleys flowing with
gold and silver, I would not
donate a single thing to the
Ka’bah because it would reach
the (unworthy) people who
maintain the Ka’bah – and not to
the poor and deserving people.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
67
19. The Safety of the Sanctuary
(Haram)
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ بْنِ سِنَانِ
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ (ع)
قَالَ قُلْتُ: أَ رَأَيْتَ
قَوْلَهُ وَ مَنْ دَخَلَهُ كَانَ
آمِناً أَلْبَيْتُ عَنـى أَوِ
الْحَرَمُ؟ قَالَ: مَنْ دَخَلَ
الْحَرَمَ مِنَ النَّاسِ
مَسْتَجِيراً بِهِ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ
وَ مَنْ دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ مِنَ
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مُسْتَجِيراً بِهِ
فَهُوَ آمِنٌ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللٌّهِ
وَ مَنْ دَخَلَ الْحَرَمَ مِنَ
الْوُحُشِ وَ السِّبَاعِ وَ
الطَّيْرِ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ مِنْ أَنْ
يُّهَاجَ أَوْ يُؤْذَى حَتَّى
يَخْرُجَ مِِنَ الْحَرَمِ.
It has been narrated from
‘Abdullah Ibn Sanan from Abi ‘Abdillah
[Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad
as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him)
that he asked, “What is the
meaning of His words:
وَ مَنْ دَخَلَهُ كَانَ أَمِناً
{And whosoever enters into it (the Haram), does so in safety.}
Does this refer to the Ka’bah or
the entire Sanctuary (Haram)?”
The Imam (peace be upon him)
replied, “A person who enters
into the Sanctuary (Haram)
seeking protection, shall remain
protected; whoever from amongst
the true believers enters into
the Sanctuary (Haram) seeking
protection from the wrath of
Allah shall be protected from
it; and whichever wild and
domestic animal or bird enters
into the Sanctuary (Haram) will
be protected from being
disturbed and bothered until it
leaves the Sanctuary (Haram).”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
74
20. The Four Chosen Cities
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص): إِنَّ
اللٌّهَ اخْتَارَ مِنَ
الْبُلْدَانِ أَرْبَعَةٌ فَقَالَ
عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: وَ التِّيْنِ وَ
الزَّيْتُونِ وَ طُُورِ سِينِينَ
وَ هٌذَا الْبَلَدِ الأَمِينَ وَ
التِّيْنُ الْمَدِينَةُ وَ
الزَّيْتُونُ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدَسُ
وَ طُورُ سِينِينَ الْكُوْفَةُ وَ
هٌذَا الْبَلَدِ الأَمِينَ
مَكَّةَ.
The Messenger of Allah
(blessings of Allah be upon him
and his family) has said,
“Surely Allah has chosen four
cities from amongst all others,
just as He, the Noble and Grand
has said (in the Noble Qur’an):
وَ التِّيْنِ
وَ الزَّيْتُونِ وَ طُُورِ
سِينِينَ وَ هٌذَا الْبَلَدِ
الأَمِينَ
“I swear
by ‘the fig’ and ‘the olive’ and
the ‘Mountain of Sinai’ and by
this protected city.”
‘The fig’ is the city of
Madinah; ‘The olive’ is the city
of Baitul Maqdas (in Jerusalem);
‘The Mountain of Sinai’ is Kufah;
and the protected city is
Makkah.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
77
21.
Performing the Hajj with Haraam
Wealth
قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (ع): لاَ يَقْبَلُ اللٌّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ
حَجًّا وَّ لاَ عُمْرَةً مِنْ
مَّالٍ حَرَامٍ.
Abu Ja’far [Imam Muhammad Ibn
‘Ali al-Baqir] (peace be upon
him) has said, “Allah, the Noble
and Grand shall not accept the
Hajj or ‘Umrah of a person who
performs them using haraam
wealth.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
120
22. Etiquette of the Hajj
عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ:
مَا يَعْبَؤُ بِمَنْ يَؤُمُّ
هٌذَا الْبَيْتِ إِذَا لَمْ
يَكُنْ فِيهِ ثَلاَثُ خِصَالٍ:
وَرَعٌ يَحْجُزُهُ عَنْ مَعَاصِي
اللٌّهِ وَ حِلْمٌ يَمْلِكُ بِهِ
غَضَبَهُ وَ حُسْنُ الصَحَابَةِ
لِمَنْ صَحِبَهُ.
It has been narrated form Abi
Ja’far [Imam Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali
al-Baqir] (peace be upon him)
that he said, “It does not
matter if one visits this House
if he does not possess three
traits: Cautiousness (Wara’)
which prevents him from sinning;
forbearance which helps him rule
over his anger; and good
interaction with those who are
with him.”
Al-Khisal, Volume 1, Page 97;
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
121
23. Exemptions for Women in the
Hajj Rites
عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(ع) قَالَ: لَيْسَ عَلى النِّسَاءِ إِجْهَارُ
التَّلْبِيَّةِ وَ لاَ
الْهَرْوَلَةِ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَ
الْمَرْوَةِ وَ لاَ إِسْتَلاَمُ
الْحَجْرِ الأَسْوَدِ وَ لاَ
دُخُولُ الْكَعْبَةِ وَ لاَ
الْحَلْقُ إِنَّمَا يُقَصِّرْنَ
مِنْ شُعُورِهِنَّ.
It has been narrated from Abi
Ja’far [Imam Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali
al-Baqir] (peace be upon him)
that he said, “The following
things are not necessary for
women to perform in the Hajj:
women do not have to pronounce
the Talbiyyah (Labbayk Allahumma
Labbayk) out loud; nor do they
have to perform the Harwalah
(act of briefly running) between
the mountains of al-Safa and al-Marwah;
the rubbing of the hand on the
Hajral Aswad; entering into the
Ka’bah; and the shaving of the
head; instead, they only cut
some of their hair.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
189
24. Distribution of Mercy in the
Vicinity of the Ka’bah
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ (ع) قَالَ: لِلٌّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ
تَعَالـى حَوْلَ الْكَعْبَةِ
عِشْرُونَ وَ مِائَةَ رَحْمَةً
مِنْهَا سِتُّونَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ
وَ أَرْبَعُونَ لِلمُصَلِّيَن وَ
عِشْرُونَ لِلنَّاظِرِينَ.
It has been narrated from Abi ‘Abdillah
[Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad
as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him)
that he said, “For Allah, the
Noble and Grand, there are 120
parts of Mercy around the Ka’bah.
From these, sixty are for those
performing the tawaaf around the
Ka’bah; forty are for those
performing the prayers; and
twenty are for those just
looking (at the Ka’bah).”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
202
25. Hijr (Wall) of Isma’il
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ (ع): إِنَّ إِسْمَاعِيلَ دَفَنَ أُمَّهُ
فِي الْحَجْرِ وَ جَعَلَ لَهُ
حَائِطاً لِئَلاَّ يُوَطَّا
قَبْرَهَا.
Abu ‘Abdillah [Imam Ja’far Ibn
Muhammad as-Sadiq] (peace be
upon him) said, “Isma’il buried
his mother (Hajrah) in the
(area) of the Hijr and then
built a semi-circle shaped wall
over it so that people would not
step upon her grave.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
204
26. Three Hundred and Sixty
Tawaf of the Ka’bah
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ (ع) قَالَ: يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ تَطُوفَ
ثَلاَثَ مِائَةَ وَ سِتِّينَ
أُسْبُوعاً عَدَدِ أَيَّامَ
السَّنَةِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ
فَمَا قَدَرْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ
الطَّوَافِ.
It has been narrated from Abi ‘Abdillah
[Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad
as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him)
who said, “It is recommended
that a person does the tawaaf of
the Ka’bah three hundred and
sixty times - the number of days
in a year and if one is unable
to do so, then one should
perform the tawaaf as much as
possible.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
204
27. Rubbing the Corner of the
Hajrul Aswad
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص): طُوفُوا بِالْبَيْتِ وَ اسْتَلْمُوا
الرُّكْنَ فَإِنَّهُ يَمِينُ
اللٌّهِ عَلـى أَرْضِهِ يُصَافِحُ
بِهَا خَلْقَهُ.
The Messenger of Allah
(blessings of Allah be upon him
and his family) has said,
“Perform the tawaaf of the House
and rub your hand over the
Corner which has the Hajr al-Aswad
because this is the right hand
of Allah on His Earth which He
shakes with His creations.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
202
28. Salat inside Masjidul Haraam
عَنِ الْبَاقِرِ (ع) قَالَ: صَلاَةٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ
أَفْضَلُ مِنْ مِائَةِ أَلْفِ
صَلاَةٍ فِي غَيْرِهِ مِنَ
الْمَسَاجِدِ.
Al-Baqir [Imam Muhammad Ibn
‘Ali] (peace be upon him) has
said, “Salat inside Masjidul
Haraam is greater than 100,000
Salat performed in any other
Masjid.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
241
29. Water of Zamzam
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص): مَاءُ زَمْزَمَ شِفَاءٌ لِمَا شُرِبَ
لَهُ.
The Messenger of Allah
(blessings of Allah be upon him
and his family) has said, “The
water of Zamzam is a cure for
whatever (ailment) it is taken
for.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
245
30. Supplication in ‘Arafat
عَنِ الرِّضَا (ع) قَالَ: كَانَ
أَبُو جَعْفَرَ (ع) يَقُولُ: مَا
مِنْ بِرٍّ وَ لاَ فَاجِرٍ يَقِفُ
بِجِبَالِ عَرَفَاتٍ فَيَدْعُو
اللٌّهَ إِلاَّ اسْتِجَابَ
اللٌّهُ لَهُ. أَمَّا الْبِرُّ
فَفِي حَوَائِجِ الدُّنْيَا وَ
الأَخِرَةِ وَ أَمَّا الْفَاجِرُ
فَفِي أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا.
It has been narrated from al-Ridha
[Imam ‘Ali Ibn Musa] (peace be
upon him): “Surely my father,
Abu Ja’far (peace be upon him)
used to say, ‘There is not a
single righteous person or
sinner who makes a sojourn at
the Mountains of ‘Arafat and
calls upon Allah there, except
that Allah answers his call.
For a righteous person (his call
is answered) in regards to the
needs and necessities of the
life of this temporal world and
the next life; while a sinner
(is answered) in regards to the
affairs of the temporal world
(only).”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
251
31. Importance of ‘Arafat
عَنِي النَّبِي (ص) قَالَ:
أَعْظَمُ أَهْلُ عَرَفَاتَ
جُرْماً مَنْ إِنْصَرَفَ وَ هُوَ
يَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ لَنْ
يُغْفَرَلَهُ.
The Noble Messenger (blessings
of Allah be upon him and his
family) has said, “The greatest
sin of a person who goes to
‘Arafat and then leaves is to
think that he has not been
forgiven of his sins.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
248
32. Rewards for Stoning the
Shaitan
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ (ع)
فِي رَمِي الْجِمَارِ قَالَ: لَهُ
بِكُلِّ حَصَاةٍ يُرمى بِهَا
تَحُطُّ عَنْهُ كَبِيرَةً
مُوْبِقَةً.
It has been narrated from Abi ‘Abdillah
[Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad
as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him) in
regards to the stoning of the
Shaitan that he said, “For every
stone that a pilgrim throws, a
major sin, which would have led
to his destruction, is averted
from him.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
273
33. Philosophy Behind Stoning
the Shaitan
عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ
أَخِيهِ مُوسى (ع) قَالَ:
سَئَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَمِي الْجِمَارِ
لِمَ جُعِلَ؟ قَالَ: لأََنَّ
إِبْلِيسَ اللَّعِينَ كَانَ
يترآءى لإِبْرَاهِيمَ (ع) فِي
مَوْضِعِ الْجِمَارِ. فَرَجَمَهُ
إِبْرَاهِيمُ (ع) فَجَرَتْ
السُنَّةُ بِذٌلِكَ.
It has been narrated from ‘Ali
Ibn Ja’far from his brother Musa
[Ibn Ja’far al-Kadhim] (peace be
upon him) that he said, “I asked
(my brother) in regards to the
philosophy of the stoning of the
pillar and why this was
enacted.” He replied to
me, “Because Iblis, the
despised, appeared to Ibrahim
(peace be upon him) in the place
where the pillar is and Ibrahim
(peace be upon him) threw stones
at him and thus, this act became
a Sunnah (practice) in the
Hajj.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
273
34. The Sacrifice of an Animal
in Hajj
قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَينِ (ع) فِي حَدِيثٍ لَهُ: إِذَا ذَبَحَ
الْحَّاجُ كَانَ فِدَاهُ مِنَ
النَّارِ.
In a tradition, ‘Ali ibnil
Husain [Imam Zainul ‘Aabidin]
(peace be upon him) has said,
“When a person performing the
Hajj slaughters an animal, it
saves him from the fire of
hell.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
288
35. Burying the Shaved Hair in
Mina
عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ (ع) عَنْ أَبِيهِ (ع) قَالَ: إِنَّ الْحَسَنَ وَ
الْحُسَينَ كَانَا يَأْمُرَانِ
بِدَفْنِ شُعُورِهِمَا بِمِـنـى.
It has been narrated from Abi
Ja’far [Imam Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali
al-Baqir] (peace be upon him)
from his father [Imam ‘Ali ibnil
Husain Zainul ‘Aabidin (peace be
upon him)] that he said,
“al-Hasan and al-Husain used to
ask that their hair (shaved on
the ‘Eid day in Hajj) be buried
in Mina.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
302
36. Ziyarat of the Messenger of
Allah (ص)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ (ص) أَنَّهُ قَالَ: مَنْ رَاى [زَارَ] قَبْرِي
حَلَّتْ لَهُ شَفَاعَتِي وَ مَنْ
زَارَنِي مَيِّتاً فَكَأَنَّمَا
زَارَنِي حَيًّا.
It has been narrated from
Prophet Muhammad (blessings of
Allah be upon him and his
family) that he said, “A person
seeing (visiting) my grave
deserves my intercession.
And a person who visits me after
my death is like a person who
visited me during my lifetime.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
334
37. Bidding Farewell to the
Ka’bah
عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمِ بْنِ مَحْمُودٍ
قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ الرِّضَا (ع)
وَدَعَ الْبَيْتَ فَلَمَّا
أَرَادَ أَنْ يَّخْرُجَ مِنْ
بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ خَرَّ سَاجِداً
ثُمَّ قَامَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ
الْكَعْبَةَ وَ قَالَ:
أَللٌّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَنْقَلِبُ
عَلى أَنْ لاٌ إِلٌهَ إِلاَّ
اللٌّهُ.
It has been narrated from
Ibrahim Ibn Mahmud that he said,
“I saw al-Ridha [Imam ‘Ali Ibn
Musa] (peace be upon him) bid
farewell to the House and when
he intended to make his way out
from the Masjid, he fell into
prostration (Sajdah), stood up,
faced the Ka’bah and then said:
أَللٌّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَنْقَلِبُ عَلى أَنْ لاٌ إِلٌهَ إِلاَّ
اللٌّهُ.
“O’ Allah! I have
reinforced my belief that there
is no entity worthy of worship
except Allah.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 96, Page
370
38. Importance of the Ziyarat of
the Ahlul Bayt after Hajj
عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ:
إِنَّمَا أُمِرَ النَّاسُ أَنْ
يَأْتُوا هٌذِهِ الأَحْجَارَ
فَيَطُوفُوا بِهَا ثُمَّ
يَأْتُونَا فَيُخْبِرُونَا
بِوِلاَيَتِهِمْ وَ يَعْرِضُوا
عَلَيْنَا نَصْرِهِمْ.
It has been narrated from Abi
Ja’far [Imam Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali
al-Baqir] (peace be upon him)
that: “People have been
commanded to come and perform
the tawaaf around these rocks
(the Ka’bah) and then come to us
(the Ahlul Bait) and declare
their submission and offer their
help to us.”
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39 . Welcoming People who Return
from Hajj
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ (ع):
مَنْ لَقِيَ حَاجًّا فَصَافَحَهُ
كَانَ كَمَنْ إِسْتَلَمَ
الْحَجَرَ.
It has been narrated from Abi ‘Abdillah
[Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad
as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him)
that: “A person who meets one
who has returned from Hajj and
shakes his hand (welcomes him
back) is like a person who
rubbed his hand on the Hajrul
Aswad.”
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40. Walimah, Feeding Others
After Returning From the Hajj
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص): لاَ
وَلِيمَةَ إِلاَّ فِي خَمْسٍ: فِي
عُرْسٍ أَوْ خُرْسٍ أَوْ عِذَارٍ
أَوْ وِكَارٍ أَوْ رِكَازٍ
فَأَمَّا الْعُرْسُ
فَالتَّزْوِيجُ، وَ الْخُرْسُ
النِّفَاسُ بِالْوَلَدِ وَ
الْعِذَارُ الْخِتَانِ وَ
الْوِكَارُ الرَّجُلُ يَشْتَرِي
الدَّارَ وَ الرِّكَازُ الَّذِي
يَقْدِمُ مِنْ مَكَّةِ.
The Messenger of Allah
(blessings of Allah be upon him
and his family) has said, “Walimah
is only in five occasions: in
the ‘Urs, Khurs, ‘Idhar, Wikar
and the Rikaz – ‘Urs is when a
person gets married; and Khurs
is when a child is born; and ‘Idhar
is on the circumcision of a baby
boy; and Wikar is when a person
purchases a house; and Rikaz is
when a person returns from
Hajj.”
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