Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْعَسْكَرِيَّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَوْصَى بِمَالٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ فَقَالَ "سَبِيلُ اَللَّهِ شِيعَتُنَا ".

Muhammad bin Isa bin Ubaid narrated from Al-Hasan bin Rashid, who said: I asked Abu Al-Hasan Al-Askari, (Imam Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Hadi (a.s)) about a man who made a will to dedicate wealth "in the way of Allah (swt)" (fi sabeelillah). Imam (a.s) replied: "The way of Allah (swt) is our Shia (followers)."

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنَّ رَجُلاً أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ بِشَيْءٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ فَقَالَ لِي "اِصْرِفْهُ فِي اَلْحَجِّ" قَالَ قُلْتُ أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ فِي اَلسَّبِيلِ قَالَ "اِصْرِفْهُ فِي اَلْحَجِّ فَإِنِّي لاَ أَعْلَمُ سَبِيلاً مِنْ سُبُلِهِ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ اَلْحَجِّ".

Muhammad bin Isa narrated from Muhammad bin Sulayman from Al-Husayn bin Umar, who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s), "A man made a will to me regarding something in the way of Allah (swt)." Imam (a.s) said to me: "Use it for Hajj." I said: "He made a will to me in the way." Imam (a.s) said: "Use it for Hajj, for I do not know of any path among His (swt) paths better than Hajj."

قَالَ مُصَنِّفُ الْكِتَابِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ هَذَانِ الْحَدِيثَانِ مُتَّفِقَانِ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ يُصْرَفُ مَا أَوْصَى بِهِ فِي السَّبِيلِ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الشِّيعَةِ يَحُجُّ بِهِ عَنْهُ فَهُوَ مُوَافِقٌ لِلْخَبَرِ الَّذِي قَالَ: "سَبِيلُ اَللَّهِ شِيعَتُنَا ".

The author of this book, may Allah (swt) have mercy on him, said: These two narrations are in agreement, and that is because what has been bequeathed in the way (of Allah (swt)) should be directed to a man from the Shi'a who will perform Hajj on his behalf. This aligns with the narration that states: "The way of Allah (swt) is our Shi'a."