Virtue of Charity

Giving Charity Repels Misfortune

The Virtue of Giving Charity Out of Public Sight

Giving Charity During the Night

Giving Charity Increases One’s Wealth

Giving Charity to Relatives

Providing for the Family to Improve the Quality of Their Lives

One’s Dependents

Giving Charity to Those Whom One Does Not Know

Giving Charity to Bedouins and People Who Live in Desolate Areas

Undesirability of Turning Away One Asking for Help

The Amount of Charity for One Asking for Help

The Prayer of the Recipient of Charity

One Who Distributes Charity Has a Share in Rewards with the Donor of Charity

Self-Abnegation (Giving Preference to Others Over One’s Self)

One Who Asks for Help Without Actually Needing Help

Unpleasantness of Begging

Embarrassing the Recipient of a Favor

Giving Charity After an Appeal From a Recipient

Benevolent Assistance (Optional Charity as Opposed to Compulsory Ones)

The Virtue of Benevolent Assistance

Another Chapter about the Subject of the Previous Chapter

Providing Benevolent Assistance Repels Wicked Encounters

Providers of Benevolent Assistance Will be Identified as Such on the Day of Judgment

Completion of Benevolent Assistance

Finding a Proper Recipient of Benevolent Assistance

Disciplines for Providing Benevolent Assistance

Refusing to Appreciate a Benevolent Assistance

Providing a Loan

Extending Due Date of Payment in Favor of the Borrower

Waiving a Loan in Favor of a Dead Person

The Cost of Maintenance of Wealth

Appreciation of Bounties

Understanding Generosity and Munificence

Spending on Deserving Causes

Stinginess and Greed

Rare Ahadith about Charity

Virtue of Serving Food

The Excellence of Moderation

Detestability of Over-Spending and Living in Austerity

Providing Water for Drinking

Charity for Descendents of al-Hashim and the People of Their Household (Servants) and Compensation to Them

The Rare Ahadith

The Excellence of Fast and Fasting

The Excellence of the Month of Ramadan

About the One Who Serves Food to a Fasting Person

Prohibition of Saying ‘Ramadan’ Instead of the ‘Month of Ramadan’

The Words to Say When the Month of Ramadan is About to Begin

Verifying the Rise of the New Moon and Finding Witnesses for It

Another Chapter about the Previous Subject

The Day That Is Doubtful About Its Being of the Month of Sha‘ban or the Month of Ramadan

Kinds of Fasts

Disciplines During Fasting

The Fasting of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause

Excellence of Fasting in the Month of Shaman, Continuing Such Fast to Connect it with the Month of Ramadan, and Three Days of Fasting Every Month

Breakfast before Dawn

The Prayer to Say During Breakfast after Sunset

Fasting Continuously and All the Time

The Case of One Who Eats or Drinks but Has Doubts About Its Taking Place before or after Dawn

What Is Dawn, When Does It Come and When Is It Unlawful to Eat?

The Case of One Who Eats, Thinking it to Be after Sunset, when It Is Not yet Sunset

The Time of Breaking Fast after Sunset

The Case of One who Eats or Drinks out of Forgetfulness During the Month of Ramadan

The Case of One Who Knowingly Eats or Is Involved in Carnal Relation During the Month of Ramadan

The Case of a Person Involved in Carnal Relations in the Form of Kissing or Foreplay

The Case of One Who Experiences a Wet-Dream During the Night in the Month of Ramadan or at Other Times and Does Not Shower before Dawn or It Occurs During the Night or Day

The Undesirability of Immersing One’s Head in Water while Fasting

Rinsing One’s Mouth and Nostrils while Fasting

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Vomiting, Nauseating or Burping

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Use of Bath Room and Apply Cupping

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Sniffling or Use of Eardrops or Enema

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Use of Kohl (Eye Drops or powder)

A Fasting Person’s Use of Tooth Brush

A Fasting Person’s Use of Perfumes

A Fasting Person’s Use of Chewing Gum

The Case of a Fasting Person Tasting the Salt in Cooking Pot and Chews for the Fledgling

The Case of a Fly or Mucus Entering the Throat of a Fasting Person

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Keeping a Ring, a Pebble or a Date Stone in His Mouth while Fasting

The Case of Seniors Who Feel Weak when Fasting

The Case of a Pregnant or Breastfeeding Woman Who Feels Weak when Fasting

The Limit of Illness That Exempts One from Fasting

The Case of One Who Remains Ill for Two Consecutive Months of Ramadan

Remedy and Compensatory Fast for the Missed Fasting During the Month of Ramadan

The Case of One Who Wakes up in the Morning with an Intention to Fast, but Who Does Not Do So or Vice Versa when Fasting Is a Compensatory Fast for the Missed Fast in the Month of Ramadan or Other Days

The Case of One Who Fasts Optionally while He Is Obligated to Make Up for Fasting of the Month of Ramadan He Has Missed

The Case of a Person Who Passes Away Owing Fasting of the Month of Ramadan or Other Times

Children’s Fasting and When They Owe Fasting

The Case of One Who Becomes a Muslim during the Month of Ramadan

Undesirability of Traveling in the Month of Ramadan

Undesirability (unlawfulness) of Fast on a Journey

The Case of One Who Fasts on a Journey out of Ignorance

Those Who Do or Do Not Have to Break Their Fast on a Journey 

Optional Fasting on a Journey and Qada’ (compensatory fast) of Fasting Missed on a Journey

The Case of One Who Begins a Journey or Returns from a Journey in the Month of Ramadan

The Case of a Traveler Who Enters His Town or a Place where He Wants to Stay for Ten Days

The Case of One Who Involves Himself in Carnal Relations with His Wife on a Journey or Returns from a Journey in the Month of Ramadan

The Case of Fasting during Menses: Major or Minor One

The Case of One Who Owes Fasting of Two Consecutive Months but an Obstacle Prevents Him 

Fasting As Expiation for Swearing

1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَصَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ طُفْ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعَةَ أَشْوَاطٍ وَتَقُولُ فِي الطَّوَافِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي يُمْشَى بِهِ عَلَى طَلَلِ الْمَاءِ كَمَا يُمْشَى بِهِ عَلَى جَدَدِ الأَرْضِ وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي يَهْتَزُّ لَهُ عَرْشُكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي تَهْتَزُّ لَهُ أَقْدَامُ مَلائِكَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي دَعَاكَ بِهِ مُوسَى مِنْ جَانِبِ الطُّورِ فَاسْتَجَبْتَ لَهُ وَأَلْقَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ مَحَبَّةً مِنْكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي غَفَرْتَ بِهِ لِمُحَمَّدٍ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَأَتْمَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ نِعْمَتَكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا مَا أَحْبَبْتَ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ وَكُلَّمَا انْتَهَيْتَ إِلَى بَابِ الْكَعْبَةِ فَصَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَتَقُولُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ الْيَمَانِيِّ وَالْحَجَرِ الأَسْوَدِ رَبَّنا آتِنا فِي الدُّنْيا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنا عَذابَ النَّارِ وَقُلْ فِي الطَّوَافِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي إِلَيْكَ فَقِيرٌ وَإِنِّي خَائِفٌ مُسْتَجِيرٌ فَلا تُغَيِّرْ جِسْمِي وَلا تُبَدِّلِ اسْمِي.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr and Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr and Safwan ibn Yahya from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that one must walk seven times around the Ka'bah. During Tawaf, one should say, ‘O Allah, I appeal before You through Your name by which one walks on water just as one walks on hard land. I appeal before You through Your name for which Your Throne vibrates. I appeal before You through Your name for which the feet of Your angels shake. I appeal before You through Your name by which Moses called You from the side of Mount Tur. You answered his call and placed on him love from Yourself. I appeal before You through Your name because of which You granted forgiveness to Muhammad (SAW), for his past and future Dhanb (shortcomings) and completed for him Your favors, grant my so and so wishes. Ask for whatever you wish.’ After you arrive near the door of al-Ka'bah say, '0 Allah, grant salawat (favors and compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause).’ Between the corner of al- Yemaniy and the Black Stone say, 'Our Lord, grant us good in this world and in the next life and protect us from hellfire.’ During your Tawaf (walking around the Ka'bah) say, '0 Allah, I need You and I am afraid. I seek protection. Do not change my body and do not change my name.”’ 

2ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ مُسْكَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَيُّوبُ أَخُو أُدَيْمٍ عَنِ الشَّيْخِ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبِي كَانَ أَبِي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) إِذَا اسْتَقْبَلَ الْمِيزَابَ قَالَ اللهمَّ أَعْتِقْ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَأَوْسِعْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ الْحَلالِ وَادْرَأْ عَنِّي شَرَّ فَسَقَةِ الْجِنِّ وَالإِنْسِ وَأَدْخِلْنِي الْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ.

2. A number of our people have narrated, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muskan who has said that narrated to me Ayyub Akhu ‘Udaym, from al-Shaykh who has said the following: “Al-Shaykh (a.s.), once said to me, £ My father (a.s.), when facing al-Mizab would say, “O Allah, set my neck free from hellfire, increase my sustenance of the lawful kind and repel from me the wickedness of al-Jinn and man, and admit me in paradise through Your kindness’” 

3ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي الْبِلادِ عَنْ عَبْدِ السَّلامِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) دَخَلْتُ طَوَافَ الْفَرِيضَةِ فَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لِي شَيْ‏ءٌ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ إِلاَّ الصَّلاةُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَعَيْتُ فَكَانَ كَذَلِكَ فَقَالَ مَا أُعْطِيَ أَحَدٌ مِمَّنْ سَأَلَ أَفْضَلَ مِمَّا أُعْطِيتَ.

3. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Ibrahim ibn abu al-Bilad from ‘Abd al-Salam ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Nu’aym who said: “I once said to Abu `Abdillah (a.s.), 'I began my obligatory Tawaf but did not know any prayer to say except the prayers upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad. During Sa'y I also said that.' He (the Imam) said, 'No one among those who ask is given what you have been given.’” 

4ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) مَا أَقُولُ إِذَا اسْتَقْبَلْتُ الْحَجَرَ فَقَالَ كَبِّرْ وَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُهُ إِذَا أَتَى الْحَجَرَ يَقُولُ الله أَكْبَرُ السَّلامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه).

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb who has said the following: “I once asked Abu `Abd Allah (a.s.), 'What should I say when I face the Black Stone?’ He (the Imam) replied, 'Say Takbir (Allah is great beyond description) and say O Allah, grant salawat (favors and compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause).’ I also heard him when going near the Black Stone say Takbir (Allah is great beyond description), peace and obedience is due for the Messenger of Allah (saw).’”  

5ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِما السَّلاَم) إِذَا بَلَغَ الْحَجَرَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْلُغَ الْمِيزَابَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اللهمَّ أَدْخِلْنِي الْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَهُوَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْمِيزَابِ وَأَجِرْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَعَافِنِي مِنَ السُّقْمِ وَأَوْسِعْ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ الْحَلالِ وَادْرَأْ عَنِّي شَرَّ فَسَقَةِ الْجِنِّ وَالإِنْسِ وَشَرَّ فَسَقَةِ الْعَرَبِ وَالْعَجَمِ.

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn ‘Asem who has said the following: “Abu `Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), would go near the Black Stone, before reaching al-Mizab, raise his head and say, £ 0 Allah, admit me in paradise through Your mercy and kindness/ and look at al-Mizab. Then he would say, ‘O Allah, grant me protection through Your mercy against hellfire, grant me good health against illnesses, increase my sustenance from Your lawful provisions, and keep away from me the wickedness of sinful Satan in the form of Jinn, man, Arab and non- Arab people/” 

6ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ لَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَى ظَهْرِ الْكَعْبَةِ حِينَ يَجُوزُ الْحَجَرَ يَا ذَا الْمَنِّ وَالطَّوْلِ وَالْجُودِ وَالْكَرَمِ إِنَّ عَمَلِي ضَعِيفٌ فَضَاعِفْهُ لِي وَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنِّي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ.

6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn ‘Udhaynah who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), when reaching at the backside of al-Ka‘bah after passing the Black Stone, say, ‘O Possessor of munificence, generosity and kindness, my deeds are weak, so increase them and accept them from me; You are all-Hearing and all-Knowing/” 

7ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ تَقُولَ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَالْحَجَرِ اللهمَّ آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ وَقَالَ إِنَّ مَلَكاً مُوَكَّلاً يَقُولُ آمِينَ.

7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn al-Suwayd from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that it is preferable when one is between the corner and the Black Stone to say, ‘O Allah, grant us goodness in this world as well as in the next life and protect us against hellfire/ He (the Imam) said, ‘The two guard angels will say, “Amen.’”” 

8ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ غِيَاثِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) لا يَسْتَلِمُ إِلاَّ الرُّكْنَ الأَسْوَدَ وَالْيَمَانِيَّ ثُمَّ يُقَبِّلُهُمَا وَيَضَعُ خَدَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَرَأَيْتُ أَبِي يَفْعَلُهُ.

8. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause,’ would not touch anything except the corner of the Black Stone and al-Yemaniy corner. He (the Messenger of Allah) kissed them and placed his cheek against them and I saw my father also did so.’” 

9ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ كُنْتُ أَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يَقُولُ مَا بَالُ هَذَيْنِ الرُّكْنَيْنِ يُسْتَلَمَانِ وَلا يُسْتَلَمُ هَذَانِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) اسْتَلَمَ هَذَيْنِ وَلَمْ يَعْرِضْ لِهَذَيْنِ فَلا تَعْرِضْ لَهُمَا إِذَا لَمْ يَعْرِضْ لَهُمَا رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) قَالَ جَمِيلٌ وَرَأَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَسْتَلِمُ الأَرْكَانَ كُلَّهَا.

9. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Salih who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said. ‘Once I was performing Tawaf when I heard a man say, “Why is it that these two corners are touched and these two are not touched?” I said, “The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, touched these two and did not bother about those ones. So do not bother about what the Messenger of Allah did not do.’” Jamil has said, ‘I saw abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), touch all the corners.’ 

10ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ رَفَعَهُ عَنْ زَيْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ كُنْتُ أَطُوفُ مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) وَكَانَ إِذَا انْتَهَى إِلَى الْحَجَرِ مَسَحَهُ بِيَدِهِ وَقَبَّلَهُ وَإِذَا انْتَهَى إِلَى الرُّكْنِ الْيَمَانِيِّ الْتَزَمَهُ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ تَمْسَحُ الْحَجَرَ بِيَدِكَ وَتَلْتَزِمُ الْيَمَانِيَّ فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) مَا أَتَيْتُ الرُّكْنَ الْيَمَانِيَّ إِلاَّ وَجَدْتُ جَبْرَئِيلَ قَدْ سَبَقَنِي إِلَيْهِ يَلْتَزِمُهُ.

10. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Barqiy in a marfu‘ manner from Zayd al-Shahham abu ‘Usamah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Once I was performing Tawaf with my father (a.s.), and when he reached the Black Stone he touched it with his hand and kissed. When he reached al-Yemaniy corner he held it (with his hands). I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, how is it that you touch the Black Stone and hold al-Yemaniy corner? He replied, ‘The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, “Whenever I would reach al-Yemaniy corner I would find Jibril arrive before me to hold al-Yemaniy corner.’”” 

11ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ عَنِ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ الْمُقْعَدِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَكَّلَ بِالرُّكْنِ الْيَمَانِيِّ مَلَكاً هِجِّيراً يُؤَمِّنُ عَلَى دُعَائِكُمْ.

11. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Ali from Rib’iy from al-‘Ala’ ibn al-Muq‘ad who has said the following: “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, has assigned a Hijjir (persistent in doing something) angel on al-Yemaniy corner who says ‘Amen’ when you pray to Allah.’” 

12ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ الْمُقْعَدِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ إِنَّ مَلَكاً مُوَكَّلاً بِالرُّكْنِ الْيَمَانِيِّ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ الله السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ هِجِّيرٌ إِلاَّ التَّأْمِينَ عَلَى دُعَائِكُمْ فَلْيَنْظُرْ عَبْدٌ بِمَا يَدْعُو فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا الْهِجِّيرُ فَقَالَ كَلامٌ مِنْ كَلامِ الْعَرَبِ أَيْ لَيْسَ لَهُ عَمَلٌ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى لَيْسَ لَهُ عَمَلٌ غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ.

12. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from al-‘ Ala’ ibn al-Muq‘ad who has said the following: “I once heard abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘There is an angel assigned on al-Yemaniy corner from the time Allah created the heavens and the earth. This angel has no Hijjir except saying, ‘Amen’ for your prayers, so a servant of Allah should consider what to appeal for in his prayer.’ I (the narrator) then asked, ‘What is al-Hijjir?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘It is the expression of Arabs, meaning he has nothing to do but to do so and so. In another Hadith it says, ‘He (the angel) has no other task but that (saying Amen)”’ 

13ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ الرُّكْنُ الْيَمَانِيُّ بَابٌ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ لَمْ يُغْلِقْهُ الله مُنْذُ فَتَحَهُ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى بَابُنَا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ الَّذِي مِنْهُ نَدْخُلُ.

13. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that al-Yemaniy corner is a door of the doors of paradise. Allah has not closed it from the day He opened it.” In another Hadith it says, “It is our door to paradise through which we enter.” 

14ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَطُوفُ فَكَانَ لا يَمُرُّ فِي طَوَافٍ مِنْ طَوَافِهِ بِالرُّكْنِ الْيَمَانِيِّ إِلاَّ اسْتَلَمَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اللهمَّ تُبْ عَلَيَّ حَتَّى أَتُوبَ وَاعْصِمْنِي حَتَّى لا أَعُودَ.

14. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from al-Hassan ibn al-Nu’man from Ibrahim ibn Sinan from abu Maryam who has said the following: “I once was performing Tawaf with abu Ja‘far (a.s.), and in every Tawaf on reaching al- Yemaniy corner he would touch it and say, ‘O Lord, forgive and turn to me so I repent and protect me so I will not repeat.’” NOTE:This Hadith is best explained through the Fatwas.

15ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي الْفَرَجِ السِّنْدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ كُنْتُ أَطُوفُ مَعَهُ بِالْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ أَيُّ هَذَا أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهَذَا مِنِّي فَأَعَادَ عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ دَاخِلُ الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ الرُّكْنُ الْيَمَانِيُّ عَلَى بَابٍ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ مَفْتُوحٌ لِشِيعَةِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ مَسْدُودٌ عَنْ غَيْرِهِمْ وَمَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ يَدْعُو بِدُعَاءٍ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ صَعِدَ دُعَاؤُهُ حَتَّى يَلْصَقَ بِالْعَرْشِ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الله حِجَابٌ.

15. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ya’qub ibn Yazid from abu al-Faraj al-Sindiy who has said the following: “I once was performing Tawaf along with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and he said, ‘Which of these has a greater importance?’ I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause; you know better than I do.’ He (the Imam) repeated his question to me. I then said, ‘Inside the House has more importance.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘Al-Yemaniy corner is a door of the doors of paradise which is open for the Shi`a of the family of Muhammad, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, and is closed to others. Whoever of the believing people prays near this (corner), his prayer climbs up until it attaches to the Throne. There is no barrier between it (prayer) and Allah.’” 

16ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْبَخْتَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ إِنَّ فِي هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ يَعْنِي حِينَ يَجُوزُ الرُّكْنَ الْيَمَانِيَّ مَلَكاً أُعْطِيَ سَمَاعَ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ فَمَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى رَسُولِ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) حِينَ يَبْلُغُهُ أَبْلَغَهُ إِيَّاهُ.

16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hafs ibn al-Bakhtariy who has said the following: “In this place, - when passing al-Yemaniy corner -, there is an angel who is given the hearing of the inhabitants of earth; thus, whoever says, ‘O Allah, grant salawat (favors and compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause)’ when reaching this place he (the angel) conveys it to him (the Messenger of Allah).”’ 

17ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ كَانَ بِمَكَّةَ رَجُلٌ مَوْلىً لِبَنِي أُمَيَّةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ ابْنُ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ لَهُ عِنَادَةٌ وَكَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَوْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَشْيَاخِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِم السَّلاَم) يَعْبَثُ بِهِ وَإِنَّهُ أَتَى أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) وَهُوَ فِي الطَّوَافِ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله مَا تَقُولُ فِي اسْتِلامِ الْحَجَرِ فَقَالَ اسْتَلَمَهُ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا أَرَاكَ اسْتَلَمْتَهُ قَالَ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُوذِيَ ضَعِيفاً أَوْ أَتَأَذَّى قَالَ فَقَالَ قَدْ زَعَمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) اسْتَلَمَهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَلَكِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) إِذَا رَأَوْهُ عَرَفُوا لَهُ حَقَّهُ وَأَنَا فَلا يَعْرِفُونَ لِي حَقِّي.

17. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali or others from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman who has said the following: “In Makkah there was a man of the friends of Banu ‘Umayyah called ibn abu ‘Awanah who had hostility. Whenever abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), or any shaykh from the family of Muhammad (SAW), entered Makkah, he mocked. He came to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), during his performing Tawaf and said, ‘O abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), what do you say about touching the Black Stone?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The Messenger of Allah touched it.’ He said, ‘But I do not see you touching it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘I do not like to disturb weak people or be disturbed.’ He then said, ‘But you believe that the Messenger of Allah would touch it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, but when people would see the Messenger of Allah they recognize his rights and in my case they do not recognize it.’” 

18ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ (عَلَيْهِم السَّلاَم) أَنَّ عَلِيّاً صَلَوَاتُ الله عَلَيْهِ سُئِلَ كَيْفَ يَسْتَلِمُ الأَقْطَعُ الْحَجَرَ قَالَ يَسْتَلِمُ الْحَجَرَ مِنْ حَيْثُ الْقَطْعِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ مَقْطُوعَةً مِنَ الْمِرْفَقِ اسْتَلَمَ الْحَجَرَ بِشِمَالِهِ.

18. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from af-Nawfafiy from af-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that Ali (a.s.), was asked about a man whose hand was cut, how he could touch the Black Stone. He (the Imam) said, ‘He touches with the part that is cut, but if it is cut from the elbow, he then touches with his left hand.’” 

19ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) طَافَ بِالْكَعْبَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ الرُّكْنَ الْيَمَانِيَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي شَرَّفَكِ وَعَظَّمَكِ وَالْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي بَعَثَنِي نَبِيّاً وَجَعَلَ عَلِيّاً إِمَاماً اللهمَّ أَهْدِ لَهُ خِيَارَ خَلْقِكَ وَجَنِّبْهُ شِرَارَ خَلْقِكَ. 

19. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Nawfaliy from Ibrahim ibn ‘Isa from his father from abu al-Hassan (a.s.), who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, performed Tawaf around al-Ka‘bah until he reached al-Yemaniy corner. He then raised his head toward al-Ka‘bah and said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah who has given you (al- Ka’bah) distinction and greatness. All praise belongs to Allah who has sent me as a prophet and has made Ali an Imam. O Allah, guide through him Your best creatures and keep the evil ones of Your creatures away from him.’” 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 4

Book 3, Chapter 123