Walking Faster (Running Slowly) in Muhassar Valley

Al-Kāfi|Volume 4|Book 3|Chapter 168

Al-Kāfi

Volume 4, Book 3, Chapter 168

Walking Faster (Running Slowly) in Muhassar Valley
8 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 1

1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْبَخْتَرِيِّ وَغَيْرِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِبَعْضِ وُلْدِهِ هَلْ سَعَيْتَ فِي وَادِي مُحَسِّرٍ فَقَالَ لا قَالَ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ حَتَّى يَسْعَى قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُهُ لا أَعْرِفُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَلِ النَّاسَ.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hafs ibn af-Bakhtariy and others who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), once asked one of his sons, ’Did you do Sa‘y (running slowly) in Wadiy Muhassar?’ He replied, ‘No, I did not do so.’ He (the Imam) commanded him to go back to perform Sa‘y (running slowly). His son said, ‘I do not know how to do it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Ask the people how to do it.’”

Ḥadīth 2

2ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَجَّالِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالَ مَرَّ رَجُلٌ بِوَادِي مُحَسِّرٍ فَأَمَرَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) بَعْدَ الانْصِرَافِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فَيَسْعَى.

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hajjal from certain persons of our people who has said the following: “A man passed by Wadiy Muhassar and abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), after his arriving in Makkah commanded him to go back to perform Sa‘y (running slowly).”’ (Fatwa best explains Hadith 1-2 of this Chapter)

Ḥadīth 3

3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ 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 إِذَا مَرَرْتَ بِوَادِي مُحَسِّرٍ وَهُوَ وَادٍ عَظِيمٌ بَيْنَ جَمْعٍ وَمِنًى وَهُوَ إِلَى مِنًى أَقْرَبُ فَاسْعَ فِيهِ حَتَّى تُجَاوِزَهُ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) حَرَّكَ نَاقَتَهُ وَقَالَ اللهمَّ سَلِّمْ لِي عَهْدِي وَاقْبَلْ تَوْبَتِي وَأَجِبْ دَعْوَتِي وَاخْلُفْنِي فِيمَنْ تَرَكْتُ بَعْدِي.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Isma‘il has narrated 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 when passing through the valley of Muhassar, which is a vast valley between Mina and Jam‘, a little nearer to Mina, walk faster until you pass it. The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, stirred his camel and said, ‘O Allah, keep my promise safe, accept my repentance, answer my prayer and be my deputy among those whom I have left behind.’”

Ḥadīth 4

4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ الْحَرَكَةُ فِي وَادِي مُحَسِّرٍ مِائَةُ خُطْوَةٍ.

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Moving in Wadiy Muhassar is for one hundred steps.’”

Ḥadīth 5

5ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ حَدِّ جَمْعٍ قَالَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَأْزِمَيْنِ إِلَى وَادِي مُحَسِّرٍ.

5. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the boundaries of Jam‘. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is between al-Mazemin to Wadiy Muhassar.’”

Ḥadīth 6

6ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ حَدُّ الْمُزْدَلِفَةِ مِنْ مُحَسِّرٍ إِلَى الْمَأْزِمَيْنِ.

6. Muhammad ibn Yahya and others have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il from Ali ibn al-Nu’man ‘Abd Allah ibn Muskan forms who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The boundaries of al-Muzdalifah are from Muhassar to al-Mazemin.’”

Ḥadīth 7

7ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) إِذَا كَثُرَ النَّاسُ بِجَمْعٍ وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُونَ قَالَ يَرْتَفِعُونَ إِلَى الْمَأْزِمَيْنِ.

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn and a number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from ibn abu Basir from Sanaa ‘ah who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘What happens if Jam‘ cannot accommodate all people?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘They can go higher to al-Mazemin.’”

Ḥadīth 8

8ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَاصِمِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ التَّيْمُلِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ الأَزْدِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُذَافِرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ الرَّمَلُ فِي وَادِي مُحَسِّرٍ قَدْرُ مِائَةِ ذِرَاعٍ.

8. Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-’Asemiy has narrated from Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Taymuliy from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthman al-Azdiy from Muhammad ibn ‘Adhafir from ‘Umar ibn Yazid who has said the following: “The distance to perform Sa‘y (running slowly) in Wadiy Muhassar is of one hundred yards.’”