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 عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مُعْسِراً أَحَجَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَجَّةٌ فَإِنْ أَيْسَرَ بَعْدُ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَجُّ وَكَذَلِكَ النَّاصِبُ إِذَا عَرَفَ فَعَلَيْهِ الْحَجُّ وَإِنْ كَانَ قَدْ حَجَّ.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from and Sahl ibn Ziyad all Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that if a man in a difficult condition financially performs al-Hajj with the help of an affluent man, he has one al-Hajj. If later he himself becomes affluent, he is required to perform al-Hajj. So also is the case of one who has animosity toward ’A’immah, after learning the truth is required to perform al-Hajj, even if he already has performed al-Hajj.’” 

2ـ حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ فَحَجَّ بِهِ أُنَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ أَ قَضَى حَجَّةَ الإِسْلامِ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَإِذَا أَيْسَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَحُجَّ قُلْتُ وَهَلْ تَكُونُ حَجَّتُهُ تِلْكَ تَامَّةً أَوْ نَاقِصَةً إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ حَجَّ مِنْ مَالِهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ يُقْضَى عَنْهُ حَجَّةُ الإِسْلامِ وَتَكُونُ تَامَّةً وَلَيْسَتْ بِنَاقِصَةٍ وَإِنْ أَيْسَرَ فَلْيَحُجَّ قَالَ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ لَهُ الإِبِلُ يُكْرِيهَا فَيُصِيبُ عَلَيْهَا فَيَحُجُّ وَهُوَ كَرِيٌّ تُغْنِي عَنْهُ حَجَّتُهُ أَوْ يَكُونُ يَحْمِلُ التِّجَارَةَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَيَحُجُّ فَيُصِيبُ الْمَالَ فِي تِجَارَتِهِ أَوْ يَضَعُ أَ تَكُونُ حَجَّتُهُ تَامَّةً أَوْ نَاقِصَةً أَوْ لا تَكُونُ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ بِهِ إِلَى الْحَجِّ وَلا يَنْوِي غَيْرَهُ أَوْ يَكُونُ يَنْوِيهِمَا جَمِيعاً أَ يَقْضِي ذَلِكَ حَجَّتَهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ حَجَّتُهُ تَامَّةٌ.

2. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from ibn Sama‘ah from A number of our people have narrated from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from al-Fadl ibn ‘Abd al-Malik who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who does not have any assets but people helped him to perform al-Hajj; if it is sufficient for Hajjahta al-Islam. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, but if later he becomes affluent, he is required to perform al-Hajj again.’ I then asked, ‘The kind of al-Hajj that he has performed, is it complete or defective because he has not performed it from his own assets?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is sufficient for Hajjahta al-Islam and it will be complete, not defective; however, if he becomes affluent he must perform al-Hajj again.’ He (the Imam) was asked about a man who has camel for hire who finds a passenger and performs al-Hajj while he is hired; is his al-Hajj sufficient Hajjah for him; also if he carries assets for trade to Makkah, then he finds a certain amount of assets from his trade or suffers losses. Is his al-Hajj complete or defective or it is not al-Hajj, unless he goes to Makkah just for al-Hajj without any intention for other things or that he has intention for al-Hajj as well as other matters? Is this kind of al-Hajj sufficient for his al-Hajj? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, his al-Hajj is complete.’” 

3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنْ رَجُلٍ حَجَّ عَنْ غَيْرِهِ أَ يُجْزِئُهُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ حَجَّةِ الإِسْلامِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ حَجَّةُ الْجَمَّالِ تَامَّةٌ أَوْ نَاقِصَةٌ قَالَ تَامَّةٌ قُلْتُ حَجَّةُ الأَجِيرِ تَامَّةٌ أَمْ نَاقِصَةٌ قَالَ تَامَّةٌ.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who performs al-Hajj for someone else; if it is sufficient for Hajjahta al-Islam. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes it is sufficient.’ I then asked, ‘Is al- Hajj of a camel-man complete or defective?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is complete.’ I asked, ‘Is al-Hajj on hire complete or defective?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is complete.’” 

4ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ حَجَّ وَلا يَدْرِي وَلا يَعْرِفُ هَذَا الأَمْرَ ثُمَّ مَنَّ الله عَلَيْهِ بِمَعْرِفَتِهِ وَالدَّيْنُونَةِ بِهِ أَ عَلَيْهِ حَجَّةُ الإِسْلامِ أَمْ قَدْ قَضَى قَالَ قَدْ قَضَى فَرِيضَةَ الله وَالْحَجُّ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ وَعَنْ رَجُلٍ هُوَ فِي بَعْضِ هَذِهِ الأَصْنَافِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقِبْلَةِ نَاصِبٍ مُتَدَيِّنٍ ثُمَّ مَنَّ الله عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَ هَذَا الأَمْرَ أَ يُقْضَى عَنْهُ حَجَّةُ الإِسْلامِ أَوْ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَحُجَّ مِنْ قَابِلٍ قَالَ الْحَجُّ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ.

4. Ali has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn ‘Udhaynah who has said the following: “I once wrote to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and asked him about a man who did not believe in this issue (the Divine Authority of ’A’immah); then Allah granted him understanding and belief in it. Does he still owe Hajjahta al-Islam or it is complete?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He has completed the obligation from Allah but performing al-Hajj is more beloved to me.’ I asked about a man of the people of al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah) who had animosity toward ’A’immah, but Allah granted him understanding and recognized this issue (the Divine Authority of ’A’immah); does this complete his Hajjahta al-Islam or he is required to perform al-Hajj in future? He (the Imam) said, ‘Al-Hajj is more beloved to me.’” 

5ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ قَالَ كَتَبَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَنِّي حَجَجْتُ وَأَنَا مُخَالِفٌ وَكُنْتُ صَرُورَةً فَدَخَلْتُ مُتَمَتِّعاً بِالْعُمْرَةِ إِلَى الْحَجِّ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَعِدْ حَجَّكَ.

5. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Mahziyar from who has said the following: “Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Umar al-Hamadaniy once wrote to abu Ja‘far (a.s.), and asked, ‘I performed al-Hajj and I was against ’A’immah, and it was my first al-Hajj; so I entered Makkah with al-‘Umrah for al-Hajj. He (the Imam) wrote to him the answer, ‘Do your al-Hajj again.”’ 

6ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) الرَّجُلُ يَمُرُّ مُجْتَازاً يُرِيدُ الْيَمَنَ أَوْ غَيْرَهَا مِنَ الْبُلْدَانِ وَطَرِيقُهُ بِمَكَّةَ فَيُدْرِكُ النَّاسَ وَهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ إِلَى الْحَجِّ فَيَخْرُجُ مَعَهُمْ إِلَى الْمَشَاهِدِ أَ يُجْزِئُهُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ حَجَّةِ الإِسْلامِ قَالَ نَعَمْ.

6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Najran from ‘Asem ibn Humayd from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who passes through Makkah on his way to Yemen or other lands and finds other people traveling for al-Hajj, so he joins them to al-Mashahid (memorial places); if it is sufficient for Hajjahta al-Islam. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is sufficient.’” 

7ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) الرَّجُلُ يَخْرُجُ فِي تِجَارَةٍ إِلَى مَكَّةَ أَوْ يَكُونُ لَهُ إِبِلٌ فَيُكْرِيهَا حَجَّتُهُ نَاقِصَةٌ أَمْ تَامَّةٌ قَالَ لا بَلْ حَجَّتُهُ تَامَّةٌ.

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who goes out for trade to Makkah or that he has a camel that he has given for hire to transport people; if his al-Hajj is complete or defective. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, but it is complete al-Hajj.’” 

8ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فِي رَجُلٍ أَعْتَقَ عَشِيَّةَ عَرَفَةَ عَبْداً لَهُ أَ يُجْزِئُ عَنِ الْعَبْدِ حَجَّةُ الإِسْلامِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَأُمُّ وَلَدٍ أَحَجَّهَا مَوْلاهَا أَ يُجْزِئُ عَنْهَا قَالَ لا قُلْتُ أَ لَهُ أَجْرٌ فِي حَجَّتِهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ يَحُجُّ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ حَجَّةُ الإِسْلامِ إِذَا احْتَلَمَ وَكَذَلِكَ الْجَارِيَةُ عَلَيْهَا الْحَجُّ إِذَا طَمِثَتْ.

8. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from Shihab who has said the following: “A man set free his slave in the evening of the day of ‘Arafah (ninth of Dhul Hajjah); if the slave’s al- Hajj is sufficient for Hajjahta al-Islam. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not sufficient.’ I then asked, ‘Will he receive any reward for it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he receives rewards.’ I asked about a ten-years old boy and his al-Hajj. He (the Imam) (a.s.), said, ‘He owes Hajjahta al-Islam when he grows to adulthood and so also is the case of a young girl.’” 

9ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِيَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنِ الصَّبِيِّ مَتَى يُحْرَمُ بِهِ قَالَ إِذَا اثَّغَرَ.

9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and a number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from Ali ibn Mahziyar from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a child when he is made to assume the state of Ihram? He (the Imam) said, ‘When he safeguards and protects.’” 

10ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ ضُرَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ فِي رَجُلٍ خَرَجَ حَاجّاً حَجَّةَ الإِسْلامِ فَمَاتَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ إِنْ مَاتَ فِي الْحَرَمِ فَقَدْ أَجْزَأَتْ عَنْهُ حَجَّةُ الإِسْلامِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مَاتَ دُونَ الْحَرَمِ فَلْيَقْضِ عَنْهُ وَلِيُّهُ حَجَّةَ الإِسْلامِ.

10. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from Durays who has said the following: “This is about a man who travels for Hajjahta al-Islam and dies on the way. Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘If he dies in al-Haram (the sacred area), it is sufficient for Hajjahta al-Islam. However, if he dies outside al-Haram (the sacred area), then his guardians should complete, Qada’ (compensatory for) Hajjahta al-Islam, on his behalf.’” 

11ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ الْعِجْلِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنْ رَجُلٍ خَرَجَ حَاجّاً وَمَعَهُ جَمَلٌ لَهُ وَنَفَقَةٌ وَزَادٌ فَمَاتَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ صَرُورَةً ثُمَّ مَاتَ فِي الْحَرَمِ فَقَدْ أَجْزَأَ عَنْهُ حَجَّةُ الإِسْلامِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مَاتَ وَهُوَ صَرُورَةٌ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُحْرِمَ جُعِلَ جَمَلُهُ وَزَادُهُ وَنَفَقَتُهُ وَمَا مَعَهُ فِي حَجَّةِ الإِسْلامِ فَإِنْ فَضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْ‏ءٌ فَهُوَ لِلْوَرَثَةِ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الْحَجَّةُ تَطَوُّعاً ثُمَّ مَاتَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُحْرِمَ لِمَنْ يَكُونُ جَمَلُهُ وَنَفَقَتُهُ وَمَا مَعَهُ قَالَ يَكُونُ جَمِيعُ مَا مَعَهُ وَمَا تَرَكَ لِلْوَرَثَةِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَيُقْضَى عَنْهُ أَوْ يَكُونَ أَوْصَى بِوَصِيَّةٍ فَيُنْفَذَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ أَوْصَى لَهُ وَيُجْعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ ثُلُثِهِ.

11. Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from Burayd al-‘Ijliy who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about a man who travels for al-Hajj. He has a camel with him and his supplies, but he dies on the way. He (the Imam) said, ‘If it was his first al-Hajj and has died in al-Haram (the sacred area), it is sufficient for Hajjahta al-Islam. If he dies, being his first al- Hajj, before assuming the state of Ihram, his camel, supplies and things with him are applied to his Hajjahta al-Islam, if anything is left extra it is for his heirs, if there is no loan on him.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if it was an optional al-Hajj and he dies on the way before assuming the state of Ihram, who will have his camel, and things with him?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘All things belonging to him go to his heirs, unless there is loan on him which is paid on his behalf or if his will says to give something to someone, in which case it is paid from one-third of his legacy.’” 

12ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنْ رَجُلٍ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الله الْحَرَامِ أَ يُجْزِئُهُ ذَلِكَ عَنْ حَجَّةِ الإِسْلامِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ حَجَّ عَنْ غَيْرِهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ وَقَدْ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَحُجَّ مَاشِياً أَ يُجْزِئُ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ.

12. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Rifa’ah who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who has made a vow to walk to Bayt Allah al-Haram (the Sacred House of Allah): if it is sufficient for Hajjahta al-Islam. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is sufficient.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if he performs al-Hajj for others and he does not have any assets and has vowed to perform al-Hajj on foot? Is this kind of al-Hajj sufficient? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is sufficient.’” 

13ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) بَلَغَنِي عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ قُلْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَحُجَّ حَجَّةَ الإِسْلامِ فَحَجَّ عَنْهُ بَعْضُ أَهْلِهِ أَجْزَأَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ أَشْهَدُ بِهَا عَنْ أَبِي أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ الله إِنَّ أَبِي مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَحُجَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) حُجَّ عَنْهُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يُجْزِئُ عَنْهُ.

13. Abu Ali ai-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd af-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ibn Muskan from ‘Amir ibn ‘Amirah who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of the issue that I had heard from him (the Imam) and he (the Imam) had said, ‘If a man dies owing Hajjahta al-Islam and a certain relative performs al-Hajj on his behalf it is sufficient.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, I can testify that my father (a.s.), narrated to me from the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, that a man came to him and said, “O Messenger of Allah, my father has died without performing al-Hajj.” The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said, ‘Perform al-Hajj on his behalf; it is sufficient for him.’” 

14ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ حَكَمِ بْنِ حُكَيْمٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) إِنْسَانٌ هَلَكَ وَلَمْ يَحُجَّ وَلَمْ يُوصِ بِالْحَجِّ فَأَحَجَّ عَنْهُ بَعْضُ أَهْلِهِ رَجُلاً أَوِ امْرَأَةً هَلْ يُجْزِئُ ذَلِكَ وَيَكُونُ قَضَاءً عَنْهُ وَيَكُونُ الْحَجُّ لِمَنْ حَجَّ وَيُؤْجَرُ مَنْ أَحَجَّ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الْحَاجُّ غَيْرَ صَرُورَةٍ أَجْزَأَ عَنْهُمَا جَمِيعاً وَأُجِرَ الَّذِي أَحَجَّهُ.

14. It is narrated from him (narrator of previous Hadith) from Safwan from Hakam ibn Hakam who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who dies without performing al-Hajj and without a will to perform al-Hajj on his behalf. However, a certain one of his relatives, male or female, enables someone to perform al-Hajj on his behalf; if it is sufficient for his al-Hajj, or al-Hajj belongs to one who has enabled and the one who performs al-Hajj receives reward. He (the Imam) said, ‘If it is his first al-Hajj it is sufficient for both of them and the enabler receives reward.’” 

15ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَمُوتُ وَلَمْ يَحُجَّ حَجَّةَ الإِسْلامِ وَلَمْ يُوصِ بِهَا أَ يُقْضَى عَنْهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ.

15. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Fadalah from Rifa’ah who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who dies and has not performed Hajjahta al-Islam and has not made any will about it if it can be carried out on his behalf. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is permissible.’” 

16ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ يَمُوتَانِ وَلَمْ يَحُجَّا أَ يُقْضَى عَنْهُمَا حَجَّةُ الإِسْلامِ قَالَ نَعَمْ.

16. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Rifa’ah who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man and a woman who die without performing al-Hajj; if Hajjahta al-Islam can be performed on their behalf. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is permissible.’” 

17ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى رَفَعَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَلَهُ ابْنٌ لَمْ يَدْرِ أَ حَجَّ أَبُوهُ أَمْ لا قَالَ يَحُجُّ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ أَبُوهُ قَدْ حَجَّ كُتِبَ لأَبِيهِ نَافِلَةً وَلِلابْنِ فَرِيضَةً وَإِنْ كَانَ أَبُوهُ لَمْ يَحُجَّ كُتِبَ لأَبِيهِ فَرِيضَةً وَلِلابْنِ نَافِلَةً.

17. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who dies and has a son who does not know if his father has performed al-Hajj or not. He (the Imam) said, ‘He performs al-Hajj on his behalf, if his father has performed al-Hajj, it is written as optional al-Hajj for him and an obligatory al-Hajj for his son; and if his father has not performed al-Hajj, it is written obligatory for his father and optional for the son.’” 

18ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَمُّونٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَصَمِّ عَنْ مِسْمَعِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ عَبْداً حَجَّ عَشْرَ حِجَجٍ كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ حَجَّةُ الإِسْلامِ أَيْضاً إِذَا اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ سَبِيلاً وَلَوْ أَنَّ غُلاماً حَجَّ عَشْرَ حِجَجٍ ثُمَّ احْتَلَمَ كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَرِيضَةُ الإِسْلامِ وَلَوْ أَنَّ مَمْلُوكاً حَجَّ عَشْرَ حِجَجٍ ثُمَّ أُعْتِقَ كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَرِيضَةُ الإِسْلامِ إِذَا اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلاً.

18. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Shammun from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Asamm from Misma’ ibn ‘Abd al-Malik who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a servant were to perform ten Hajj, the Hajj al-Islam would also be (obligatory) upon him if he was capable of doing so. If a boy performed ten Hajj and then reached puberty, the obligation of (Hajj) al-Islam would be upon him. If a slave performed ten Hajj and was subsequently freed, the obligation of (Hajj) al-Islam would be upon him if he was capable of doing so.”’ 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 4

Book 3, Chapter 38