2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from and Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Safwan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr all from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said, ‘Ihram is not valid unless it is after Salat (prayer), obligatory or optional and after Salam (the phrase of offering greeting of peace). When you complete your Salat (prayer) praise Allah and say, ‘O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause,’ then say, ‘O Lord, make me of those who have answered Your call, accepted your promise and obeyed Your command. I am Your servant, in Your control. I cannot safeguard anything unless You safeguard and I do not take except what You give. You have mentioned al-Hajj and I appeal to You to decide for me its completion according to Your book and the Sunnah of Your Holy prophet. Give me strength when I become weak and accept from me its acts with ease and in good health. Make me of the delegates to You with whom You are pleased and made to be pleased, named and recorded. O Lord, complete for me my al-Hajj and al-‘Umrah. O Lord, I want to perform al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) according to Your book and the Sunnah of Your Holy prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. If something may happen which may prevent me, then release me as You cause to prevent me, through Your measures that You apply upon me? O Lord, if it will not be al-Hajj, then it is al-‘Umrah during which I will keep my hairs, skin, flesh, blood, bones, bone marrows, and nerves away from women, clothes and perfumes seeking thereby what You want from me and the life hereafter.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is sufficient to say this once when assuming the state of Ihram; then stand up and walk calmly and when the land is level for you walking or riding, then say Talbiyah.’”

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , about my decision to perform al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) and about what I should say. He (the Imam) said, ‘Say O Lord, I want to perform al- Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) according to Your book and the Sunnah of Your Holy prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. If you like just keep in mind what you want to do.’”

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , about Ihram of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, if it was during the day or night. He (the Imam) said, ‘It was during the day.’ I then asked at what time of the day was it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It was at al-Zuhr.’ I then asked, ‘When should we do so?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is all the same for you. The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, did so because water was scarce. It was only on mountains and a man had to move for it one day earlier and he would almost not find any. These waters are found only recently.”’

5. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once said to abu al-Hassan , our people disagree about two kinds of al-Hajj. Certain ones among them say to assume the state of Ihram for al-Mufrid Hajj and after performing Tawaf around the House and Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah, come out of the state of Ihram and make it an al-‘Umrah. Others say to assume the state of Ihram for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) with al-‘Umrah for al-Hajj. Which one is more desirable to you? He (the Imam) said, ‘(I prefer) if you decide for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous).”’

6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr from Hamzah ibn Humran who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , about a man who says, ‘Release me as You have withheld me.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He has released him as He had withheld him.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Should he not say it?”

7. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from Zurarah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said, ‘He is free as he is withheld, whether he makes such stipulation or not.’”

8. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from abu Bakr al- Hadramiy and Zayd al-Shahham and from Mansur ibn Hazim who have said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , commanded us to say Talbiyah and do not mention any name. He (the Imam) said, ‘People who do not mention are more likeable to me.’”

9. Ahmad has narrated from Ali ibn Sayf from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan , naming and he (the Imam) said, ‘Not to mention is more likeable to me. Say Talbiyah and do not mention.’”

10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , about a man who assumes the state of Ihram after an obligatory Salat (prayer); if it is sufficient. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is sufficient.’”

11. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hafs ibn al-Bakhtariy and ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj and Flammad ibn ‘Uthaman from al-Halabiy who all have said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said, ‘When you perform Salat (prayer) in Masjid of al- Shajarah say after your Salat (prayer), when you are still sitting and before you stand up, what a person in the state of Ihram says. Then stand up and walk for a mile when al-Bayda’ is before you and is level with you, then say Talbiyah.’”

12. Ali has narrated from his father from ‘Isma’il ibn Marrar from Yunus from ‘ Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , about a man who is for al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous); if he can say Talbiyah aloud in Masjid of al-Shajarah. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is permissible. The Holy prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said Talbiyah in al-Bayda’ because people did not know how to say it, so he (the Messenger of Allah) liked to teach them how to say Talbiyah.’”

13. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan , about a man who assumes the state of Ihram after an obligatory Salat (prayer): if he must say Talbiyah when he settles on his camel or when he is sitting after Salat (prayer). He (the Imam) said, ‘Whichever way he says it he can do so.’” Al-Kulayniy has said that this is to make it easy except that the better way is the way the Holy prophet, expressed it on the side of al-Bayda’ and it is not permissible for anyone to cross the mile of al-Bayda’ without expressing Talbiyah by the first mile on the left of the road.

14. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah who said, “Perform the obligatory Salat (prayer), then assume the state of Ihram for al-Hajj or al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) and leave without Talbiyah until you climb on the beginning of al-Bayda’ on the first mile on your left. When you are on the plain land, riding or walking, then say Talbiyah. It is not harmful if it is day or night. Masjid of Dhu al-Hulayfah is that which is outside of al-Saqa’if from the compound of the Masjid. Today, nothing of al-Saqa’if is part of it.”

15. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said, ‘One, for Mufradah al-‘Umrah, stipulates with his Lord, to release him as He has withheld him. One, for Mufrid al-Hajj, stipulates with his Lord to make it al-‘Umrah if it is not al-Hajj.’”

16. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from abu al-Mighra’ who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah , has said, ‘When banu Israel offered an offering, a fire would come out to consume the offering of those who were accepted. Allah has replaced that offering with Ihram.’”