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 عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ لِمَ جُعِلَتِ التَّلْبِيَةُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَوْحَى إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَنْ أَذِّنْ فِي النَّاسِ بِالْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجالاً وَعَلى‏ كُلِّ ضامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِنْ كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ فَنَادَى فَأُجِيبَ مِنْ كُلِّ وَجْهٍ يُلَبُّونَ.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about why Talbiyah is required. He (the Imam) said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, sent revelation to Ibrahim ‘Alayhi al-Salam that said, ‘Call people for al-Hajj. They will come to you on foot and on lean camels from all directions.’ He called and his call was answered from all directions with al-Talbiyah (here I am O Lord, to obey Your command).”’ 

2ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ (عَلَيْهِما السَّلاَم) أَنَّ عَلِيّاً (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ تَلْبِيَةُ الأَخْرَسِ وَتَشَهُّدُهُ وَقِرَاءَتُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فِي الصَّلاةِ تَحْرِيكُ لِسَانِهِ وَإِشَارَتُهُ بِإِصْبَعِهِ.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has narrated from his father who has said, ‘Talbiyah of a speechless person, his testimony and reading al-Quran in Salat (prayer) is by moving his tongue and making gestures with his finger.’” 

3ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ وَابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ التَّلْبِيَةُ لَبَّيْكَ اللهمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ ذَا الْمَعَارِجِ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ دَاعِياً إِلَى دَارِ السَّلامِ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ غَفَّارَ الذُّنُوبِ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ أَهْلَ التَّلْبِيَةِ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ ذَا الْجَلالِ وَالإِكْرَامِ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ مَرْهُوباً وَمَرْغُوباً إِلَيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ تُبْدِئُ وَالْمَعَادُ إِلَيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ كَشَّافَ الْكُرَبِ الْعِظَامِ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدَيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ يَا كَرِيمُ لَبَّيْكَ تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلاةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ أَوْ نَافِلَةٍ وَحِينَ يَنْهَضُ بِكَ بَعِيرُكَ وَإِذَا عَلَوْتَ شَرَفاً أَوْ هَبَطْتَ وَادِياً أَوْ لَقِيتَ رَاكِباً أَوِ اسْتَيْقَظْتَ مِنْ مَنَامِكَ وَبِالأَسْحَارِ وَأَكْثِرْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهَا وَاجْهَرْ بِهَا وَإِنْ تَرَكْتَ بَعْضَ التَّلْبِيَةِ فَلا يَضُرُّكَ غَيْرَ أَنَّ تَمَامَهَا أَفْضَلُ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لا بُدَّ مِنَ التَّلْبِيَاتِ الأَرْبَعِ فِي أَوَّلِ الْكَلامِ وَهِيَ الْفَرِيضَةُ وَهِيَ التَّوْحِيدُ وَبِهَا لَبَّى الْمُرْسَلُونَ وَأَكْثِرْ مِنْ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) كَانَ يُكْثِرُ مِنْهَا وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ لَبَّى إِبْرَاهِيمُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى أَنْ تَحُجُّوا بَيْتَهُ فَأَجَابُوهُ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ أُخِذَ مِيثَاقُهُ بِالْمُوَافَاةِ فِي ظَهْرِ رَجُلٍ وَلا بَطْنِ امْرَأَةٍ إِلاَّ أَجَابَ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Safwan and Ibn Abi ‘Umayr all from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) who said, “In Talbiyah (say): <br>‘Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, here I am, O Lord. Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, O You who has no partners, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command. All praise belongs to You, all bounties are from You, as well as the Kingdom, You have no partners, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command. O Possessor of Highness, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command. Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, O the One who calls to the House of peace, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, O forgiver of sins, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command. Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, O the One who deserves Talbiyah, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command. Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, O Possessor of Glory and Grace here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command. Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, O the One who is feared and desired and sought. Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command. Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command as Your servant son of Your servant, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command. Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, O Gracious, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command.’ <br>Say this after every obligatory Salat (prayer) or optional, and when embarking on your camel, climbing a higher place or climbing down a hill, passing through a valley or passing by one riding, or when waking up from sleep during the hours of dawn, and say it very often as much as you can. Say it aloud. If you left out some of it, it is not harmful except that all of it is more virtuous.’ <br>“You must take notice that four Talbiyah are obligatory. The ones that are at the beginning of this Hadith are obligatory. They are expressions about oneness of Allah and the Messengers of Allah, have said them and many of the high status ones. The Messenger of Allah (sw) would say them very often. The first one who said Talbiyah was Ibrahim (AS) who said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, calls you to perform al-Hajj of His House.’ No one of those who had a covenant with Him to fulfill their part while in the back of man or womb of woman but that they answered the call with al-Talbiyah (Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command).’ 

4ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَقْطِينٍ عَنْ أَسَدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَلاءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَمَّنْ رَأَى أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ قَدْ كَشَفَ عَنْ ظَهْرِهِ حَتَّى أَبْدَاهُ لِلشَّمْسِ هُوَ يَقُولُ لَبَّيْكَ فِي الْمُذْنِبِينَ لَبَّيْكَ.

4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from Asad ibn abu al-’A‘la’ from ibn al-Fudayl from the one who had seen abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), who has narrated the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), in the state of Ihram uncovered his back in the sun while saying, ‘Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, among the sinners, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command.” 

5ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) لَمَّا أَحْرَمَ أَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فَقَالَ لَهُ مُرْ أَصْحَابَكَ بِالْعَجِّ وَالثَّجِّ وَالْعَجُّ رَفْعُ الصَّوْتِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ وَالثَّجُّ نَحْرُ الْبُدْنِ وَقَالَ قَالَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الله مَا بَلَغْنَا الرَّوْحَاءَ حَتَّى بَحَّتْ أَصْوَاتُنَا.

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad from Hariz in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following: “He (the Imam) has said, ‘When the Messenger of Allah (sw) assumed the state of Ihram, Jibril (AS) came to him. He said to him, “Instruct your followers to do al-‘Ajj and al-Thajj. Al-'Ajj means raising one's voice with Talbiyah, and al-Thajj means sacrificing a camel.” Jabir ibn ‘Abdillah has said that as soon as we arrived at al-Rawha, our voices became harsh.’” 

6ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ لا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ تُلَبِّيَ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى غَيْرِ طُهْرٍ وَعَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ.

6. Ali has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not harmful to say Talbiyah without Tahur (cleansing, with wudu’ or Ghusl (bath)) in all conditions.’” 

7ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْخَزَّازِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمُكَارِي عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ جَهْرٌ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ.

7. Ali has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz from abu Sa‘id al-Mukariy from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not obligatory for women to say Talbiyah aloud.’” 

8ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ رِجَالٍ شَتَّى عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) مَنْ لَبَّى فِي إِحْرَامِهِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً إِيمَاناً وَاحْتِسَاباً أَشْهَدَ الله لَهُ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ مَلَكٍ بِبَرَاءَةٍ مِنَ النَّارِ وَبَرَاءَةٍ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ. 

8. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from ibn Faddal from many men who have said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (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, has stated this Hadith. ‘Whoever says Talbiyah seventy times out of belief and considering it a good deed Allah makes a million angels to bear witness to his freedom from the fire and hypocrisy.’” 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 4

Book 3, Chapter 81