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441 - الحَبسُ بَعدَ إقامَةِ الحَدِّ ومَعرِفَةِ حَقِ‏

441 Imprisonment after Punishment and Acknowledgment of the Truth

1363. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : حَبْسُ الإمامِ بعدَ الحَدِّ ظُلْمٌ1

1363. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'It is unjust for the Imam to imprison the culprit after punishment.'2

1364. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحَبسُ بَعدَمعرِفَةِ الحقِّ ظُلْمٌ3

1364. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Imprisonment after acknowledgment of the truth is injustice.'4

Notes

1. تهذيب الأحكام : 6 / 314 / 870 .

2. Tahdhib al-Ahkam, v. 6 , p. 314 , no. 870

3. دعائم الإسلام : 2 / 539 / 1916 .

4. Daa?im al-Islam, v. 2 , p. 539 , n.1916

442 - حُقوقُ المَحبوسِ‏

442 The Rights of the Prisoner

1365. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أنَّهُ [عَلِيّاً] كانَ يَعْرِضُ السّجونَ‏في كُلِّ يَومِ جُمُعةٍ؛ فمَن كانَ علَيهِ حَدٌّ أقامَهُ، ومَن لَم يَكُن علَيهِ حَدٌّ خلّى‏ سَبيلَهُ1

1365. Imam Ali (AS) used to inspect the prisons every Friday; he punished the convicts and released those who had no charge against them.'2

1366. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : على‏ الإمامِ أنْ يُخرِجَ المَحْبوسينَ في الدَّينِ يَومَ الجُمُعةِ إلى‏ الجُمُعةِ ، ويَومَ العِيدِ إلى‏ العِيدِ ، فيُرسِلَ مَعهُم ، فإذا قَضَوُا الصَّلاةَ والعِيدَ رَدّهُم إلى‏ السِّجنِ3

1366. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'It is the duty of the Imam to release the prisoners on financial charges on Fridays and ?d [religious festivals] to observe the congregational prayer. He may send them guarded, and when they complete the prayers and the feast, he should return them to the prison.'4

(اُنظر) عنوان 9 «الأسير»

(See also: THE PRISONER)

Notes

1. دعائم الإسلام : 2 / 443 / 1544 .

2. Ibid. v. 2 , p. 443 , no. 1544

3. كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : 3 / 31 / 3265 .

4. al-Faqih, v. 3 , p. 31 , no. 3265

443 - سيرةُ النبيّ عليه السلام في حَبسِ المتَّهمِ‏

443 The Conduct of the Prophet (SAWA) in imprisoning a Suspect

1367. الإمام الصادق عليه السلام: إنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله كانَ يَحبِسُ في تُهَمَةِ الدَّمِ سِتَّةَ أيّامٍ ، فَإِن جاءَ أولِياءُ المَقتولِ بِثَبَتٍ وإلّا خَلّى‏ سَبيلَهُ‏1

1367. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) would imprison for six days he who has been accused of killing, the kin of the killed must come with evidence, and if not, he is freed.'2

1368. سنن ابى داود عن حكيم عن ابيه : إنّ النَّبِيَّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله حَبَسَ رَجُلاً في تُهمَةٍ3

1368. Sunan Abi Dawud, narrating from Hakim narrating from his father said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) jailed a person who was accused of an act.'4

Notes

1. تهذيب : 10 / 174 .

2. Tahdhib, v. 10 , p. 174

3. سنن ابى داود : 3 / 314 / 3630 .

4. Sunan Abi Dawud, v. 3 , p. 314

86 - الحجاب‏

86 THE VEIL

444 - الحِجابُ‏

444 The Veil

(يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لِأَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ جَلابِيبِهِنَّ ذلِكَ أَدْنَى‏ أَنْ يُعْرَفْنَ فَلا يُؤْذَيْنَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُوراً رَحِيماً)1

“O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the faithful to draw closely over themselves their chadors [when going out]. That makes it likely for them to be recognized and not be troubled, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.” 2

(اُنظر) النور : 30 ، 31 ، 58 و الأحزاب : 53 و 59

(See also: Qur'an 24:30-31, 24:58, 33:53, 33:59)

1369. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لابنهِ الحسنِ عليه السلام - : واكْفُفْ علَيهِنَّ مِن أبْصارِهِنَّ بحَجْبِكَ إيّاهُنَّ ، فإنَّ شِدَّةَ الحِجابِ خَيرٌ لكَ ولَهُنَّ3

1369. Imam Ali (AS) said to his son al-Hasan (AS), 'And curb their eyes by keeping them in veil, for the strict observance of the veil is better for you and for them.'4

1370. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كنتُ قاعداً في البَقيعِ مَع رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله في يَومِ دَجْنٍ ومَطَرٍ ، إذ مَرَّتِ امْرَأةٌ على‏ حِمارٍ ، فَهَوتْ يدُ الحِمارِ في وَهْدَةٍ فسَقَطَتِ المَرأةُ ، فأعْرَضَ النّبيُّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله بوجهِهِ، قالوا : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، إنّها مُتَسَرْوِلَةٌ قالَ : اللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ للمُتَسرْوِلاتِ - ثلاثاً - يا أَيُّها النّاسُ ، اتَّخِذوا السَّراويلاتِ فإنَّها مِن أسْتَرِ ثِيابِكُم ، وحَصِّنوا بِها نِساءَكُم إذا خَرَجْنَ5

1370. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (SAWA) in Baqi on a cloudy and rainy day, when a woman passed us on a donkey. The foreleg of the donkey slipped into a pit and the woman fell off. The Prophet (SAWA) turned his face away. They [his companions] said, 'O Messenger of Allah, she has trousers on.' He said thrice, 'O Allah! Forgive the women clad in trousers' - 'O people! Wear trousers for they are the most covering of your garments, and safeguard your women by [making them wear] them when they go out.'6

1371. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : صِيانَةُ المَرأةِ أنعَمُ لِحالِها وَأدوَمُ لِجَمالها7

1371. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Covering the woman is more prosperous to her state and more enduring for her beauty.'8

Notes

1. الأحزاب : 59 .

2. Qur'an 33 :59

3. نهج البلاغة : الكتاب 31 .

4. Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 31

5. تنبيه الخواطر : 2 / 78 .

6. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2 , p. 78

7. غرر الحكم : 5820 .

8. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5820

87 - الحجّ‏

87 THE PILGRIMAGE (HAJJ)

445 - تَشرِيعُ الحَجِّ وَ فَضلُهُ‏

445 The Legislation of Hajj and its Virtue

(وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى‏ النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلاً)1

“And it is the duty of mankind toward Allah to make pilgrimage to the House-for those who can afford the journey to it.” 2

(وَأذِّنْ فِي النَّاسِ بِالْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالاً وَعَلَى‏ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِنْ كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ)3

“And proclaim the hajj to people: they shall come to you on foot and lean camels from distant places.” 4

(وَأَتِمُّوا الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ لِلَّهِ)5

“And complete the hajj and the umra for Allah's sake.” 6

1372. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - فيما أوصى‏ عِند وفاتهِ - : اللَّهَ اللَّهَ في بَيتِ ربِّكمُ ، لا تُخْلوهُ ما بَقِيتُم ، فإنَّهُ إنْ تُرِكَ لَم تُناظَروا7

1372. Imam Ali (AS) said, in his will at the time of his demise, 'I exhort you, by Allah, by Allah, to take care of the House of your Lord! Do not leave it empty for as long as you live, for if it is deserted you will be given no respite.'8

1373. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحَجُّ جِهادُ كلِّ ضَعيفٍ9

1373. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The pilgrimage is the jihad of every weak person.'10

1374. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : نَفَقةُ دِرْهَمٍ في الحجِّ تَعْدِلُ ألفَ دِرْهَمٍ11

1374. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Spending one dirham [in charity] during the pilgrimage equals one thousand dirhams.'12

1375. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحاجُّ والمُعْتَمِرُ وفْدُ اللَّهِ ، ويَحْبوهُ بالمَغفِرَةِ13

1375. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Those who go to Makkah for obligatory and voluntary pilgrimage (hajj and umra) are the guests of Allah, and His gift to them is forgiveness.'14

Notes

1. آل عمران : 97 .

2. Qur'an 3 :97

3. الحجّ : 27 .

4. Qur'an 22 :27

5. البقرة : 196 .

6. Qur'an 2 :196

7. نهج البلاغة : الكتاب 47 .

8. Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 47

9. الخصال : 620 / 10 .

10. al-Khisal, p. 620 , no. 10

11. الخصال : 628 / 10 .

12. Ibid. p. 628 , no. 10

13. الخصال : 635 / 10 .

14. Ibid. p. 630 , no. 10

446 - فَلسَفَةُ الحَجِ‏

446 The Philosophy of the Pilgrimage

1376. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : وفَرَضَ علَيكمُ حَجَّ بَيتِهِ الحَرامِ الّذي جَعَلهُ قِبلَةً للأنامِ ، يَرِدُونَهُ وُرودَ الأنْعامِ ، ويَألَهونَ إلَيهِ وُلوهَ الحَمامِ ، وجَعلَهُ سبحانَهُ عَلامةً لِتَواضُعِهِم لِعظَمَتِهِ وإذْعانِهِم لِعزّتِهِ1

1376. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'And He made obligatory for you the pilgrimage to His Sacred House which he made the 'qibla' for all people. They come to it like the cattle coming to water, and eagerly turn to it like the birds eagerly returning to their nest; He, glory be to Him, made it a sign of their humility before His greatness and their yielding to His Might.'2

1377. الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : حِجّوا واعْتَمِروا ، تَصِحَّ أجْسامُكُم ، وتَتّسِعْ أرْزاقُكُم ، ويَصْلُحْ إيمانُكُم، وتُكْفَوا مؤونَةَ النّاسِ ومؤونَةَ عِيالاتِكُم3

1377. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, 'Perform the hajj [obligatory pilgrimage] and the umra [voluntary pilgrimage] so that your bodies become healthy, your sustenance expanded, and your faith improved; and suffice yourselves with the expenses of people and the expenses of your families.'4

1378. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : الحَجُّ تَسْكينُ القُلوبِ5

1378. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Pilgrimage calms the hearts.'6

1379. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : وهذا بَيتٌ اسْتَعبَدَ اللَّهُ بهِ خَلقَهُ ليَخْتَبِرَ طاعَتَهُم في إتْيانِهِ ، فحَثَّهُم على‏ تَعْظيمِهِ وزيارَتِهِ ، وقَد جَعلَهُ مَحلَّ الأنبياءِ وقِبْلَةً للمُصَلّينَ لَهُ ، وهُو شُعْبَةٌ مِن رِضْوانِهِ ، وطريقٌ يُؤَدّي إلى‏ غُفْرانِهِ ، مَنْصوبٌ على‏ اسْتِواءِ الكَمالِ ، ومُجْتَمَعِ العَظَمَةِ7

1379. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'And this is the house by which Allah has demanded the devotion of His creatures to test their obedience in their coming to it, so He prompted them to glorify it and visit it. He made it the station of the prophets and the focal point (qibla) for those who pray to Him. It is a branch of His good pleasure and a way that leads to His forgiveness, founded on absolute perfection and ultimate grandeur.'8

1380. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ما مِن بُقْعَةٍ أحَبَّ إلى‏ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ مِن المَسْعى‏ ؛ لأ نّه يَذِلُّ فيهِ كُلُّ جَبّارٍ9

1380. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There is no place dearer to Allah, most High, than the masa [place of running between the mounts of al-Safa and al-Marwa in Makkah], for every overbearing person is lowered and debased before Him there.'10

1381. الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : فإنْ قالَ : فَلِمَ أمرَ بالحَجِّ ؟ قيلَ :لِعلَّةِ الوِفادَةِ إلى اللَّه عزّوجلّ وطَلَبِ الزِّيادَةِ... مَع ما فيهِ مِن التَّفَقُّهِ ونَقْلِ أخْبارِ الأئمّةِ عليهم السلام إلى‏ كُلِّ صُقْعٍ وناحِيَةٍ11

1381. Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'If someone asks why He commanded the pilgrimage, it is answered: in order for people to perform the journey to [i.e. for] Allah, Mighty and Exalted, and ask for increase... in addition to the benefits it has of understanding religion and relating the reports of the Imams (AS) to every side and region.'12

Notes

1. نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 1 .

2. Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 1

3. ثواب الأعمال : 70 / 3 .

4. Thawab al-Amal, p. 70 , no. 3

5. الأمالي للطوسي : 296 / 582 .

6. Amali al-Tusi, p. 296 , no. 582

7. الأمالي للصدوق : 715 / 985 ، التوحيد : 253 / 4 .

8. Amali al-Saduq, p. 493 , no. 4

9. بحار الأنوار : 99 / 45 / 34 .

10. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 99 p. 45 , no. 34

11. عيون أخبار الرِّضا عليه السلام : 2 / 119 / 1 .

12. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), v. 2 , p. 119 , no. 1

447 - نَفيُ الحَجِّ لِلفَقرِ

447 Pilgrimage Repels Poverty

1382. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الحَجّ يَنْفي‏الفَقرَ1

1382. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Pilgrimage repels poverty.'2

1383. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن حَجَّ ثَلاثَ حِجَجٍ لَم يُصِبْهُ فَقرٌأبَداً3

1383. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who goes to perform the obligatory pilgrimage (hajj) three times will never be afflicted with poverty.'4

1384. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ما رأيتُ شَيئاً أسْرَعَ غِنىً ولا أنْفى‏ للفَقرِ مِن إدْمانِ حَجِّ هذا البَيتِ5

1384. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'I have never seen anything faster at attracting wealth and at repelling poverty than habitual pilgrimage (hajj) to this House.'6

1385. ثواب الأعمال عن إسحاقَ بنِ عمّارٍ : قُلتُ للإمامِ الصادقِ عليه السلام : إنّي قد وَطّنْتُ نَفْسي على‏ لُزومِ الحجِّ كلَّ عامٍ بنَفْسي أو برَجُلٍ مِن أهلِ بَيْتي بمالي. فقالَ : وقَد عَزَمْتَ على‏ ذلكَ ؟ قلتُ : نَعَم ، قالَ : فإنْ فَعَلتَ (ذلك) فأيقِنْ بكَثْرَةِ المالِ ، و أبْشِرْ بكَثْرَةِ المالِ7

1385. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when Ishaq b. Ammar said to him: 'I have made up my mind to go for pilgrimage every year either personally or by sending one man of my household at my cost' - asked, 'Are you determined to do that?' He said, 'Yes'. The Imam said, 'If you do that, then be certain of abundance in your wealth, and take glad tidings of abundance in your wealth.'8

Notes

1. تحف العقول : 7 .

2. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 7

3. الخصال : 117 / 101 .

4. al-Khisal, p. 117 , no. 101

5. الأمالي للطوسي : 694 / 1478 .

6. Amali al-Tusi, p. 694 , no. 1478

7. ثواب الأعمال : 70 / 4 .

8. Thawab al-Amal, p. 70 , no. 4

448 - ما بِهِ تَمامُ الحَجِ‏

448 That Which Completes the Pilgrimage

1386. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أتِمُّوا برسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله حَجَّكُم‏إذا خَرَجْتُم إلى‏ بَيتِ اللَّهِ ، فإنَّ تَرْكَهُ جَفاءٌ ، وبذلكَ اُمِرْتُم ، (وأتِمُّوا) بالقُبورِ الّتي ألْزَمَكُمُ اللَّهُ عزّوجلّ حَقَّها وزِيارَتَها ، واطلُبوا الرِّزقَ عِندَها1

1386. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Complete your pilgrimage by visiting the Messenger of Allah (SAWA) when you leave to visit the House of Allah, for deserting it is unkind, and that is what you have been commanded to do [i.e. in the Qur'an: and complete ...] by observing the rights of the graves that Allah has made incumbent upon you to visit, and ask for [increase in] your sustenance thereat.'2

1387. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : تَمامُ الحَجِّ لِقاءُ الإمامِ3

1387. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'The pilgrimage is completed by meeting the Imam.'4

1388. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنَّما اُمِرَ النّاسُ : أنْ يَأتوا هذهِ الأحْجارَ فيَتطوّفوا بها ، ثُمَّ يَأتُونَنا فيُخْبِرونا بوَلايَتِهِم ، ويَعْرِضوا علَينا نُصْرَتَهُم5

1388. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Indeed people have been ordered to come to these stones [i.e. the edifice of the Kaba] to circumambulate them, and then to come to us to inform us of their love and loyalty, and to declare their support for us.'6

Notes

1. الخصال : 616 / 10 .

2. al-Khisal, p. 616 , no. 10

3. عيون أخبار الرِّضا عليه السلام : 2 / 262 / 29 .

4. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), v. 2 , p. 262 , no. 29

5. عيون أخبار الرِّضا عليه السلام : 2 / 262 / 30 .

6. Ibid. no. 30

449 - عاقِبَةُ تَركِ الحَجّ‏

449 The Consequence of Abandoning the Obligatory Pilgrimage

1389. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن سَوّفَ الحَجَّ حتّى‏ يَموتَ بَعثَهُ‏اللَّهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ يَهوديّاً أو نَصْرانيّاً1

1389. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who postpones the obligatory pilgrimage until he dies, Allah will resurrect him as a Jew or a Christian on the Day of Resurrection.'2

1390. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن تَرَكَ الحَجَّ لِحاجَةٍ مِن‏حَوائجِ الدُّنيا لَم يُقْضَ حتّى‏ يَنْظُرَ إلى‏ المُحَلِّقينَ3

1390. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who abandons the pilgrimage for one of his worldly needs will not be able to satisfy that need until he sees the shaven heads [i.e. after the return of the pilgrims from Makkah].'4

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 58 / 3 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar,v. 77 , p. 58 , no. 3

3. ثواب الأعمال : 281 / 1 .

4. Thawab al-Amal, p. 281 , no. 1

450 - تَعطيلُ البَيتِ‏

450 Deferring [Pilgrimage] to the House

(جَعَلَ اللَّهُ الْكَعْبَةَ الْبَيْتَ الْحَرَامَ قِيَاماً لِلنّاسِ).1

“Allah has made the Ka'ba, the Sacred House, a [means of] sustentation for mankind.” 2

1391. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا قالَ لَهُ عبدُ الرّحمنِ : إنَّ ناساً مِن هؤلاءِ القُصّاصِ يَقولونَ : إذا حَجَّ رجُلٌ حجّةً ثُمَّ تَصدَّقَ ووَصَلَ كانَ خَيراً لَهُ - : كَذَبوا ، لَو فَعلَ هذا النّاسُ لعُطِّلَ هذا البَيتُ ، إنَّ اللَّهَ تعالى جَعلَ هذا البَيتَ قِياماً للنّاسِ.3

1391. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when Abd al-Rahman told him: 'Some of these narrators are saying that it is better for a man to go for pilgrimage once and then to gives alms and maintain his kinship with his relatives [with that money than to go for pilgrimage again]' - said, 'They are wrong. If people were to do that the House would become deserted. Allah has made this House a [means of] sustentation for mankind.'4

Notes

1. المائدة : 97 .

2. Qur'an 5 :97

3. علل الشرائع : 452 / 1 .

4. Ilal al-Shara'i, v. 1 , p. 452

451 - ما أكثَرَ الضَّجيجَ وأقَلَّ الحَجيجَ‏

451 What a Lot of Clamour and What Few Pilgrims

1392. بحار الأنوار عن عبدِ الرّحمانِ بنِ كثيرٍ : حَجَجْتُ مَع أبي عبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام ، فلَمّا صِرْنا في بَعضِ الطَّريقِ صَعِدَ على‏ جَبَلٍ فأشْرَفَ فنَظَرَ إلى‏ النّاسِ، فقالَ: ما أكْثَرَ الضَّجيجَ وأقَلَّ الحَجيجَ!1

1392. Abd al-Rahman b. Kathir narrated: 'I went for pilgrimage with Abu Abdillah [al-Sadiq] (AS). When we had gone a certain way, he climbed a hill and looked down at the people and said, 'What a lot of clamour and what few pilgrims!'2

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 27 / 181 / 30 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 27 , p. 181 , no. 30

452 - أدَبُ الحاجِ‏

452 The Etiquette of the Pilgrim

(الْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَعْلُوماتٌ فَمَنْ فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ الْحَجَّ فَلا رَفَثَ وَلا فُسُوقَ وَلا جِدَالَ فِي الْحَجِّ).1

“The hajj [season] is in months well-known; so whoever decides on hajj [pilgrimage] therein, [should know that] there is to be no sexual contact, vicious talk, or disputing during the hajj.” 2

1393. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : ما يُعْبَأُ بِمَن يَؤُمُّ هذا البَيتَ‏إذا لَم يَكُن فيهِ ثَلاثُ خِصالٍ : وَرَعٌ يَحْجِزُهُ عن مَعاصي اللَّهِ تعالى ، وحِلْمٌ يَمْلِكُ بهِ غَضَبَهُ ، وحُسْنُ الصَّحابةِ لِمَن صَحِبَهُ3

1393. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'The pilgrim to this House is of no worth unless he has three attributes: piety that restrains him from acts of disobedience to Allah, most High; clemency with which he controls his anger; and good companionship with whoever accompanies him.'4

Notes

1. البقرة : 197 .

2. Qur'an 2 :197

3. الخصال : 148 / 180 .

4. al-Khisal, p. 148 , no. 180

453 - أدَبُ الإحرامِ‏

453 The Respect due to Ihram

1

1394. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن حَجَّ بمالٍ حَرامٍ فقالَ: لَبَّيْكَ اللّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ ، قالَ اللَّهُ لَهُ : لا لَبَّيْكَ ولا سَعْدَيْكَ ، حَجُّكَ مَردودٌ علَيكَ2

1394. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When he who makes pilgrimage by means of unlawful money says:“Here I am O Allah! Here I am (labbayk Allahumma labbayk)” , Allah will say to him, 'No labbayka and no welcome for you. Your pilgrimage is returned to you.'3

1395. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الحجُّ حَجّانِ : حَجٌّ للَّهِ‏وحَجٌّ للنّاسِ، فمَنْ حَجَّ للَّهِ كانَ ثَوابُهُ على‏ اللَّهِ الجَنّةَ، ومَن حَجَّ للنّاسِ كانَ ثَوابُهُ على‏ النّاسِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ4

1395. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Pilgrimage is of two kinds: the pilgrimage [performed] for Allah and the pilgrimage for the people. So he who goes on pilgrimage for Allah, his reward is upon Allah and will be Paradise, and he who makes pilgrimage for the people, his reward on the Day of Resurrection will be with the people.'5

1396. الخصال عن مالكِ بنِ أنَس : حَجَجْتُ مع الصّادق عليه السلام سَنةً ، فلمّا اسْتَوَتْ بهِ راحِلَتُهُ عِند الإحْرامِ كانَ كُلَّما هَمَّ بالتَّلْبِيَةِ انْقَطعَ الصَّوتُ في حَلْقِهِ ، وكادَ يَخِرَّ مِن راحِلَتِهِ ، فقلتُ : قُلْ يابنَ رسولِ اللَّهِ ، ولابدَّ لكَ مِن أنْ تَقولَ ، فقالَ عليه السلام : يابنَ أبي عامر ، كيفَ أجْسُرُ أنْ أقولَ : لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ ، وأخْشى‏ أنْ يَقولَ عزّوجلّ لي : لا لَبَّيْكَ ولا سَعْدَيْكَ!6

1396. Malik b. Anas narrated: 'One year I went on pilgrimage with al-Sadiq (AS). When his mount came to the place of ihram, whenever he intended to say labbayka [here I am ...] his voice would cut off in his throat, and he nearly fell off his mount. So I said to him, 'O son of the Prophet, say it, for you must say it', to which he replied, 'O Ibn Abi Amir, how can I dare say: 'I am here O Allah! I am here' whilst I fear lest He say, 'No labbayka and no welcome for you!'7

1397. الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : إنَّما اُمِروا8 بالإحْرامِ ليَخْشَعوا قَبلَ دُخولِهِم حَرَمَ اللَّهِ وأمْنَهُ ، ولِئلّا يَلْهوا ويَشْتَغِلوا بشَي‏ءٍ مِن اُمورِ الدُّنيا وزِينتِها ولَذّاتِها ، ويكونوا جادِّينَ فيما هُم فيهِ ، قاصِدينَ نَحْوَهُ ، مُقْبِلينَ علَيهِ بِكُلِّيَّتِهِم9

1397. Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'Indeed they have been ordered to be in the state of ihram in order that they humble themselves before entering the sanctuary and the safe place of Allah, and so that they do not divert and preoccupy themselves with anything of the affairs of this world and its adornments and pleasures; and so that they be serious in what they are engaged in, journeying to Him and approaching Him with all their being.'10

Notes

1. Ihram: the state of ritual consecration of the pilgrim in Makkah (ed.)

2. الدرّ المنثور : 2 / 63 .

3. al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 2 , p. 63

4. ثواب الأعمال : 74 / 16 .

5. Thawab al-Amal, p. 74 , no. 16

6. الخصال : 167 / 219 ، علل الشرائع : 235 / 4 .

7. al-Khisal, p. 167 , no. 219 , Ilal al-Shara'i, p. 235 , no. 4

8. في الطبعة المعتمدة «يأمروا» وما أثبتناه من طبعة مؤسسة آل البيت عليهم السلام .

9. وسائل الشيعة : 9 / 3 / 4 .

10. Wasa'il al-Shia, v. 9 , p. 3 , no. 4

454 - ثوابُ مَن ماتَ في طَريقِ الحجّ‏

454 The Reward of One Who Dies on the Way to Hajj

1398. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن ماتَ في طريقِ مَكّةَ ذاهِباً أو جائياً ، أمِنَ مِن الفَزَعِ الأكْبَرِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ1

1398. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever dies on the road to Makkah, on the way there or back, will be safe from the Great Terror on the Day of Resurrection.'2

1399. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن ماتَ مُحْرِماً بَعثَهُ اللَّهُ مُلَبِّياً3

1399. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever dies in the state of ihram, Allah will raise him [obedient to Him] saying, 'Here I am, O Allah' (labbayka).4

Notes

1. الكافي : 4 / 263 / 45 .

2. al-Kafi, v. 4 , p. 263 , no. 45

3. بحار الأنوار : 7 / 302 / 56 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 7 , p. 302 , no. 56

455 - حُضورُ الإمامِ الغائِبِ فِي المَوسِمِ‏

455 The Presence of the Hidden Imam [al-Mahdi] during Hajj

1400. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : يَفْقِدُ النّاسُ إمامَهُم فيَشْهَدُ المَوْسِمَ فيَراهُم ولا يَرَوْنَهُ1

1400. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The people miss their Imam, but he attends the season [of hajj] and sees them, though they do not see him.'2

Notes

1. كمال الدين : 346 / 33 .

2. Kamal al-Din, p. 346 , no. 33

88 - الحجّة

88 THE ARGUMENT

1

456 - إِقامَةُ الحُجَّةِ

456 Presenting The Argument

(وَما كُنّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّى‏ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولاً).2

“We do not punish [any community] until We have sent [it] an apostle.” 3

(لِيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ وَيَحْيَى‏ مَنْ حَيَّ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ).4

“So that he who perishes might perish by a manifest proof, and he who lives may live on by a manifest proof.” 5

(اُنظر) البقرة : 256 ، 286 والأعراف : 42 و الأنفال : 42 و التوبة : 115 و طه : 134 و الحجّ : 71 و العشراء : 208 و 209 والقصص : 46 و 59 والطلاق : 7

(See also: Qur'an 2:256, 2:286, 7:42, 8:42, 9:115, 20:134, 22:71,

1401. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : قُوّةُ سُلطانِ الحُجّةِ أعظَمُ مِن قُوّةِ سُلطانِ القُدرَةِ6

1401. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The force of the authority of the argument is greater than the force of the authority of power.'7

1402. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن صَدَقَتْ لَهجَتُهُ قَوِيَتْ حُجَّتُهُ8

1402. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who is true in his speech will be strong in his argument.'9

1403. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام - وقد سُئلَ عن حُجّةِ اللَّهِ‏على‏ العِبادِ - : أنْ يَقولوا ما يَعْلَمونَ ، ويَقِفوا عِند ما لا يَعْلَمونَ10

1403. Imam al-Baqir (AS), when he was asked about the argument of Allah with people, replied, 'It is [for them] to say what they know and to stop at what they do not know.'11

1404. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ احْتَجَّ على‏ النّاسِ بما آتاهُم وما عَرّفَهُم.12

1404. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Indeed Allah, Mighty and Exalted, will use as an argument against people all that He has given them and all that He has acquainted them with.'13

1405. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن شَكَّ أو ظَنَّ فأقامَ على‏ أحَدِهِما أحْبَطَ اللَّهُ عَمَلَهُ ، إنَّ حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ هِي الحُجَّةُ الواضِحَةُ14

1405. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who doubts or suspects, and still acts according to either of them [i.e. his doubt or suspicion], Allah will nullify his deed. Indeed the argument of Allah is the clear argument.'15

(اُنظر) الإمامة : باب 91

(See also: DIVINE LEADERSHIP (IMAMA): section 91)

Notes

1. The word hujja in Arabic literally means: argument, proof, evidence or authority. In the context of these traditions, it refers mainly to the proofs of Allah on this earth in the form of His divine guidance through the prophets, the Imams, and divine revelation. (ed.)

2. الإسراء : 15 .

3. Qur'an 17 :15

4. الأنفال : 42 .

5. Qur'an 8 :42

6. غرر الحكم : 6781 .

7. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6781

8. غرر الحكم : 8482 .

9. Ibid. no. 8482

10. التوحيد : 459 / 27 .

11. al-Tawhid, p. 459 , no. 27

12. التوحيد : 410 / 2 .

13. Ibid. p. 410 , no. 2

14. الكافي : 2 / 400 / 8 .

15. al-Kafi, v. 2 , p. 400 , no. 8

457 - لِلَّهِ الحُجَّةُ البالِغَةُ

457 To Allah Belongs the Conclusive Argument

(قُلْ فَلِلَّهِ الْحُجَّةُ الْبَالِغَةُ فَلَوْ شاءَ لَهَدَاكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ)1

“Say, 'To Allah belongs the conclusive argument. Had He wished he would have surely guided you all.” 2

1406. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (قُلْ فللّهِ الحُجَّةُ البالِغَةُ) - : إنَّ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ يقولُ للعبدِ يَومَ القيامَةِ : عَبدي ، أكنتَ عالِماً ؟ فإنْ قالَ : نَعَم ، قالَ لَهُ : أفلا عَمِلْتَ بما عَلِمْتَ ؟! وإنْ قالَ : كُنتُ جاهِلاً ، قالَ لَهُ : أفلا تَعلّمْتَ حتّى‏ تَعْمَلَ ؟! فيُخْصَمُ ، فتِلكَ الحُجَّةُ البالِغَةُ3

1406. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), with regards to Allah's verse in the Qur'an:“Say, 'To Allah belongs the conclusive argument” , said, 'Verily Allah, most High, will ask the servant on the Day of Resurrection,“My servant! Did you know?” If he then answers:“Yes” , Allah will tell him,“Then why did you not act upon what you knew?” But if he says,“I was ignorant” , He will tell him,“Why did not you learn in order that you may act?!” He will then be disarmed - and that is the conclusive argument.'4

1407. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الحُجَّةُ قَبل الخَلقِ، ومَع الخَلقِ، وبَعد الخَلقِ5

1407. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The Argument existed before the creation of people, it exists alongside creation, and will remain after them.'6

Notes

1. الأنعام : 149 .

2. Qur'an 6 :149

3. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 29 / 10 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2 , p. 29 , no. 10

5. الكافي : 1 / 177 / 4 .

6. al-Kafi, v. 1 , p. 177 , no. 4