Chapter on Walking During Travel
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 36
رَوَى مُنْذِرُ بْنُ جَيْفَرٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ اَلنَّهْدِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «سِيرُوا وَ اِنْسَلُّوا فَإِنَّهُ أَخَفُّ عَلَيْكُمْ ».
Munthir ibn Ja‘far narrated from Yahya ibn Talhah al-Nahdi, who said that Imam Abu Abdullah عليه السلام said to us: "Travel in small groups and slip away quietly; it will be easier for you."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 123
وَ رُوِيَ: أَنَّ قَوْماً مُشَاةً أَدْرَكَهُمْ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَشَكَوْا إِلَيْهِ شِدَّةَ اَلْمَشْيِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ «اِسْتَعِينُوا بِالنَّسْلِ ».
It is narrated that a group of people who were walking met the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family), and they complained to him about the difficulty of walking. Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said to them: "Seek assistance through walking briskly (nasl)."
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وَ سَأَلَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ أَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَحُجَّ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِنَّ حَجَّةَ اَلْإِسْلاَمِ وَاجِبَةٌ عَلَى مَنْ أَطَاقَ اَلْمَشْيَ مِنَ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ لَقَدْ كَانَ أَكْثَرُ مَنْ حَجَّ مَعَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مُشَاةً وَ لَقَدْ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِكُرَاعِ اَلْغَمِيمِ فَشَكَوْا إِلَيْهِ اَلْجَهْدَ وَ اَلطَّاقَةَ وَ اَلْإِعْيَاءَ فَقَالَ «شُدُّوا أُزُرَكُمْ وَ اِسْتَبْطِنُوا» فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ فَذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُمْ».
Mu‘awiyah ibn Ammar asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about a man who has debt: "Is he obligated to perform Hajj?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Yes, the Hajj of Islam is obligatory upon those Muslims who can walk. Indeed, most of those who performed Hajj with the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family) were on foot. The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings of Allah سبحانه وتعالى be upon him and his family) passed by Kura‘ al-Ghamim, and the people complained to him about their exhaustion, fatigue, and weakness. Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: 'Tighten your belts and bind your stomachs.' They did so, and their fatigue and hardship disappeared."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 123
وَ رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ قَوْلُ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: « وَ لِلّٰهِ عَلَى اَلنّٰاسِ حِجُّ اَلْبَيْتِ مَنِ اِسْتَطٰاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلاً » قَالَ «يَخْرُجُ يَمْشِي إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ شَيْءٌ» قُلْتُ لاَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى اَلْمَشْيِ قَالَ «يَمْشِي وَ يَرْكَبُ» قُلْتُ لاَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ «يَخْدُمُ اَلْقَوْمَ وَ يَخْرُجُ مَعَهُمْ».
Ali ibn Abi Hamzah narrated from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: I asked him about the verse of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted: "And [due] to Allah سبحانه وتعالى from the people is a pilgrimage to the House—whoever is able to find thereto a way" (Surah Aal-E-Imran 3:97). Imam عليه السلام replied: "He should set out on foot if he has nothing." I said: "What if he cannot walk?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Then he should walk and ride." I said: "What if he cannot do that either?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Then he should serve the group and set out with them."
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