Chapter on Delegating Hajj to Someone Who Undertakes it
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 85
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 85
Chapter on Delegating Hajj to Someone Who Undertakes it
17 hadiths · 1 commentary
رَوَى اَلْحَلَبِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِنْ كَانَ مُوسِراً حَالَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ اَلْحَجِّ مَرَضٌ أَوْ أَمْرٌ يَعْذِرُهُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِيهِ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُحِجَّ عَنْهُ مِنْ مَالِهِ صَرُورَةً لاَ مَالَ لَهُ ».
Al-Halabi narrated from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: "If a person is financially capable but is prevented from performing Hajj due to illness or another matter for which Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, excuses him, then it is incumbent upon him to have Hajj performed on his behalf from his wealth by someone who has not performed Hajj before and does not have wealth of their own."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَمَرَ شَيْخاً كَبِيراً لَمْ يَحُجَّ قَطُّ وَ لَمْ يُطِقِ اَلْحَجَّ لِكِبَرِهِ أَنْ يُجَهِّزَ رَجُلاً يَحُجُّ عَنْهُ ».
Abdullah ibn Sinan narrated from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: "Indeed, the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام instructed an elderly man who had never performed Hajj and was unable to do so due to his old age to arrange for someone to perform Hajj on his behalf."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 153
وَ سَأَلَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ حَجَّ عَنْ غَيْرِهِ أَ يُجْزِيهِ ذَلِكَ عَنْ حَجَّةِ اَلْإِسْلاَمِ قَالَ «نَعَمْ ».
Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about a man who performed Hajj on behalf of someone else: "Does it suffice for him as his Hajj of Islam?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Yes."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 153
وَ رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مُعْسِراً أَحَجَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَجَّةٌ فَإِنْ أَيْسَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ اَلْحَجُّ وَ كَذَلِكَ اَلنَّاصِبُ إِذَا عَرَفَ فَعَلَيْهِ اَلْحَجُّ وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ حَجَّ ».
Ali ibn Abi Hamzah narrated from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: "If an impoverished man is sent for Hajj by another person, it will count as a Hajj for him. However, if he later becomes financially capable, Hajj will still be obligatory upon him. Similarly, a Nasibi (one who opposes the Ahlulbayt), if he comes to recognize the truth, Hajj becomes obligatory upon him, even if he had already performed it previously."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رَوَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُطَهَّرٍ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنِّي دَفَعْتُ إِلَى سِتَّةِ أَنْفُسٍ مِائَةَ دِينَارٍ وَ خَمْسِينَ دِينَاراً لِيَحُجُّوا بِهَا فَرَجَعُوا وَ لَمْ يَشْخَصْ بَعْضُهُمْ وَ أَتَانِي بَعْضٌ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ أَنْفَقَ بَعْضَ اَلدَّنَانِيرِ وَ بَقِيَتْ بَقِيَّةٌ وَ أَنَّهُ يَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ مَا بَقِيَ وَ إِنِّي قَدْ رُمْتُ مُطَالَبَةَ مَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِنِي بِمَا دَفَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَكَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «لاَ تَعَرَّضْ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِكَ وَ لاَ تَأْخُذْ مِمَّنْ أَتَاكَ شَيْئاً مِمَّا يَأْتِيكَ بِهِ وَ اَلْأَجْرُ قَدْ وَقَعَ عَلَى اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ».
Sa'd ibn Abdullah narrated from Musa ibn al-Hasan, from Abu Ali Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Mutahhar, who said: “I wrote to Abu Muhammad عليه السلام: "I gave 150 dinars to six people so they could perform Hajj. Some of them returned without departing for Hajj, and some came to me, stating that they had spent part of the money and still had some remaining, which they intended to return to me. I have considered demanding what I gave to those who did not return to me." Imam عليه السلام wrote back: "Do not pursue those who did not return to you, and do not take anything from those who came back with what they had. The reward is already with Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted."
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وَ رَوَى اَلْبَزَنْطِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَخَذَ حَجَّةً مِنْ رَجُلٍ فَقُطِعَ عَلَيْهِ اَلطَّرِيقُ فَأَعْطَاهُ رَجُلٌ حَجَّةً أُخْرَى أَ يَجُوزُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ «جَائِزٌ لَهُ ذَلِكَ مَحْسُوبٌ لِلْأَوَّلِ وَ اَلْآخِرُ وَ مَا كَانَ يَسَعُهُ غَيْرُ اَلَّذِي فَعَلَ إِذَا وَجَدَ مَنْ يُعْطِيهِ اَلْحَجَّةَ.
Al-Bazanti narrated from Abu al-Hasan عليه السلام, who said: I asked him about a man who received funds for Hajj from someone, but his path was blocked by bandits. Then another person provided him with funds for Hajj. Is it permissible for him to accept this? Imam عليه السلام replied: "It is permissible for him to do so. The reward will be accounted for both the first and the second provider, and he had no other option but to do what he did when he found someone willing to provide for his Hajj."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 154
وَ رَوَى جَمِيلُ بْنُ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي رَجُلٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مَالٌ حَجَّ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَوْ أَحَجَّهُ غَيْرُهُ ثُمَّ أَصَابَ مَالاً هَلْ عَلَيْهِ اَلْحَجُّ فَقَالَ «يُجْزِي عَنْهُمَا ».
Jamil ibn Darraj narrated from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام regarding a man who did not have wealth and performed Hajj on behalf of another person or was sent for Hajj by someone else. Then, later, he acquired wealth. Is Hajj still obligatory upon him? Imam عليه السلام said: "It suffices for both."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ قِيلَ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: اَلرَّجُلُ يَأْخُذُ اَلْحَجَّةَ مِنَ اَلرَّجُلِ فَيَمُوتُ فَلاَ يَتْرُكُ شَيْئاً فَقَالَ «أَجْزَأَتْ عَنِ اَلْمَيِّتِ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ عِنْدَ اَللَّهِ حَجَّةٌ أُثْبِتَتْ لِصَاحِبِهِ ».
It was said to Abu Abdullah عليه السلام: "A man takes funds for Hajj from someone, but he dies and leaves nothing behind." Imam عليه السلام said: "It suffices for the deceased, and if he had a Hajj recorded with Allah سبحانه وتعالى, it will be credited to the one who provided the funds."
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وَ سَأَلَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْأَعْرَجُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلصَّرُورَةِ أَ يَحُجُّ عَنِ اَلْمَيِّتِ فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ إِذَا لَمْ يَجِدِ اَلصَّرُورَةُ مَا يَحُجُّ بِهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَحُجَّ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَ هُوَ يُجْزِي عَنِ اَلْمَيِّتِ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ أَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ ».
Sa'id ibn Abdullah al-A'raj asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about a person who has not performed Hajj (a ṣarūra): "Can they perform Hajj on behalf of a deceased person?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes, if the ṣarūra does not have the means to perform Hajj for themselves. However, if they have wealth, they cannot do so until they perform Hajj for themselves from their own wealth. Performing Hajj on behalf of the deceased is valid whether the deceased had wealth or not."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 154
وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي رَجُلٍ أَعْطَى رَجُلاً حَجَّةً يَحُجُّ بِهَا عَنْهُ مِنَ اَلْكُوفَةِ فَحَجَّ بِهَا عَنْهُ مِنَ اَلْبَصْرَةِ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ إِذَا قَضَى جَمِيعَ مَنَاسِكِهِ فَقَدْ تَمَّ حَجُّهُ ».
Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Ri'ab, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, regarding a man who gave funds to another person to perform Hajj on his behalf from Kufa, but the person performed Hajj on his behalf from Basra. Imam عليه السلام said: "There is no harm in it. If he completed all the rites of Hajj, then the Hajj is valid."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 154
وَ رَوَى اِبْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي رَجُلٍ أَعْطَى رَجُلاً دَرَاهِمَ يَحُجُّ بِهَا عَنْهُ حَجَّةً مُفْرَدَةً أَ يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَمَتَّعَ «بِالْعُمْرَةِ إِلَى اَلْحَجِّ» قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِنَّمَا خَالَفَهُ إِلَى اَلْفَضْلِ وَ اَلْخَيْرِ ».
Ibn Mahbub narrated from Hisham ibn Salim, from Abu Basir, from one of the Imams عليه السلام, regarding a man who gave another person money to perform a single Hajj (Hajjah Mufradah) on his behalf. The question was asked: "Is it permissible for him to perform the Tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj) instead?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes, he has only deviated to what is more virtuous and better."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 154
وَ قَالَ وَهْبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ لِلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَ يَحُجُّ اَلرَّجُلُ عَنِ اَلنَّاصِبِ فَقَالَ «لاَ» قُلْتُ فَإِنْ كَانَ أَبِي فَقَالَ «إِنْ كَانَ أَبَاكَ فَحُجَّ عَنْهُ.
Wahb ibn Abd Rabbih said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام: "Can a man perform Hajj on behalf of a Nasibi (one who harbors enmity toward the Ahlulbayt)?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "No." I said: "What if it was my father?" Imam عليه السلام said: "If it was your father, then perform Hajj on his behalf."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 154
وَ رُوِيَ: أَنَّ اَلصَّادِقَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَعْطَى رَجُلاً ثَلاَثِينَ دِينَاراً فَقَالَ لَهُ «حُجَّ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَ اِفْعَلْ وَ اِفْعَلْ وَ لَكَ تِسْعٌ وَ لَهُ وَاحِدَةٌ ».
It was narrated that Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام gave a man thirty dinars and said to him: "Perform Hajj on behalf of Isma'il, and do this and that, and you shall have nine [portions of reward], while he shall have one."
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وَرَوَى أَبَانُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى الْأَزْرَقِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، قَالَ: "مَنْ حَجَّ عَنْ إِنْسَانٍ ٱشْتَرَكَا حَتَّى إِذَا قَضَى طَوَافَ الْفَرِيضَةِ ٱنْقَطَعَتِ ٱلشَّرِكَةُ، فَمَا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ كَانَ لِذَلِكَ ٱلْحَاجِّ."
Aban ibn Uthman narrated from Yahya al-Azraq, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: "Whoever performs Hajj on behalf of another person, they share in the reward until the obligatory Tawaf is completed. After that, any act performed is for the one performing the Hajj."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 154
وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي رَجُلٍ أَعْطَى رَجُلاً مَالاً يَحُجُّ عَنْهُ فَحَجَّ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ «هِيَ عَنْ صَاحِبِ اَلْمَالِ ».
Imam عليه السلام said regarding a man who gave money to another to perform Hajj on his behalf, but the person performed Hajj for himself instead: "It is on behalf of the one who provided the money."
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وَ رَوَى حَرِيزٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلصَّرُورَةِ أَ يَحُجُّ مِنْ مَالِ اَلزَّكَاةِ قَالَ «نَعَمْ ».
Hariz narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about a ṣarūra (one who has not performed Hajj): "Can they perform Hajj using Zakat funds?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Yes."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 155
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلرَّجُلُ يَخْرُجُ فِي تِجَارَةٍ إِلَى مَكَّةَ أَوْ يَكُونُ لَهُ إِبِلٌ فَيُكْرِيهَا حَجَّتُهُ نَاقِصَةٌ أَوْ تَامَّةٌ قَالَ «لاَ بَلْ حَجَّتُهُ تَامَّةٌ.
It was narrated from Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar, who said: I said to Abu Abdullah عليه السلام: "A man travels for trade to Mecca or has camels that he rents out. Is his Hajj considered incomplete or complete?" Imam عليه السلام said: "No, rather his Hajj is complete."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 155
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