Leaving for Mina
Al-Kāfi|Volume 4|Book 3|Chapter 161
1ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ شَيْخاً كَبِيراً أَوْ مَرِيضاً يَخَافُ ضِغَاطَ النَّاسِ وَزِحَامَهُمْ يُحْرِمُ بِالْحَجِّ وَيَخْرُجُ إِلَى مِنًى قَبْلَ يَوْمِ التَّرْوِيَةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ يَخْرُجُ الرَّجُلُ الصَّحِيحُ يَلْتَمِسُ مَكَاناً وَيَتَرَوَّحُ بِذَلِكَ الْمَكَانِ قَالَ لا قُلْتُ يُعَجِّلُ بِيَوْمٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ بِيَوْمَيْنِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ ثَلاثَةٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لا.
1. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan عليه السلام, about a man who is an old man or suffering from an illness who is afraid of congestion due to large number of people, if he can assume the state of Ihram for al-Hajj and leave for Mina on the day of al-Tarwiyah (eight of Dhu al-Hajjah). He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so.’ I then asked, ‘Can a man in good health leave in search for a place and rest in that place ? He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so . I then asked, ‘Can he leave one day before ? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so . I then asked, ‘Can he leave two days earlier ? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so . I asked, ‘Can he leave three days before ? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so . I then asked, ‘Can he leave more than three days earlier? He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so . ‘“
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/115)
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī, vol. 2, p. 219
2ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ عَلَى الإِمَامِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الظُّهْرَ بِمِنًى ثُمَّ يَبِيتُ بِهَا وَيُصْبِحُ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى عَرَفَاتٍ.
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, has said, ‘An Imam must perform Salat (prayer) of al-Zuhr in Mina, stay the night there till the morning until sunrise; then leave for ‘Arafat . ‘“
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (8/115)
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī, vol. 2, p. 220
3ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ هَلْ يَخْرُجُ النَّاسُ إِلَى مِنًى غُدْوَةً قَالَ نَعَمْ إِلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ.
3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Rifa‘ah who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, ‘Can people leave for Mina early in the morning ? 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, they can do so until sunset . ‘“
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (8/116)
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī
4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ إِذَا تَوَجَّهْتَ إِلَى مِنًى فَقُلِ اللهمَّ إِيَّاكَ أَرْجُو وَإِيَّاكَ أَدْعُو فَبَلِّغْنِي أَمَلِي وَأَصْلِحْ لِي عَمَلِي.
4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, has said, ‘When you are ready to move toward Mina then say, ‘O Lord, before You I place my hopes and before You I appeal, to lead me toward what I hope to achieve and make my deeds useful.’”
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (8/116)
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī, vol. 2, p. 220