Chapter on Establishing Ihram, Its Conditions, Nullification, and the Prayer for it
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 50
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 50
Chapter on Establishing Ihram, Its Conditions, Nullification, and the Prayer for it
وَ سَأَلَ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَلَيْلاً أَحْرَمَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَمْ نَهَاراً؟ فَقَالَ: «نَهَاراً» فَقُلْتُ: أَيَّ سَاعَة؟ٍ قَالَ: «صَلاَةَ اَلظُّهْرِ» فَسَأَلْتُهُ مَتَى تَرَى أَنْ نُحْرِمَ قَالَ «سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّمَا أَحْرَمَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ صَلاَةَ اَلظُّهْرِ لِأَنَّ اَلْمَاءَ كَانَ قَلِيلاً كَانَ يَكُونُ فِي رُءُوسِ اَلْجِبَالِ فَيُهَجِّرُ اَلرَّجُلُ إِلَى مِثْلِ ذَلِكَ مِنَ اَلْغَدِ فَلاَ يَكَادُونَ يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَى اَلْمَاءِ وَ إِنَّمَا أُحْدِثَتْ هَذِهِ اَلْمِيَاهُ حَدِيثاً».
Al-Halabi asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام: "Did the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family) enter the state of Ihram at night or during the day?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "During the day." I asked: "At what time?" Imam عليه السلام said: "At the time of the Zuhr prayer." I then asked him: "When do you think we should enter Ihram?" Imam عليه السلام said: "It is the same for you. The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family) entered Ihram at the time of the Zuhr prayer because water was scarce and was only found at the tops of the mountains. A man would set out in the afternoon and find himself in a similar situation the next day, struggling to find water. These water sources have only been made available recently."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh