Chapter on Delaying the Visit (ziyarah)

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 63
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 63

Chapter on Delaying the Visit (ziyarah)

رُوِيَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ اَلْبَيْتِ تُؤَخَّرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ اَلثَّالِثِ فَقَالَ «تَعْجِيلُهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ وَ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ إِنْ أَخَّرْتَهُ.
It is narrated from Ishaq ibn Ammar, who said: I asked Abu Ibrahim عليه السلام about delaying the visitation of the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Ziyara) until the third day. Imam عليه السلام said: "Performing it earlier is more beloved to me, but there is no harm if you delay it."
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 145