Explanation of al-’Ish‘ar and al-Taqlid

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about al-Badanah (a camel) that I bought, and what should I do. He (the Imam) said, ‘Take it with you until you reach Masjid al-Shajarah. You must make Ghusl (bath) and put on your two pieces of cloths. Make it kneel down facing the Qiblah (towards the Ka‘bah), then enter the Masjid and prayer, after prayer make it obligatory; then go out to the offering animal and mark the side of its hump then say, “In the name of Allah, O Allah, it is from You and for You. O Allah, accept it from me”, then move until you arrive in al-Bayda’ (name of a place), then say Talbiyah.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about the decorating and placing something around the neck of the offering animal. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not important whichever you did.’ I asked about marking the offering animal. He said, ‘Yes, mark it on its right side.’ I asked, ‘When should I do it?’ He said, ‘Do it when you want to assume the state of Ihram.”’

“We once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about al-Budn (camel), how to mark it, when the owner is required to assume the state of Ihram, which side is marked and is it slaughtered tied down or knelt down. He (the Imam) said, ‘Slaughter it tied down and mark it on its right side.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about al-Budn, how it is marked. He (the Imam) said, ‘Mark it when tied down and slaughter it when it is standing. Mark it on its right side and its owner assumes the state of Ihram when something is placed around its neck or is marked.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When there are many al-Budn, one stands in between the two, then marks on the right and then on the left. Never mark before you are ready to assume the state of Ihram because when it is decorated, something placed around its neck or marked, assuming the state of Ihram becomes obligatory upon you and it is like Talbiyah.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Al-Bun is marked on its right side and the man stands on the left, then places something around its neck like an old shoe with which one has performed Salat (prayer).”’