أحمد بن محمد بن أبي نصر زيد

For a rabbit he owes one sheep.’”

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 (as) 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."

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram, hears a man performing sexual intercourse with his wife and he also discharges semen. He (the Imam) said, ‘There is nothing on him.’”

There is nothing on him.’”

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a person in the state of ihram who killed a fox. Imam (as) said: "They must offer a blood sacrifice." I asked: "What about a rabbit?" Imam (as) said: "The same as for the fox."

I asked Imam (as) about a woman placing a shade over herself while she is in Ihram. Imam (as) said: "Yes." I asked: "What about a man placing a shade over himself while in Ihram?" Imam (as) said: "Yes, if he is afflicted with severe pain (shaqiqah), and he should give charity of a mudd for each day."

“I once asked abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), about our case of leaving Mina’ and staying several days, then shaving my head for pleasure that raised a question in my mind. He (the Imam) said that when abu al-Hassan ‘Alayhi al-Salam, left Makkah, his clothes were brought to him and he shaved his head and said that in the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘. . . then they must spruce up and fulfill their vows. . .’ (22:29) ‘Tafath’ means cutting the finger nails, removing dirt and (clothes of) Ihram.’”

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who hunts because of his ignorance of the rules. He (the Imam) said, ‘There is ransom for it upon him.’ I then said, ‘It happened because of mistake.’ He (the Imam) asked, ‘What is a mistake in your view?’ I replied, ‘It is when one shoots at one palm tree but it hits another one.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is a mistake but there is ransom on him.’ I said, ‘But he has taken a bird knowingly and has slaughtered it while he is in the state of Ihram.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘There is Kaffarah (expiation) upon him.’ I then asked, ‘Have you not said that a mistake, ignorance and doing something knowingly are not the same? In what way then, is knowledgeable different from ignorant and mistaking? He (the Imam) said, ‘He has sinned and played with his religion.’”

“I once asked abu al-Hassan, al-Rida (a.s.), about the Sacred Area, about its landmarks and why certain ones of its landmarks are closer than others, and others are farther?’ He (the Imam) replied, ’When Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, sent Adam down from paradise, he landed on abu Qubays (hill). He complained before his Lord against loneliness and that he does not hear what he used to hear in paradise. Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, then sent for him a piece of red ruby. He placed it on the site of the House. Adam walked around it. The light from it fell on certain surrounding sites of the landmarks which are distinguished as such (the landmarks). Allah made them the boundary of the Sacred Area.’”

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, ‘Can one in the state of Ihram kill a bug or flea if it attacks him?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so.’”

“When the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause was prevented at al-Hudaybiyah from performing al-Hajj, he (the Messenger of Allah) did Taqsir (cutting some hair or finger nails and so on). He (the Messenger of Allah) then came out of the state of Ihram and offered sacrifice, then left that place. Shaving was not obligatory for him until all acts of al-Hajj are performed. One who is Mahsur (confined) must carry out Taqsir (cutting some hair or finger nails and so on).’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who decides to perform al-Hajj al- Tamattu‘ (advantageous) but he becomes al-Mahsur (confined); if this is sufficient for him not to perform al-Hajj in future. He (the Imam) said, ‘He is required to perform al-Hajj in future and so also is (deciding just for) al-Hajj, if he becomes al-Mahsur (confined).’ I then asked about a man who drives the offering and then he become al-Mahsur (confined).’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He is required to send his offering.’ I then asked, ‘Can he perform al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) in future?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he must enter from the point he had left.”’

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one becomes al-Mahsur (confined) and sends his offering then his head annoys him before the offering is slaughtered, he must slaughter a sheep wherever he is. Alternatively, he must fast or give charity. Fasting is three days and charity is to feed six destitute people each with a half Sa‘ of food.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who has harmed two birds. One is of the pigeons of al-Haram (the sacred area) and the other is from non-al-Haram (the sacred area). He (the Imam) said, ‘He must buy an amount of wheat which is of equal value to the pigeon of al-Haram and feed it to the pigeons of al-Haram, and give charity as penalty for the other.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who performs Tawaf around the House and Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah; if he can perform an optional Tawaf before Taqsir (cutting some hair or finger nails and so on). He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not admirable to me.’”

I asked him about a person in the state of ihram who hunted a rabbit or a fox. Imam (as) said: "For the rabbit, the expiation is the sacrifice of a sheep."

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), in al-Kufah, we narrate that Ali (a.s.), has said, ‘It is of the completion of al-Hajj and al-‘Umrah for one to assume the state of Ihram from the (sweet) home of his family.’ Is this what he (the Imam) has said?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said it about those whose homes are behind Miqat (place for assuming the state of Ihram) (closer to Makkah than Miqat to Makkah). Had it been as they say it is, the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, would prohibit saying, ‘You must not go with your clothes to al-Shajarah (Miqat (place for assuming the state of Ihram for people of al-Madinah)).”’

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘The months of al-Hajj are well known; they are Shawwal, Dhu al-Qa’dah and Dhu al-Hajj ah. One must not assume the state of Ihram for al-Hajj in other months and one must not assume the state of Ihram before Mawaqit (places for assuming the state of Ihram) designated by the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. To do so is like performing four Rak‘ats Salat (prayer) on a journey and ignoring the fact that one’s duty is to perform two Rak‘ats only.’”

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who in the state of Ihram dies. He (the Imam) said, ‘He is given Ghusl (bath), shroud and his face is covered, but Hunut (rubbing camphor over the seven parts of the body which one places on the ground for Sajdah (prostration)) is not used for him, nor any other kinds of perfumes.”’

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who is not in the state of Ihram and involves himself in sexual relation with his slave-girl who is in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) asked, ‘Is he affluent or poor?’ I replied, ‘I am a stranger about his condition.’ He (the Imam) asked, ‘Did he command her to assume the state of Ihram or she did it on her own?’ I replied, ‘I am stranger about it.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘If he is affluent and knowing that he must not have done so and he was the one who commanded her to assume the state of Ihram, he owes one badanah or if he likes one cow or one sheep. If he did not command her to assume the state of Ihram, he then does not owe anything, regardless of being affluent or poor, but if he had commanded her to assume the state of Ihram and he is poor, he then owes one sheep.’”