زرارة بن أعين

Hadith.2690 - In the narration of Zurara from Abu Ja'far (as): "Whoever does that (trims nails) out of forgetfulness, inattentiveness, or ignorance, there is nothing upon them (no penalty)."

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not harmful to kill a flea, louse or a bedbug in al- Haram (the sacred area).”’

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), ‘When must I say Talbiyah for al-Hajj?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘When you leave for Mina’. Then he (the Imam) said, ‘When you reach the point where you find Shi‘b Dubb on your right and al-‘Aqabah on your left, then commence saying Talbiyah for al-Hajj.’” (Fatwa best explains this hadith and the following chapters).

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘One in the state of Ihram, must not use cupping (draw blood from one’s body) unless one fears for his life and that one cannot perform Salat (prayer).”’

“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.’”

"If a man takes his young child for Hajj, he instructs him to recite the Talbiyah and obligates the Hajj upon him. If the child cannot recite the Talbiyah properly, the father recites it on his behalf. The child is carried for Tawaf, and prayers are performed on his behalf." I asked: "What if they do not have the means to slaughter (an animal) on his behalf?" Imam (as) said: "An animal is slaughtered for the children, while the adults fast. The same restrictions of Ihram regarding clothing and fragrance apply to the child. However, if the child kills game, the liability falls upon the father."

I asked him about a woman who performed tawaf around the Kaaba but began menstruating before praying the two rak‘ahs of tawaf. Imam (as) said: "When she becomes pure, she is only required to pray the two rak‘ahs, as she has already completed the tawaf."

Asma bt. Umays had the Nifas [post-natal bleeding] of Muhammad b. Abi Bakr [after delivering him] and wanted to assume Ihram at Dhi al-Hulayfa so the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله ordered her to stuff pieces of cotton and rags [to stop the blood flow] and enter into Ihram [proclaim Talbiyya] for Hajj ...

"A woman in the state of ihram should let her garment hang down to her chest."

"Whoever intentionally eats saffron or food containing fragrance while in Ihram must offer a blood sacrifice (dam). However, if he does so out of forgetfulness, there is nothing upon him, but he should seek forgiveness from Allah (swt) and repent to Him."

"They must offer a camel. If they cannot find one, they must feed sixty needy people. If the value of the camel exceeds the cost of feeding sixty needy people, they do not need to provide more than the feeding of sixty needy people. If the value of the camel is less than the cost of feeding sixty needy people, they are only required to pay the value of the camel."

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the case of two people who in the state of Ihram hunt and kill an animal. He (the Imam) said, ‘Each one of them owes a ransom.’

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about a man who in the state of Ihram performs sexual relation with his wife who also is in the state of Ihram. He (the Imam) asked, ’Do they know or they are ignorant?’ I replied, ’It is not known altogether.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If they are ignorant, they must ask forgiveness and continue their al-Hajj and there is nothing on them. If they know they must separate at that place where it has happened. They owe one badanah each and al-Hajj in future. When they reach that place where it happened, they must separate from each other until they complete all acts of al-Hajj and return to the place where it had happened.’ I then asked, ‘Which of the two al- Hajj is for them?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is the first al-Hajj in which they did what they did and the other al-Hajj is a penalty upon them.’”

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘A person in the state of Ihram should avoid locusts, if they are on the road but if it is not avoidable and they get killed, then there is nothing on him.’”

I asked him about a person in the state of ihram—can they scratch their head or wash it with water? Imam (as) said: "They may scratch their head as long as they do not intentionally kill an insect, and there is no harm in washing with water or pouring it over their head, as long as their head is not treated with a binding substance (muddied). If their head is treated with such a substance, they should not pour water over it unless it is due to a state of ritual impurity (from a wet dream)."

Tafath is a man’s abstention from perfume. When he has ended his rites, perfume is permissible to him.

I asked him about a woman who has a husband, has not performed Hajj before (ṣarūra), and her husband does not permit her to go for Hajj. Imam (as) said: "She should perform Hajj, even if he does not permit her."

he said: "If someone cannot afford the price of a sacrificial animal and wishes to fast the three days during the last ten days (of Dhul-Hijjah), there is no harm in that."

“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.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram; if he can scratch his head and wash it with water. He (the Imam) said, ‘He can scratch his head as long as he is certain of not killing a moving thing but it is not harmful to wash with water unless one’s head is treated with talbid (a medicine against lice), in which case one must not pour water over his head except because of wet-dream.’”