زرارة بن أعين

“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.’”

"People used to adorn sheep and cattle with garlands, but they have recently abandoned this practice. They would garland them with a string or a leather strap."

"A ram suffices for a man and his household; he may offer it as a sacrifice on their behalf."

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘One who cannot find an offering and likes to fast the three days during the first ten days, it is not an offense for him to do so.”

“I asked Abi Ja’far As-Sadiq, ‘Are the Takbirs on the days of Tashriq to be said after fifteen units of prayers?’ The Imam (MGB) replied, ‘You must say the Takbirs after fifteen units of prayers in Mina and after ten units of prayers elsewhere. On the day of the offering and after the noon prayer you must say, ‘Allahu akbarullahu akbarullahu akbar, La ilaha illallah Allahu akbar Allahu akbar va lillahi-hamd Allahu akbar Ala mahadana Vallahu Akbar Ala Ma Razaqna Men Bahimat al-An’am.’ This is to be said after ten units of prayers elsewhere since the people start to move from Mina (on the 12th day of Dhul-Hijja) and those who are at Mina should say these Takbirs until the last person.”

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

"Do not leave your house on the day of Eid al-Fitr until you have eaten something, and do not eat anything on the day of Eid al-Adha except from your own sacrifice, if you are able. If you are not able, then you are excused." Abu Ja'far (as) also said: "Amir al-Mu’minin (as) would not eat on the day of Eid al-Adha until he had eaten from his own sacrifice, and he would not leave on the day of Eid al-Fitr until he had eaten and paid the Zakat al-Fitr." He added, "This is also our practice."

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 abu Ja’far (a.s.), about throwing pebbles on al-Jamar. He (the Imam) said, ‘Pebbles were thrown on all of them on the day of al-Nahr (slaughtering the offering, 10th of Dhu al- Hajj ah).’ Thereafter I would throw pebbles on all of them and then I mentioned it to him (the Imam) and he said, ‘Will you not be happy to do as Ali (a.s.), would do?’ I then abandoned it (throwing pebbles on all of them).”’

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘Pebbles were thrown on all of them.’ I then asked, ‘Can I throw on all of them?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, do you not like to do as I do?”’

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah) (a.s.), about throwing pebbles on the day of al-Nahr (slaughtering the offering) and about why it is only one and why other al-Jamar are not pelted with pebbles on the day of al-Nahr. He (the Imam) said, ‘They used to throw pebbles on them but they stopped it.’ I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, can I then throw pebbles on them all?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘You must not throw pebbles on them all. Do you not like to do what we do?”’

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘One who brings an animal for offering in al-‘Umrah without al-Hajj must slaughter it before shaving his head.’”

A man came to Abu Ja‘far (as) while he was behind the Maqam (station of Ibrahim) and said: "I have combined (qaran) Hajj and ‘Umrah." Abu Ja‘far (as) asked him: "Have you performed tawaf around the House?" The man replied: "Yes." Imam (as) then asked: "Have you driven the hady (sacrificial animal)?" The man replied: "No." At this, Abu Ja‘far (as) grabbed the man’s hair and said: "You have exited the state of ihram, by Allah (swt)."

One may perform the Hajj pilgrimage in either one of three ways:1- Hajj Al-Kira’an with the offering;3- Hajj Ifra’ad without taking the offering and3- Hajj Tamatu in which the pilgrim puts on Ihram and goes to Mecca during the months of Hajj. ”