عبد الله بن سنان بن طريف

Hadith.2825 - Abdullah ibn Sinan asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who arrives for Hajj and finds the heat unbearable, so he performs Tawaf around the Ka'bah but delays the Sa’y until it cools down. Abu Abdullah (as) replied: "There is no harm in doing so, and I have sometimes done it myself."

Hadith.2782 - In the narration of Abdullah ibn Sinan from Abu Abdullah (as), he said: "There is no harm in delaying the visitation of the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Ziyara) until the Day of Departure (Yawm al-Nafr)."

Hadith.3033 - In a narration by al-Nadr from Abdullah ibn Sinan, from Abu Abdullah (as): "The tafath refers to shaving (the head) and what pertains to the skin of a person."

“I once heard Abu `Abd Allah (a.s.), say, when coming out of al-Ka £ bah, ‘Allah is great beyond description. Allah is great beyond description.’ He (the Imam) said it three times; then said, “ 0 Lord, do not make our trial stressful, O Lord, do not make our enemies rejoice at our failure because You can cause harm and grant benefits.’ He (the Imam) then climbed down, performed Salat (prayer) next to the stairs keeping it on his left, facing al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah) and there was no one between him and al-Ka‘bah. Then he (the Imam) left for his lodging.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is in an obligatory Tawaf, and Salat (prayer) commences. He (the Imam) said, ‘He can perform obligatory Salat (prayer) with them and after Salat (prayer), continue his Tawaf from where he had left it on hold.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Ibrahim and Isma‘il were commanded to build the House, and when it was completed, Ibrahim sat on a corner and then called, ‘You must come (you singular) for Hajj, come for Hajj.’ Had he called, ‘You must come (you plural)’ no one would go for Hajj except human beings that existed in those days. He, however, called, ‘You must come (you singular) for Hajj.’ In so doing, he made all people in the backs of men to answer the call of the caller to Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious. Those who said, ‘Labbayk, (here I am)’ ten times, perform Hajj ten times, those who said, ‘here I am’ five times perform Hajj five times, and those who did more do Hajj according to the number of saying, ‘here I am.’ Those who did not say, ‘here I am’, will not perform any Hajj.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when you are in the seventh Tawaf and come to al- Muta‘awwadh, which is the place behind al-Ka‘bah opposite to the door you should say this: ‘O Lord, the House is Your House, the servant is Your servant, and this is the place in which he seeks to have Your protection against the fire. O Lord, from You is comfort and ease.’ Then touch al-Yemaniy corner; then go to the Black Stone and complete your Tawaf at that point.’” (Ahadith 2-3 of this Chapter are best explained in the form of fatwa).

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who comes for al-Hajj and the heat is intense so he performs Tawaf around al-Ka‘bah and delays Sa‘iy until it becomes cooler. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful. I also may have done so.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that it is preferable when one is between the corner and the Black Stone to say, ‘O Allah, grant us goodness in this world as well as in the next life and protect us against hellfire/ He (the Imam) said, ‘The two guard angels will say, “Amen.’””

"Then let them complete their prescribed duties ('tafath')..."?' (Surah Al-Hajj 22:29) Imam (as) replied: 'It refers to trimming the mustache, cutting the nails, and similar actions.' I then said: 'May I be your ransom, but Zarih al-Muharibi narrated to me from you that you said: "Let them complete their prescribed duties ('tafath')" means meeting the Imam, and "fulfill their vows" refers to fulfilling the rituals.' Imam (as) said: Zarih has spoken the truth, and so have you. Verily, the Qur'an has an apparent meaning and a hidden meaning. And not everyone can bear what Zarih can bear.'"

I asked Imam Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who was performing Tawaf al-Nisa when the congregational prayer was established. Imam (as) said: "He should join them in performing the obligatory prayer, and when he finishes, he should resume his tawaf from where he left off."

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘When I was in tawaf (walking around al- Ka‘bah) someone pulled my dress and he was ‘Abbad ibn Kathir al-Basriy saying, “O Ja‘far ibn Muhammad, you wear this kind of dress and your position to Ali (a.s.), is so close.’” I said, ‘It is a material made in Furqubiy (a place in Egypt) which I have bought for a dinar. Ali (a.s.), lived in a time when his kind of dress was suitable for him and if I wear that kind of dress now people will say, “He is another show off like ‘Abbad.’””

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that it is not advisable to sit in front of al-Ka‘bah in an Ihtibah positions (holding one’s knees against one’s belly by forming a ring around them with one’s arms or a piece of cloth).”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, did not grant a favor to people with Tawaf al-Nisa’ a man would return to his family and his wife becomes unlawful for him.’”