هلال

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the cloth which is stained with saffron and it then is washed but it (the stain) does not go away; if it can be used for Ihram. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful if its smell is gone; even if all of it is colored which has become of a whitish color, when washed; then it is not harmful.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who in the state of Ihram dies during her experiencing Hayd (menses). He (the Imam) said, ‘Perfumes must not be allowed to touch her even if there are women around who are not in the state of Ihram.’”

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who travels for al-‘Umrah in the month of Rajab. It becomes the month of al-Sha‘ban before his reaching the Miqat (place for assuming the state of Ihram); should he assume the state of Ihram before Miqat, to make it al-‘Umrah of Rajab, or delay it until his reaching al-‘Aqiq and make it al-‘Umrah of the month of al-Sha‘ban? He (the Imam) said, ‘He can assume the state of Ihram, before Miqat, for al-‘Umrah of Rajab because Rajab has its virtue and that is what he had intended.’”

“I once asked Ibn Abi ‘Umayr about apple, citron and lotus and things with sweet fragrance. He said, ‘Hold back from smelling while you eat them.’” (It seems like it is Ibn Abi ‘Umayr’s Fatwa)

“If we are in Medina when we see the moon indicating the arrival of the (Arabic) month of Dhul-Hajja, we should depart from there in the state of ritual consecration for the Hajj (Al-Kiraan ), since we must enter the state of ritual consecration from the Al-Shajara Mosque. God’s Prophet (s) has established that place as the station for entering ritual consecration for the Hajj (‘Miqat). For those of you who come here from Iraq and see the moon indicating the (Arabic) month of Dhul-Hajja you must perform the ‘Umra (minor) pilgrimage since the station of entering the state of ritual consecration for the Hajj, which God’s Prophet (s) has established for you is in ‘Zat-Irq and other places. That is ahead of you near Medina.”Al-Fadhl (ibn Sahl Thul-Riasatayn) said, “Can I leave the state of ritual consecration for the Hajj now that I have performed my circumambulations around the House (of God) and performed the ‘Tamatu (major) Hajj pilgrimage?” The Imam (s) told him, “Yes.” Muhammad ibn Ja’far expressed this to Sufyan ibn Oyayna and his companions and told them, “So and so has said this.” Sufyan disapproved of what Abul Hassan Al-Ridha (s) had said.The author of this book (Sheikh Sadooq) - may God have Mercy upon him - said, “Sofyan ibn Oyayna has met As-Sadiq (s) and narrated traditions on his (s) authority. He lived until the era of Al-Ridha (s).