447 - نَفيُ الحَجِّ لِلفَقرِ

447. Pilgrimage Repels Poverty

1382.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الحَجّ يَنْفي‏الفَقرَ .¹

1382.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Pilgrimage repels poverty.' ²

1383.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن حَجَّ ثَلاثَ حِجَجٍ لَم يُصِبْهُ فَقرٌأبَداً .³

1383.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who goes to perform the obligatory pilgrimage (hajj) three times will never be afflicted with poverty.' ⁴

1384.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ما رأيتُ شَيئاً أسْرَعَ غِنىً ولا أنْفى‏ للفَقرِ مِن إدْمانِ حَجِّ هذا البَيتِ .⁵

1384.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'I have never seen anything faster at attracting wealth and at repelling poverty than habitual pilgrimage (hajj) to this House.' ⁶

1385.ثواب الأعمال عن إسحاقَ بنِ عمّارٍ : قُلتُ للإمامِ الصادقِ عليه السلام : إنّي قد وَطّنْتُ نَفْسي على‏ لُزومِ الحجِّ كلَّ عامٍ بنَفْسي أو برَجُلٍ مِن أهلِ بَيْتي بمالي. فقالَ : وقَد عَزَمْتَ على‏ ذلكَ ؟ قلتُ : نَعَم ، قالَ : فإنْ فَعَلتَ (ذلك) فأيقِنْ بكَثْرَةِ المالِ ، و أبْشِرْ بكَثْرَةِ المالِ .⁷

1385. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when Ishaq b. Ammar said to him: 'I have made up my mind to go for pilgrimage every year either personally or by sending one man of my household at my cost' - asked, 'Are you determined to do that?' He said, 'Yes'. The Imam said, 'If you do that, then be certain of abundance in your wealth, and take glad tidings of abundance in your wealth.' ⁸

446 - فَلسَفَةُ الحَجِ‏

446. The Philosophy of the Pilgrimage

1376.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : وفَرَضَ علَيكمُ حَجَّ بَيتِهِ الحَرامِ الّذي جَعَلهُ قِبلَةً للأنامِ ، يَرِدُونَهُ وُرودَ الأنْعامِ ، ويَألَهونَ إلَيهِ وُلوهَ الحَمامِ ، وجَعلَهُ سبحانَهُ عَلامةً لِتَواضُعِهِم لِعظَمَتِهِ وإذْعانِهِم لِعزّتِهِ .¹

1376.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'And He made obligatory for you the pilgrimage to His Sacred House which he made the 'qibla' for all people. They come to it like the cattle coming to water, and eagerly turn to it like the birds eagerly returning to their nest; He, glory be to Him, made it a sign of their humility before His greatness and their yielding to His Might.' ²

1377.الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : حِجّوا واعْتَمِروا ، تَصِحَّ أجْسامُكُم ، وتَتّسِعْ أرْزاقُكُم ، ويَصْلُحْ إيمانُكُم، وتُكْفَوا مؤونَةَ النّاسِ ومؤونَةَ عِيالاتِكُم .³

1377. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, 'Perform the hajj [obligatory pilgrimage] and the umra [voluntary pilgrimage] so that your bodies become healthy, your sustenance expanded, and your faith improved; and suffice yourselves with the expenses of people and the expenses of your families.' ⁴

1378.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : الحَجُّ تَسْكينُ القُلوبِ .⁵

1378.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Pilgrimage calms the hearts.' ⁶

1379.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : وهذا بَيتٌ اسْتَعبَدَ اللَّهُ بهِ خَلقَهُ ليَخْتَبِرَ طاعَتَهُم في إتْيانِهِ ، فحَثَّهُم على‏ تَعْظيمِهِ وزيارَتِهِ ، وقَد جَعلَهُ مَحلَّ الأنبياءِ وقِبْلَةً للمُصَلّينَ لَهُ ، وهُو شُعْبَةٌ مِن رِضْوانِهِ ، وطريقٌ يُؤَدّي إلى‏ غُفْرانِهِ ، مَنْصوبٌ على‏ اسْتِواءِ الكَمالِ ، ومُجْتَمَعِ العَظَمَةِ .⁷

1379.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'And this is the house by which Allah has demanded the devotion of His creatures to test their obedience in their coming to it, so He prompted them to glorify it and visit it. He made it the station of the prophets and the focal point (qibla) for those who pray to Him. It is a branch of His good pleasure and a way that leads to His forgiveness, founded on absolute perfection and ultimate grandeur.' ⁸

1380.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ما مِن بُقْعَةٍ أحَبَّ إلى‏ اللَّهِ تعالى‏ مِن المَسْعى‏ ؛ لأ نّه يَذِلُّ فيهِ كُلُّ جَبّارٍ .⁹

1380.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There is no place dearer to Allah, most High, than the masa [place of running between the mounts of al-Safa and al-Marwa in Makkah], for every overbearing person is lowered and debased before Him there.' ¹⁰

1381.الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : فإنْ قالَ : فَلِمَ أمرَ بالحَجِّ ؟ قيلَ :لِعلَّةِ الوِفادَةِ إلى اللَّه عزّوجلّ وطَلَبِ الزِّيادَةِ... مَع ما فيهِ مِن التَّفَقُّهِ ونَقْلِ أخْبارِ الأئمّةِ عليهم السلام إلى‏ كُلِّ صُقْعٍ وناحِيَةٍ .¹¹

1381.Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'If someone asks why He commanded the pilgrimage, it is answered: in order for people to perform the journey to [i.e. for] Allah, Mighty and Exalted, and ask for increase... in addition to the benefits it has of understanding religion and relating the reports of the Imams (AS) to every side and region.' ¹²