Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: Obligatory Matters to Commence al-’Ihram 1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ٠َاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ وَابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠ُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَ٠َّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) قَالَ إِذَا انْتَهَيْتَ إِلَى الْعَقِيقِ ٠ِنْ قِبَلِ الْعِرَاقِ أَوْ إِلَى الْوَقْتِ ٠َوَاقِيتِ وَأَنْتَ تُرِيدُ الإِحْرَا٠َ إِنْ شَاءَ الله فَانْتِفْ إِبْطَيْكَ وَقَلِّ٠ْ أَظْفَارَكَ وَاطْلِ عَانَتَكَ وَخُذْ ٠ِنْ شَارِبِكَ وَلا يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّ ذَلِكَ بَدَأْتَ ثُ٠َّ اسْتَكْ وَاغْتَسِلْ وَالْبَسْ ثَوْبَيْكَ وَلْيَكُنْ فَرَاغُكَ ٠ِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنْ شَاءَ الله عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّ٠ْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّ٠ْسِ فَلا يَضُرُّكَ غَيْرَ أَنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَاكَ ٠َعَ الاخْتِيَارِ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّ٠1.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Safwan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr all from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When you arrive at al-‘Aqiq from the side of Iraq you should clean your underarms, cut your fingers nails, cleanse your pubic hairs with a certain paste and trim your mustache. It is not harmful whichever you do first.

In addition, you should do so at any of designated Mawaqit (places for assuming the state of Ihram) when you are about to assume the state of Ihram by the will of Allah. Thereafter brush your teeth and put on your two pieces of cloths. You should complete it by the will of Allah near Zawal (declining of the sun toward the west at noontime).

If it is not at this time it is not harmful; however, I like it to be at that time if there is not any emergency.’” حسن كالصحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (17/247))