Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: Salat (Prayer) for al-’Ihram, Its Commencement and Conditions 4ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َانَ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ أَ لَيْلاً أَحْرَ٠َ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) أَ٠ْ نَهَاراً فَقَالَ نَهَاراً قُلْتُ أَيَّ سَاعَةٍ قَالَ صَلاةَ الظُّهْرِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ ٠َتَى تَرَى أَنْ نُحْرِ٠َ فَقَالَ سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُ٠َ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) صَلاةَ الظُّهْرِ لأَنَّ الْ٠َاءَ كَانَ قَلِيلاً كَأَنْ يَكُونَ فِي رُءُوسِ الْجِبَالِ فَيُهَجِّرُ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى ٠ِنَ الْغَدِ وَلا يَكَادُ يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَى الْ٠َا أُحْدِثَتْ هَذِهِ الْ٠4.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about Ihram of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, if it was during the day or night.

He (the Imam) said, ‘It was during the day.’ I then asked at what time of the day was it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It was at al-Zuhr.’ I then asked, ‘When should we do so?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is all the same for you. The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, did so because water was scarce. It was only on mountains and a man had to move for it one day earlier and he would almost not find any.

These waters are found only recently.”’ حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (17/260))