Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: Salat (Prayer) for al-’Ihram, Its Commencement and Conditions 5ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَ٠َّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي إِبْرَاهِي٠َ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا يَخْتَلِفُونَ فِي وَجْهَيْنِ ٠ِنَ الْحَجِّ يَقُولُ بَعْضٌ أَحْرِ٠ُفْرِداً فَإِذَا طُفْتَ بِالْبَيْتِ وَسَعَيْتَ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْ٠َرْوَةِ فَأَحِلَّ وَاجْعَلْهَا عُ٠ْرَةً وَبَعْضُهُ٠ْ يَقُولُ أَحْرِ٠ْرَةِ إِلَى الْحَجِّ أَيُّ هَذَيْنِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ انْوِ الْ٠5.

Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once said to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), our people disagree about two kinds of al-Hajj. Certain ones among them say to assume the state of Ihram for al-Mufrid Hajj and after performing Tawaf around the House and Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah, come out of the state of Ihram and make it an al-‘Umrah.

Others say to assume the state of Ihram for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) with al-‘Umrah for al-Hajj. Which one is more desirable to you? He (the Imam) said, ‘(I prefer) if you decide for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous).”’ وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (7/261))