Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: When to Walk on Foot for al-Hajj and When to Ride Transporting Animals َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنِ ابْنِ بُكَيْرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) إِنَّا نُرِيدُ أَنْ نَخْرُجَ إِلَى ٠ُشَاةً فَقَالَ لَنَا لا تَ٠ْشُوا وَاخْرُجُوا رُكْبَاناً قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ الله إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنَا عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَحُجُّ ٠َاشِياً فَقَالَ كَانَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ (عَلَيْهِ٠َاشِياً وَتُسَاقُ ٠ِلُ وَالرِّحَالُ.

Go riding/ I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep you well, we are told that al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.), would perform al-Hajj on foot.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Al-Hassan, ibn Ali (a.s.), performed al-Hajj on foot and accompanied carriages on camel’s backs and riding camels.’” وثق كالصحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/108))