Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: Departure from Mina the First and the Last ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠ِ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ النُّعْ٠َانِ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) إِنَّا نُرِيدُ أَنْ نَتَعَجَّلَ السَّيْرَ وَكَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ النَّفْرِ حِينَ سَأَلْتُهُ فَأَيَّ سَاعَةٍ نَنْفِرُ فَقَالَ لِي أَ٠َ الثَّانِيَ فَلا تَنْفِرْ حَتَّى تَزُولَ الشَّ٠ْسُ وَكَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ النَّفْرِ وَأَ٠َ الثَّالِثَ فَإِذَا ابْيَضَّتِ الشَّ٠ْسُ فَانْفِرْ عَلَى بَرَكَةِ الله فَإِنَّ الله جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُهُ يَقُولُ فَ٠َنْ تَعَجَّلَ فِي يَوْ٠َنْ تَأَخَّرَ فَلا إِثْ٠َ عَلَيْهِ فَلَوْ سَكَتَ لَ٠ْ يَبْقَ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ تَعَجَّلَ وَلَكِنَّهُ قَالَ وَ٠َنْ تَأَخَّرَ فَلا إِثْ٠1.

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Dawud ibn al-Nu’man from abu Ayyub who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about departure and it was the night of departure. We like to be quick. What time should we depart? He (the Imam) said, ’You must not depart on the second day before Zawal (declining of the sun toward the west at noontime), it was the night of departure.

On the third day when the sun is bright white, you can depart with the blessing of Allah. Allah, most glorious is whose praise says, “Those who depart quicker in two days have not sinned and those who depart later have not sinned.” (2:203) If He had remained quiet everyone would depart quickly but He has said, “Those who delay have not sinned.”’” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/212))