The Sufficient (Vol 4) · Hadith 1178 (#Ḥadīth #4)

4ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ أَ لَيْلاً أَحْرَمَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) أَمْ نَهَاراً فَقَالَ نَهَاراً قُلْتُ أَيَّ سَاعَةٍ قَالَ صَلاةَ الظُّهْرِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ مَتَى تَرَى أَنْ نُحْرِمَ فَقَالَ سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّمَا أَحْرَمَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) صَلاةَ الظُّهْرِ لأَنَّ الْمَاءَ كَانَ قَلِيلاً كَأَنْ يَكُونَ فِي رُءُوسِ الْجِبَالِ فَيُهَجِّرُ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى مِثْلِ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْغَدِ وَلا يَكَادُ يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَإِنَّمَا أُحْدِثَتْ هَذِهِ الْمِيَاهُ حَدِيثاً.

4. 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 , 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.”’

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