Ĥā`ir: One of the Places in Which Allāh Loves to be Called Upon
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1 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَتِّيلٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ قَالَ بَعَثَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (ع) فِي مَرَضِهِ وَ إِلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ فَسَبَقَنِي إِلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ مَا زَالَ يَقُولُ ابْعَثُوا إِلَى الْحَائِرِ فَقُلْتُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ أَ لَا قُلْتَ أَنَا أَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْحَائِرِ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ- أَنَا أَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْحَائِرِ فَقَالَ انْظُرُوا فِي ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ مُحَمَّداً لَيْسَ لَهُ سِرٌّ مِنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ أَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَسْمَعَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ بِلَالٍ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ بِالْحَائِرِ وَ هُوَ الْحَائِرُ فَقَدِمْتُ الْعَسْكَرَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ- فَقَالَ لِي اجْلِسْ حِينَ أَرَدْتُ الْقِيَامَ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ أَنِسَ بِي ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بِلَالٍ فَقَالَ لِي أَ لَا قُلْتَ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ (ص) كَانَ يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ وَ يُقَبِّلُ الْحَجَرَ وَ حُرْمَةُ النَّبِيِّ (ص) وَ الْمُؤْمِنِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ حُرْمَةِ الْبَيْتِ وَ أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقِفَ بِعَرَفَةَ إِنَّمَا هِيَ مَوَاطِنُ يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُذْكَرَ فِيهَا فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يُدْعَى لِي حَيْثُ يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُدْعَى فِيهَا وَ الْحَائِرُ [الْحَيْرُ] مِنْ تِلْكَ الْمَوَاضِعِ
1. My father and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan both narrated to me from Ḥasan ibn Mattīl, from Sahl ibn Ziyād, from Abī Hāshim Al-Ja’fari, who said: When Abul Ḥasan (Imam Hādi (a.s.)) was ill, he sent for Muḥammad ibn Ḥamzah and I. Muḥammad ibn Ḥamzah arrived there before I did and told me that the Imam (a.s.) kept saying, “Send someone (on my behalf) to the Ḥā`ir. Send someone (on my behalf) to the Ḥā`ir.” I said to Muḥammad ibn Ḥamzah, “Why did you not say that you would go to the Ḥā`ir (on his behalf)?!” Then I went to the Imam (a.s.) and said, “May I sacrifice myself for you! I will go to the Ḥā`ir.” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Plan it carefully, for Muḥammad cannot keep this matter hidden from Zayd ibn ‘Ali and I do not want him to find out about this.” I mentioned this to ‘Ali ibn Bilāl and he asked, “Why does the Imam (a.s.) want to send someone to the Ḥā`ir while he is (as sacred as) the Ḥā`ir?!” I went back to ‘Askar (Sāmarrā) and went to visit the Imam (a.s.). When I was about to leave, the Imam (a.s.) asked me to stay. Once I felt comfortable, I mentioned that which ‘Ali ibn Bilāl had said. Therefore, the Imam (a.s.) said: Why did you not reply to him by saying that the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) used to circulate the Ka’bah and kiss the Ḥajar (Al-Aswad) even though the sanctity of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) and even a believer is greater than the sanctity of the House (of Allāh)?! (Moreover), Allāh ordered him (the Prophet (s.a.a.w.)) to go to ‘Arafāt and stay in it (while he is more sacred than ‘Arafāt). (This is because) these are places in which Allāh loves to be called upon. And I love to have someone pray for me in a place where Allāh loves to be called upon, and the Ḥā`ir is one of these places.
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2 حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ عَلَيْهِ نَعُودُهُ وَ هُوَ عَلِيلٌ فَقَالَ لَنَا وَجِّهُوا قَوْماً إِلَى الْحَائِرِ مِنْ مَالِي فَلَمَّا خَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ قَالَ لِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ الٌمُشِيرُ يُوَجِّهُنَا إِلَى الْحَائِرِ وَ هُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ مَنْ فِي الْحَائِرِ- قَالَ فَعُدْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي لَيْسَ هُوَ هَكَذَا إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَوَاضِعَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُعْبَدَ فِيهَا وَ حَائِرُ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) مِنْ تِلْكَ الْمَوَاضِعِ
2. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain and others narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Abī Hāshim Al-Ja’fari, who said: Muḥammad ibn Ḥamzah and I went to visit him (Imam Hādi (a.s.)) when he was ill. The Imam (a.s.) said to us, “Take some of my money and send some people to the Ḥā`ir on my behalf.” After we left the Imam (a.s.), Muḥammad ibn Ḥamzah said, “He (the Imam (a.s.)) wants us to send someone to the Ḥā`ir while he is as sacred as the one in the Ḥā`ir (referring to Ḥusain (a.s.))?!” So I went back to the Imam (a.s.) and mentioned that (which Muḥammad ibn Ḥamzah had said). The Imam (a.s.) replied, “It is not about this. Verily there are places in which Allāh loves to be worshiped and the Ḥā`ir of Ḥusain (a.s.) is one of these places.”
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3 قَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ وَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الرَّازِيُّ الْمَعْرُوفُ بِالْوَهْوِرْدِيِّ بِنَيْشَابُورَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَ ذَكَرَ فِي آخِرِهِ غَيْرَ مَا مَضَى فِي الْحَدِيثَيْنِ الْأَوَّلَيْنِ أَحْبَبْتُ شَرْحَهُ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ لِأَنَّهُ مِنْهُ قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْوَهْوِرْدِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَلِيٍّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هَاشِمٍ الْجَعْفَرِيُّ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ (ع) وَ هُوَ مَحْمُومٌ عَلِيلٌ فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا هَاشِمٍ ابْعَثْ رَجُلًا مِنْ مَوَالِينَا إِلَى الْحَائِرِ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ لِي فَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ بِلَالٍ فَأَعْلَمْتُهُ مَا قَالَ لِي وَ سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي يَخْرُجُ فَقَالَ السَّمْعَ وَ الطَّاعَةَ وَ لَكِنَّنِي أَقُولُ- إِنَّهُ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْحَائِرِ إِذْ كَانَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ مَنْ فِي الْحَائِرِ وَ دُعَاؤُهُ لِنَفْسِهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ دُعَائِي لَهُ بِالْحَائِرِ فَأَعْلَمْتُهُ (ع) مَا قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي قُلْ لَهُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (ص) أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَ الْحَجَرِ وَ كَانَ يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ وَ يَسْتَلِمُ الْحَجَرَ وَ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى بِقَاعاً يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُدْعَى فِيهَا فَيَسْتَجِيبَ لِمَنْ دَعَاهُ وَ الْحَائِرُ مِنْهَا
3. Ḥusain ibn Aḥmad ibn Mughīrah (the student of the author) added the following: Abū Muḥammad Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn ‘Ali Al-Rāzi Al-Wahwardi narrated to me in Nayshābūr, from Abī ‘Ali Muḥammad ibn Hammām, from Muḥammad Al-Ḥimyari, from Abī Hāshim Al-Ja’fari, who said: I went to visit Abal Ḥasan, ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad (Imam Hādi (a.s.)), when he was ill and suffering from fever. The Imam (a.s.) said to me, “O Abā Hāshim! Send a man from among our followers to the Ḥā`ir to pray for me (to be cured).” When I left the Imam (a.s.), I met ‘Ali ibn Bilāl and I informed him of the Imam’s order and asked him to be the one to go to the Ḥā`ir. He replied, “I am at his command. However, the Imam (a.s.) is more sacred than the Ḥā`ir because he has the same rank as the one in the Ḥā`ir and it is more effective if he prays for himself than if I pray for him in the Ḥā`ir.” I informed the Imam (a.s.) about that which ‘Ali ibn Bilāl had said. The Imam (a.s.) said to me: Tell him that the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) is more sacred than the House (of Allāh) and the Ḥajar but he used to circulate the House (of Allāh) and touch the Ḥajar. Verily, there are places in which Allāh, the Exalted, loves to be called upon and He answers the call of those who call upon Him (in those places), and the Ḥā`ir is one of those places.