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Subject: Imam Sajjad (AS)’s conversation with Shibli
In the name of Allah the most Merciful Beneficent
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Imam Sajjad (AS)’s conversation with Shibli. Imam Sajjad (AS) was received by
Shibli when he was back from Hajj and they had following dialogue:
The Imam: Did you perform Hajj, Shibli?
Shibli: Yes, son of Allah’s Messenger, I did.
The Imam: You stopped at Miqat, put off your sewn clothes, and washed yourself,
did you not?
Shibli: Yes, I did.
The Imam: As you stopped at Miqat, did you intend to put off the garment of
disobedience (to Allah) and put on a garment of obedience (to Him)?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you put off your sewn clothes, did you intend to get rid off
ostentation, hypocrisy, and intrusion in suspicious matters?
Shibli: No, I did not?
The Imam: As you washed yourself, did you intend to wash yourself from sins and
offences?
Shibli: I did not.
The Imam: In that case, you did not really stop at Miqat, put off your sewn
clothes, and wash yourself. You washed yourself thoroughly, entered the state
of Ihram, and intended to perform Hajj, did you not?
Shibli: Yes, I did.
The Imam: As you washed yourself thoroughly, entered the state of Ihram, and
intended to perform Hajj, did you intend to wash yourself thoroughly with pure
repentance to Allah?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you entered the state of Ihram, did you intend to abstain from
every matter that Allah deems unlawful?
Shibli: No I did not.
The Imam: As you intended to perform Hajj, did you intend to get rid of any
pledge that you took with anyone other than Allah?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: In that case, you did not wash yourself thoroughly, enter the state
of Ihram, or intend to perform Hajj. Did you enter Miqat, offer the two-Rakat
prayer of Ihram, and say Labbayk (Talbiya)?
Shibli: Yes, I did.
The Imam: As you entered Miqat, did you intend to meet all the qualifications
of the visitation of the Sacred House of
Allah?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you offered the two-Rakat prayer, did you intend to seek nearness
to Allah through the best deeds such as prayers and the deeds by which servants
of Allah can obtain His rewards?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you said Labbayk, did you intend to utter any statement of
obedience to Allah and shut your mouth against any statement of disobedience to
Him?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: In that case, you did not enter Miqat, offer two-Rakat prayer of
Ihram, or say Labbayk. You entered the Scared Precinct, saw the Kabba, and
offered prayers there, did you not?
Shibli: Yes, I did.
The Imam: As you entered the Sacred Precinct, did you intend to abstain from
backbiting any individual of Islam?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you arrived in Mecca, did you intend to direct towards Allah and
no one else?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: In that case, you did not really enter the Sacred Precinct, see the
Kabba, or offer prayers. You circumambulated the Holy House, touched the
corners, and performed the Sa’y, did you not?
Shibli: Yes, I did.
The Imam: As you performed the Sa’y, did you intend to seek refuge of Allah
(from the trickeries of Satan and evil
temptations) and that He, the Knower of the unseen, knew this from you?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: In that case, you did not really circumambulate the Holy House, touch
its corner, or perform the Sa’y. You
caressed the Black Stone, stopped at the standing-place of Ibrahim (AS), and
offered a two-Rakat prayer there, did you not?
Shibli: Yes, I did.
The Imam (AS) cried so loudly and said: To caress Black Stone is to shake hands
with Allah. Look, poor man, do not ever
waste the reward for the thing that is greatly sacred and do not breach your
caressing by acts of violation (of Allah’s
instructions) and seizure of illegal things, just like the sinful.
As you stopped at the standing-place of Ibrahim (AS), did you intend to stop at
every act of obedience (to Allah) and leave every act of disobedience (to Him)?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you offered the two-Rakat prayer, did you intend to offer the
same prayer that was offered by Ibrahim (AS) and to disappoint Satan?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: In that case, you did not really caress the Black Stone, stop at the
standing-place of Ibrahim (AS), or offer the two-Rakat prayer there. You came
near to Well Zam-Zam and drank from its water, did you not?
Shibli: Yes, I did.
The Imam: As you did, did you intend to come near to acts of obedience (to
Allah) and cast your sight down acts of
disobedience (to Him)?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: In that case, you neither really came near that well nor did you
drink from its water. You roamed, walked, and frequented to Mount Safa and
Mount Marwa, did you not?
Shibli: Yes, I did.
The Imam: As you did, did you intend to be between hope and fear (of Allah)?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: In that case, you did not really roam, walk, or frequent between Safa
and Marwa. You then left for Mina, did you not?
Shibli: Yes, I did not.
The Imam: Did you intend to save people from your tongue (words), heart (ill
intention), and hand (deeds)?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: In that case, you did not really leave for Mecca. You halted in
Arafat, mounted Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of mercy), recognized Nemira Valley, and
supplicated to Allah at al-Mil and Jamarat, did you not?
Shibli: Yes, I did.
The Imam: As you halted in Arafat, did you intend to recognize Allah, Glorified
is He, and His, and recognize that He is
holding on the record of your deeds and that He has full acquaintance with your
hidden and secrets?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you mounted Jabal al-Raham, did you recognize that Allah would
have mercy upon every Muslim male and female?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you were on Nemira, did you recognize that your advices and
warnings to people are fruitless unless they are originated from Allah’s
instructions?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you stopped at al-Alam and an-Nemira, did you recognize that these
signs would testify for your acts of
obedience (to Allah) and would keep you like the Keeping Angels whose mission
is to keep you according to Allah’s
instructions?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: In that case, you did not really stop on Arafat, mount Jabal
al-Rahma, recognize Nemira, supplicate to Allah, or stop at an-Nemirat. You
passed by the Two Signs (al-Alamain), offered a two-Rakat prayer before so,
walked in Muzdelifa,picked up pebbles there, and passed by al-Mash’ar al-Haram,
did you not?
Shibli: Yes, I did.
The Imam: As you walked offered the prayer, did you intend it to be
thanksgiving… that saves from every hardship and
alleviates all difficulties?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: as you walked between the Two Signs without turning to right or left,
did you intend not to turn away from the right religious with heart, tongue, or
other organs?
Shibli: No, did not.
The Imam: As you walked in Muzdelifa and picked up pebbles, did you intend to
get rid of every act of disobedience and
every item of ignorance and to fix in your behaviors every item of knowledge
and good deed?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you passed by al-Mash’ar al-Haram, did you intend to carry in
heart the slogan of the pious people and God-fearing ones?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: In that case, you did not really pass by the Two Signs, offer a
two-Rakat prayer, walk in al-Muzdelifa, pick up
pebbles there, or pass by al-Mash’ar al-Haram. You reached in Mina, threw the
pebbles (i.e. performed the Ramy al-Jamarat),had your hair cut, slaughtered
your sacrified animal, offered prayer in Kheif Mosque, returned to Mecca, and
performed Tawaf al-Ifadha, did you not?
Shibli: Yes, I did.
The Imam: As you arrived in Mina and threw these pebbles, did you feel that you
achieved your aim and that your Lord would settle all needs?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you threw these pebbles, did you intend to stone Eblis, your
enemy, and challenge him through your precious Hajj?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you shaved your head, did you intend to purify yourself from all
filths and liabilities of people that lie on
your shoulders, and to get rid of sins as if your mother had just given birth
of you?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you offered prayer in Kheif Mosque, did you intend that you would
never fear anything except Allah and the responsibilities of your (past) sins
and that you would hope for nothing except Allah’s mercy?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you slaughtered your sacrificial animal, did you intend to cut off
the throat of greed by clinging to the
reality of piety, and to follow the exemplary tradition of Ibrahim (AS) who
intended to slaughter his dear son (so as to
carry our Allah’s order)?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: As you returned to Mecca and performed Tawaf al-fadha, did you
intend to supply yourself with Allah’s mercy,return to the obedience to Him,
cling to His love, perform all His precepts, and seek nearness to Him?
Shibli: No, I did not.
The Imam: In that case, you neither reached Mina, nor did you throw these
pebbles on Satan, nor did you shave your head,nor did you perform the rituals
of the Hajj, nor did you offer prayer in Kheif Mosque, nor did you perform
Tawaf al-Ifadha,nor did you offer sacrifice for the Lord. Go back, you did not
perform Hajj.
As he heard these words, Shibli wept heavily for the shortcomings of his
performance of Hajj and decided to perform idea Hajj the next year, and he did.
When we are getting ready to perform Hajj, at this time we must also have in
mind the above instructions of Imam (A.S) and make our Hajj – a true Hajj-
acceptable to Him.
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Talbiya of Imam Sadiq (AS):
“Yes, here I am, O Lord, here I am. Here I am, there is no partner for You,
here I am, surely, praise and blessings belong to You and the kingdom, too.
There is no partner for You, here I am. The Lord of the ways of Ascent, here I
am, here I am.
You call to the dwelling of peace, here I am, I am. O Forgiver of sins, here I
am, here I am. You are the worthiest of
being answered, here I am, here I am. Lord of Glory and honor, here I am, here
I am. I am coming towards You fearfully and willingly, here I am, here I am.
You are the Beginner and all the reruns are towards You, here I am, here I am.
Remover of all sorrows, here I am, here I am. I am Your servant and the son of
Your two servants, here I am, here I am. O Generous One, here I am.”
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Please remember me too in duas!
Wasalaam,
www.shilu.5u.com
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