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Fakh | '''Fakh''' is an area in the north of [[Mecca]], near [[Al-Tan'im Mosque|al-tanʾim mosque]], about four kilometers from [[Masjid al-Haram]]. | ||
According to Shia jurists, this place is the location where children enter into ihram. The cemetery of the martyrs of Fakh is also located here. | According to Shia jurists, this place is the location where children enter into ihram. The cemetery of the martyrs of Fakh is also located here. | ||
This cemetery is the burial site of Husayn ibn Ali (known as Sahib al-Fakh) and a number of Hasanid nobles who were martyred in the battle against the Abbasids in the year 169 AH at Fakh. | This cemetery is the burial site of Husayn ibn Ali (known as Sahib al-Fakh) and a number of Hasanid nobles who were martyred in the battle against the Abbasids in the year 169 AH at Fakh. | ||
According to historians, the graves of some companions of the Prophet — including Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab — were also located in this area but were demolished during the Saudi period. | According to historians, the graves of some companions of the Prophet — including Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab — were also located in this area but were demolished during the Saudi period. | ||
According to some narrations, the Prophet prayed in this place, foretold the martyrdom of one of his descendants, and wept in mourning for him. | According to some narrations, the Prophet prayed in this place, foretold the martyrdom of one of his descendants, and wept in mourning for him. | ||
Virtue and Importance | ==Virtue and Importance== | ||
According to a narration, | According to a narration, [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|prophet muhammad]] (peace be upon him), when traveling from [[Medina]] to [[Mecca]], performed ghusl (ritual bathing) in Fakh— which was six miles from Mecca at that time [and is now considered part of the city]— before entering Mecca.<ref>al-Ḥimyarī , " Al-Rawḍ al-miʿṭār fī khabar al-aqṭār" , p. 436.</ref> | ||
According to another narration, the Prophet (peace be upon him) stood in prayer at this place and wept during the prayer. | According to another narration, the Prophet (peace be upon him) stood in prayer at this place and wept during the prayer. | ||
The Prophet stated that the reason for his weeping was the martyrdom of one of his descendants in this location. | The Prophet stated that the reason for his weeping was the martyrdom of one of his descendants in this location.<ref>Abū al-Faraj Isfahānī, '' Maqātil al-Ṭālibiyyīn '', p. 366-367.</ref> | ||
Additionally, Imam al-Ṣādiq (peace be upon him), while passing through this place, foretold the martyrdom of one of his family members in this location.(3) Abū al-Faraj Isfahānī, '' Maqātil al-Ṭālibiyyīn '',p. 367. ,,, Muḥaddith Qummī ," Muntahā al-ʾĀmāl. ", vol. 1, p. 261. | Additionally, Imam al-Ṣādiq (peace be upon him), while passing through this place, foretold the martyrdom of one of his family members in this location.(3) Abū al-Faraj Isfahānī, '' Maqātil al-Ṭālibiyyīn '',p. 367. ,,, Muḥaddith Qummī ," Muntahā al-ʾĀmāl. ", vol. 1, p. 261. | ||
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Location | ==Location== | ||
Fakh, or Wādī Zāhir (Zahir Valle))6) Fāsī, '' Shifāʾ al-Gharām '', vol. 1,p. 472. | Fakh, or Wādī Zāhir (Zahir Valle))6) Fāsī, '' Shifāʾ al-Gharām '', vol. 1,p. 472. | ||
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Some contemporary jurists, such as Muhammad-Taqi Bahjat, hold that the guardian of a child can make the child enter ihrām at one of the well-known miqāts and may delay the removal of the sewn garments and putting on the ihrām until reaching Fakh.(23) Iftikhārī Golpāygānī, '' Ārāʾ al-Marājiʿ fī al-Ḥajj ʿalā Ḍawʾ Fatāwā al-Imām al-Khomeynī. '', vol. 1, p. 34. | Some contemporary jurists, such as Muhammad-Taqi Bahjat, hold that the guardian of a child can make the child enter ihrām at one of the well-known miqāts and may delay the removal of the sewn garments and putting on the ihrām until reaching Fakh.(23) Iftikhārī Golpāygānī, '' Ārāʾ al-Marājiʿ fī al-Ḥajj ʿalā Ḍawʾ Fatāwā al-Imām al-Khomeynī. '', vol. 1, p. 34. | ||
Sunni jurists are either opposed to this or remain silent on the matter. However, some of them say that there is no problem in delaying the ihrām of a child until reaching the Ḥaram (the Sacred Mosque) or near it (24) Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr al-Qurṭubī, '' al-Kāfī fī Fiqh Ahl al-Madīnah '',vol. 1, p. 411. | Sunni jurists are either opposed to this or remain silent on the matter. However, some of them say that there is no problem in delaying the ihrām of a child until reaching the Ḥaram (the Sacred Mosque) or near it (24) Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr al-Qurṭubī, '' al-Kāfī fī Fiqh Ahl al-Madīnah '',vol. 1, p. 411. | ||
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. Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makkah wa Madīnah. By Rasūl Jaʿfariyān. Tehran: Nashr-i Mashʿar, 1390 SH. | . Āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makkah wa Madīnah. By Rasūl Jaʿfariyān. Tehran: Nashr-i Mashʿar, 1390 SH. | ||
. ʾĀrāʾ al-marājiʿ fī al-ḥajj ʿalā ḍawʾ fatāwā al-Imām al-Khumaynī. By ʿAlī Iftikhārī-yi Gulpāyigānī. Tehran: Nashr-i Mashʿar, 1428 AH. | . ʾĀrāʾ al-marājiʿ fī al-ḥajj ʿalā ḍawʾ fatāwā al-Imām al-Khumaynī. By ʿAlī Iftikhārī-yi Gulpāyigānī. Tehran: Nashr-i Mashʿar, 1428 AH. | ||
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. Man lā yaḥḍuruhu al-faqīh. By Shaykh al-Ṣadūq (d. 386 AH). Qom: Jāmiʿat al-Mudarrisīn, 1404 AH. | . Man lā yaḥḍuruhu al-faqīh. By Shaykh al-Ṣadūq (d. 386 AH). Qom: Jāmiʿat al-Mudarrisīn, 1404 AH. | ||
. Mawsūʿat Aḥkām al-Aṭfāl wa Adillatihā. By Qudrat Allāh Anṣārī. Qom: Markaz-i Fiqhī-yi Aʾimmat al-Aṭhār (ʿa), 1429 AH. | . Mawsūʿat Aḥkām al-Aṭfāl wa Adillatihā. By Qudrat Allāh Anṣārī. Qom: Markaz-i Fiqhī-yi Aʾimmat al-Aṭhār (ʿa), 1429 AH. | ||
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