٩ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ سَعْدٍ الإِسْكَافِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْحَاجَّ إِذَا أَخَذَ فِي جَهَازِهِ لَمْ يَخْطُ خُطْوَةً فِي شَيْ‏ءٍ مِنْ جَهَازِهِ إِلاَّ كَتَبَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَمَحَا عَنْهُ عَشْرَ سَيِّئَاتٍ وَرَفَعَ لَهُ عَشْرَ دَرَجَاتٍ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ مِنْ جَهَازِهِ مَتَى مَا فَرَغَ فَإِذَا اسْتَقْبَلَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ لَمْ تَضَعْ خُفّاً وَلَمْ تَرْفَعْهُ إِلاَّ كَتَبَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ نُسُكَهُ فَإِذَا قَضَى نُسُكَهُ غَفَرَ الله لَهُ ذُنُوبَهُ وَكَانَ ذَا الْحِجَّةِ وَالْمُحَرَّمَ وَصَفَرَ وَشَهْرَ رَبِيعٍ الأَوَّلِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ تُكْتَبُ لَهُ الْحَسَنَاتُ وَلا تُكْتَبُ عَلَيْهِ السَّيِّئَاتُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِمُوجِبَةٍ فَإِذَا مَضَتِ الأَرْبَعَةُ الأَشْهُرِ خُلِطَ بِالنَّاسِ.
9. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu Ayyub from Sa‘d al-Iskaf who has said the following: “I heard abu Ja’far , say, ‘When a pilgrim (al-Hajj) prepares his supplies for Hajj, for every step that he walks for the preparation, Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, writes down for him ten good deeds, deletes ten sins and raises for him ten degrees until his preparation is complete, whenever it happens. When his animal for transportation moves, for every step lifted up or placed on the ground Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, writes down for him the same number of good deeds until all of the acts of Hajj are complete, at which point Allah forgives his sins. During the months of Dhu al-Hajj ah, al-Muharram, Safar, Rabi’ al-Awwal, which are four months, good deeds are written for him. No evil deed is written against him until he in fact commits one (a major sin). After these four months he is mixed with people.’” 