١١ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فِي السَّنَةِ الَّتِي حَجَّ فِيهَا وَذَلِكَ فِي سَنَةِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ بِأَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ دَخَلْتَ مَكَّةَ مُفْرِداً أَوْ مُتَمَتِّعاً فَقَالَ مُتَمَتِّعاً فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَيُّمَا أَفْضَلُ الْمُتَمَتِّعُ بِالْعُمْرَةِ إِلَى الْحَجِّ أَوْ مَنْ أَفْرَدَ وَسَاقَ الْهَدْيَ فَقَالَ كَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَقُولُ الْمُتَمَتِّعُ بِالْعُمْرَةِ إِلَى الْحَجِّ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْمُفْرِدِ السَّائِقِ للهدْيِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ لَيْسَ يَدْخُلُ الْحَاجُّ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْمُتْعَةِ.
11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far , in the year in which he performed al-Hajj which was the year two hundred and twelve and I said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, in which manner of al-Hajj have you entered Makkah, is it Mufrid or al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘.’ I then asked, ‘Which one of the kinds of al-Hajj is better? Is it al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) or Mufrid driving the offering animal along with one’s self? He (the Imam) said, ‘Abu Ja‘far , would say, “A-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) is better than Mufrid with driving the offering animal.” He (the Imam) would say, “One performing al-Hajj cannot enter Makkah with anything better than al-Hajj al- Tamattu‘ (advantageous).””’ 