٣ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْخَزَّازِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَيُّ أَنْوَاعِ الْحَجِّ أَفْضَلُ فَقَالَ التَّمَتُّعُ وَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ شَيْ‏ءٌ أَفْضَلَ مِنْهُ وَرَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) يَقُولُ لَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ لَفَعَلْتُ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ النَّاسُ.
3. Afi ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz who has said the following: “I once asked Abu `Abd Allah , ’Which kind of al-Hajj is more virtuous?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘It is al-Tamattu £ . How can there be anything more virtuous and the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, “In future I certainly will not go back. I will do what people are doing.” (People did al-Tamattu £ and the Messenger of Allah performed Tfrad (Individual Hajj ).’” (see Chapter 27 h4 above) 