Walking Stick Advantages

Some Ahadith are presented on the advantages of walking stick:

وَ قَالَ ع قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ حَمْلُ الْعَصَا يَنْفِي الْفَقْرَ وَ لَا يُجَاوِرُهُ شَيْطَانٌ.

And he^-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Carrying the walking stick negates the poverty and Satan^-la will not be in his vicinity’’.^[1]

وَ عَنْهُ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ حَمْلُ الْعَصَا عَلَامَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَ سُنَّةُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ

And from him (Anas the well known fabricator), said,

‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘Carrying the walking stick is a sign of the Momin and a Sunnah of the Prophets^-as’’.^[2]

وَ قَالَ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ تُطْوَى لَهُ الْأَرْضُ فَلْيَتَّخِذِ النُّقُدَ مِنَ الْعَصَا

And he^-saww said: ‘One who wants the ground to fold for him (his journey to pass quickly), let him take the stick of bitter almond’’.^[3]

وَ قَالَ ع‏ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ تُطْوَى لَهُ الْأَرْضُ فَلْيَتَّخِذِ النُّقُدَ مِنَ الْعَصَا وَ النُّقُدُ عَصَا لَوْزٍ مُرٍّ

And he^-asws said: ‘One who wants the ground to fold for him (quick journey), let him take ‘Al-Naqd’ from the walking sticks, and ‘Al-Naqd’ from the walking stick is the bitter almond’’.^[4]

ثواب الأعمال عَنِ ابْنِ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ وَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَ الرَّيَّانِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏

(The book) ‘Sawaab Al Amaal’ – from Ibn Idrees, from his father, from Al Ashari, from Ibn Hashim, from Abdul Jabbar and Ismail and Al Rayyan altogether, from Yunus,

‘From a number of companions of Abu Abdullah^-asws, he^-asws said: ‘My^-asws father^-asws narrated to me^-asws, from his^-asws forefathers^-asws, from Amir Al-Momineen^-asws that Rasool-Allah^-saww said:

مَنْ خَرَجَ فِي سَفَرٍ وَ مَعَهُ عَصَا لَوْزٍ مُرٍّ وَ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ- وَ لَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقاءَ مَدْيَنَ‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ‏ وَ اللَّهُ عَلى‏ ما نَقُولُ وَكِيلٌ‏ آمَنَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ كُلِّ سَبُعٍ‏ ضَارٍ وَ كُلِّ لِصٍّ عَادٍ وَ كُلِّ ذَاتِ حُمَةٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ وَ مَنْزِلِهِ وَ كَانَ مَعَهُ سَبْعَةٌ وَ سَبْعُونَ مِنَ الْمُعَقِّبَاتِ وَ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لَهُ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ وَ يَضَعَهَا.

‘One who goes out in a journey and with him is a stick of bitter almond, and he recites this Verse: And when he headed towards Madyan, [28:22] – up to His^-azwj Words: and Allah is a Witness upon what we are saying [28:28], Allah^-azwj will Secure him from every harmful wild animal, and every returning thief, and all with a sting, until he returns to his family and his house, and there will be seventy-seven from the successive Angels and they will be seeking Forgiveness for him until he return and places it down’’.^[5]

عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ الْمَشْيُ مَعَ الْعَصَا مِنَ التَّوَاضُعِ وَ يُكْتَبُ لَهُ بِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ أَلْفُ حَسَنَةٍ وَ يُرْفَعُ لَهُ أَلْفُ دَرَجَةٍ.

From Umm Salamah^-ra having said, ‘Rasool-Allah^-saww said: ‘The walking with the walking stich is from the humility, and it will be written for him, with every step, a thousand good deeds, and a thousand ranks Raised for him’’.^[6]

[1] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 48 H 14 / 12

[2] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 48 H 14 / 9

[3] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 48 H 1 c

[4] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 48 H 14 / 13

[5] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 48 H 1 a

[6] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 73 – The book of Etiquettes – Ch 48 H 14 / 10