Within it lies a well that the ignorant (1) among the common people call “Biʾr ʿAlī” (“ʿAlī’s Well”), imagining that ʿAlī once fought the jinn there. This is pure fabrication, for none of the Companions ever fought the jinn, and ʿAlī is far too exalted (2) for the jinn even to stand their ground against him.

This well carries neither special merit nor reproach, and it is not recommended to throw stones or anything else into it.

As for al-Juhfah: the distance between it and Mecca is roughly three stages. It was formerly a thriving village known as Mahyaʿah, but today it lies in ruins; for this reason (3) people now assume ihram before reaching it, from the place called Rabigh.

It serves as the miqat for those who come for Hajj from the western lands—such as the people of Syria, Egypt, and the rest of North-West Africa. However, when the people of Syria (4) pass through the Prophet’s City—something they commonly do nowadays—they adopt ihram at the miqat of the people of (5) Madinah, for this is unanimously deemed preferable for them. If they delay (6) entering ihram until al-Juhfah;