Kāmil al-Ziyārāt

2 وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) أَنَّ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَسْكَنُهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَ مَأْوَاهُ الْجَنَّةَ فَلَا يَدَعْ زِيَارَةَ الْمَظْلُومِ قُلْتُ مَنْ هُوَ قَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ صَاحِبُ كَرْبَلَاءَ مَنْ أَتَاهُ شَوْقاً إِلَيْهِ وَ حُبّاً لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ حُبّاً لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ حُبّاً لِفَاطِمَةَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ أَقْعَدَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَوَائِدِ الْجَنَّةِ يَأْكُلُ مَعَهُمْ وَ النَّاسُ فِي الْحِسَابِ

2. It is narrated from Abī Basīr, who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: Those who want their destination and abode to be Paradise should not neglect going to the Ziyārah of the oppressed one. I asked, “Who is the oppressed one?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.), the man of Karbalā. Allah will make those who go to his Ziyārah yearning for him and with love for the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), love for the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), and love for Fāťimah (s.a.), sit at the Mawā`id of Paradise. They will be eating with them while others are undergoing the process of Judgment. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through someone who narrated from Abī Basīr, from Abī ‘Abdillāh and Abī Ja’far (a.s.).

3 حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي زِيَارَةِ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) مِنَ الْفَضْلِ لَمَاتُوا شَوْقاً وَ تَقَطَّعَتْ أَنْفُسُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ حَسَرَاتٍ- قُلْتُ وَ مَا فِيهِ قَالَ مَنْ أَتَاهُ تَشَوُّقاً كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ أَلْفَ حِجَّةٍ مُتَقَبَّلَةٍ وَ أَلْفَ عُمْرَةٍ مَبْرُورَةٍ- وَ أَجْرَ أَلْفِ شَهِيدٍ مِنْ شُهَدَاءِ بَدْرٍ وَ أَجْرَ أَلْفِ صَائِمٍ وَ ثَوَابَ أَلْفِ صَدَقَةٍ مَقْبُولَةٍ- وَ ثَوَابَ أَلْفِ نَسَمَةٍ أُرِيدَ بِهَا وَجْهُ اللَّهِ وَ لَمْ يَزَلْ مَحْفُوظاً سَنَتَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ آفَةٍ أَهْوَنُهَا الشَّيْطَانُ وَ وُكِّلَ بِهِ مَلَكٌ كَرِيمٌ يَحْفَظُهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَ مِنْ فَوْقِ رَأْسِهِ وَ مِنْ تَحْتِ قَدَمِهِ فَإِنْ مَاتَ سَنَتَهُ حَضَرَتْهُ مَلَائِكَةُ الرَّحْمَةِ- يَحْضُرُونَ غُسْلَهُ وَ أَكْفَانَهُ وَ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ لَهُ وَ يُشَيِّعُونَهُ إِلَى قَبْرِهِ بِالاسْتِغْفَارِ لَهُ- وَ يُفْسَحُ لَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ مَدَّ بَصَرِهِ وَ يُؤْمِنُهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ ضَغْطَةِ الْقَبْرِ وَ مِنْ مُنْكَرٍ وَ نَكِيرٍ أَنْ يروعانه [يُرَوِّعَاهُ- وَ يُفْتَحُ لَهُ بَابٌ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَ يُعْطَى كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ وَ يُعْطَى لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ نورا [نُورٌ يُضِيءُ لِنُورِهِ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَ يُنَادِي مُنَادٍ هَذَا مَنْ زَارَ الْحُسَيْنَ شَوْقاً إِلَيْهِ فَلَا يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَّا تَمَنَّى يَوْمَئِذٍ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ زُوَّارِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع

3. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh narrated to me from his father (‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā Al-Ash’ari), from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from ‘Alā ibn Razīn, from Muḥammad ibn Muslim, who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said, “If people knew the reward for going to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.), their souls would leave their bodies out of remorse and they would die yearning for it.” I asked, “What is the reward for going to his Ziyārah?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Allāh will register the reward of one thousand accepted Hajj, one thousand purified ‘Umrah, one thousand martyrs from among the martyrs of (the Battle of) Badr, fasting of one thousand people, one thousand accepted SADAQAH, and the reward of freeing one thousand slaves in the way of Allāh for he who goes to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) yearning for him. He will be protected for one year from every plague, the least evil of which is Shayťān. And Allāh will dedicate an honourable angel to him who will protect him from the front, from behind, from the right side, from the left side, from over his head, and from under his feet. If he dies in that year, the angels of mercy will attend (the rituals of) his ablution and shrouding and they will seek forgiveness for him. They will also follow him in his funeral while seeking forgiveness for him. His grave will be widened as far as he can see and Allāh will keep him safe from the pressure of the grave and from being frightened by (angels) Munkar and Nakīr. A door will also be opened from his grave to Paradise. On the Day of Judgment, his book (of deeds) will be placed in his right hand and he will shine with a light which illuminates everywhere from the east to the west. (On that day), a caller will call out, “This is a person who went to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) yearning for him.” Therefore, no one will remain on the Day of Judgment who will not wish he had gone to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.).

4 وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ الْخَزَّازِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) مَا لِمَنْ أَتَى قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) قَالَ مَنْ أَتَاهُ شَوْقاً إِلَيْهِ كَانَ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الْمُكْرَمِينَ وَ كَانَ تَحْتَ لِوَاءِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ حَتَّى يُدْخِلَهُمَا اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ

4. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh narrated to me from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from Abī Ayyūb Ibrāhīm ibn ‘Uthmān Al-Khazzāz, from Muḥammad ibn Muslim, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “What is the reward for those who go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.)?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Those who go to his Ziyārah yearning for him will be among Allāh’s (most) honourable slaves. (On the Day of Judgment) they will be under the flag of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) until Allāh takes them to Paradise with Ḥusain (a.s.).”

5 وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْمِعْزَى عَنْ ذَرِيحٍ الْمُحَارِبِيِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) مَا أَلْقَى مِنْ قَوْمِي وَ مِنْ بَنِيَّ إِذَا أَنَا أَخْبَرْتُهُمْ بِمَا فِي إِتْيَانِ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) مِنَ الْخَيْرِ إِنَّهُمْ يُكَذِّبُونِّي وَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّكَ تَكْذِبُ عَلَى جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ يَا ذَرِيحُ دَعِ النَّاسَ يَذْهَبُونَ حَيْثُ شَاءُوا وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُبَاهِي بِزَائِرِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ الْوَافِدُ يَفِدُهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ وَ حَمَلَةُ عَرْشِهِ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ- أَ مَا تَرَوْنَ زُوَّارَ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ أَتَوْهُ شَوْقاً إِلَيْهِ وَ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَمَا وَ عِزَّتِي وَ جَلَالِي وَ عَظَمَتِي لَأُوجِبَنَّ لَهُمْ كَرَامَتِي وَ لَأُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ جَنَّتِيَ الَّتِي أَعْدَدْتُهَا لِأَوْلِيَائِي وَ لِأَنْبِيَائِي وَ رُسُلِي يَا مَلَائِكَتِي هَؤُلَاءِ زُوَّارُ الْحُسَيْنِ حَبِيبِ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِي وَ مُحَمَّدٌ حَبِيبِي وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّنِي أَحَبَّ حَبِيبِي وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ حَبِيبِي أَحَبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّهُ وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَ حَبِيبِي أَبْغَضَنِي وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَنِي كَانَ حَقّاً عَلَيَّ أَنْ أُعَذِّبَهُ بِأَشَدِّ عَذَابِي وَ أُحْرِقَهُ بِحَرِّ نَارِي وَ أَجْعَلَ جَهَنَّمَ مَسْكَنَهُ وَ مَأْوَاهُ وَ أُعَذِّبُهُ عَذاباً لا أُعَذِّبُهُ أَحَداً مِنَ الْعالَمِينَ

5. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh narrated to me from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from Abil Maghrā, from Dharīḥ Al-Muḥāribi, who said: I complained to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) about the way in which I suffer when I tell my kindred and my children about the reward for going to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). (I complained) that they call me a liar, accusing me of forging lies against Ja’far ibn Muḥammad (a.s.). Imam (a.s.) replied: O Dharīḥ! Let the people go wherever they want! I swear to Allāh that Allāh boasts about those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) to the high-ranked angels and to the carriers of His Throne who welcome those who arrive (at the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.)). Verily, He says to them: Do you not see the Zuwwār of the grave of Ḥusain who have come to him yearning for him and for Fāťimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allāh?! I swear to My Glory, My Magnificence, and to My Greatness that I will ordain that they be honoured. I will take them to My Paradise, the Paradise which I have prepared for My friends, prophets, and messengers. O My angels! These are the Zuwwār of Ḥusain – the love of Muḥammad, My Messenger, and Muḥammad is My love. Those who love Me, love the one whom I love, and those who love the one whom I love, love the one loved by him (referring to Imam Ḥusain (a.s.)). Those who hate My love, hate Me. It is My right to torment those who hate Me with My most intense of chastisements, to burn them with the blazing flames of My fire, and to make Hell their abode and their final destination where I will torment them with such an intense chastisement with which I will not torment anyone else.

1 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارِ عَنْ حَمْدَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ النَّيْسَابُورِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْيَمَانِيُّ عَنْ مَنِيعِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ [عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ] عَنْ قُدَامَةَ بْنِ ملك [مَالِكٍ] عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ مَنْ زَارَ الْحُسَيْنَ مُحْتَسِباً لَا أَشَراً وَ لَا بَطَراً وَ لَا رِيَاءً وَ لَا سُمْعَةً مُحِّصَتْ عَنْهُ ذُنُوبُهُ كَمَا يُمَحَّصُ الثَّوْبُ بِالْمَاءِ فَلَا يَبْقَى عَلَيْهِ دَنَسٌ وَ يُكْتَبُ لَهُ بِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ حِجَّةٌ وَ كُلِّ مَا رَفَعَ قَدَماً عُمْرَةٌ

1. My father, ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain, and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan all narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from Ḥamdān ibn Sulaymān Al-Naysābūri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad Al-Yamāni, from Manī’ ibn Ḥajjāj, from Yūnus ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān, from Qudāmah ibn Mālik, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) anticipating the rewards from Allāh, without arrogance and ungratefulness, and without going to gain fame or to be seen by people, will be purified from their sins just as clothes are purified with water. (They will be purified completely) and no impurity will remain on them. With every step they take, a Hajj will be registered for them, and every time they raise their foot (to take a step), an ‘Umrah will be registered for them.

2 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي (رحمه الله) عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبَانٍ الْأَحْمَرِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْخَزَّازِ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا لِمَنْ أَتَى قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ زَائِراً لَهُ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ يُرِيدُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا هَارُونُ مَنْ أَتَى قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) زَائِراً لَهُ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ يُرِيدُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ وَ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ [وَ اللَّهِ] لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَ مَا تَأَخَّرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي ثَلَاثاً أَ لَمْ أَحْلِفْ لَكَ أَ لَمْ أَحْلِفْ لَكَ أَ لَمْ أَحْلِفْ لَكَ

2. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from Abān Al-Aḥmar, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain Al-Khazzāz, from Hārūn ibn Khārijah, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “May I sacrifice myself for you! What is the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) knowing his rights, seeking nearness with Allāh, the Exalted, and hoping for (the blessings of) the Hereafter?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “O Hārūn! I swear to Allāh that Allāh will forgive all of the past and future sins of those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) knowing his rights, seeking nearness with Allāh, and hoping for (the blessings of) the Hereafter.” Then Imam (a.s.) added, “Did I not swear to Allāh for you?! Did I not swear to Allāh for you?! Did I not swear to Allāh for you?!”

3 حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ الْقَدَّاحِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا لِمَنْ أَتَى قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ (ع) زَائِراً عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ غَيْرَ مُسْتَنْكِفٍ وَ لَا مُسْتَكْبِرٍ قَالَ يُكْتَبُ لَهُ أَلْفُ حِجَّةٍ مَقْبُولَةٍ وَ أَلْفُ عُمْرَةٍ مَبْرُورَةٍ وَ إِنْ كَانَ شَقِيّاً كُتِبَ سَعِيداً وَ لَمْ يَزَلْ يَخُوضُ فِي رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ

3. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā narrated to me from his father ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from his father Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā ibn ‘Abdillāh, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Mughīrah, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Maymūn Al-Qaddāḥ, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “What is the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) while knowing his rights and without any pride or arrogance?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “One thousand accepted Hajj and one thousand purified ‘Umrah will be registered for them. And (even) if they are among the wretched ones, they will be registered among the blissful ones and they will be continuously submerged in the Mercy of Allāh.”

4 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارِ عَنْ حَمْدَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ النَّيْسَابُورِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْيَمَانِيِّ عَنْ مَنِيعِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ الْجَمَّالِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ مَنْ زَارَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) وَ هُوَ يُرِيدُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ شَيَّعَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ وَ مِيكَائِيلُ وَ إِسْرَافِيلُ حَتَّى يُرَدَّ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ

4. My father narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from Ḥamdān ibn Sulaymān Al-Naysābūri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad Al-Yamāni, from Manī’ ibn Ḥajjāj, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from Safwān ibn Mihrān Al-Jammāl, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) seeking (nearness to) Allāh, the Great and Almighty, will be accompanied by Jabra`īl, Mīkā`īl, and Isrāfīl until they return to their homes.

5 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَصَمِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْكَانَ قَالَ شَهِدْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) وَ قَدْ أَتَاهُ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ خُرَاسَانَ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنْ إِتْيَانِ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) وَ مَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ جَدِّي أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ- مَنْ زَارَهُ يُرِيدُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ أَخْرَجَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ كَمَوْلُودٍ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَ شَيَّعَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ فِي مَسِيرِهِ فَرَفْرَفَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ قَدْ صَفُّوا بِأَجْنِحَتِهِمْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ وَ سَأَلَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْمَغْفِرَةَ لَهُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَ غَشِيَتْهُ الرَّحْمَةُ مِنْ أَعْنَانِ السَّمَاءِ وَ نَادَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ طِبْتَ وَ طَابَ مَنْ زُرْتَ وَ حُفِظَ فِي أَهْلِهِ

5. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān Al-Asam, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muskān, who said: I saw Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) when a group of people from Khurāsān had come to visit him. They asked him about going to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) and its rewards. Imam (a.s.) said: My father (a.s.) narrated to me that my grandfather (Imam Sajjād (a.s.)) used to say: Allāh will erase the sins of those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) for the sake of (pleasing) Allāh. They will be sinless like a newborn baby. Angels will accompany them on their way (to the Ziyārah) and they will flap and spread their wings over them until they return to their families. Angels will seek forgiveness for them from their Lord and call out to them, “You have been blessed and blessed is the one to whose Ziyārah you have come.” They will be covered by Mercy from the heavens and their families will be protected for them.

6 وَ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ خَيْثَمٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ مَعْمَرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ يَقُولُ مَنْ زَارَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ (ع) لَا يُرِيدُ بِهِ إِلَّا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى غُفِرَ لَهُ جَمِيعُ ذُنُوبِهِ وَ لَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ فَاسْتَكْثِرُوا مِنْ زِيَارَتِهِ يَغْفِرِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ

6. ‘Ubaydullāḥ ibn Faďl ibn Muḥammad ibn Hilāl narrated to me from ‘Abdil Raḥmān, from Sa’īd ibn Khaytham, from his brother Mu’ammar, who said: I heard Zayd ibn ‘Ali say: Allāh will forgive all of the sins of those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) seeking nothing but nearness to Allāh, the Exalted, even if their sins are as great as the scum (found) in the sea. Therefore, you should go to his Ziyārah increasingly so that Allāh may forgive your sins.