Kāmil al-Ziyārāt

5 5 حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي الْبِلَادِ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (ع) كَيْفَ تَقُولُ فِي التَّسْلِيمِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ (ص) قُلْتُ الَّذِي تَعْرِفُهُ وَ رُوِّينَاهُ وَ قَالَ أَ وَ لَا أُعَلِّمُكَ مَا هُوَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ هَذَا قُلْتُ نَعَمْ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَكَتَبَ لِي وَ أَنَا قَاعِدٌ بِخَطِّهِ وَ قَرَأَهُ عَلَيَّ إِذَا وَقَفْتَ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ (ص) فَقُلْ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ [أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ] أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالاتِ رَبِّكَ وَ نَصَحْتَ لِأُمَّتِكَ وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ وَ عَبَدْتَهُ حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ وَ أَدَّيْتَ الَّذِي عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ وَ نَجِيِّكَ [وَ نَجِيبِكَ] وَ أَمِينِكَ وَ صَفِيِّكَ وَ خِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ رُسُلِكَ اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا سَلَّمْتَ عَلى نُوحٍ فِي الْعالَمِينَ وَ امْنُنْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا مَنَنْتَ عَلى مُوسى وَ هارُونَ وَ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ تَرَحَّمْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ وَ رَبَّ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَ رَبَّ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ وَ رَبَّ الْبَلَدِ الْحَرَامِ وَ رَبَّ الْحِلِّ وَ الْحَرَامِ وَ رَبَّ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ بَلِّغْ رُوحَ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ (ص) مِنِّي السَّلَامَ

5. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā narrated to me from his father, from Ibrāhīm ibn Abil Bilād, who said: Abul Ḥasan (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)) asked me, “What do you recite in your salutation to the Prophet (s.a.a.w.)?” I replied, “I recite that which is known and (commonly) narrated.” Imam (a.s.) asked, “Should I not teach you something that is better than that which you recite?” I replied, “Yes. May I sacrifice myself for you.” As I was sitting there, Imam (a.s.) wrote the following with his own hands for me, and he also read it to me: When you are standing next to his (the Prophet’s (s.a.a.w.)) grave, recite (the following): (s.a.a.w.) I testify that there is no god but Allāh; He is alone and He has no partners, and I testify that Muḥammad (s.a.a.w.) is His slave and messenger. I testify that you are Muḥammad, son of ‘Abdillāh, and that you are the last of the prophets. I testify that you announced the messages of your Lord, you advised your nation, you fought in the way of your Lord, and you worshipped Him until that which is certain (death) came to you. And you fulfilled your obligations. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Muḥammad, Your slave, Your messenger, Your confidant, Your trustee, Your chosen one, and the best of Your creation, (blessings which are) greater than any of the blessings You have sent on any of Your prophets or messengers. O Allāh! Send (Your) Salām on Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad just as You sent Your Salām on Nūḥ “among the worlds.” Bestow Your favour on Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad just as You bestowed Your favour “on Mūsā and Hārūn.” And bless Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad just as You blessed Ibrāhīm and the family of Ibrāhīm. Verily You are the Praised, the Glorified. O Allāh! Send blessing on Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad and have mercy on Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad. . O Allāh! O Lord of the Sacred House! O Lord of the Sacred Mosque! O Lord of RUKN and MAQĀM! O Lord of the Sacred Land! O Lord of the lawful and the unlawful! O Lord of MASH’AR AL-ḤARĀM! Send my Salām to the soul of Muḥammad, Your Prophet.

6 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ (ع) كَيْفَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) عِنْدَ قَبْرِهِ- فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيبَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفْوَةَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ نَصَحْتَ لِأُمَّتِكَ وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ عَبَدْتَهُ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ فَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ أَفْضَلَ مَا جَزَى نَبِيّاً عَنْ أُمَّتِهِ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

6. Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb Al-Kulayni narrated to me from a group of our companions, from Sahl ibn Ziyād, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Nasr, who said: I asked Abal Ḥasan (Imam Riďā (a.s.)), “How should I say Salām to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) next to his grave?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Salām upon the Messenger of Allāh. Salām to you, O love of Allāh! Salām to you, O choice of Allāh! Salām to you, O trustee of Allāh! I testify that you advised your nation. You fought in the way of Allāh and worshipped Him with loyalty until that which is certain (death) came to you. May Allāh reward you with a greater reward than He has given to any (other) prophet for guiding his nation. O Allāh! Send (Your) blessing on Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad, (blessings which are) greater than that which You sent on Ibrāhīm and the family of Ibrāhīm. Verily You are the Praised, the Glorified.

7 بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ سَهْلٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالَ حَضَرْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلَ (ع) وَ هَارُونُ الْخَلِيفَةُ وَ عِيسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ قَدْ جَاءُوا إِلَى قَبْرِ النَّبِيِّ (ص) فَقَالَ هَارُونُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ (ع) تَقَدَّمْ فَأَبَى فَتَقَدَّمَ هَارُونُ فَسَلَّمَ وَ قَامَ نَاحِيَةً فَقَالَ عِيسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ (ع) تَقَدَّمْ فَأَبَى- فَتَقَدَّمَ عِيسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ فَسَلَّمَ وَ وَقَفَ مَعَ هَارُونَ فَقَالَ جَعْفَرٌ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ (ع) تَقَدَّمْ فَأَبَى فَتَقَدَّمَ جَعْفَرٌ فَسَلَّمَ وَ وَقَفَ مَعَ هَارُونَ وَ تَقَدَّمَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (ع) فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَتِ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي اصْطَفَاكَ وَ اجْتَبَاكَ وَ هَدَاكَ وَ هَدَى بِكَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ هَارُونُ لِعِيسَى سَمِعْتَ مَا قَالَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ هَارُونُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ أَبُوهُ حَقّاً

7. Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb Al-Kulayni narrated to me from a group of our companions, from Sahl ibn Ziyād, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥassān, from one of our companions, who said: I saw Abal Ḥasan the First (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)), Hārūn the (Abbasid) caliph, ‘Isā ibn Ja’far, and Ja’far ibn Yaḥyā all in Madīnah next to the grave of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.). Hārūn said to Imam Kāżim (a.s.), “Go ahead (and say Salām to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.)).” However, Imam (a.s.) refused. So Hārūn went ahead and said Salām to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) and then moved aside. Then ‘Isā ibn Ja’far asked Imam (a.s.) to go ahead and say Salām to the Prophet (s.a.a.w.). However, Imam (a.s.) refused. So ‘Isā moved forward and said Salām to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) and then moved aside and stood with Hārūn. Then Ja’far ibn Yaḥyā asked Imam (a.s.) to go ahead and say Salām to the Prophet (s.a.a.w.). However, Imam (a.s.) refused. So Ja’far moved forward and said Salām to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) and then he also moved aside and stood with Hārūn. Then Abul Ḥasan (a.s.) moved forward and said: Salam to you, O father! I ask Allāh who selected you, chose you, guided you, and guided (the creation) through you, to send His blessing on you. So Hārūn said to ‘Isā, “Did you hear what he said?” “Yes,” ‘Isā replied. “I testify that he (the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.)) is truly his father,” Hārūn said.

8 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْعَلَوِيِّ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ (ع) عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ كَانَ أَبِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ يَقِفُ عَلَى قَبْرِ النَّبِيِّ (ص) فَيُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ وَ يَشْهَدُ لَهُ بِالْبَلَاغِ وَ يَدْعُو بِمَا حَضَرَهُ ثُمَّ يُسْنِدُ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى قَبْرِ النَّبِيِّ (ص) إِلَى الْمَرْمَرَةِ الْخَضْرَاءِ الدَّقِيقَةِ الْعَرْضِ مِمَّا يَلِي الْقَبْرَ وَ يَلْتَزِقُ بِالْقَبْرِ وَ يُسْنِدُ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى الْقَبْرِ وَ يَسْتَقْبِلُ الْقِبْلَةَ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ أَلْجَأْتُ أَمْرِي وَ إِلَى قَبْرِ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ (ص) عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ أَسْنَدْتُ ظَهْرِي وَ الْقِبْلَةَ الَّتِي رَضِيتَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ (ص) اسْتَقْبَلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ وَ لَا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي خَيْرَ مَا أَرْجُو لَهَا وَ لَا أَدْفَعُ عَنْهَا شَرَّ مَا أَحْذَرُ عَلَيْهَا وَ أَصْبَحَتِ الْأُمُورِ كُلُّهَا بِيَدِكَ وَ لَا فَقِيرَ أَفْقَرُ مِنِّي إِنِّي لِما أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ اللَّهُمَّ أَرِدْنِي مِنْكَ بِخَيْرٍ وَ لَا رَادَّ لِفَضْلِكَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ تُبَدِّلَ اسْمِي أَوْ تُغَيِّرَ جِسْمِي أَوْ تُزِيلَ نِعْمَتَكَ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ زَيِّنِّي بِالتَّقْوَى وَ جَمِّلْنِي بِالنِّعَمِ- وَ اغْمُرْنِي [وَ اعْمُرْنِي] بِالْعَافِيَةِ وَ ارْزُقْنِي شُكْرَ الْعَافِيَةِ

8. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain Al-‘Alawi son of ‘Ali ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali ibn Abī Ťālib, from ‘Ali ibn Ja’far, from his brother Mūsā ibn Ja’far (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)), from his father (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), who said: His father (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: My father, ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain (Imam Sajjād (a.s.)), used to stand next to the grave of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) and say Salām to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) and testify that he announced the message of Allāh. Then he used to recite any prayer that would come to his mind. Thereafter, he would lean his back on the very delicate green marble that is attached to the grave of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.). He would lean his back on the grave and face the Qiblah, and say: O Allāh! I seek refuge with You in (all of) my affairs and I have leaned my back on the grave of Muḥammad, Your slave and Your messenger, and I have turned my face toward the Qiblah that You chose for Muḥammad. O Allāh! I find that I do not have the power to attain the good that I desire for myself, nor do I have the power to avert the harm I fear. (O Allāh!) I find that all affairs are in Your hands and that there is no one more needy than I. I am in need of the good that You have given me. O Allāh! I ask You to decree that which is good for me because no one can keep away Your grace. O Allāh! I seek refuge with You from replacing my name, from changing my body, or from removing Your blessing from me. O Allāh! Adorn me with piety and beautify me with Your blessings. Give me a long, healthy life and sustain me with the ability to thank You for good health.

9 حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ زَكَرِيَّا الْمُؤْمِنِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ نَاجِيَةَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) عَلِّمْنِي تَسْلِيماً خَفِيفاً عَلَى النَّبِيِّ (ص) قَالَ قُلْ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي انْتَجَبَكَ وَ اصْطَفَاكَ وَ اخْتَارَكَ وَ هَدَاكَ وَ هَدَى بِكَ- أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْكَ صَلَاةً كَثِيرَةً طَيِّبَةً

9. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā ibn ‘Ubayd, from Abī ‘Abdillāh Zakariyyā Al-Mu`min, from Ibrāhīm ibn Nājiyah, from Isḥāq ibn ‘Ammār, who said: I said to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “Teach me a short Salām to the Prophet (s.a.a.w.).” Imam (a.s.) replied: Recite (the following): I ask Allāh who selected you, chose you, guided you, and guided (the creation) through you, to increasingly send His delightful blessings on you.

10 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي (رحمه الله) عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى وَ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ وَ مُوسَى بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (ع) قَالَ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) عِنْدَ قَبْرِهِ فَقَالَ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خِيَرَةَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيبَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفْوَةَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ نَصَحْتَ لِأُمَّتِكَ وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ [رَبِّكَ]- وَ عَبَدْتَهُ حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ فَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ أَفْضَلَ مَا جَزَى نَبِيّاً عَنْ أُمَّتِهِ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ [وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ] أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

10. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, Ya’qūb ibn Yazīd, and Mūsā ibn ‘Umar, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Nasr, who said: I asked Abal Ḥasan (Imam Riďā (a.s.)), “How should I say Salām to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.a.w.) next to his grave?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Recite (the following): Salām upon the Messenger of Allāh. Salām to you and (may) Allāh’s Mercy and Blessings be upon you. Salām to you, O Messenger of Allāh! Salām to you, O Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh! Salām to you, O chosen one from the creation of Allāh! Salām to you, O love of Allāh! Salām to you, O choice of Allāh! Salām to you, O trustee of Allāh! I testify that you are the Messenger of Allāh and that you are Muḥammad, son of ‘Abdillāh. I testify that you advised your nation, you fought in the way of your Lord, and you worshipped Him until that which is certain (death) came to you. May Allāh reward you with a greater reward than He has given to any (other) prophet for guiding his nation. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad, (blessings which are) greater than that which You sent on Ibrāhīm and the family of Ibrāhīm. Verily You are the Praised, the Glorified.

1 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْفَضَّالِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ مُوسَى السَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي مَسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ (ص) هِيَ مِثْلُ الصَّلَاةِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ (ع) لَا لِأَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) بِأَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ وَ الصَّلَاةَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ مِثْلُ الصَّلَاةِ فِي سَائِرِ الْأَمْصَارِ

1. My father and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Walīd both narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Aḥmad ibn Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl, from ‘Amr ibn Sa’īd, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah, from ‘Ammār ibn Mūsā Al-Sābāťi, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “Is praying in the Mosque of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) the same as praying anywhere else in Madīnah?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “No. One Salāt (prayer) in the Mosque of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) is equal to one thousand prayers elsewhere. However, praying anywhere else in Madīnah is just like praying in any other city.”

2 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ الْقُمِّيِّ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ الْبَجَلِيِّ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ مُرَازِمٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (ص) صَلَاةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي تَعْدِلُ أَلْفَ صَلَاةٍ فِي غَيْرِهِ وَ صَلَاةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامَ تَعْدِلُ أَلْفَ صَلَاةٍ فِي مَسْجِدِي ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَضَّلَ مَكَّةَ وَ جَعَلَ بَعْضَهَا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ بَعْضٍ فَقَالَ وَ اتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقامِ إِبْراهِيمَ مُصَلًّى وَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَضَّلَ أَقْوَاماً وَ أَمَرَ بِاتِّبَاعِهِمْ وَ أَمَرَ بِمَوَدَّتِهِمْ فِي الْكِتَابِ

2. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Abī Khalaf Al-Qummi Al-Ash’ari, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Mūsā ibn Qāsim Al-Bajali, from someone who narrated to him, from Murāzim, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) about praying in the Mosque of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.). Imam (a.s.) replied: The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) has said: One Salāt in my mosque is equal to one thousand prayers elsewhere, and one Salāt in MASJID AL-ḤARĀM is equal to one thousand prayers in my mosque. Then Imam (a.s.) continued: Verily Allāh has given preference to Makkah over other cities, and He has given preference to (specific) areas (of Makkah) over other areas in it by saying, “Take for yourselves a place of prayer on the standing-place of Ibrāhīm” (2:125). Allāh has also given preference to some people over others, and in His Book He has ordered people to follow them and to love them.

3 حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الصَّامِتِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) صَلَاةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ (ص) تَعْدِلُ عَشَرَةَ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ

3. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain ibn Mūsā ibn Bābawayh narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’, from his father, from Ibn Muskān, from Abī Sāmit, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: One Salāt in the Mosque of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) is equal to ten thousand Salāt elsewhere.

4 حَدَّثَنِي جَمَاعَةُ مَشَايِخِي عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ [الْحُسَيْنِ] بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) لِابْنِ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ أَكْثِرْ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّه ِ(ص) فَإِنَّهُ [فإنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ (ص)] قَالَ صَلَاةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي هَذَا كَأَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ فِي مَسْجِدٍ غَيْرِهِ إِلَّا الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ فَإِنَّ صَلَاةً فِي مَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ تَعْدِلُ أَلْفَ صَلَاةٍ فِي مَسْجِدِي

4. All of my scholars narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari, from Ibrāhīm ibn Mahziyār, from his brother ‘Ali, from Ḥasan ibn Sa’īd, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, Ibn Abī ‘Umayr, and Faďālah ibn Ayyūb, from Mu’āwiyah ibn ‘Ammār, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said to Ibn Abī Ya’fūr: Increasingly establish prayers in the Mosque of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), for the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) has said, “One Salāt in my mosque is equal to one thousand Salāt in any other mosque except Masjid Al-Ḥarām, for one Salāt in Masjid Al-Ḥarām is equal to one thousand Salāt in my mosque.”