Kāmil al-Ziyārāt

5 حَدَّثَنِي جَمَاعَةُ مَشَايِخِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) أَنِّي آتِي الْمَسَاجِدَ الَّتِي حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَبِأَيِّهَا أَبْدَأُ قَالَ ابْدَأْ بِقُبَا فَصَلِّ فِيهِ وَ أَكْثِرْ فَإِنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَسْجِدٍ صَلَّى فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (ص) فِي هَذِهِ الْعَرْصَةِ ثُمَّ ائْتِ مَشْرَبَةَ أُمِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَصَلِّ فِيهَا فَإِنَّهُ مَسْكَنُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) وَ مُصَلَّاهُ ثُمَّ تَأْتِي مَسْجِدَ الْفَضِيخِ فَتُصَلِّي فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَدْ صَلَّى فِيهِ نَبِيُّكَ فَإِذَا قَضَيْتَ هَذَا الْجَانِبَ فَائْتِ جَانِبَ أُحُدٍ فَابْدَأْ بِالْمَسْجِدِ الَّذِي دُونَ الْحَرَّةِ فَصَلَّيْتَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ مَرَرْتَ بِقَبْرِ حَمْزَةَ وَ الْحَدِيثُ طَوِيلٌ

5. All of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, (from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain), from Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Hilāl, from ‘Uqbah ibn Khālid, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “Which (mosque) should I visit first when I go to visit the mosques around Madīnah?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Start with the Mosque of Qubā and increasingly establish prayers in it, for it is the first mosque in this area in which the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) prayed. Then proceed to the Well of Um Ibrāhīm and pray there, for that is where the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) used to live and pray. Thereafter, proceed to the mosque of Faďīkh and pray two Rak’ah there, for your Prophet (s.a.a.w.) has prayed there. When you are finished (visiting the mosques) on this side of the city, proceed to the side of Uḥud. Start by going to the mosque that is below Ḥarrah and establish prayers there. Thereafter, proceed to the grave of Ḥamzah, the son of ‘Abdil Muťťalib (a.s.), and say Salām to him. Then go toward the graves of the rest of the martyrs of the Battle of Uḥud. Stand there and recite (the following): Salām to you, O inhabitants of the graves. You have preceded us and (soon) we shall join you. Thereafter, proceed to the mosque that is on the right side of the mountain (of Uḥud) and establish prayers there, for the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) waited for the time of prayers and then prayed in this mosque before he moved toward the Battle of Uḥud to fight the polytheists. Then go back to the grave of the martyrs (of the Battle of Uḥud) and pray next to their graves as much as Allāh has written (willed) for you. Move toward the Mosque of Aḥzāb and establish prayers there, for the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) prayed in that mosque on the day of the Battle of Aḥzāb and said: . O succour of the anguished ones! O fulfiller of the prayers of the distressed ones! O saviour of the heartbroken ones! Relieve me from my grief, my agony, my sadness, for You see my state and the state of my companions.

1 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَاغْتَسِلْ ثُمَّ ائْتِ قَبْرَ النَّبِيِّ (ص) بَعْدَ مَا تَفْرُغُ مِنْ حَوَائِجِكَ فَوَدِّعْهُ وَ اصْنَعْ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعْتَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِكَ- وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَتِي قَبْرَ نَبِيِّكَ (ص) فَإِنْ تَوَفَّيْتَنِي قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ فِي مَمَاتِي عَلَى مَا أَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِ فِي حَيَاتِي أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُكَ وَ رَسُولُكَ

1. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather ‘Ali, from Ḥasan ibn Sa’īd, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, Ibn Abī ‘Umayr, and Faďālah, from Mu’āwiyah ibn ‘Ammār, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: When you want to leave Madīnah, perform Ghusl. After asking for your needs, come to the grave of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) and bid farewell to him. Perform the same rituals (that were observed) when entering. Then recite the following: O Allāh! Do not make this my last Ziyārah of the grave of Your Prophet. And if You take my life before I come here again, then I testify after my death to that which I testify during my life, which is, “There is no god but Allāh and Muḥammad is Your slave and Your messenger.”

2 حَدَّثَنِي جَمَاعَةُ مَشَايِخِي عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) عَنْ وَدَاعِ قَبْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) فَقَالَ تَقُولُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ لَا جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ آخِرَ تَسْلِيمِي عَلَيْكَ

2. All of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Ḥasan ibn Faďďāl, from Yūnus ibn Ya’qūb, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) about how to bid farewell to the grave of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.). Imam (a.s.) replied: Recite the following: Allāh’s blessing be upon you. Salām to you. May Allāh not make this the last time I say Salām to you.

3 وَ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (ع) وَ هُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُوَدِّعَ لِلْخُرُوجِ إِلَى الْعُمْرَةِ فَأَتَى الْقَبْرَ مِنْ مَوْضِعِ رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ (ص) وَ لَزِقَ بِالْقَبْرِ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمِنْبَرَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْقَبْرَ فَقَامَ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ فَصَلَّى وَ أَلْزَقَ مَنْكِبَهُ الْأَيْسَرَ بِالْقَبْرِ قَرِيباً مِنَ الْأُسْطُوَانَةِ الَّتِي دُونَ الْأُسْطُوَانَةِ المحلقة المُخَلَّقَةِ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ النَّبِيِّ (ص) فَصَلَّى سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ أَوْ ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي نَعْلَيْهِ- قَالَ فَكَانَ مِقْدَارُ رُكُوعِهِ وَ سُجُودِهِ ثَلَاثَ تَسْبِيحَاتٍ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ سَجَدَ سَجْدَةً أَطَالَ فِيهَا السُّجُودَ حَتَّى بَلَّ عَرَقُهُ الْحَصَى قَالَ وَ ذَكَرَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا أَنَّهُ رَآهُ أَلْصَقَ خَدَّهُ بِأَرْضِ الْمَسْجِدِ

3. All of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl, who said: I saw Abal Ḥasan (Imam Riďā (a.s.)) bidding farewell (to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.)) when he wanted to go for ‘Umrah. It was after sunset when he approached the grave of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) from the direction of the head. He said Salām to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) and clung to the grave. Then he came to the pulpit of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.). Thereafter, he moved back to the grave and established prayers (so close to the grave that) his left shoulder touched the part of the grave which is close to a pillar. This pillar is situated on the opposite side of (another) pillar which is by the head of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.). He prayed six or eight Rak’ah while wearing his sandals and the length of his RUKŪ’ and SUJŪD was as long as reciting TASBǏḤĀT three or more times. After he finished his prayers, he prostrated for such a long time that the sand (on which he had prostrated) became moistened from his sweat. And some of our companions added that he was seen placing his cheek on the ground of the Mosque.

1 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مَتٍّ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَدِيدِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) أَتَى مَسْجِدَ الْكُوفَةِ عَمْداً مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ حَتَّى رَكِبَ رَاحِلَتَهُ وَ أَخَذَ الطَّرِيقَ

1. Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Mat Al-Jawhari narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn ‘Imrān, from Aḥmad ibn Ḥasan, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥadīd, from Muḥammad ibn Sinān, from ‘Amr ibn Khālid, from Abī Ḥamzah Al-Thumāli, who said: ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain (Imam Sajjād (a.s.)) left Madīnah with the sole purpose of going to the Mosque of Kūfah. He prayed two Rak’ah and then left. He mounted his camel and went on his way.

2 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي (رحمه الله) عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ يُونُسَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بن [زائد مَوْلَى طِرْبَالٍ وَ غَيْرِهِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) نَفَقَةُ دِرْهَمٍ بِالْكُوفَةِ تُحْسَبُ بِمِائَتَيْ [بِمِائَةِ] دِرْهَمٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ وَ رَكْعَتَانِ فِيهَا تُحْسَبُ بِمِائَةِ رَكْعَةٍ

2. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’, from Mansūr ibn Yūnus, from Sulaymān servant of Ťirbāl, and from others, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Giving one DIRHAM as charity in Kūfah is equal to giving two hundred Dirhams as charity elsewhere, and praying two Rak’ah in Kūfah is equal to praying one hundred Rak’ah (elsewhere).

3 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ نَجْمِ بْنِ حُطَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ لَأَعَدُّوا لَهُ الزَّادَ وَ الرَّاحِلَةَ مِنْ مَكَانٍ بَعِيدٍ وَ قَالَ صَلَاةٌ فَرِيضَةٌ فِيهِ تَعْدِلُ حِجَّةً وَ نَافِلَةٌ فِيهِ تَعْدِلُ عُمْرَةً

3. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Walīd narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl, from Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad, from Faďl ibn Zakariyyā, from Najm ibn Ḥuťaym, who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: If people knew the merits of the Mosque of Kūfah, they would prepare to travel to it from far distances. Praying an obligatory prayer in the Mosque of Kūfah is equal to performing a Hajj, and praying a recommended prayer in it is equal to performing an ‘Umrah.

4 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ صَلَاةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ الْفَرِيضَةُ تَعْدِلُ حِجَّةً مَقْبُولَةً وَ التَّطَوُّعُ فِيهِ تَعْدِلُ عُمْرَةً مَقْبُولَةً

4. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from someone who narrated to him, from ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Abī Hāshim, from Dāwūd ibn Farqad, from Abī Ḥamzah (Al-Thumāli), who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: Praying an obligatory prayer in the Mosque of Kūfah is equal to performing an accepted Hajj, and praying a recommended prayer in it is equal to performing an accepted ‘Umrah.

5 حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَبَلَةَ عَنْ سَلَّامِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ عَنِ الْأَصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ (ع) قَالَ النَّافِلَةُ فِي هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ تَعْدِلُ عُمْرَةً مَعَ النَّبِيِّ (ص) وَ الْفَرِيضَةُ فِيهِ تَعْدِلُ حِجَّةً مَعَ النَّبِيِّ (ص) وَ قَدْ صَلَّى فِيهِ أَلْفُ نَبِيٍّ وَ أَلْفُ وَصِيٍّ

5. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad narrated to me from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Jabalah, from Salām ibn Abī ‘Amrah, from Sa’d ibn Ťarīf, from Asbagh ibn Nubātah, who said: ‘Ali (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)) said: Praying a recommended prayer in this mosque (Mosque of Kūfah) is equal to performing an ‘Umrah with the Prophet (s.a.a.w.), and praying an obligatory prayer in it is equal to performing a Hajj with the Prophet (s.a.a.w.). Indeed one thousand prophets and one thousand successors have prayed in this mosque.

6 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) أَ تُصَلِّي الصَّلَاةَ كُلَّهَا فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ أَمَا لَوْ كُنْتُ بِحَضْرَتِهِ لَرَجَوْتُ أَنْ لَا تَفُوتَنِي فِيهِ صَلَاةٌ قَالَ وَ تَدْرِي مَا فَضْلُهُ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ صَالِحٍ وَ لَا نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا وَ قَدْ صَلَّى فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَانِ حَتَّى إنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ (ص) لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِهِ قَالَ لَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ (ع) أَ تَدْرِي أَيْنَ أَنْتَ السَّاعَةَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ لَا قَالَ أَنْتَ مُقَابِلُ مَسْجِدِ كُوفَانَ فَقَالَ اسْتَأْذِنْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّى أَهْبِطَ فَأُصَلِّيَ فِيهِ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَهَبَطَ فَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ فِيهِ تَعْدِلُ بِأَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ وَ إِنَّ النَّافِلَةَ فِيهِ تَعْدِلُ بِخَمْسِ مِائَةِ صَلَاةٍ وَ إِنَّ مُقَدَّمَهُ [قِبْلَتَهُ] لَرَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ إِنَّ مَيْمَنَتَهُ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ إِنَّ مَيْسَرَتَهُ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ إِنَّ مُؤَخَّرَهُ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ إِنَّ الْجُلُوسَ فِيهِ بِغَيْرِ صَلَاةٍ وَ لَا ذِكْرٍ لَعِبَادَةٌ وَ لَوْ عَلِمَ النَّاسُ مَا فِيهِ لَأَتَوْهُ وَ لَوْ حَبْواً

6. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthmān, from someone who narrated to him, from Hārūn ibn Khārijah, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) asked me, “Do you establish all of your prayers in the Mosque of Kūfah?” “No,” I replied. “Verily if I lived close to it (the Mosque of Kūfah), I would hope not to miss any prayers there. Do you know the merits of the Mosque of Kūfah?” Imam (a.s.) asked. “No,” I replied. Imam (a.s.) said: Every righteous slave and every prophet has prayed in the Mosque of Kūfān. Verily on the night of his journey (Night of Mi’rāj), Jabra`īl asked the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), “O Muḥammad! Do you know where you are right now?” “No,” he replied. “You are in front of the Mosque of Kūfān,” Jabra`īl said. “Ask Your Lord for permission so that I may descend here and pray in it,” the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) said. Then Jabra`īl asked for permission and it was granted. Therefore, the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) descended and prayed two Rak’ah in the Mosque of Kūfah. Then Imam (a.s.) continued: Establishing one obligatory prayer in it (the Mosque of Kūfah) is equal to establishing one thousand prayers (elsewhere), and establishing one recommended prayer in it is equal to establishing five hundred prayers (elsewhere). Verily the front portion of the Mosque of Kūfah is a garden from the gardens of Paradise; and its right side is a garden from the gardens of Paradise; and its left side is a garden from the gardens of Paradise; and its back portion is a garden from the gardens of Paradise. Even sitting in the Mosque of Kūfah without praying or praising Allāh is considered worshipping Him. If people knew its merits, they would surely come to it even if they had to crawl to it.