Kāmil al-Ziyārāt

16 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ غَيْرُهُمَا عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ عَنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ عَنِ الْأَصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ قَالَ مَرَّ عَلِيٌّ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) عَلَى الْقُبُورِ فَأَخَذَ فِي الْجَادَّةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُصُورِ أَنْتُمْ لَنَا فَرَطٌ وَ نَحْنُ لَكُمْ تَبَعٌ وَ إِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَقَالَ- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ إِلَى آخِرِهِ

16. My father, ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain, and others narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from his father, from Hārūn ibn Jahm, from Mufaďďal ibn Sāliḥ, from Sa’d ibn Ťarīf, from Asbagh ibn Nubātah, who said: (One day) ‘Ali, the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), passed by some graves on his route. He turned to the right and said, “Salām to you, O people who have moved from palaces to graves. You have preceded us and we shall follow you, and In-Shā`allāh we shall join you.” Then he turned to the left and repeated the same statement.

17 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدَانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ يَخْرُجُ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْقُبُورِ فَيُسَلِّمُ وَ يَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْقُبُورِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَنْ كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَنْتُمْ لَنَا فَرَطٌ وَ نَحْنُ لَكُمْ تَبَعٌ- وَ إِنَّا بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ وَ إِنّا لِلّهِ وَ إِنّا إِلَيْهِ راجِعُونَ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ بَعْدَ سُكْنَى الْقُصُورِ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ بَعْدَ النِّعْمَةِ وَ السُّرُورِ صِرْتُمْ إِلَى الْقُبُورِ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ كَيْفَ وَجَدْتُمْ طَعْمَ الْمَوْتِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ صَارَ إِلَى النَّارِ ثُمَّ يُهْرِقُ دَمْعَتَهُ وَ يَنْصَرِفُ

17. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Walīd narrated to me from someone whose name he mentioned, from Aḥmad ibn Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Barqi, from his father, from Sa’dān ibn Muslim, from ‘Ali ibn Abī Ḥamzah, from Abī Basīr, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: When you go to the graves, say Salām and recite (the following): Salām upon the people of the graves. Salām upon the believers and the Muslims in the graves. You have preceded us and we shall follow you and (soon) we will join you. Verily we are Allāh’s and to Him we shall return. O those who are in graves after having lived in palaces! O those who are in graves after having enjoyed the blessings and the pleasures! O people of the graves! Now that you are in the graves, how did you find the taste of death?!!! Then say, “Woe unto those who have gone to Hell.” And then cry and leave.

18 وَ عَنْهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْقَصَبَانِيِّ عَنْ يَقْطِينٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا رَبِيعُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُسْلِيُّ قَالَ كَانَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) إِذَا دَخَلَ الْجَبَّانَةَ يَقُولُ- السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ

18. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Walīd narrated to me from someone whose name he mentioned, from Aḥmad ibn Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Barqi, from some of our companions, from ‘Abbās ibn ‘Āmir Al-Qasbāni, from Yaqťīn, from Rabī’ ibn Muḥammad Al-Musli, who said: When Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) would enter a graveyard, he would say: Salām upon the people of Paradise.

1 حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (ع) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ مُوسَى (ع) قَالَ مَنْ زَارَهَا فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ

1. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain ibn Mūsā ibn Bābawayh narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from his father, from Sa’d ibn Sa’d, who said: I asked Abal Ḥasan (Imam Riďā (a.s.)) about the Ziyārah of Fāťimah, the daughter of Mūsā (a.s.) (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)). Imam (a.s.) said, “Those who go to her Ziyārah will be rewarded with Paradise.”

2 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ أَخِي وَ الْجَمَاعَةُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ وَ غَيْرِهِ عَنِ الْعَمْرَكِيِّ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبُوفَكِيِّ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنِ ابْنِ الرِّضَا (ع) قَالَ مَنْ زَارَ قَبْرَ عَمَّتِي بِقُمَّ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ

2. My father, my brother, and the group narrated to me from Aḥmad ibn Idrīs, and from others, from ‘Amraki ibn ‘Ali Al-Būfaki, from someone whose name he mentioned, who said: The son of Riďā (Imam Jawād (a.s.)) said: Those who go to the Ziyārah of my aunt in Qum will be rewarded with Paradise.

1 حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الرَّيِّ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْعَسْكَرِيِّ (ع) فَقَالَ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ فَقُلْتُ زُرْتُ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ (ع) فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّكَ لَوْ زُرْتَ قَبْرَ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ عِنْدَكُمْ لَكُنْتَ كَمَنْ زَارَ الْحُسَيْنَ ع

1. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain ibn Mūsā ibn Bābawayh narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from someone who was from Ray, who said: I went to Abil Ḥasan Al-‘Askari (Imam Hādi (a.s.)) and he asked me, “Where are you coming from?” I replied, “I went to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.).” Imam (a.s.) said, “If you had gone to the Ziyārah of the grave of Abdil ‘Ażīm who is (buried) near you, you would have been like those who have gone to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.).”

1 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ قَالَ لِي إِنَّ عِنْدَكُمْ أَوْ قَالَ فِي قُرْبِكُمْ لَفَضِيلَةً مَا أُوتِيَ أَحَدٌ مِثْلَهَا وَ مَا أَحْسَبُكُمْ تَعْرِفُونَهَا كُنْهَ مَعْرِفَتِهَا وَ لَا تُحَافِظُونَ عَلَيْهَا وَ لَا عَلَى الْقِيَامِ بِهَا وَ إِنَّ لَهَا لَأَهْلًا خَاصَّةً قَدْ سُمُّوا لَهَا وَ أُعْطُوهَا بِلَا حَوْلٍ مِنْهُمْ وَ لَا قُوَّةٍ إِلَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ صُنْعِ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ وَ سَعَادَةٍ حَبَاهُمُ اللَّهُ بِهَا وَ رَحْمَةٍ وَ رَأْفَةٍ وَ تَقَدُّمٍ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي وَصَفْتَ لَنَا وَ لَمْ تُسَمِّهِ قَالَ زِيَارَةُ جَدِّيَ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ (ع) فَإِنَّهُ غَرِيبٌ بِأَرْضِ غُرْبَةٍ يَبْكِيهِ مَنْ زَارَهُ وَ يَحْزَنُ لَهُ مَنْ لَمْ يَزُرْهُ وَ يَحْتَرِقُ لَهُ مَنْ لَمْ يَشْهَدْهُ وَ يَرْحَمُهُ مَنْ نَظَرَ إِلَى قَبْرِ ابْنِهِ عِنْدَ رِجْلِهِ فِي أَرْضِ فَلَاةٍ لَا حَمِيمَ قُرْبَهُ وَ لَا قَرِيبَ ثُمَّ مَنَعَ الْحَقَّ وَ تَوَازَرَ عَلَيْهِ أَهْلُ الرِّدَّةِ حَتَّى قَتَلُوهُ وَ ضَيَّعُوهُ وَ عَرَضُوهُ لِلسِّبَاعِ وَ مَنَعُوهُ شُرْبَ مَاءِ الْفُرَاتِ الَّذِي يَشْرَبُهُ الْكِلَابُ وَ ضَيَّعُوا حَقَّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) وَ وَصِيَّتَهُ بِهِ وَ بِأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فَأَمْسَى مَجْفُوّاً فِي حُفْرَتِهِ صَرِيعاً بَيْنَ قَرَابَتِهِ وَ شِيعَتِهِ بَيْنَ أَطْبَاقِ التُّرَابِ قَدْ أُوحِشَ قُرْبُهُ فِي الْوَحْدَةِ وَ الْبُعْدِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ وَ الْمَنْزِلِ الَّذِي لَا يَأْتِيهِ إِلَّا مَنِ امْتَحَنَ اللَّهُ قَلْبَهُ لِلْإِيمَانِ وَ عَرَّفَهُ حَقَّنَا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَدْ كُنْتُ آتِيهِ حَتَّى بُلِيتُ بِالسُّلْطَانِ وَ فِي حِفْظِ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُمْ مَشْهُورٌ فَتَرَكْتُ لِلتَّقِيَّةِ إِتْيَانَهُ وَ أَنَا أَعْرِفُ مَا فِي إِتْيَانِهِ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا فَضْلُ مَنْ أَتَاهُ وَ مَا لَهُ عِنْدَنَا مِنْ جَزِيلِ الْخَيْرِ فَقُلْتُ لَا فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْفَضْلُ فَيُبَاهِيهِ مَلَائِكَةُ السَّمَاءِ وَ أَمَّا مَا لَهُ عِنْدَنَا فَالتَّرَحُّمُ عَلَيْهِ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ وَ مَسَاءٍ وَ لَقَدْ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَخْلُ مَكَانُهُ مُنْذُ قُتِلَ مِنْ مُصَلٍّ يُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ أَوْ مِنَ الْجِنِّ أَوْ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ أَوْ مِنَ الْوَحْشِ وَ مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا وَ هُوَ يَغْبِطُ زَائِرَهُ وَ يَتَمَسَّحُ بِهِ وَ يَرْجُو فِي النَّظَرِ إِلَيْهِ الْخَيْرَ لِنَظَرِهِ إِلَى قَبْرِهِ (ع) ثُمَّ قَالَ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ قَوْماً يَأْتُونَهُ مِنْ نَوَاحِي الْكُوفَةِ وَ نَاساً [أُنَاساً] مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ وَ نِسَاءً يَنْدُبْنَهُ وَ ذَلِكَ فِي النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَمِنْ بَيْنِ قَارِئٍ يَقْرَأُ وَ قَاصٍّ يَقُصُّ وَ نَادِبٍ يَنْدُبُ وَ قَائِلٍ يَقُولُ الْمَرَاثِيَ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَدْ شَهِدْتُ بَعْضَ مَا تَصِفُ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي النَّاسِ مَنْ يَفِدُ إِلَيْنَا وَ يَمْدَحُنَا وَ يَرْثِي لَنَا وَ جَعَلَ عَدُوَّنَا مَنْ يَطْعُنُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ قَرَابَتِنَا وَ غَيْرِهِمْ يَهُدُّونَهُمْ [يُهَدِّدُونَهُمْ] وَ يُقَبِّحُونَ مَا يَصْنَعُونَ

1. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said to me: There is a blessing close to you (people) which has not been given to anyone else. However, I do not think that you understand its true value, you do not adhere to it, nor are you committed to it. Verily there are a dedicated group of people for this blessing who have been identified by their names, and Allāh, with His Mercy and Compassion, has willed a happy ending for them and He has bestowed this blessing on them without any will nor power from themselves. I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! What is this blessing that you have described for us but have not named?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “The Ziyārah of my grandfather, Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.).” Imam (a.s.) added: Verily he is the lonely one in the remote land. Those who go to his Ziyārah, weep over him. And those who do not go to his Ziyārah, grieve over him. Those who have not seen him (his grave) are devastated with anguish over him, and those who look at the grave of his son (‘Ali Al-Akbar (a.s.)) next to his feet in that desert, sympathize with him. He had no family in that land nor any intimate friend and the people of disbelief denied his rights, neglected him, and rose against him. They killed him and they left his body (unburied) to be eaten by beasts. They forbade him from drinking from the water of the Euphrates (River) from which even the dogs could drink. They neglected their obligations toward the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) and they ignored the orders of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) about him and his family. He (Imam Ḥusain (a.s.)) was eventually abandoned in his grave, and he was struck down on layers of dust among his family members and his Shia. He is alone and far away from his grandfather (s.a.a.w.) (in Madīnah), after having been close to him. He is alone in the house which is not being visited except by those whose hearts Allāh has tested for faith and whom He has allowed to know our rights. I said, “May I sacrifice myself for you! I used to go to his Ziyārah until I was afflicted with (serving) this ruler and protecting his wealth. Now I am well-known among them. Therefore, I have stopped going to his Ziyārah out of precaution, although I am aware of its blessings.” Imam (a.s.) asked, “Do you know the merits of going to his Ziyārah and the reward that we have prepared for those who go to his Ziyārah?” I replied, “No.” Imam (a.s.) said, “As for the merits (of the Ziyārah), Allāh boasts about those who go to his Ziyārah to the angels in the heavens. And as for their reward with us, (verily) we seek Allāh’s Mercy for those who go to his Ziyārah every morning and evening.” Imam (a.s.) added: My father (a.s.) narrated to me that since the day he was killed, his site has never been deserted by those who send blessings on him from among the angels, Jinn, mankind, or beasts. (Verily) everything (in the creation) envies those who go to his Ziyārah, and tries to touch them (his Zuwwār), and seeks blessings by looking at them for having looked at the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). Then Imam (a.s.) said, “I have heard that in the middle of the month of Sha’bān, some people from the suburbs of Kūfah – and other cities – go to his Ziyārah and their women lament over Ḥusain (a.s.), the reciters recite poems about him, the speakers narrate his story, the lamenters lament over him, and the poets recite eulogies about him.” I replied, “Yes, may I sacrifice myself for you! I have seen some of that which you described.” Imam (a.s.) said: Praise be to Allāh who appointed some people to go to our Ziyārah, extol us, and recite eulogies about us. And (praise be to Allāh) who has made some of our enemies slander our Shia for their nearness to us while other enemies insult them and condemn their actions.

2 وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَصَمِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ الْأَرَّجَانِيِّ قَالَ صَحِبْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) فِي طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَنَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلًا يُقَالُ لَهُ عُسْفَانُ ثُمَّ مَرَرْنَا بِجَبَلٍ أَسْوَدَ عَنْ يَسَارِ الطَّرِيقِ مُوحِشٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) مَا أَوْحَشَ هَذَا الْجَبَلَ مَا رَأَيْتُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ مِثْلَ هَذَا فَقَالَ لِي يَا ابْنَ بَكْرٍ أَ تَدْرِي أَيُّ جَبَلٍ هَذَا قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ هَذَا جَبَلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْكَمَدُ وَ هُوَ عَلَى وَادٍ مِنْ أَوْدِيَةِ جَهَنَّمَ وَ فِيهِ قَتَلَةُ أَبِيَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) اسْتَوْدَعَهُمْ فِيهِ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهِمْ مِيَاهُ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْغِسْلِينِ وَ الصَّدِيدِ وَ الْحَمِيمِ وَ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ جُبِّ الْجَوِي وَ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْفَلَقِ مِنْ أَثَامٍ وَ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ طِينَةِ الْخَبَالِ وَ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ وَ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ لَظَى وَ مِنَ الْحُطَمَةِ- وَ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ سَقَرَ وَ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْحَمِيمِ وَ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْهَاوِيَةِ وَ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنَ السَّعِيرِ- وَ مَا مَرَرْتُ بِهَذَا الْجَبَلِ فِي سَفَرِي فَوَقَفْتُ بِهِ إِلَّا رَأَيْتُهُمَا يَسْتَغِيثَانِ إِلَيَّ وَ إِنِّي لَأَنْظُرُ إِلَى قَتَلَةِ أَبِي وَ أَقُولُ لَهُمَا إِنَّمَا هَؤُلَاءِ فَعَلُوا مَا أَسَّسْتُمَا لَمْ تَرْحَمُونَا إِذْ وُلِّيتُمْ- وَ قَتَلْتُمُونَا وَ حَرَمْتُمُونَا وَ وَثَبْتُمْ عَلَى قَتْلِنَا [حَقِّنَا] وَ اسْتَبْدَدْتُمْ بِالْأَمْرِ دُونَنَا فَلَا رَحِمَ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَرْحَمُكُمَا ذُوقَا وَبَالَ مَا قَدَّمْتُمَا وَ مَا اللَّهُ بِظَلّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِ وَ أَشَدُّهُمَا تَضَرُّعاً وَ اسْتِكَانَةً الثَّانِي فَرُبَّمَا وَقَفْتُ عَلَيْهِمَا لِيَتَسَلَّى عَنِّي بَعْضُ مَا فِي قَلْبِي- وَ رُبَّمَا طَوَيْتُ الْجَبَلَ الَّذِي هُمَا فِيهِ وَ هُوَ جَبَلُ الْكَمَدِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَإِذَا طَوَيْتَ الْجَبَلَ فَمَا تَسْمَعُ قَالَ أَسْمَعُ أَصْوَاتَهُمَا يُنَادِيَانِ عَرِّجْ عَلَيْنَا نُكَلِّمْكَ فَإِنَّا نَتُوبُ وَ أَسْمَعُ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ صَارِخاً يَصْرُخُ بِي أَجِبْهُمَا وَ قُلْ لَهُمَا اخْسَؤُا فِيها وَ لا تُكَلِّمُونِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ مَنْ مَعَهُمْ قَالَ كُلُّ فِرْعَوْنٍ عَتَا عَلَى اللَّهِ وَ حَكَى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِعَالَهُ وَ كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَّمَ الْعِبَادَ الْكُفْرَ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هُمْ قَالَ نَحْوُ بُولِسَ الَّذِي عَلَّمَ الْيَهُودَ أَنَّ يَدَ اللَّهِ مَغْلُولَةٌ وَ نَحْوُ نَسْطُورَ الَّذِي عَلَّمَ النَّصَارَى أَنَّ عِيسَى الْمَسِيحَ ابْنُ اللَّهِ وَ قَالَ لَهُمْ هُمْ ثَلَاثَةٌ وَ نَحْوُ فِرْعَوْنِ مُوسَى الَّذِي قَالَ- أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلى وَ نَحْوُ نُمْرُودَ الَّذِي قَالَ قَهَرْتُ أَهْلَ الْأَرْضِ وَ قَتَلْتُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَ قَاتِلِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) وَ قَاتِلِ فَاطِمَةَ وَ مُحَسِّنٍ وَ قَاتِلِ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) فَأَمَّا مُعَاوِيَةُ وَ عَمْرٌو فَمَا يَطْمَعَانِ فِي الْخَلَاصِ وَ مَعَهُمْ كُلُّ مَنْ نَصَبَ لَنَا الْعَدَاوَةَ وَ أَعَانَ عَلَيْنَا بِلِسَانِهِ وَ يَدِهِ وَ مَالِهِ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَأَنْتَ تَسْمَعُ ذَا كُلَّهُ وَ لَا تُقْرَعُ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ بَكْرٍ إِنَّ قُلُوبَنَا غَيْرُ قُلُوبِ النَّاسِ إِنَّا مُطِيعُونَ مُصَفَّوْنَ مُصْطَفَوْنَ نَرَى مَا لَا يَرَى النَّاسُ وَ نَسْمَعُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ النَّاسُ وَ إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَنْزِلُ عَلَيْنَا فِي رِحَالِنَا وَ تَتَقَلَّبُ فِي فُرُشِنَا وَ تَشْهَدُ طَعَامَنَا وَ تَحْضُرُ مَوْتَانَا وَ تَأْتِينَا بِأَخْبَارِ مَا يَحْدُثُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَكُونَ وَ تُصَلِّي مَعَنَا وَ تَدْعُو لَنَا وَ تُلْقِي عَلَيْنَا أَجْنِحَتَهَا وَ تَتَقَلَّبُ عَلَى أَجْنِحَتِهَا صِبْيَانُنَا وَ تَمْنَعُ الدَّوَابَّ أَنْ تَصِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَ تَأْتِينَا مِمَّا فِي الْأَرَضِينَ مِنْ كُلِّ نَبَاتٍ فِي زَمَانِهِ وَ تَسْقِينَا مِنْ مَاءِ كُلِّ أَرْضٍ نَجِدُ ذَلِكَ فِي آنِيَتِنَا وَ مَا مِنْ يَوْمٍ وَ لَا سَاعَةٍ وَ لَا وَقْتِ صَلَاةٍ إِلَّا وَ هِيَ تَتَهَيَّأُ لَهَا وَ مَا مِنْ لَيْلَةٍ تَأْتِي عَلَيْنَا إِلَّا وَ أَخْبَارُ كُلِّ أَرْضٍ عِنْدَنَا وَ مَا يَحْدُثُ فِيهَا وَ أَخْبَارُ الْجِنِّ وَ أَخْبَارُ أَهْلِ الْهَوَى مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ مَا مِنْ مَلِكٍ يَمُوتُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ يَقُومُ غَيْرُهُ إِلَّا أَتَانَا خَبَرُهُ وَ كَيْفَ سِيرَتُهُ فِي الَّذِينَ قَبْلَهُ وَ مَا مِنْ أَرْضٍ مِنْ سِتَّةِ أَرَضِينَ إِلَى السَّابِعَةِ إِلَّا وَ نَحْنُ نُؤْتَى بِخَبَرِهِمْ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَأَيْنَ مُنْتَهَى هَذَا الْجَبَلِ قَالَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ السَّابِعَةِ [السَّادِسَةِ]- وَ فِيهَا جَهَنَّمُ عَلَى وَادٍ مِنْ أَوْدِيَتِهِ عَلَيْهِ حَفَظَةٌ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ وَ قَطْرِ الْمَطَرِ وَ عَدَدِ مَا فِي الْبِحَارِ وَ عَدَدِ الثَّرَى قَدْ وُكِّلَ كُلُّ مَلَكٍ مِنْهُمْ بِشَيْءٍ وَ هُوَ مُقِيمٌ عَلَيْهِ لَا يُفَارِقُهُ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعاً يُلْقُونَ الْأَخْبَارَ قَالَ لَا إِنَّمَا يُلْقَى ذَلِكَ إِلَى صَاحِبِ الْأَمْرِ وَ إِنَّا لَنَحْمِلُ مَا لَا يَقْدِرُ الْعِبَادُ عَلَى الْحُكُومَةِ فِيهِ فَنَحْكُمُ فِيهِ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَقْبَلْ حُكُومَتَنَا جَبَرَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عَلَى قَوْلِنَا وَ أَمَرَتِ الَّذِينَ يَحْفَظُونَ نَاحِيَةً أَنْ يَقْسِرُوهُ عَلَى قَوْلِنَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْخِلَافِ وَ الْكُفْرِ أَوْثَقَتْهُ وَ عَذَّبَتْهُ حَتَّى يَصِيرَ إِلَى مَا حَكَمْنَا بِهِ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَهَلْ يَرَى الْإِمَامُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ بَكْرٍ فَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَا بَيْنَ قُطْرَيْهَا وَ هُوَ لَا يَرَاهُمْ وَ لَا يَحْكُمُ فِيهِمْ وَ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ حُجَّةً عَلَى قَوْمٍ غُيَّبٍ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ مُؤَدِّياً عَنِ اللَّهِ وَ شَاهِداً عَلَى الْخَلْقِ وَ هُوَ لَا يَرَاهُمْ وَ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ حُجَّةً عَلَيْهِمْ وَ هُوَ مَحْجُوبٌ عَنْهُمْ وَ قَدْ جَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَهُ أَنْ يَقُومَ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّهِ فِيهِمْ وَ اللَّهُ يَقُولُ وَ ما أَرْسَلْناكَ إِلّا كَافَّةً لِلنّاسِ يَعْنِي بِهِ مَنْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ الْحُجَّةُ مِنْ بَعْدِ النَّبِيِّ (ص) يَقُومُ مَقَامَ النَّبِيِّ (ص) مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَ هُوَ الدَّلِيلُ عَلَى مَا تَشَاجَرَتْ فِيهِ الْأُمَّةُ وَ الْآخِذُ بِحُقُوقِ النَّاسِ وَ الْقَيَّامُ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ- وَ الْمُنْصِفُ لِبَعْضِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ فَإِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُمْ مَنْ يَنْفُذُ قَوْلُهُ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ سَنُرِيهِمْ آياتِنا فِي الْآفاقِ وَ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَأَيُّ آيَةٍ فِي الْآفَاقِ غَيْرِنَا أَرَاهَا اللَّهُ أَهْلَ الْآفَاقِ- وَ قَالَ ما نُرِيهِمْ مِنْ آيَةٍ إِلّا هِيَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِها فَأَيُّ آيَةٍ أَكْبَرُ مِنَّا وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ قُرَيْشاً لَتَعْرِفُ مَا أَعْطَانَا اللَّهُ وَ لَكِنَّ الْحَسَدَ أَهْلَكَهُمْ كَمَا أَهْلَكَ إِبْلِيسَ وَ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَأْتُونَنَا إِذَا اضْطُرُّوا وَ خَافُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَسْأَلُونَّا فَنُوَضِّحُ لَهُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُونَ فَيَقُولُونَ مَا رَأَيْنَا أَضَلَّ مِمَّنِ اتَّبَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ وَ يَقْبَلُ مَقَالَتَهُمْ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) لَوْ نُبِشَ كَانُوا يَجِدُونَ فِي قَبْرِهِ شَيْئاً قَالَ يَا ابْنَ بَكْرٍ مَا أَعْظَمَ مَسَائِلَكَ الْحُسَيْنُ (ع) مَعَ أَبِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ وَ أَخِيهِ الْحَسَنِ فِي مَنْزِلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) يُحْبَوْنَ كَمَا يُحْبَى وَ يُرْزَقُونَ كَمَا يُرْزَقُ فَلَوْ نُبِشَ فِي أَيَّامِهِ لَوُجِدَ وَ أَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَهُوَ حَيٌّ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ يُرْزَقُ وَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُعَسْكَرِهِ وَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْعَرْشِ مَتَى يُؤْمَرُ أَنْ يَحْمِلَهُ وَ إِنَّهُ لَعَلَى يَمِينِ الْعَرْشِ مُتَعَلِّقٌ يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى زُوَّارِهِ وَ هُوَ أَعْرَفُ بِهِمْ وَ بِأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِهِمْ وَ بِدَرَجَاتِهِمْ وَ بِمَنْزِلَتِهِمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ بِوَلَدِهِ وَ مَا فِي رَحْلِهِ وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَرَى مَنْ يَبْكِيهِ فَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ رَحْمَةً لَهُ وَ يَسْأَلُ أَبَاهُ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ لَهُ وَ يَقُولُ لَوْ تَعْلَمُ أَيُّهَا الْبَاكِي مَا أُعِدَّ لَكَ لَفَرِحْتَ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا جَزِعْتَ فَلَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ كُلُّ مَنْ سَمِعَ بُكَاءَهُ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَ فِي الْحَائِرِ وَ يَنْقَلِبُ وَ مَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ

2. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, from ‘Abdillāh (ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān) Al-Asam, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Bukayr Al-Arjāni, who said: I accompanied Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) from Madīnah to Makkah. On our journey, we stopped in an area called ‘Usfān and then we passed by a black, frightening mountain which was to the left of the road. I said to him, “O son of the Messenger of Allāh! How frightening this mountain is! I have never seen anything like this on our route.” Imam (a.s.) asked, “O son of Bukayr! Do you know which mountain this is?” I replied, “No.” Imam (a.s.) said: This is a mountain called Kamad and it overlooks one of the valleys in Hell which contains the killers of my father, Ḥusain (a.s.). The liquids of Hell flow under the killers of my father (in this valley). These liquids include Ghislīn, Sadīd, Ḥamīm, that which emerges from the Putrid Well, that which comes out from the sins in Falaq, that which comes out from the clay of Khabāl (pus), that which comes out from Jahannam, that which comes out from the blazing fires, that which comes out from Ḥuťamah, that which comes out from Saqar, that which comes out from Ḥamīm, that which comes out from Hāwiyah, and that which comes out from Sa’īr. Every time I pass by this mountain on my journey, I stop and see those Two seeking refuge with me and I look at the killers of my father (a.s.), and I say to the two of them: Verily you established the foundations for that which they (the killers of Ḥusain (a.s.)) did. You showed us no mercy at the time of your ruling. You killed us, denied and usurped our rights, and you tyrannized over our affairs by deposing us. May Allāh not have mercy on those who have mercy on the two of you. (Now) taste the evil results of that which you brought forth because Allāh is not unjust to (any of His) slaves. Sometimes I climb the mountain of Kamad which is where those two are located, and I stand there to soothe some of that which is in my heart, and the second one begs and succumbs to despair more intensely. I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! What do you hear when you climb this mountain?” Imam (a.s.) replied: I hear the voices of those two. They call out, “Come toward us so that we can talk to you, verily we repent.” And (then) I hear a call from the mountains which cries out, “Answer them and tell them, ‘Remain condemned in it, and speak not to me’ (23:108).” I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! Who else is with them?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Every tyrant pharaoh whose actions Allāh has mentioned (in the Qur’an) and everyone who taught disbelief to the slaves of Allāh.” I asked, “Who are they?” Imam (a.s.) replied: The likes of Bulis who taught the Jews that “…the hand of Allāh is tied up!” (5:64); the likes of Nasťūr who taught the Christians that ‘Ǐsā “…Al-Masīḥ is the son of Allāh” (9:30) and told them that they are three; the likes of Fir’awn (at the time) of Mūsā who said, “I am your lord, the most high” (79:24); and the likes of Numrūd who said, “I have overpowered everyone on earth and I have killed those in the heavens”; and the killer of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), the killer of Fāťimah and Muḥsin (a.s.), and the killers of Ḥasan and Ḥusain (a.s.); and (also) Mu’āwiyah and ‘Amr (ibn ‘Ās), who have no hope of being saved, and anyone who incited animosity against us and helped (our enemies) with his tongue, wealth, or hand against us will also be with them. I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! You hear all of this and you are not frightened?” Imam (a.s.) replied: O son of Bukayr! Our hearts are not like the hearts of the people. We are Allāh’s obedient, purified, and chosen slaves. We see that which people do not see and we hear that which people do not hear. The angels come down to us (while we are travelling) on our conveyances. They roll in our beds. They witness us when we eat, they attend our funerals, and they bring the news of that which will take place in the future to us. They establish prayers with us, they pray for us, they place their wings over us, and our children roll over their wings. They prevent the animals from coming near us. They bring various types of seasonal fruits for us from different lands and they bring water from every land for us which we find in our jugs. There is not any day nor hour nor any prayer time when the angels are not prepared (to serve us). The news of every land and that which takes place in it, the news of the Jinn, and the news of all of the angels in the heavens are brought to us every night. Whenever an angel dies in any land and is replaced with another angel, we are informed of it, and we are informed about the performance of this angel in comparison with the angel that he replaced. The news of all of the six earths all the way to the seventh earth is brought to us (at all times). I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! Where does this mountain end?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “In the seventh earth, and Hell is located in one of its valleys. There are many keepers who guard this valley. Their number is greater than the (number of) stars in the sky, drops of rain, creation in the seas, and the grains of soil in the earth. Every one of these keepers from among the angels has a dedicated duty which he carries out and never abandons.” I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! The angels report to all of you?” Imam (a.s.) said: No. They only report to the Owner of the Matter (the Imam of each time). Verily we are the rulers in matters over which none of the slaves of Allāh can rule. Whenever someone does not accept our ruling (about those specific matters), the angels force him to (carry out) our will and order the keepers who are dedicated to him, to force him to (carry out) our will. And if they are among the disbelieving Jinn, the angels put shackles around them and torture them until they submit to our ruling in those matters. I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! Can the Imam see everything from the East to the West?” Imam (a.s.) replied: O son of Bukayr! How can he be the Decisive Proof of Allāh over the entire earth without seeing and ruling over everyone?! And how can he be the Decisive Proof over people who are not in his presence, who cannot reach him, and over whom he has no power?! How can he convey the message of Allāh and act as Allāh’s witness over the creation if he cannot see them?! How can he be the Decisive Proof on the people if he is hidden from them while he has been appointed as the medium between the slaves and Allāh so that he carries out the orders of his Lord to them?! Allāh says, “We have not sent you but to all of mankind” (34:28). This verse refers to everything on earth (not only mankind). The Decisive Proof after the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) fills the post of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) after him. He is the judge in that which the nation disagrees about, the one who gives people their rights, the one who carries out the orders of Allāh, and he is the one who justly rules between the people. And how can the (following) words of Allāh be fulfilled if the Imam is not among the people?! Allāh says, “Soon We shall show Our signs to them in the horizons, and within themselves” (41:53). And which sign other than us did Allāh show to the people in the horizons?! Allāh says, “And We did not show them any sign but it was greater than the other” (43:48). Which sign is greater than us?! I swear to Allāh that Banī Hāshim and Quraysh know well that which Allāh has bestowed upon us but jealousy destroyed them, just as it destroyed Iblīs. Verily they come to us when they are in distress and when they are in fear and they ask us (questions), and we clarify their questions for them. Then they say to us, “We testify that you are the people of knowledge.” Then they leave us and say, “We have not seen anyone more astray than those who follow them (the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.)) and accept their words.” I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! If the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) was to be disinterred, would anything be found in it?” Imam (a.s.) replied: O son of Bukayr! Your questions are (always) about great matters. Verily Ḥusain (a.s.) along with his father, mother, and his brother, Ḥasan (a.s.), are with the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) in his house and they are being rewarded and sustained, (just) as the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) is. If his grave would have been disinterred during his time, he would have been found there. However, today he is alive and sustained, and he is with his Lord. He looks at his camp (in Karbalā) and he also looks at the Throne until the time when it is ordered to carry him. Verily Ḥusain (a.s.) is hanging on to the right side of the Throne and says, “O my Lord! Fulfill Your promise to me.” Verily he looks at those who go to his Ziyārah and he knows them; he knows the names of their fathers, their ranks and their positions with Allāh, and that which they carry along with them even better than you know your own sons. Verily Ḥusain (a.s.) looks at those who cry over him and he seeks forgiveness for them as an act of mercy and he asks his father to seek forgiveness for them. And he says to them (those who cry over him), “O those who cry (over me)! If you knew that which has been prepared for you, your happiness would be greater than your restlessness.” Imam (a.s.) continued, “Verily all of the angels in the heavens and in the Ḥā`ir who hear those who cry on Ḥusain (a.s.) seek forgiveness for them, and they (the Zuwwār) will return with no sins.”

3 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ الْجَلَالِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ مَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ وَ لَا وَصِيِّ نَبِيٍّ يَبْقَى فِي الْأَرْضِ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ تُرْفَعُ رُوحُهُ وَ عَظْمُهُ وَ لَحْمُهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ إِنَّمَا يُؤْتَى مَوَاضِعُ آثَارِهِمْ وَ يُبَلِّغُونَهُمْ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ السَّلَامَ وَ يُسْمِعُونَهُمْ فِي مَوَاضِعِ آثَارِهِمْ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ وَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مِثْلَهُ

3. Muḥammad ibn Ya’qub narrated to me from a group of his companions, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥakam, from Ziyād ibn Abil Ḥalāl, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: There is no prophet nor successor who remains on earth for more than three days (after having been buried). Thereafter, their souls, their bones and their flesh are taken up to the heavens. Therefore, by going to places which contain their signs, one sends Salām to them from far (because they are in the heavens). However, they hear it as if they were nearby. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: My father and Muḥammad ibn Ya’qub, from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, and from others, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥakam, from Ziyād, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (a.s.).

4 وَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ره عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ قُلْتُ تكون [نَكُونُ بِمَكَّةَ أَوْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَوْ بِالْحَائِرِ أَوِ الْمَوَاضِعِ الَّتِي يُرْجَى فِيهَا الْفَضْلُ فَرُبَّمَا يَخْرُجُ الرَّجُلُ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَيَجِيءُ الْآخَرُ فَيَصِيرُ مَكَانَهُ قَالَ مَنْ سَبَقَ إِلَى مَوْضِعٍ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ يَوْمَهُ وَ لَيْلَتَهُ

4. My father narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’, from one of his companions, who narrated from someone who said: I said to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)): Sometimes when we are in Makkah, Madīnah, Ḥā`ir, or any other sacred place and we are sitting in a specific spot, we have to leave our spot to perform Wuďū, and while we are gone, someone else comes and sits in our spot. Imam (a.s.) replied, “Those who arrive first at a (particular) spot have more right to that spot than others for that entire day and night.”