Rewards
Reward of Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.)
وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رُبَّمَا فَاتَنِی الْحَجُّ فَأُعَرِّفُ عِنْدَ قَبْرِ الْحُسَیْنِ ع قَالَ أَحْسَنْتَ یَا بَشِیرُ أَیُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ أَتَی قَبْرَ الْحُسَیْنِ ع عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ فِی غَیْرِ یَوْمِ عِیدٍ کُتِبَتْ لَهُ عِشْرُونَ حِجَّهً وَ عِشْرُونَ عُمْرَهً مَبْرُورَاتٍ مُتَقَبَّلَاتٍ وَ عِشْرُونَ غَزْوَهً مَعَ نَبِیٍّ مُرْسَلٍ أَوْ إِمَامٍ عَادِلٍ وَ مَنْ أَتَاهُ فِی یَوْمِ عِیدٍ کُتِبَتْ لَهُ مِائَهُ حِجَّهٍ وَ مِائَهُ عُمْرَهٍ وَ مِائَهُ غَزْوَهٍ مَعَ نَبِیٍّ مُرْسَلٍ أَوْ إِمَامٍ عَادِلٍ وَ مَنْ أَتَاهُ فِی یَوْمِ عَرَفَهَ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ کُتِبَتْ لَهُ أَلْفُ حِجَّهٍ وَ أَلْفُ عُمْرَهٍ مُتَقَبَّلَاتٍ وَ أَلْفُ غَزْوَهٍ مَعَ نَبِیٍّ مُرْسَلٍ أَوْ إِمَامٍ عَادِلٍ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَ کَیْفَ لِی بِمِثْلِ الْمَوْقِفِ قَالَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَیَّ شِبْهَ الْمُغْضَبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ یَا بَشِیرُ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا أَتَی قَبْرَ الْحُسَیْنِ ع یَوْمَ عَرَفَهَ وَ اغْتَسَلَ بِالْفُرَاتِ ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ إِلَیْهِ کُتِبَتْ لَهُ بِکُلِّ خُطْوَهٍ حِجَّهٌ بِمَنَاسِکِهَا وَ لَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ وَ عُمْرَهٌ وَ غَزْوَهٌ.
25. And from the previous chain who said: Bashir Dahhan asked Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.), “I cannot go for Hajj on a few occasions. What if I go to the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) on the day of Arafah?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “O Bashir! It is excellent; for one who does the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) knowing his right on any day except Eid, would get the reward of twenty accepted Hajjs, twenty accepted Umrahs and fighting twenty battles along with the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) or a just Imam. One who does Ziyarat on the day of Eid would get the reward of one hundred Hajjs, a hundred Umrahs and fighting a hundred battles alongside the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) or a just Imam. One who goes for Ziyarat knowing his right would get the reward of one thousand accepted Hajjs, one thousand accepted Umrahs and fighting one thousand battles alongside the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) or a just Imam.” Bashir asked, “How can I get the reward of halting in Arafah?” Imam (a.s.) looked at him angrily and replied, “When a believer goes for the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.), he should first go to river Euphrates and perform ritual bath and then go for Ziyarat. If he does so the reward of a Hajj is noted down for each step he takes.” The narrator says that he is not sure whether Imam (a.s.) included the reward of a battle and Umrah also.
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ الزَّیَّاتِ عَنْ دَاوُدَ الرَّقِّیِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُوسَی بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ عَلِیَّ بْنَ مُوسَی ع وَ هُمْ یَقُولُونَ مَنْ أَتَی قَبْرَ الْحُسَیْنِ ع بِعَرَفَهَ قَلَبَهُ اللَّهُ ثَلِجَ الْفُؤَادِ.
26. It is narrated from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.), Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s.) and Imam Ridha (a.s.) that if a person does the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) on the day of Arafah, the Almighty Allah would send that person back with tranquility of heart.
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْهَیْثَمِ بْنِ أَبِی مَسْرُوقٍ النَّهْدِیِّ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ یَرْفَعُهُ إِلَی أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ یَبْدَأُ بِالنَّظَرِ إِلَی زُوَّارِ قَبْرِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ ع عَشِیَّهَ عَرَفَهَ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَبْلَ نَظَرِهِ إِلَی أَهْلِ الْمَوْقِفِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ وَ کَیْفَ ذَاکَ قَالَ لِأَنَّ فِی أُولَئِکَ أَوْلَادَ زِنًی وَ لَیْسَ فِی هَؤُلَاءِ أَوْلَادُ الزِّنَا.
27. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Sa’d b. Abdillah from al-Haytham b. Abi Masruq al-Hindi from Ali b. Asbat who raised it to Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “The Almighty Allah looks at the visitors of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) on the day of Arafah before Asr.” He asked, “Does He look at them before He even looks at the people gathered in Arafah?” “Yes,” replied Imam (a.s.). He asked, “Why?” Imam (a.s.) explained, “Among the latter (Arafah) may be some born out of wedlock but in the former (Kerbala) there won’t be any illegitimate born.”
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُوسَی بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْکَانَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَکَ وَ تَعَالَی یَتَجَلَّی لِزُوَّارِ قَبْرِ الْحُسَیْنِ ع قَبْلَ أَهْلِ عَرَفَاتٍ فَیَفْعَلُ ذَلِکَ بِهِمْ وَ یَقْضِی حَوَائِجَهُمْ وَ یَغْفِرُ ذُنُوبَهُمْ وَ یُشَفِّعُهُمْ فِی مَسَائِلِهِمْ ثُمَّ یَثْنِی بِعَرَفَاتٍ فَیَفْعَلُ ذَلِکَ بِهِمْ.
28. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “The Almighty Allah showers mercy on the people gathered at the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) before the people gathered in Arafat on the day of Arafah. He fulfils their wishes, forgives their sins, grant them solutions to their problems then looks at the people of Arafah and grants all these bounties to them also.”
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ أَبِی الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ مَا أَدْنَی مَا لِزَائِرِ الْحُسَیْنِ ع فَقَالَ لِی یَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَدْنَی مَا یَکُونُ لَهُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ یَحْفَظُهُ فِی نَفْسِهِ وَ مَالِهِ حَتَّی یَرُدَّهُ إِلَی أَهْلِهِ فَإِذَا کَانَ یَوْمُ الْقِیَامَهِ کَانَ اللَّهُ أَحْفَظَ لَهُ.
29. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Muhammad b. al-Hussain b. Abi al-Khattab from Muhammad b. Salih from Abdillah b. Hilal from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: Abdullah bin Hilal asked Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.), “May I be sacrificed on you, what is the minimum reward of the person who visits Imam Husain (a.s.)?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “O Abdullah! The minimum reward is that Allah will safeguard him and his belongings till he reaches home. And when it is the Day of Judgment, Allah protects him more.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُوسَی الْخَشَّابِ عَنْ بَعْضِ رِجَالِهِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ زَائِرَ الْحُسَیْنِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَیْهِ تُجْعَلُ ذُنُوبُهُ جِسْراً [عَلَی] بَابِ دَارِهِ ثُمَّ یَعْبُرُهَا کَمَا یُخَلِّفُ أَحَدُکُمُ الْجِسْرَ وَرَاءَهُ إِذَا عَبَرَ.
30. It was narrated to us by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to us by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from al-Hassan b. Musa al-Khashab from some of his men from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “The sins of a person who visits the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) is like a bridge passing by. When you pass by a bridge you leave the road behind. Similarly, when a person goes for Ziyarat he leaves his sins behind.”
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عُبَیْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ أَبِی عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ النَّهَاوَنْدِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی سَعِیدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ثُوَیْرِ بْنِ أَبِی فَاخِتَهَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَا حُسَیْنُ إِنَّهُ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ یُرِیدُ زِیَارَهَ قَبْرِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ ع إِنْ کَانَ مَاشِیاً کُتِبَ لَهُ بِکُلِّ خُطْوَهٍ حَسَنَهٌ وَ مُحِیَ عَنْهُ سَیِّئَهٌ فَإِنْ کَانَ رَاکِباً کَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِکُلِّ حَافِرٍ حَسَنَهً وَ حَطَّ بِهَا عَنْهُ سَیِّئَهً حَتَّی إِذَا صَارَ فِی الْحَائِرِ کَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُفْلِحِینَ الْمُنْجِحِینَ حَتَّی إِذَا قَضَی مَنَاسِکَهُ کَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْفَائِزِینَ حَتَّی إِذَا أَرَادَ الِانْصِرَافَ أَتَاهُ مَلَکٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص یُقْرِئُکَ السَّلَامَ وَ یَقُولُ لَکَ اسْتَأْنِفِ الْعَمَلَ فَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَکَ مَا مَضَی.
31. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) told Husain bin Suwair, “O Husain! One who starts from his home with an intention of doing the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) Allah would note a reward and wipe a sin for every step taken. If he is on a mount Allah would note down a reward and wipe a sin for every step of the mount till he reaches Kerbala. The Almighty Allah would include him among those who get salvation. And when he performs the deeds of Ziyarat Allah includes him among the successful. When he makes an intention to return, an angel would come and say, ‘The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) has sent his salutations to you and has conveyed that your past sins are forgiven. Now you can have a new start in your deeds’.”
أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ عُقْبَهَ عَنْ بَشِیرٍ الدَّهَّانِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَیَخْرُجُ إِلَی قَبْرِ الْحُسَیْنِ ع فَلَهُ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ بِأَوَّلِ خُطْوَهٍ مَغْفِرَهٌ لِذُنُوبِهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ یَزَلْ یُقَدَّسُ بِکُلِّ خُطْوَهٍ حَتَّی یَأْتِیَهُ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُ نَاجَاهُ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ عَبْدِی سَلْنِی أُعْطِکَ ادْعُنِی أُجِبْکَ اطْلُبْ مِنِّی أُعْطِکَ سَلْنِی حَاجَتَکَ أَقْضِهَا لَکَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ حَقٌّ عَلَی اللَّهِ أَنْ یُعْطِیَ مَا بَذَلَ.
32. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Muhammad b. al-Hussain from Muhammad b. Ismail from Salih b. ’Uqba from Basheer al-Dahhan from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “When a person starts from his house for the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) and takes his first step after bidding farewell to his family, his sins are forgiven and he would go on becoming pure as he steps towards the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.). When he reaches the holy grave, Allah would tell him, ‘O My servant! Seek from Me and I will grant you. Call Me and I will answer you. Express your desires and I will fulfill them’. It is incumbent on Allah to repay him whatever he spends.”
وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْمُغِیرَهِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَلَائِکَهً مُوَکَّلِینَ بِقَبْرِ الْحُسَیْنِ ع فَإِذَا هَمَّ الرَّجُلُ بِزِیَارَتِهِ أَعْطَاهُمْ ذُنُوبَهُ فَإِذَا أخطأ [خَطَا] مَحَوْهَا ثُمَّ إِذَا أخطأ [خَطَا] ضَاعَفُوا لَهُ حَسَنَاتِهِ فَمَا تَزَالُ حَسَنَاتُهُ تُضَاعَفُ حَتَّی تُوجِبَ لَهُ الْجَنَّهَ ثُمَّ اکْتَنَفُوهُ فَقَدَّسُوهُ- وَ یُنَادُونَ مَلَائِکَهَ السَّمَاءِ أَنْ قَدِّسُوا زُوَّارَ قَبْرِ حَبِیبِ حَبِیبِ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا اغْتَسَلُوا نَادَاهُمْ مُحَمَّدٌ ص یَا وَفْدَ اللَّهِ أَبْشِرُوا بِمُرَافَقَتِی فِی الْجَنَّهِ ثُمَّ نَادَاهُمْ أَمِیرُ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ عَلِیٌّ ع أَنَا ضَامِنٌ لِحَوَائِجِکُمْ وَ دَفْعِ الْبَلَاءِ عَنْکُمْ فِی الدُّنْیَا وَ الْآخِرَهِ ثُمَّ اکْتَنَفُوهُمْ عَنْ أَیْمَانِهِمْ وَ عَنْ شَمَائِلِهِمْ حَتَّی یَنْصَرِفُوا إِلَی أَهَالِیهِمْ.
33. And from the previous chain from Salih b. al-Harith b. al-Mughira from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: ‘O guest of Allah! There are glad-tidings of my friendship in Paradise for you’. Then Ali (a.s.) calls out, ‘I guarantee the fulfillment of your desires in this world and the hereafter and keeping calamities away from you’. Then all the angels would surround him in a circle and accompany him home.”
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ الْمُخْتَارِ عَنْ زَیْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: زِیَارَهُ قَبْرِ الْحُسَیْنِ ع تَعْدِلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عِشْرِینَ حِجَّهً وَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ عِشْرِینَ حِجَّهً.
34. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to us by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Ahmad b. Muhammad from Muhammad b. Sinan from al-Hussain b. al-Mukhtar from Zayd al-Shaham from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “The reward of Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) is equal to that of twenty Hajjs and even better than that.”
