Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْیَرِیُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ یَقُولُ لَیْسَ مَلَکٌ فِی السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا وَ هُمْ یَسْأَلُونَ اللَّهَ أَنْ یَأْذَنَ لَهُمْ فِی زِیَارَهِ قَبْرِ الْحُسَیْنِ ع فَفَوْجٌ یَنْزِلُ وَ فَوْجٌ یَعْرُجُ.

45. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “There is no angel in the heavens and the earth who comes for the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) taking permission from Allah. One group of angels or other keeps on coming down to Imam Husain (a.s.) or going up.”

وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ الرَّقِّیِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَقُولُ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ خَلْقاً أَکْثَرَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِکَهِ وَ إِنَّهُ یَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ کُلَّ مَسَاءٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَکٍ یَطُوفُونَ بِالْبَیْتِ لَیْلَتَهُمْ حَتَّی إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ انْصَرَفُوا إِلَی قَبْرِ النَّبِیِّ ص فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ الْحَسَنِ فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَیْنِ فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَعْرُجُونَ إِلَی السَّمَاءِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ تَنْزِلُ مَلَائِکَهُ النَّهَارِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَکٍ فَیَطُوفُونَ بِالْبَیْتِ الْحَرَامِ نَهَارَهُمْ حَتَّی إِذَا دَنَتِ الشَّمْسُ لِلْغُرُوبِ انْصَرَفُوا إِلَی قَبْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ الْحَسَنِ فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَیْنِ فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَعُودُونَ إِلَی السَّمَاءِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ.

46. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “The number of any creature of Allah is not more than that of angels. Seventy thousand angels come down to earth every night and circumambulate the Holy Kaaba all night. They come to the holy grave of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) before sunrise and salute him, then salute Amirul Momineen (a.s.) at his grave, then salute Imam Hasan (a.s.) at his grave and come to salute Imam Husain (a.s.) at his grave and go back to the heaven before the sun rises. Then seventy thousand angels come to earth during the day. They circumambulate the Holy Kaaba all day and salute the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) at his grave before sunset. Then they come to salute Amirul Momineen (a.s.) at his grave, then salute Imam Hasan (a.s.) at his grave and finally they come to salute Imam Husain (a.s.) at his grave and return to heaven before the sun sets.

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِدْرِیسَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ أَبِی عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ فُضَیْلٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَا بَیْنَ قَبْرِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ ع إِلَی السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَهِ مُخْتَلَفُ الْمَلَائِکَهِ.

47. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Idris from Muhammad b. Ahmad from al-Hassan b. Ali b. Abi Uthman from Muhammad b. Fudhayl from Ishaq b. Ammar from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says that angels continuously move to and fro the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) and all the seven heavens.

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِیلَ عَنْ حَنَانِ بْنِ سَدِیرٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع زُورُوهُ یَعْنِی قَبْرَ الْحُسَیْنِ ع وَ لَا تَجْفُوهُ فَإِنَّهُ سَیِّدُ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَ سَیِّدُ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّهِ.

48. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says, “Perform the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) and don’t do injustice to him because he is the chief of martyrs and chief of the youths of Paradise.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ رِبْعِیِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بِالْمَدِینَهِ أَیْنَ قُبُورُ الشُّهَدَاءِ قَالَ أَ لَیْسَ أَفْضَلُ الشُّهَدَاءِ عِنْدَکَ الْحُسَیْنَ ع وَ الَّذِی نَفْسِی بِیَدِهِ إِنَّ حَوْلَ قَبْرِهِ أَرْبَعَهَ آلَافِ مَلَکٍ شُعْثٍ غُبْرٍ یَبْکُونَهُ إِلَی یَوْمِ الْقِیَامَهِ.

49. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from al-Abbas b. Ma’ruf from Hamad b. Isa from Rib’i b. Abdillah who said: The narrator asked Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) in Medina, “Where is the grave of the martyrs?” Imam (a.s.) asked, “Isn’t Imam Husain (a.s.) excellent among the martyrs according to you? I swear by Him in Whose hands is my life, four thousand angels surround the grave of Imam (a.s.) having their hair soiled and crying till the Day of Judgment.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ أَبِی الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ دَاوُدَ الْمُسْتَرِقِّ عَنْ أُمِّ سَعِیدٍ الْأَحْمَسِیَّهِ قَالَتْ کُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ قَدْ بَعَثْتُ مَنْ یَکْتَرِی لِی حِمَاراً إِلَی قُبُورِ الشُّهَدَاءِ فَقَالَ ع مَا یَمْنَعُکَ مِنْ سَیِّدِ الشُّهَدَاءِ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ وَ مَنْ هَذَا جُعِلْتُ فِدَاکَ قَالَ فَذَلِکَ الْحُسَیْنُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ ع قَالَتْ قُلْتُ وَ مَا لِمَنْ زَارَهُ قَالَ حِجَّهٌ وَ عُمْرَهٌ وَ مِنَ الْخَیْرِ کَذَا وَ کَذَا عَدَّ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ بِیَدِهِ.

50. Umme Saeed Hamsiya says that she was present near Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.). She had sent someone to rent a mule so that she can perform Ziyarat of the martyrs. Imam (a.s.) asked her, “Why don’t you go for the Ziyarat of the chief of the martyrs?” She asked, “May I be sacrificed for you, who is the chief of the martyrs?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Imam Husain (a.s.) is the chief of martyrs.” She asked, “What is the reward of one who does his Ziyarat?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “It is equal to a Hajj and Umrah.” Then showing his three fingers he conveyed that the reward is three times that of performing that deed.

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ أَبِی الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْحَکَمِ بْنِ مِسْکِینٍ عَنْ أُمِّ سَعِیدٍ الْأَحْمَسِیَّهِ قَالَتْ جِئْتُ إِلَی أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَدَخَلْتُ فَجَاءَتِ الْجَارِیَهُ فَقَالَتْ قَدْ جِئْتُکَ بِالدَّابَّهِ فَقَالَ ع یَا أُمَّ سَعِیدٍ أَیُّ شَیْ ءٍ هَذِهِ الدَّابَّهُ أَیْنَ تَبْغِینَ أَیْنَ تَذْهَبِینَ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ لِأَزُورَ قُبُورَ الشُّهَدَاءِ فَقَالَ أَخْبِرِینِی ذَلِکَ الْیَوْمَ مَا أَعْجَبَکُمْ یَا أَهْلَ الْعِرَاقِ تَأْتُونَ الشُّهَدَاءَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ بَعِیدٍ وَ تَتْرُکُونَ سَیِّدَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَ لَا تَأْتُونَهُ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ سَیِّدُ الشُّهَدَاءِ فَقَالَ الْحُسَیْنُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ ع قَالَتْ قُلْتُ إِنِّی امْرَأَهٌ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِمَنْ کَانَتْ مِثْلَکِ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ إِلَیْهِ وَ تَزُورَهُ قُلْتُ أَیُّ شَیْ ءٍ لَنَا فِی زِیَارَتِهِ قَالَ تَعْدِلُ حِجَّهً وَ عُمْرَهً- وَ اعْتِکَافَ شَهْرَیْنِ فِی الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَ صِیَامَهُمَا.

51. Umme Saeed Hamsiya says that she was present near Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) when her maid came to her and said, “I have brought the mount.” Imam (a.s.) asked, “What is that mount for? Where are you going?” She replied, “I am going for Ziyarat of the graves of the martyrs.” Imam (a.s.) said, “I am surprised that you people of Iraq travel long distances and perform Ziyarat of the martyrs but don’t go for the Ziyarat of the chief of martyrs. Why don’t you go for his Ziyarat?” She asked, “Who is the chief of martyrs?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Imam Husain (a.s.).” She said, “But I am a woman.” Imam (a.s.) said, “Other women like you should also go for Ziyarat.” She asked, “What is the reward of his Ziyarat?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “The reward of this Ziyarat is equal to that of a Hajj, Umrah, performing Etekaf in Masjid-e-Haraam and fasting for two months.”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَی بْنِ الْمُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِیُّ بْنُ الْحُسَیْنِ السَّعْدَآبَادِیُّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِیِّ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْکَانَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ خَارِجَهَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ الْحُسَیْنُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ ع أَنَا قَتِیلُ الْعَبْرَهِ قُتِلْتُ مَکْرُوباً وَ حَقِیقٌ عَلَی اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا یَأْتِیَنِی مَکْرُوبٌ إِلَّا أَرُدَّهُ وَ أَقْلِبَهُ إِلَی أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُوراً.

52. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Imam Husain (a.s.) said, “I am Qateelul A’brah. I was martyred in the state of grief and sorrow. One who comes for my Ziyarat in a state of grief and sorrow, Allah would send him back to his relatives happy.”

أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِیِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ الْوَشَّاءِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلرِّضَا ع مَا لِمَنْ أَتَی قَبْرَ أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّهِ ع قَالَ لَهُ مِثْلُ مَا لِمَنْ أَتَی قَبْرَ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ فَقُلْتُ مَا لِمَنْ زَارَ قَبْرَ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ ع قَالَ لَهُ مِثْلُ مَا لِمَنْ زَارَ قَبْرَ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع.

1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Abi Abdillah al-Barqi from al-Hassan b. Ali al-Washa who said: “He will get the reward of the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.).” He asked, “What is the reward of a person performing Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s.).” Imam (a.s.) responded, “He will get the reward of performing the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.).”

حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَهْزِیَارَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع مَا لِمَنْ أَتَی قَبْرَ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ الْجَنَّهُ وَ اللَّهِ.

2. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from al-Abbas b. Ma’ruf from Ali b. Mahziyar who said: The narrator asked Imam Jawad (a.s.), “What is the reward of performing Ziyarat of Imam Ridha (a.s.)?” He replied, “By Allah, his destination is Paradise.”