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On the Reward of Visiting the Shrine of Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (a.s.)
18- حَدَّثَنا الحُسَين بن إِبراهِيم بن تاتانة و الحُسَين بن إِبراهِيمبن أَحمَد بن هِشام المَكتَب و أَحمَد بن عَلِيٍّ بن إِبراهِيم بن هاشِمٍ و مُحَمَّد بن عَلِيٍّ ماجيلويه و مُحَمَّد بن مُوسَى بن المُتِوَكِّل و عَلِيٍّ بن هبة الله الوَرَّاقِ - رَضي اللّه عَنهُم - قالوا حَدَّثَنا عَلِيٍّ بن إِبراهِيم بن هاشِمٍ عَن أبِيهِ عَن مُحَمَّد بن أبي عمير عَن حمزة بن حمران قالَ قالَ أَبُو عَبدُ اللَّه عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: يُقْتَلُ حَفَدَتِي بِأَرْضِ خُرَاسَانَ فِي مَدِينَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا طُوسُ مَنْ زَارَهُ إِلَيْهَا عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ أَخَذْتُهُ بِيَدِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَدْخَلْتُهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكَبَائِرِ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَمَا عِرْفَانُ حَقِّهِ قَالَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ مُفْتَرَضُ الطَّاعَةِ غَرِيبٌ شَهِيدٌ مَنْ زَارَهُ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَجْرَ سَبْعِينَ شَهِيداً مِمَّنِ اسْتُشْهِدَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ عَلَى حَقِيقَةٍ و في حديث آخر قالَ قالَ الصادق عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: يُقْتَلُ لِهَذَا وَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى مَوْلانَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَلَدٌ بِطُوسَ لا يَزُورُهُ مِنْ شِيعَتِنَا إِلا الأَنْدَرُ فَالأَنْدَرُ
66-18 Al-Husayn ibn Ibrahim ibn Tataneh, Al-Husayn ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad ibn Hisham al-Mokattib, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem, Muhammad ibn Ali Majilawayh, Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil and Ali ibn Habatillah al-Warraq - may God be pleased with them all - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Hamza ibn Homran that Abu Abdullah (as-Sadiq) (a.s.) said, “My grandson will be killed in the land of Khorasan in a town called Toos. On the Resurrection Day, I will grab the hands of whoever visits him there recognizing his rightfulness, and I will take him into Heaven even if he has committed major sins.” I asked Abu Abdullah (a.s.), “May I be your ransom! What does ‘recognizing his rightfulness’ mean?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “It means to know that he is the Divine Leader who must be obeyed and that he was martyred. Whoever visits him recognizing his rightfulness shall be rewarded by God the Highest the reward of seventy-thousand martyrs who were really martyred right in front of God’s Prophet (S).”
19- حَدَّثَنا أَحمَد بن مُحَمَّد بن يحيى العطار قالَ حَدَّثَنا سعد بنعَبدُ اللَّه عَن أيوب بن نوح قالَ سَمِعتُ أبا جَعفَر مُحَمَّد بن عَلِيٍّ بن مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ من زار قبر أبي عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بطوس غَفَرَ الله لَهُ ما تُقَدِّم مَن ذَنبِه و ما تُأَخِّر فَإذا كانَ يَومَ القِيامَة نصب لَهُ مَنبر بِحذاء مِنبَر رَسُول الله صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ حَتّى يُفَرِّغُ الله تَعالى مِن حِساب العِباد.
66-19 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar (a.s.) narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Ayyoub ibn Nooh, “I heard Aba Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Musa (Imam Jawad) (a.s.) say, ‘God will forgive all the sins committed by whoever visits the shrine of my father (Imam Ridha’) (a.s.) in Toos. On the Resurrection Day, a pulpit will be set up for him in front of the pulpit of God’s Prophet (S) where he will be seated until God the Highest gets done with the Reckoning of His servants’ deeds.’”
20- حَدَّثَنا جَعفَر بن مُحَمَّد بن مَسرورٍ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ:حَدَّثَنا الحُسَين بن مُحَمَّد بن عامِر عَن عَمُّه عَبدُ اللَّه بن عامِر عَن سُلَيمان بن حَفَص المَروزي قالَ سَمِعتُ أبا الحَسَـنمُوسَى بن جَعفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ: مَن زَارَ قَبرُ وَلَدِي عَليّ كَانَ لَهُ عِندَ اللّهِ تَعَالى سَبعُونَ حَجَّةً مَبْرُورَةً قُلتُ سَبْعُونَ حَجَّةً قَالَ نَعَم و سَبعُونَ ألْفَ حَجَّةً ثُمَّ قَالَ رُبَّ حَجَّةٍ لا تُقبَل و مَن زَارَهُ أو بَاتَ عِندَهُ لَيْلَةً كَانَ كَمَن زَارَ اللَّهَ تَعالى فِي عَرشِهِ قُلتُ كَمَن زَارَ اللَّهَ فِي عَرْشِهِ قَالَ نعم إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ كَانَ عَلَى عَرْشِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ أَرْبَعَةٌ مِنَ الأَوَّلِينَ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ مِنَ الآْخِرِينَ فَأَمَّا الأَوَّلُونَ فَنُوحٌ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ وَمُوسَى وَعِيسَى وَأَمَّا الأَرْبَعَةُ الآْخَرُونَ فَمُحَمَّد وَعَلِيٌّ وَالْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَيْنُ ثُمَّ يُمَدُّ الْمِطْمَرُ فَيَقْعُدُ مَعَنَا زُوَّارُ قُبُورِ الأَئِمَّةِ أَلا إِنَّ أَعْلاهَا دَرَجَةً وَأَقْرَبَهُمْ حَبْوَةً زُوَّارُ قَبْرِ وَلَدِي عَلِيٍّقالَ مُصَنِّف هذَا الكِتابرحمه الله مَعنى قَولُه عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ كانَ كَمَن زارَ الله تَعالى في عَرشَهَ لَيس بِتَشبيهِ لانَّ الملائكة تَزور العَرشِ و تَلوذ بِه و تطوف حَوله و تَقُول نَزور الله في عَرشِه كَما نَقُول نَحَج بَيت الله و نَزور الله لاَِن الله تَعالى لَيسَ بِمَوصُوف بِمَكان تَعالى عَن ذلِكَ عُلُوّاً كَبيراً.
66-20 Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Masroor - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Aamir quoted on the authority of his uncle Abdullah ibn A’mir, on the authority of Soleimanibn Hafs al-Marwazi who said that he had heard (Ar-Ridha’’s (a.s.) father) Abal Hassan Musa ibn Ja’far (al-Kadhim) (a.s.) say, “God the Highest will grant the reward of seventy accepted pilgrimages to the Kaaba (the House of God) to anyone who goes on pilgrimage to the shrine of my son Ali (Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)).” He (a.s.) was asked, “Do you mean the reward of seventy accepted pilgrimages to the Kaaba?” The Imam (a.s.) replied, “Yes, even more. The reward of seventy-thousand pilgrimages to the Kaaba!” Again he (a.s.) was asked, “Do you mean the reward of seventy-thousand pilgrimages to the Kaaba?” The Imam (a.s.) replied, “Yes. There are many occasions on which one’s pilgrimage to the Kaaba may not be accepted. When someone goes on pilgrimage to him (Imam Ridha’) or spends one night next to him, it is as if he has gone on the pilgrimage to God the Highest at His Throne.” The Imam (a.s.) was asked, “Is the reward similar to going on the pilgrimage to God at His Throne?” The Imam (a.s.) replied, “Yes. When the Resurrection Day comes, there will be four of the previous and four of the latest Divine Leaders present at the Throne of the Sublime God. Those of the previous Divine Leaders will be Noah (a.s.), Abraham (a.s.), Moses (a.s.) and Jesus (a.s.). And those of the latest Divine Leaders will be Muhammad (a.s.), Ali (a.s.), Al-Hassan (a.s.) and Al-Husayn (a.s.). Then a rope will be dropped from the base of the Throne, and those who have gone on pilgrimage to the shrines of the Immaculate Imams will sit there along with us. Indeed those who have gone on pilgrimage to the shrine of my son Ali (Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)) will have the highest rank there and will receive the greatest rewards.”The author of this book (a.s.heikh Sadooq) - may God have mercy upon him - said, “When It is said, ‘The reward is like going on the pilgrimage to God at His Throne?’ is does not mean that this is a physical event. Indeed the angels visit the Throne, take refuge there and circumambulate around it. Then it is said, ‘The reward is like going on the pilgrimage to God at His Throne’ similar to saying that we go on pilgrimage to the House of God (the Kaaba). We know that there is no place for God. He is High and cannot be described by ascribing a place to His Throne. He is indeed the Highest.”
21- حَدَّثَنا تَميم بن عَبدُ اللَّه بن تَميمِ القَرشي رَضِىَ اللهُعَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا أبي قالَ حَدَّثَنا أَحمَد بن عَلِيٍّ الأَنصاري عَن أَبي الصَّلت الهَروي قالَ: كُنتُ عِندَ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيهِ قَومٌ مِن أَهل قُم فَسَلِّمُوا عَلَيه. فَرَدَّ عَليهم وقُربِهِم ثُمَّ قالَ لَهُـم الرِّضـا عَلَيْـهِالسَّلامُ مَرحَباً بِكُم و أَهلاً فَأنتم شيِعَتنا حَقّاً و سَيَأتي علَيكُم يَوم تَزوروني فيهِ تُربَتي بِطُوس أَلا فَمَن زارَني و هُوَ على غَسَلَ خَرَجَ مِن ذُنُوبِهِ كَيَومَ وَلدَتهُ أُمُّه.
66-21 Tamim ibn Abdullah ibn Tamim al-Qurashi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Ali Al-Ansari, on the authority of Abi Salt al-Harawi, “I was with Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) when a group of people from Qum entered and greeted him. The Imamgreeted them back and paid his respects to them. Then Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) told them, ‘You are welcome. You are truly our followers. There will come a time when you will visit my shrine in Toos. Indeed, whoever visits me having already performed the ritual bathing (‘Ghusl) will be purified from all his sins just as the day he was born from his mother.’”
22- حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن أَحمَد السَّناني رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَحَدَّثَنا أَبُو الحُسَين مُحَمَّد بن جَعفَر الأسدي قالَ حَدَّثَني سَهل بن زِيادِ الأَدَمي عَن عَبد العَظيمِ بن عَبدُ اللَّه الحَسني قالَ سَمِعتُ عَلِيٍّ بن مُحَمَّد العَسكري عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ أهل قُم و أَهل آبة مَغفُور لَهُم لِزيارَتهم لِجَدّي عَلِيٍّ بن مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بِطوس أَلا و مَن زَارَه فَأصابَه في طَرِيقهُ قَطرَة مِن السَّماء حَرَّمَ الله جَسَده عَلَى النّارِ.
66-22 Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sinani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abul Husayn Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Asadi quoted on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad al-Adami, on the authority of Abdul Adheem ibn Abdullah Al-Hassani that he had heard Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Askari (a.s.) say, “The people of Qum and Abat are forgiven when they go on pilgrimage to visit my grandfather Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in buried in Toos. Know that whoever visits Ar-Ridha’’s (a.s.) shrine, and it rains on him while he is traveling to get there, God will prohibit the Fire from touching his corpse.”
23- حَدَّثَنا أَحمَد بن هارُون الفامي رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَحَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن جَعفَر بن بطة قالَ حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن عَلِيٍّ بن محبوب عَن إِبراهِيم بن هاشِمٍ عَن سُلَيمان بن حفص المروزي قالَ سَمِعتُ أبا الحَسَن مُوسَى بن جَعفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إن ابني عَلِيٍّ مقتول بالسم ظلما و مدفون إلى جنب هارون بطوس من زاره كمن زار رسول الله صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
66-23 Ahmad ibn Harun al-Fami - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Ja’far ibn Batta quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashem, on the authority of Soleiman ibn Hafs al-Marvazi that he had heard (Ar-Ridha’’s (a.s.) father) Abal Hassan Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.) say, “My son Ali (Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)) will be oppressively poisoned and killed. He will be buried in Toos next to (Al-Ma’mun’s father) Harun. Whoever visits Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), it is as if he has visited God’s Prophet (S)."
24- حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن الحَسَن بن أَحمَد بن الوليد رَضِىَ اللهُعَنْهُ قالَ حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن الحَسَن الصفار عَن أَحمَد بن مُحَمَّد بن عيسى عَن الحَسَن بن عَلِيٍّ الوشاء قالَ سَمِعتُ أبا الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يَقُولُ إن لكل إمام عهدا في عنق أوليائه و شيعته و إن من تمام الوفاء بالعهد و حسن الأداء زيارة قبورهم فمن زارهم رغبة في زيارتهم و تصديقا بما رغبوا فيه كانت أئمتهم شفعاءهم يوم القيامة
66-24 Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ that he had heard Abal Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) say, “There is a covenant binding upon any Divine Leader’s adherents and followers. The completion of the honoring of this covenant and fulfilling their duties well lies in visiting their tombs. On the Resurrection Day, the Divine Leaders would intercede on behalf of whomever visits their shrines and eagerly and willingly accepts what they had accepted.”
25- حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن عَلِيٍّ ماجيلويه رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَحَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن يحيى العطار عَن حمدان بن سُلَيمان النيسابوري عَن عَلِيٍّ بن مُحَمَّد الحصيني عَن عَلِيٍّ بن مُحَمَّـد بـنمروان عَن إِبراهِيم بن عقبة قالَ كتبت إلى أبي الحَسَن الثالث عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أسأله عَن زيارة أبي عَبدُ اللَّه الحُسَين عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ و عَن زيارة أبي الحَسَن و أبي جَعفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فكتب إلى أَبُو عَبدُ اللَّه عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ المقدم و هذَا أجمع و أعظم أجرا
66-25 Muhammad ibn Ali Majilawayh -may God be pleased with him- narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted on the authority of Hamdan ibn Soleiman al-Neishaboori on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad al-Hossayni on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan,on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Uqbah that he had written a letter to (Imam Al-Hadi) Abil Hassan the third (a.s.) in which he had asked the Imam (a.s.) about the pilgrimage to (the shrine of the third Imam) Abi Abdullah Al-Husayn (a.s.), (the shrine of the seventh Imam) Abal Hassan (a.s.) and (the shrine of the eighth Imam) Abi Ja’far (a.s.). Then Imam Al-Hadi (a.s.) had written back, “(The pilgrimage to the shrine of Imam Al-Husayn) Abu Abdullah (a.s.) is preferred. This is more complete and has a greater reward.”
26- حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن مُوسَى بن المُتِوَكِّل قالَ حَدَّثَناعَلِيٍّ بن إِبراهِيم بن هاشِمٍ عَن أبِيهِ عَن العَبَّاس بن معروف عَن عَلِيٍّ بن مهزيار قالَ قلت لأبي جَعفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يعني مُحَمَّد بن عَلِيٍّ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ جعلت فداك زيارة الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أفضل أم زيارة أبي عَبدُ اللَّه الحُسَين عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَقالَ زيارة أبي عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ أفضل و ذلِكَ أن أبا عَبدُ اللَّه عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ يزوره كل الناس و أبي عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ لا يزوره إلا الخواص من الشيعة
66-26 Muhammad ibn Musa al-Mutawakkil narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Al-Abbas ibn Ma’ruf, on the authority of Ali ibn Mahzyar that he said to Abi Ja’far - that is Muhammad ibn Ali Ar-Ridha’ (Imam Jawad) (a.s.), “May I be your ransom! Is the pilgrimage to Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) superior to the pilgrimage to Abi Abdullah Al-Husayn (a.s.)?” Then Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.) replied, “The pilgrimage to my father is better since all the people visit (the shrine of Imam Al-Husayn) Aba Abdullah (a.s.) while only a special group of the Shiites visit my father Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.).”
27- حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن الحَسَن بن أَحمَد بن الوليد رَضِىَ اللهُعَنْهُ قالَ حَدَّثَنا مُحَمَّد بن الحَسَن الصفار عَن أَحمَد بن مُحَمَّد بن عيسى عَن الحَسَن بن عَلِيٍّ الوشاء قالَ قالَ أَبُو الحَسَن الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إني سأقتل بالسم مظلوما فمن زارني عارفا بحقي غفر الله له ما تقدم من ذنبه و ما تأخر
66-27 Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’, “(The 8th Imam) Abul Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, ‘Soon I will be oppressively poisoned to death. God will forgive all the sins of whomever visits me recognizing my rightfulness.”
