Introduction

The Reward for the Ziyārah of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), and Imams Ĥasan and Ĥusain (a.s.)

The Reward for the Ziyārah of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.)

The Ziyārah of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.), Invocations Next to His Grave, and Performance of the Ziyārah

The Rewards and the Merits of Establishing Prayers in the Mosque of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.)

The Ziyārah of Ĥamzah (a.s.), the Uncle of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.a.w.), and the Other Martyrs (of Uĥud)

The Rewards and the Merits of Going to the Mosques and the Graves in Madǐnah

Bidding Farewell After the Ziyārah of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.)

The Rewards and the Merits of Establishing Prayers in the Mosque of Kūfah and the Mosque of Sahlah

Indication of the Location of the Grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)

The Reward for the Ziyārah of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)

The Ziyārah of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), Invocations Next to His Grave, Performance of the Ziyārah

Bidding Farewell After the Ziyārah of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)

The Merits of the Euphrates River, Drinking from Its Water, and Performing Ghusl in It

The Prophet’s Love for Imams Ĥasan and Ĥusain (a.s.), His Command to Love Them, and the Reward for Loving Them

The Ziyārah of Imam Ĥasan ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) and the Other Imams (a.s.) in Baqǐ’

The Martyrdom of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) Revealed Through Jabra`ǐl

Jabra`ǐl Shows the Land on Which Ĥusain (a.s.) Will Be Killed to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.)

The Verses in Qur’an about the Martyrdom of Ĥusain (a.s.) and the Avenging of His Blood

The Prophets’ Knowledge of the Martyrdom of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

The Angels’ Knowledge of the Martyrdom of Ĥusain (a.s.)

The Curse of Allāh, the Blessed and the Exalted, and the Prophets on the Killers of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

The Prophet (s.a.a.w.) said, “My nation will kill Ĥusain (a.s.) after me.”

Words of the Commander of the Believers and Imam Ĥusain (a.s.) about His Martyrdom

Signs of the Killing of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) in Different Places

The Killer of Ĥusain (a.s.) and the Killer of Yaĥyā ibn Zakariyyā (a.s.)

Crying of the Entire Creation of Allāh on Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

Crying of the Angels on Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

Weeping of the Heavens and the Earth over the Killing of Ĥusain (a.s.) and Yaĥyā ibn Zakariyyā (a.s.)

The Lamentation of Jinn on Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

Cursing of the Pigeons on the Killers of Ĥusain (a.s.)

The Lamentation of the Owl on Ĥusain (a.s.)

The Reward for Those Who Cry Over Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

The Reward for Those Who Recite a Poem about Ĥusain (a.s.), Cry, and Make Others Cry

The Reward for Those Who Drink Water, Remembering Ĥusain (a.s.) and Cursing His Killers

Crying of Imam ‘Ali ibn Ĥusain (a.s.) on (His Father) Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

Ĥusain (a.s.): “The Martyr of Tears” No Believer Mentions Him Without Crying

Ĥusain (a.s.): “The Master of the Martyrs”

The Ziyārah of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) by the Prophets

The Ziyārah of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) by the Angels

The Messenger of Allāh, ‘Ali, Fāťimah, and the Imams (a.s.) Pray for Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.)

The Angels’ Pray for Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.)

The Merits of the Angels’ Prayers for Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.)

The Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Is Obligatory and Every Believer Should Fulfill this Obligation Toward Ĥusain and the Rest of the Imams (a.s.)

The Reward for Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) or Help Others Go to His Ziyārah

The Reward for Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) at Times of Fear

The Reward for Those Who Give Charity During the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.)

That Which Is Not Recommended to Take to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

The Behavior Expected of Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

The Reward for Going to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) on Foot or by Any Means of Transport, Allāh’s Confidential Discourse with the Zā`ir of Ĥusain (a.s.)

The Way in Which Allāh, the Great and Almighty, Honours Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

The Time Spent in the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Is Not Counted from One’s Life

Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Are the Neighbours of the Messenger of Allāh, the Commander of the Believers, and Fāťimah (a.s.)

Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Will Enter Paradise Before Others

The Reward for Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Knowing His Rights

Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Because of Their Love for the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), and Fāťimah (s.a.)

The Reward for Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Yearning for Him

The Reward for Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Anticipating Rewards from Allāh

The Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.): The Best of Deeds

The Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Is Like the Ziyārah of Allāh on His Throne

The Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) and the Other Imams (a.s.) Is Equal to the Ziyārah of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.)

The Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Prolongs Life and Increases Sustenance Neglecting It Shortens Life and Decreases Sustenance

The Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Erases Sins

The Reward for the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Is Equal to the Reward of Performing an ‘Umrah

The Reward for the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Is Equal to the Reward of Performing a Hajj

The Reward for the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Is Equal to the Reward for Performing a Hajj and an ‘Umrah

Going to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Is Equal to Performing Hajj Several Times

The Reward for the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Is Equal to the Reward of Freeing Many Slaves

Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Will Be Granted the Power of Intercession

The Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Removes One’s Grief and Fulfills Requests

The Reward for the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) on the Day of ‘Arafah

The Reward for the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) on the Day of ‘Āshūrā

The Reward for the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) on the Fifteenth of Sha’bān

The Reward for the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) in the Month of Rajab

The Reward for the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) on Any Day Other than an Eid and the Day of ‘Arafah

The Reward for Performing Ghusl with the Water of the Euphrates (River) Before the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.)

Permission Not to Perform the Ghusl Before the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.)

Different Ways in Which the Angels Honour Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Knowing His Rights

Those Who Neglect the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.)

The Ziyārah of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) and How It Should Be Performed

How to Establish Prayers Next to the Grave of Ĥusain (a.s.)

 “TAQŠǏR” of the Obligatory Prayers and Performing Voluntary Prayers During Ziyārah

Establishing Prayers in Full Form Next to the Grave of Ĥusain (a.s.)

The Reward for Establishing the Obligatory and “Nāfilah” Prayers Next to the Grave of Ĥusain (a.s.)

How to Bid Farewell After the Ziyārah of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

How to Perform the Ziyārah of Abil Faďl ‘Abbās ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

How to Bid Farewell After the Ziyārah of Abil Faďl ‘Abbās ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

How to Bid Farewell to the Martyrs (Companions of Ĥusain (a.s.))

The Merits of Karbalā and the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.)

The Ĥā`ir and Its Sanctity

Ĥā`ir: One of the Places in Which Allāh Loves to be Called Upon

The Clay of the Grave of Ĥusain (a.s.) and Seeking Cure Through It

The Clay of the Grave of Ĥusain (a.s.): A Cure and Protection

The Place from Which the Clay of the Grave of Ĥusain (a.s.) Should be Collected and How it Should be Collected

That Which Should be Recited Before Eating from the Dust of the Grave of Ĥusain (a.s.)

Eating from any Clay is Unlawful Except the Clay of the Grave of Ĥusain (a.s.), For Verily It Is the Cure

How Those Who Live Far (from the Grave of Ĥusain (a.s.)) Should Perform His Ziyārah

Neglecting the Ziyārah of the Grave of Ĥusain (a.s.)

The Minimum Number of Times One Should Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) and the Longest Time Allowed to Delay the Ziyārah for the Wealthy and Poor

The Reward for the Ziyārah of the Graves of Abil Ĥasan Mūsā ibn Ja’far and Muĥammad ibn ‘Ali Al-Jawād (a.s.) in Baghdad

1 حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) يَقُولُ أَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ دَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ لِقَتْلِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّع دَمْعَةً حَتَّى تَسِيلَ عَلَى خَدِّهِ بَوَّأَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ غُرَفاً يَسْكُنُهَا أَحْقَاباً وَ أَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ دَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ حَتَّى تَسِيلَ عَلَى خَدِّهِ فِينَا- لِأَذًى مَسَّنَا مِنْ عَدُوِّنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا بَوَّأَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ مُبَوَّأَ صِدْقٍ وَ أَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ مَسَّهُ أَذًى فِينَا فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ حَتَّى تَسِيلَ عَلَى خَدِّهِ مِنْ مَضَاضَةِ مَا أُوذِيَ فِينَا صَرَفَ اللَّهُ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ الْأَذَى وَ آمَنَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِهِ وَ النَّارِ

1. Ĥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muĥammad ibn ‘Isā narrated to me from his father, from Ĥasan ibn Maĥbūb, from ‘Alā ibn Razǐn, from Muĥammad ibn Muslim, from Abǐ Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)), who said: ‘Ali ibn Ĥusain (Imam Sajjād (a.s.)) used to say: Any believer who cries over Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) with (even) one tear running down his cheek will be rewarded by Allāh for that tear; he will be made to dwell in rooms in Paradise where he will stay for long ages. Any believer, who cries over us with (even) one tear running down his cheek because of his grief over the way in which our enemies hurt us in this life, will be rewarded by Allāh for that tear; he will be made to dwell in good settlements in Paradise. And any believer, who cries with (even) one tear running down his cheek because of his suffering from the pain of being hurt in our way, will be kept away from the afflictions of the Day of Judgment by Allāh and he will be safe from Allāh’s Wrath and from Hell. The above Ĥadǐth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: My father, and all of my scholars, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aĥmad ibn Muĥammad, from Ĥamzah ibn ‘Ali Al-Ash’ari, from Ĥasan ibn Mu’āwiyah ibn Wahab, from someone who narrated to him, from Abǐ Ja’far (a.s.).

2 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي (رحمه الله) عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجَامُورَانِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْبُكَاءَ وَ الْجَزَعَ مَكْرُوهٌ لِلْعَبْدِ فِي كُلِّ مَا جَزِعَ- مَا خَلَا الْبُكَاءَ وَ الْجَزَعَ عَلَى الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّع فَإِنَّهُ فِيهِ مَأْجُورٌ

2. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Abǐ ‘Abdillāh Al-Jāmūrāni, from Ĥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Abǐ Ĥamzah, from his father, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq (a.s.)) say: Crying and JAZA’ is MAKRŪH for the slaves (of Allāh) over any matter except crying and Jaza’ over Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.). Verily the one who cries and acts impatiently over Ĥusain (a.s.) will be rewarded.

3 وَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الرَّزَّازُ عَنْ خَالِهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الزَّيَّاتِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هَارُونَ الْمَكْفُوفِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) فِي حَدِيثٍ طَوِيلٍ لَهُ وَ مَنْ ذُكِرَ الْحُسَيْنُ (ع) عِنْدَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ عَيْنِهِ [عَيْنَيْهِ] مِنَ الدُّمُوعِ مِقْدَارُ جَنَاحِ ذُبَابٍ كَانَ ثَوَابُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لَمْ يَرْضَ لَهُ بِدُونِ الْجَنَّةِ

3. Muĥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz narrated to me from his uncle Muĥammad ibn Ĥusain Al-Zayyāt, from Muĥammad ibn Ismā’ǐl, from Šāliĥ ibn ‘Uqbah, from Abǐ Hārūn Al-Makfūf, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq (a.s.)) said – as part of a longer Ĥadǐth: Those who shed tears when Ĥusain (a.s.) is mentioned in front of them will be rewarded by Allāh Himself, even if their tears are as small as the wing of a fly. And Allāh will not be pleased with any reward for them less than Paradise.

4 حَدَّثَنِي حَكِيمُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحَكِيمِ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَكَّارُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْقَسَّامُ وَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ عَنْ مُخَوَّلِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ مُنْذِرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) يَقُولُ مَنْ قَطَرَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فِينَا قَطْرَةً وَ دَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فِينَا دَمْعَةً بَوَّأَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ غُرَفاً يَسْكُنُهَا أَحْقَاباً وَ أَحْقَاباً حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي (رحمه الله) وَ جَمَاعَةُ مَشَايِخِي عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ وَهْبِ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) يَقُولُ وَ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الرَّزَّازِ سَوَاءً

4. Ĥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ĥukaym narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from Bakkār ibn Aĥmad Al-Qassām, and from Ĥasan ibn ‘Abdil Wāĥid, from Makhūl ibn Ibrāhǐm, from Rabǐ’ ibn Mundhir, from his father, who said: I heard ‘Ali ibn Ĥusain (Imam Sajjād (a.s.)) say: One who cries over us and sheds (even) one tear over us will be rewarded by Allāh for that tear; he will be made to dwell in rooms in Paradise where he will stay for long ages and long ages.

5 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ أَبِي عُمَارَةَ الْمُنْشِدِ قَالَ مَا ذُكِرَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ (ع) عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ (ع) فِي يَوْمٍ قَطُّ فَرُئِيَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ مُتَبَسِّماً قَطُّ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ

5. Muĥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Qurashi narrated to me from Muĥammad ibn Ĥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Ĥasan ibn ‘Ali, from Ibn Abǐ ‘Umayr, from ‘Ali ibn Mughǐrah, from Abǐ ‘Umārah Al-Munshid, who said: Whenever Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) was mentioned in front of Abǐ ‘Abdillāh, Ja’far ibn Muĥammad (Imam Šādiq (a.s.)) during the day, he would not be seen smiling on that day until nightfall.

6 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَصَمِّ عَنْ مِسْمَعِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ كِرْدِينٍ الْبَصْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) يَا مِسْمَعُ أَنْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ أَ مَا تَأْتِي قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) قُلْتُ لَا أَنَا رَجُلٌ مَشْهُورٌ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ وَ عِنْدَنَا مَنْ يَتَّبِعُ هَوَى هَذَا الْخَلِيفَةِ وَ عَدُوُّنَا كَثِيرٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ القَبَائِلِ مِنَ النُّصَّابِ وَ غَيْرِهِمْ وَ لَسْتُ آمَنُهُمْ أَنْ يَرْفَعُوا حَالِي عِنْدَ وُلْدِ سُلَيْمَانَ فَيُمَثِّلُونَ بِي قَالَ لِي أَ فَمَا تَذْكُرُ مَا صُنِعَ بِهِ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَتَجْزَعُ قُلْتُ إِي وَ اللَّهِ وَ أَسْتَعْبِرُ لِذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَرَى أَهْلِي أَثَرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ فَأَمْتَنِعُ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ حَتَّى يَسْتَبِينَ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِي قَالَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ دَمْعَتَكَ- أَمَا إِنَّكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يُعَدُّونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَزَعِ لَنَا وَ الَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ لِفَرَحِنَا وَ يَحْزَنُونَ لِحُزْنِنَا وَ يَخَافُونَ لِخَوْفِنَا وَ يَأْمَنُونَ إِذَا أَمِنَّا أَمَا إِنَّكَ سَتَرَى عِنْدَ مَوْتِكَ حُضُورَ آبَائِي لَكَ- وَ وَصِيَّتَهُمْ مَلَكَ الْمَوْتِ بِكَ وَ مَا يَلْقَوْنَكَ بِهِ مِنَ الْبِشَارَةِ أَفْضَلُ وَ لَمَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ أَرَقُّ عَلَيْكَ وَ أَشَدُّ رَحْمَةً لَكَ مِنَ الْأُمِّ الشَّفِيقَةِ عَلَى وَلَدِهَا قَالَ ثُمَّ اسْتَعْبَرَ وَ اسْتَعْبَرْتُ مَعَهُ- فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي فَضَّلَنَا عَلَى خَلْقِهِ بِالرَّحْمَةِ وَ خَصَّنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ بِالرَّحْمَةِ يَا مِسْمَعُ إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ وَ السَّمَاءَ لَتَبْكِي مُنْذُ قُتِلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) رَحْمَةً لَنَا وَ مَا بَكَى لَنَا مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ أَكْثَرُ- وَ مَا رَقَأَتْ دُمُوعُ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُنْذُ قُتِلْنَا وَ مَا بَكَى أَحَدٌ رَحْمَةً لَنَا وَ لِمَا لَقِينَا إِلَّا رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ- قَبْلَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ الدَّمْعَةُ مِنْ عَيْنِهِ فَإِذَا سَالَتْ دُمُوعُهُ عَلَى خَدِّهِ فَلَوْ أَنَّ قَطْرَةً مِنْ دُمُوعِهِ سَقَطَتْ فِي جَهَنَّمَ لَأَطْفَأَتْ حَرَّهَا حَتَّى لَا يُوجَدَ لَهَا حَرٌّ وَ إِنَّ الْمُوجَعَ لَنَا قَلْبُهُ لَيَفْرَحُ يَوْمَ يَرَانَا عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ فَرْحَةً لَا تَزَالُ تِلْكَ الْفَرْحَةُ فِي قَلْبِهِ حَتَّى يَرِدَ عَلَيْنَا الْحَوْضَ وَ إِنَّ الْكَوْثَرَ لَيَفْرَحُ بِمُحِبِّنَا إِذَا وَرَدَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيُذِيقُهُ مِنْ ضُرُوبِ الطَّعَامِ مَا لَا يَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَصْدُرَ عَنْهُ يَا مِسْمَعُ مَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ شَرْبَةً لَمْ يَظْمَأْ بَعْدَهَا أَبَداً وَ لَمْ يَسْتَقِ بَعْدَهَا أَبَداً وَ هُوَ فِي بَرْدِ الْكَافُورِ وَ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَ طَعْمِ الزَّنْجَبِيلِ أَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ وَ أَلْيَنَ مِنَ الزُّبْدِ وَ أَصْفَى مِنَ الدَّمْعِ وَ أَذْكَى مِنَ الْعَنْبَرِ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ تَسْنِيمٍ وَ يَمُرُّ بِأَنْهَارِ الْجِنَانِ يَجْرِي عَلَى رَضْرَاضِ الدُّرِّ وَ الْيَاقُوتِ فِيهِ مِنَ الْقِدْحَانِ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ عَدَدِ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ يُوجَدُ رِيحُهُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ أَلْفِ عَامٍ قِدْحَانُهُ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَ الْفِضَّةِ وَ أَلْوَانِ الْجَوْهَرِ يَفُوحُ فِي وَجْهِ الشَّارِبِ مِنْهُ كُلُّ فَائِحَةٍ حَتَّى يَقُولَ الشَّارِبُ مِنْهُ يَا لَيْتَنِي تُرِكْتُ هَاهُنَا لَا أَبْغِي بِهَذَا بَدَلًا وَ لَا عَنْهُ تَحْوِيلًا- أَمَا إِنَّكَ يَا ابْنَ كِرْدِينٍ مِم��َنْ تَرْوَى مِنْهُ وَ مَا مِنْ عَيْنٍ بَكَتْ لَنَا إِلَّا نُعِّمَتْ بِالنَّظَرِ إِلَى الْكَوْثَرِ- وَ سُقِيَتْ مِنْهُ مَنْ أَحَبَّنَا وَ إِنَّ الشَّارِبَ مِنْهُ لَيُعْطَى مِنَ اللَّذَّةِ وَ الطَّعْمِ وَ الشَّهْوَةِ لَهُ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا يُعْطَاهُ مَنْ هُوَ دُونَهُ فِي حُبِّنَا وَ إِنَّ عَلَى الْكَوْثَرِ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) وَ فِي يَدِهِ عَصًا مِنْ عَوْسَجٍ يَحْطِمُ بِهَا أَعْدَاءَنَا فَيَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّي أَشْهَدُ الشَّهَادَتَيْنِ فَيَقُولُ انْطَلِقْ إِلَى إِمَامِكَ فُلَانٍ- فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يَشْفَعَ لَكَ فَيَقُولُ تَبَرَّأَ مِنِّي إِمَامِيَ الَّذِي تَذْكُرُهُ فَيَقُولُ ارْجِعْ إِلَى وَرَائِكَ فَقُلْ لِلَّذِي كُنْتَ تَتَوَلَّاهُ وَ تُقَدِّمُهُ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ فَاسْأَلْهُ إِذَا كَانَ خَيْرَ الْخَلْقِ عِنْدَكَ أَنْ يَشْفَعَ لَكَ- فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْخَلْقِ مَنْ يَشْفَعُ [حَقِيقٌ أَنْ لَا يُرَدَّ إِذَا شَفَعَ] فَيَقُولُ إِنِّي أَهْلِكُ عَطَشاً فَيَقُولُ لَهُ زَادَكَ اللَّهُ ظَمَأً وَ زَادَكَ اللَّهُ عَطَشاً قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ كَيْفَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى الدُّنُوِّ مِنَ الْحَوْضِ وَ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُهُ فَقَالَ وَرِعَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ قَبِيحَةٍ وَ كَفَّ عَنْ شَتْمِنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ إِذَا ذُكِرْنَا وَ تَرَكَ أَشْيَاءَ اجْتَرَى عَلَيْهَا غَيْرُهُ وَ لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ لِحُبِّنَا وَ لَا لِهَوًى مِنْهُ لَنَا وَ لَكِنَّ ذَلِكَ لِشِدَّةِ اجْتِهَادِهِ فِي عِبَادَتِهِ وَ تَدَيُّنِهِ وَ لِمَا قَدْ شَغَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِهِ عَنْ ذِكْرِ النَّاسِ فَأَمَّا قَلْبُهُ فَمُنَافِقٌ وَ دِينُهُ النَّصْبُ وَ اتِّبَاعُهُ أَهْلَ النَّصْبِ وَ وَلَايَةُ الْمَاضِينَ وَ تَقَدُّمُهُ [تَقْدِيمُهُ لَهُمَا عَلَى كُلِّ أَحَدٍ

6. Muĥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibin Ja’far Al-Ĥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muĥammad ibn Sālim, from Muĥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ĥammād Al-Bašri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raĥmān Al-Ašam, from Misma’ ibn ‘Abdil Malik Kirdǐn Al-Bašri, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq (a.s.)) said to me, “O Misma’! You are from Iraq. Do you not go to the grave of Ĥusain (a.s.)?” I replied: No. I am well-known among the people of Basra and we have some people there who are the followers of the Caliph. We (also) have lots of enemies from among the tribes, NUŠŠĀB, and others. I do not feel safe, for they might report me to the son of Sulaymān (the governor of Kūfah) and they will torture me to act as a deterrent for others. Imam (a.s.) asked, “Do you not remember what was done to him (Ĥusain (a.s.))?” I replied, “Yes.” Imam (a.s.) asked, “Do you grieve impatiently (over Ĥusain’s tragedy)?” I replied, “Yes! I swear to Allāh (that I do)! I cry over (that which was done to him) so much that my family sees the effect (of my grief) over me. And I abstain from eating and its effects (also) appear on my face.” Imam (a.s.) said: May Allāh’s Mercy be upon your tears! Verily you are counted among those who grieve impatiently for us, those who are happy for our happiness and grieve over our grief, and those who are afraid when we are afraid, and feel safe when we feel safe. Verily when you die, my fathers (a.s.) will be there for you and they will be giving recommendations to the Angel of Death about you. Verily the glad tidings that they (my fathers (a.s.)) will give you will be a greater reward than this. Verily the Angel of Death will be more kind and merciful to you than a compassionate mother is to her son. Then the Imam (a.s.) started to cry and I cried with him. Then he (the Imam (a.s.)) said: Praise be to Allāh, who by (His) Mercy, gave preference to us and favoured us, the Ahlul Bayt, above (the rest of) His creation. O Misma’! Verily the earth and the heavens continuously cry for us, sympathizing with us since the day the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) was killed. And the number of angels who cry over us is even greater than this. The tears of the angels have never stopped since (the day) our killing began. Allāh will have mercy on whoever cries, sympathizing with that which was done to us, even before his tears fall from his eyes. (Verily) if one of the tears which runs on his cheeks were to fall over Hell, it would extinguish the (burning) heat of it in such a way that no heat would remain in it (at all). Verily those whose hearts ache for us will be pleased by seeing us at the time of their death in such a way that this pleasure will stay in their hearts until they meet us by the Pool (on the Day of Judgment). Verily (the Pool of) Kawthar will be delighted when one of our lovers comes to it and will serve him with various kinds of food to such an extent that he (the lover of the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.)) will not ever wish to leave (the Pool). O Misma’! Those who drink (even) one sip from the Pool will never feel thirsty again and they will never ask for (another) drink again. It is as cold as camphor, as fragrant as musk, and as tasty as ginger. It is sweeter than honey, softer than butter, more pure than a tear, and more aromatic than ambergris. It emerges from Tasnǐm and it passes through the rivers of Paradise and flows over a riverbed made of pearl and corundum. The number of jugs in it is greater than the number of stars in the sky; they are made of gold, silver, and various kinds of gems. Its fragrance (the Pool of Kawthar) can be smelled from a distance of one thousand years and such great fragrances emanate from it onto the face of whoever drinks from it, that he will say, “I wish if I could have been left right here. I do not need anything other than this and I do not wish to be moved from here.” O son of Kirdǐn! Verily you will be among those whose thirst will be quenched by it, and everyone whose eyes cried on us will be blessed by looking at Kawthar and will be given a drink from it. Verily the desires of those who love us more will be satisfied in a greater way, and they will feel more pleasure, and they will find the water from the Pool of Kawthar more tasty than those who love us less. Verily the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) will be standing by the (Pool of) Kawthar and he will have a stick made of boxthorn in his hand with which he will smash our enemies (in such a way) that one of our enemies will say, “I testify that there is no god but Allāh and Muĥammad is the Messenger of Allāh!” The Commander of the Believers (a.s.) will reply, “Go to your leader, so-and-so, and ask him to intercede for you.” The man will say, “My leader, whom you mentioned, dissociates himself from me.” The Commander of the Believers (a.s.) will reply, “Go back and ask the one whom you used to love, follow, and whom you preferred above the rest of creation to intercede for you since he was the best of creation in your eyes, for verily (only) the best of creation can intercede.” The man will say, “I am dying of thirst!” The Commander of the Believers (a.s.) will reply, “May Allāh increase your thirst and your need for water!” I (Misma’) asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! How can he (this enemy) even come close to the Pool when others cannot?” Imam (a.s.) replied: He stayed away from hideous acts and abstained from insulting us – the Ahlul Bayt – when we had been mentioned in his presence and he avoided some other (hideous) acts which others had dared to commit. However, none of this (abstaining from these evil deeds) was based on following us or loving us. Rather, it was based on his diligence in worship and in religious acts and based on being preoccupied with himself rather than talking about others. However, the heart (of such a person) is filled with hypocrisy and his religion is based on hating us, following those who incite hatred toward us, believing in the authority of those two people of the past, and giving preference to them over everyone else.

7 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي (رحمه الله) عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَصَمِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ الْأَرَّجَانِيِّ وَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي (رحمه الله) عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَصَمِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ قَالَ حَجَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) فِي حَدِيثٍ طَوِيلٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لَوْ نُبِشَ قَبْرُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ (ع) هَلْ كَانَ يُصَابُ فِي قَبْرِهِ شَيْءٌ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ بُكَيْرٍ مَا أَعْظَمَ مَسَائِلَكَ إِنَّ الْحُسَيْنَ (ع) مَعَ أَبِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ وَ أَخِيهِ فِي مَنْزِلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) وَ مَعَهُ يُرْزَقُونَ وَ يُحْبَرُونَ وَ إِنَّهُ لَعَنْ يَمِينِ الْعَرْشِ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِهِ يَقُولُ- يَا رَبِّ أَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى زُوَّارِهِ وَ إِنَّهُ أَعْرَفُ بِهِمْ وَ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ وَ أَسْمَاءِ آبَائِهِمْ وَ مَا فِي رِحَالِهِمْ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمْ بِوُلْدِهِ وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَنْ يَبْكِيهِ فَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ وَ يَسْأَلُ أَبَاهُ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ لَهُ وَ يَقُولُ أَيُّهَا الْبَاكِي لَوْ عَلِمْتَ مَا أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ لَفَرِحْتَ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا حَزِنْتَ وَ إِنَّهُ لَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ وَ خَطِيئَةٍ

7. My father narrated to me from Ĥusain ibn Ĥasan ibn Abān, from Ĥusain ibn Sa’ǐd, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Mughǐrah, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raĥmān Al-Ašam, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Bukayr Al-Arjāni, who said: I accompanied Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq (a.s.)) (from Madǐnah to Makkah) on a Hajj trip and I asked him, “O son of the Messenger of Allāh! If the grave of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (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 Ĥusain (a.s.) along with his father, mother, and his brother (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. Verily Ĥusain (a.s.) is hanging on to the right side of the Throne and he says, “O my Lord! Fulfill Your promise to me.” Verily Ĥusain (a.s.) looks at those who go to his Ziyārah and he knows them and he knows their names, the names of their fathers, and that which they carry along with them even better than they know their own sons. Verily he looks at those who cry over him and he seeks forgiveness for them and asks his father (a.s.) to seek forgiveness for them. And he says to them (those who cry over him), “O those who cry (over me)! If you knew about that which Allāh has prepared for you, you would be more happy than you are grieved (over me).” Imam (a.s.) continued, “Verily Ĥusain (a.s.) seeks forgiveness for them for every sin and for every mistake.” The above Ĥadǐth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muĥammad ibn Ĥusain, from Muĥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Zurārah, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raĥmān Al-Ašam, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Bukayr, from Abǐ ‘Abdillāh (a.s.).

8 حَدَّثَنِي حَكِيمُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ مَنْ ذُكِرْنَا عِنْدَهُ فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ وَ لَوْ مِثْلَ جَنَاحِ بَعُوضَةٍ [الذُّبَابِ] غُفِرَ لَهُ ذُنُوبُهُ وَ لَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) مِثْلَهُ

8. Ĥukaym ibn Dāwūd narrated to me from Salamah, from Ya’qūb ibn Yazǐd, from Ibn Abǐ ‘Umayr, from Bakr ibn Muĥammad, from Fuďayl ibn Yasār, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq (a.s.)) said: The sins of whoever cries, even as little as (the width of) the wing of a fly, when we are mentioned in front of him will be forgiven, even if his sins are greater than the scum in the sea. The above Ĥadǐth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: Muĥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh, from his father, from Aĥmad ibn Abǐ ‘Abdillāh Al-Barqi, from his father, from Bakr ibn Muĥammad, from Abǐ ‘Abdillāh (a.s.).

9 حَدَّثَنِي حَكِيمُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ الْقَلَّاءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ أَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ دَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ لِقَتْلِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) دَمْعَةً حَتَّى تَسِيلَ عَلَى خَدِّهِ بَوَّأَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا غُرَفاً فِي الْجَنَّةِ يَسْكُنُهَا أَحْقَاباً

9. Ĥukaym ibn Dāwūd narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from Ĥasan ibn ‘Ali, from ‘Alā ibn Razǐn Al-Qallā, from Muĥammad ibn Muslim, who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: Any believer who cries over Ĥusain (a.s.) with (even) one tear running down his cheek will be rewarded by Allāh for that tear; he will be made to dwell in rooms in Paradise where he will stay for long ages.

10 وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سَيْفٍ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ فُضَيْلٍ بن [زائد [وَ] فَضَالَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ مَنْ ذُكِرْنَا عِنْدَهُ فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَجْهَهُ عَلَى النَّارِ

10. Ĥukaym ibn Dāwūd narrated to me from Salamah, from ‘Ali ibn Sayf, from Bakr ibn Muĥammad, from Fuďayl ibn/and Faďālah, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh has made it Ĥarām for Hell to burn the face of anyone who sheds tears (on us) when we are mentioned in his presence.

Kāmil al-Ziyārāt

Book 2, Chapter 32