2. Ja’far ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn ‘Ubaydillāh ibn Mūsā ibn Ja’far narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Nahīk, from Ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from Hishām ibn Ḥakam, from ‘Abdil Karīm ibn Ḥassān, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ), “What does it mean when it is said that going to the Ziyārah of the grave of Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Ḥusain is equal to performing Hajj and ‘Umrah?” Imam replied: Verily Hajj and ‘Umrah can only be performed here (in Makkah). However, if one decides to go to Hajj but does not have the means (to do so) and goes to Ḥusain instead, Allāh will register a Hajj for him. (Similarly) if one decides to perform an ‘Umrah but does not have the means (to do so) and goes to Ḥusain instead, Allāh will register an ‘Umrah for him.

3. My father and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan both narrated to me from Ḥusain ibn Ḥasan ibn Abān, from Ḥusain ibn Sa’īd, from Qāsim ibn Muḥammad, from Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm, from Hārūn ibn Khārijah, who said: I was with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ) when a man asked him, “What is the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain ?” Imam replied, “Verily Allāh has dedicated four thousand angels to Ḥusain who are disheveled, covered with dust, and who cry for him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment.” I (Hārūn ibn Khārijah) asked, “May I sacrifice my father and mother for you! It is narrated from your father that (going to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain ) is equal to performing Hajj and ‘Umrah?!” Imam replied, “Yes. A Hajj and an ‘Umrah, a Hajj and an Umrah…” Hārūn added that the Imam counted ten Hajj and ten ‘Umrah.

4. My father and ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain both narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali Al-Washā, from Aḥmad ibn ‘Ā`idh, from Abī Khadījah, who said: A man asked Abā Ja’far (Imam Bāqir ) about going to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain . Imam replied, “It is equal to one Hajj and one ‘Umrah and this much – he stretched open his arms – rewards.”

5. My father narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from Abī Sa’īd Ḥamdān ibn Sulaymān Al-Naysābūri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad Al-Yamāni, from Manī’ ibn Ḥajjāj, from Yūnus, from Hishām ibn Sālim, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ) said: The Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain is (equal to) one Hajj. And after one has performed obligatory Hajj, it is equal to one Hajj and one ‘Umrah.

6. My father narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from Abī Sa’īd Ḥamdān ibn Sulaymān Al-Naysābūri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad Al-Yamāni, from Manī’ ibn Ḥajjāj, from Yūnus, who said: Imam Riďā said: Those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain have performed a Hajj and an ‘Umrah. I asked, “Does it replace performing Ḥajjatul Islām?” Imam replied: No, it is (registered as) Hajj for those who do not have the means of going to Hajj until the means become available to them to perform the Hajj of the sacred House of Allāh. Do you not know that everyday seventy thousand angels circulate the House (Ka’bah) until nightfall, after which they ascend back to the heavens and are then replaced by other angels who circulate the House until morning?! Verily Ḥusain is more honourable to Allāh than the House. Verily seventy thousand (different) angels who are disheveled and covered with dust descend to him (his grave) at the time of each prayer, and they will not have another opportunity (to return to his grave) until the Day of Judgment.

7. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, and from Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdil Ḥamīd, from Yūnus ibn Ya’qūb, from Um Sa’īd Al-Aḥmasiyyah, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ), “What do you say is the reward for the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain ?” Imam replied, “O Um Sa’īd! We say that it is equal to the reward of a Hajj and an ‘Umrah, and there is this much reward in it.” Um Sa’īd added that the Imam stretched open his arms with his fingers bent.

8. Muḥammad ibn (Ḥasan ibn) Aḥmad ibn Walīd, narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Ḥusain ibn Sa’īd, from Qāsim ibn Muḥammad, from Ḥabīb, from Fuďayl ibn Yasār, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ) say: Allāh has dedicated four thousand angels to the grave of Ḥusain who are disheveled, covered with dust, and who cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. Going to his Ziyārah is equal to performing a Hajj and an ‘Umrah and (going to) the Ziyārah of the graves of the Martyrs (of Uḥud).

9. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali Al-Kūfi, from ‘Abbās ibn ‘Āmir, from Abān, from Abil Nāb Ḥusain ibn ‘Aťiyyah Bayyā’ Al-Sāburi, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ) say: Allāh will register the reward of a Hajj and an ‘Umrah – or he said an ‘Umrah and a Hajj – for those who go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain .

10. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali Al-Kūfi, from ‘Abbās ibn ‘Āmir, from Abān ibn ‘Uthmān, from Abī Khallān Al-Kindi, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ) said: Allāh will register the reward of a Hajj and an ‘Umrah for those who go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain .

11. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from Abil Qāsim, from Qāsim ibn Muḥammad, from Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm, from Hārūn ibn Khārijah, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillah (Imam Sādiq ), “May I sacrifice my father and mother for you! It is narrated from your father that (going to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain ) is equal to Hajj?!” Imam replied, “Yes. A Hajj and an ‘Umrah, and another Hajj and ‘Umrah…” Hārūn added that the Imam counted ten Hajj and ten ‘Umrah.

12. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from ‘Amraki, from someone who narrated to him, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan, from Muḥammad ibn Fuďayl, from Muḥammad ibn Musādif, who said: Mālik Al-Juhani narrated to me from Abī Ja’far (Imam Bāqir ) who said: Allāh will register performing Hajj for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain knowing his rights and they will remain protected until they return from his Ziyārah. Muḥammad ibn Musādif added: Mālik (Al-Juhani) died in that year and I went for Hajj in the same year. After performing Hajj, I went to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ) and said, “Mālik narrated a Ḥadīth to me from Abī Ja’far about the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain .” Imam asked me about the Ḥadīth and I narrated it to him. Imam said, “Yes, O Muḥammad! A Hajj and an ‘Umrah.”

13. My father and a group of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťar, and from Aḥmad ibn Idrīs, from ‘Amraki, from someone who narrated to him, from Ḥammād ibn ‘Isā, from Ḥusain ibn Mukhtār, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ) about the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain . Imam replied, “(The reward for) Hajj and ‘Umrah is in it.”

14. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali Al-Zaytūni, from Hārūn ibn Muslim, from ‘Isā ibn Rāshid, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ), “May I sacrifice myself for you! What is the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain and pray two Rak’ah next to his grave.” Imam replied, “A Hajj and an ‘Umrah will be registered for them.” I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! Is it the same for those who go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of any Imam whose obedience (Allāh has) made mandatory?” Imam replied, “It is the same for those who go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of any Imam whose obedience (Allāh has) made mandatory.”

15. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Qurashi Al-Kūfi Al-Razzāz narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’, from Sāliḥ ibn ‘Uqbah, from Yazīd ibn ‘Abdil Malik, who said: I was with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ) when a group of people who were riding on donkeys passed by. Imam asked, “Where are they going?” I replied, “To the graves of the martyrs (of Uḥud).” Imam asked, “What prevents them from going to the Ziyārah of the lonely (abandoned) Martyr?” One of the people who was from Iraq asked, “Is going to his Ziyārah obligatory?” Imam replied, “His Ziyārah is better than performing Hajj and ‘Umrah, and another Hajj and ‘Umrah, and another Hajj and ‘Umrah, and…” Yazīd ibn ‘Abdil Malik added: Imam mentioned twenty purified and accepted Hajj and ‘Umrah. And I swear to Allāh that I did not leave the Imam until a man came to him and said, “I have gone to Hajj nineteen times. Please pray for me so that Allāh sustains me with the twentieth time.” Imam asked, “Have you ever gone to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain ?” The man replied, “No.” Imam said, “Verily going to his Ziyārah is better than twenty Hajj.”