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 أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ حَسَنِ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيِّ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ وَكَّلَ اللَّهُ بِقَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافِ مَلَكٍ شُعْثاً غُبْراً يَبْكُونَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَمَنْ زَارَهُ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ شَيَّعُوهُ حَتَّى يُبْلِغُوهُ مَأْمَنَهُ وَ إِنْ مَرِضَ عَادُوهُ غُدْوَةً وَ عَشِيَّةً وَ إِنْ مَاتَ شَهِدُوا جِنَازَتَهُ وَ اسْتَغْفَرُوا لَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ

1. 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 Al-Jawhari, from Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm, from Hārūn ibn Khārijah, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Allāh has dedicated four thousand angels to the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) who are disheveled and covered with dust who cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. These angels will accompany those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.), while knowing his rights, until they arrive at their safe haven. And if they become ill, the angels will visit them every morning and evening. And when they die, the angels will attend their funerals and seek forgiveness for them until the Day of Judgment.

2 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ السَّرَّاجِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ مَعْمَرٍ الْعَطَّارِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافِ مَلَكٍ شُعْثٌ غُبْرٌ يَبْكُونَ الْحُسَيْنَ (ع) إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَا يَأْتِيهِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا اسْتَقْبَلُوهُ وَ لَا يَرْجِعُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ إِلَّا شَيَّعُوهُ وَ لَا يَمْرَضُ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا عَادُوهُ وَ لَا يَمُوتُ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا شَهِدُوهُ وَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ره عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ مِثْلَهُ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ سَعْدَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) مِثْلَهُ

2. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’, from Abī Ismā’īl Al-Sarrāj, from Yaḥyā ibn Mu’ammar Al-‘Aťťār, from Abī Basīr, who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: There are four thousand angels who are disheveled and covered with dust who cry over Ḥusain (a.s.) (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. These angels come to receive everyone who goes to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.), accompany everyone who returns from his Ziyārah, visit them if they become ill, and attend their funerals when they die. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chains: A) My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’, from Abī Ismā’īl Al-Sarrāj, from Yaḥyā ibn Mu’ammar Al-‘Aťťār, from Abī Basīr, from Abī Ja’far (a.s.). B) My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Mūsā ibn Sa’dān, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Qāsim, from ‘Umar ibn Abān, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)).

3 حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ صَاحِبِ السَّابِرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الصَّبَّاحِ الْكِنَانِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) يَقُولُ إِنَّ إِلَى جَانِبِكُمْ قَبْراً مَا أَتَاهُ مَكْرُوبٌ إِلَّا نَفَّسَ اللَّهُ كُرْبَتَهُ وَ قَضَى حَاجَتَهُ وَ إِنَّ عِنْدَهُ أَرْبَعَةَ أَلْفِ مَلَكٍ مُنْذُ يَوْمَ قُبِضَ شُعْثاً غُبْراً يَبْكُونَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَمَنْ زَارَهُ شَيَّعُوهُ وَ مَنْ مَرِضَ عَادُوهُ وَ مَنْ مَاتَ اتَّبَعُوا جِنَازَتَهُ

3. Ja’far ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Nahīk, from Ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from Salamah Sāḥib Al-Sāburi, from Abil Sabbāḥ Al-Kināni, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Verily there is a grave near you to which no anguished person goes without Allāh removing his anguish and fulfilling his requests. Verily there are four thousand angels next to his grave (who have been there) since the day his life was taken. They are disheveled, covered with dust, and they cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. These angels accompany those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) (back to their safe haven). If they become ill, the angels will visit them. And when they die, the angels will follow their corpses in their funerals.

4 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ جَمَاعَةُ مَشَايِخِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارِ عَنْ حَمْدَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ النَّيْسَابُورِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْيَمَانِيِّ عَنْ مَنِيعِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ الْجَمَّالِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ يُرِيدُ زِيَارَةَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) شَيَّعَتْهُ سَبْعُمِائَةِ مَلَكٍ مِنْ فَوْقِ رَأْسِهِ وَ مِنْ تَحْتِهِ وَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ حَتَّى يُبْلِغُوهُ مَأْمَنَهُ فَإِذَا زَارَ الْحُسَيْنَ (ع) نَادَاهُ مُنَادٍ قَدْ غُفِرَ لَكَ فَاسْتَأْنِفِ الْعَمَلَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُونَ مَعَهُ مُشَيِّعِينَ لَهُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَإِذَا صَارُوا إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ قَالُوا نَسْتَوْدِعُكَ اللَّهَ- فَلَا يَزَالُونَ يَزُورُونَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ مَمَاتِهِ ثُمَّ يَزُورُونَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَ ثَوَابُ ذَلِكَ لِلرَّجُلِ

4. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from Ḥamdān ibn Sulaymān Al-Naysābūri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad Al-Yamāni, from Manī’ ibn Ḥajjāj, from Yūnus ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān, from Safwān Al-Jammāl, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: When a man leaves his house to go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.), seven hundred angels will accompany him who will be over his head, under his feet, to his right, to his left, in front of him, and behind him until he arrives at his safe haven. After he performs the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.), a caller will call out to him, “You have been forgiven. Therefore, continue with good deeds.” These angels will accompany him back to his house. When they arrive at his house, they will say to him, “We leave you in Allāh’s protection.” These angels will visit him continuously until he dies. Thereafter, they will go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) everyday, the reward of which will be registered for that man.

5 وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَى مَنِيعٍ عَنْ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَكَّلَ بِقَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافِ مَلَكٍ شُعْثاً غُبْراً إِلَى أَنْ تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ يُشَيِّعُونَ مَنْ زَارَهُ يَعُودُونَهُ إِذَا مَرِضَ وَ يَشْهَدُونَ جِنَازَتَهُ إِذَا مَاتَ

5. My father narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from Ḥamdān ibn Sulaymān Al-Naysābūri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad Al-Yamāni, from Manī’ (ibn Ḥajjāj), from Ziyād, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muskān, from Muḥammad Al-Ḥalabi, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Verily Allāh has dedicated four thousand angels to the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) who are disheveled and covered with dust until the rising of the Hour. These angels accompany everyone who goes to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.), visit them if they become ill, and attend their funerals when they die.

6 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَكَّلَ بِقَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافِ مَلَكٍ شُعْثاً غُبْراً فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَبْكُونَهُ مِنْ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَى زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ فَإِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ هَبَطَ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافِ مَلَكٍ وَ صَعِدَ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافِ مَلَكٍ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَبْكُونَهُ حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ وَ يَشْهَدُونَ لِمَنْ زَارَهُ وَ يُشَيِّعُونَهُ بِالْوَفَاءِ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ وَ يَعُودُونَهُ إِذَا مَرِضَ وَ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا مَاتَ

6. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Walīd narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Mughīrah, from ‘Abbās ibn ‘Āmir, from Abān, from Abī Ḥamzah (Al-Thumāli), who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Verily Allāh has dedicated four thousand angels to the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) who are disheveled and covered with dust. They cry over Ḥusain (a.s.) from dawn until midday, at which point they ascend to the heavens and they are replaced with another four thousand angels who cry over him until dawn. These angels will testify to the loyalty of those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.), will accompany them back to their families, visit them if they become ill, and establish prayers on them when they die.

7 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ جَمَاعَةُ مَشَايِخِي عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ جَدِّهِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ (ع) قَالَ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ يُرِيدُ زِيَارَةَ قَبْرِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) وَكَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهِ مَلَكاً يَضَعُ [فَوَضَعَ] إِصْبَعَهُ فِي قَفَاهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَكْتُبُ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ فِيهِ حَتَّى يَرِدَ الْحَائِرَ [الْحَيْرَ] فَإِذَا دَخَلَ مِنْ بَابِ الْحَائِرِ [الْحَيْرِ] وَضَعَ كَفَّهُ وَسَطَ ظَهْرِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَمَّا مَا مَضَى فَقَدْ غُفِرَ لَكَ فَاسْتَأْنِفِ الْعَمَلَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ جَدِّهِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ (ع) قَالَ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ يُرِيدُ زِيَارَةَ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) مِثْلَهُ

7. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isa, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid Al-Barqi, from Qāsim ibn Yaḥyā, from his grandfather Ḥasan ibn Rāshid, who said: Abū Ibrāhīm (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)) said: When one leaves his house to go to the Ziyārah of Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Ḥusain (a.s.), Allāh will dedicate an angel to him who will place his finger on the back of the Zā`ir and who will start writing (on his back) every word which comes out of his mouth until he arrives at the Ḥā`ir. After he enters through the gate of the Ḥā`ir, the angel will place his palm on the middle of the back of the Zā`ir and say, “Surely all of your past sins have been forgiven. Therefore, continue with good deeds.” The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Qāsim ibn Yaḥyā, from his grandfather Ḥasan ibn Rāshid, from Abī Ibrāhīm (a.s.).

8 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ره جَمِيعاً عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ مَا لِمَنْ زَارَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) قَالَ إِنَّ الْحُسَيْنَ (ع) لَمَّا أُصِيبَ بَكَتْهُ حَتَّى الْبِلَادُ فَوَكَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافِ مَلَكٍ شُعْثاً غُبْراً يَبْكُونَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَمَنْ زَارَهُ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ شَيَّعُوهُ حَتَّى يُبْلِغُوهُ مَأْمَنَهُ وَ إِنْ مَرِضَ عَادُوهُ غُدْوَةً وَ عَشِيَّةً وَ إِنْ مَاتَ شَهِدُوا جِنَازَتَهُ وَ اسْتَغْفَرُوا لَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ

8. My father and Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh both narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari, from Ibrāhīm ibn Mahziyār, from his brother ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from Abil Qāsim, from Qāsim ibn Muḥammad, from Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm, from Hārūn ibn Khārijah, who said: I was with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) when a man asked him, “What is the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.)?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Verily when Ḥusain (a.s.) was assaulted, even the lands cried over him. Therefore, Allāh dedicated four thousand angels, who are disheveled and covered with dust, who cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. These angels accompany those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.), while knowing his rights, until they arrive at their safe haven. And if they become ill, the angels will visit them every morning and evening. And when they die, these angels will attend their funerals and seek forgiveness for them until the Day of Judgment.

9 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ سَعْدَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبَانٍ الْكَلْبِيِّ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) هَبَطَ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافِ مَلَكٍ يُرِيدُونَ الْقِتَالَ مَعَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُمْ فِي الْقِتَالِ فَرَجَعُوا فِي الِاسْتِئْذَانِ فَهَبَطُوا وَ قَدْ قُتِلَ الْحُسَيْنُ (ع) فَهُمْ عِنْدَ قَبْرِهِ شُعْثٌ غُبْرٌ يَبْكُونَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ رَئِيسُهُمْ مَلَكٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْصُورٌ فَلَا يَزُورُهُ زَائِرٌ إِلَّا اسْتَقْبَلُوهُ وَ لَا يُوَدِّعُهُ مُوَدِّعٌ إِلَّا شَيَّعُوهُ وَ لَا يَمْرَضُ مَرِيضٌ إِلَّا عَادُوهُ وَ لَا يَمُوتُ إِلَّا صَلَّوْا عَلَى جِنَازَتِهِ وَ اسْتَغْفَرُوا لَهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ وَ كُلُّ هَؤُلَاءِ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَنْتَظِرُونَ قِيَامَ الْقَائِمِ ع

9. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Mūsā ibn Sa’dān, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Qāsim, from ‘Umar ibn Abān Al-Kalbi, from Abān ibn Taghlib, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Four thousand angels descended (on the Day of ‘Āshūrā) to fight along with Ḥusain (a.s.) but they were not permitted to fight. Therefore, they ascended back (to the heavens) to seek permission (from Allāh). However, by the time they came back, Ḥusain (a.s.) had been killed. Therefore, they remain next to his grave, disheveled and covered with dust, and they cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. Their chief is an angel named Mansūr. These angels receive everyone who comes to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) and they accompany them when they bid farewell to Ḥusain (a.s.). They visit them if they become ill, establish prayers on them in their funerals when they die, and seek forgiveness for them after their death. All of these angels are on earth waiting for the rising of the Qā`im (a.s.).

10 حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الرَّزَّازُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُضَارِبٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (ع) قَالَ قَالَ يَا مَالِكُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَمَّا قُبِضَ الْحُسَيْنُ (ع) بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَلْفِ مَلَكٍ شُعْثاً غُبْراً يَبْكُونَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ- فَمَنْ زَارَهُ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَ مَا تَأَخَّرَ وَ كَتَبَ لَهُ حِجَّةً وَ لَمْ يَزَلْ مَحْفُوظاً حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ مَالِكٌ وَ قُبِضَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (ع) دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِالْحَدِيثِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى حِجَّةٍ قَالَ وَ عُمْرَةً يَا مُحَمَّدُ

10. Abul ‘Abbās Al-Razzāz narrated to me from Ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Muḥammad ibn Fuďayl, from Muḥammad ibn Muďārib, from Mālik Al-Juhani, who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: O Mālik! When Allāh, the Blessed and the Exalted, took the life of Ḥusain (a.s.), He sent four thousand angels, who are disheveled and covered with dust, to him who cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. Allāh will forgive (all of) the past and future sins of those who go to his Ziyārah knowing his rights and He will (also) register a Hajj for them. They will be kept protected until they return to their families. Muḥammad ibn Muďārib added: After Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) passed away and Mālik (the narrator) died, I went to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) and narrated this Ḥadīth to him. When I mentioned the Hajj (which will be registered for those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.)), Imam (a.s.) said, “And an ‘Umrah, O Muḥamma!”

Kāmil al-Ziyārāt

Book 2, Chapter 77