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 أَخِي وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ رَحِمَهُمُ اللَّهُ جَمِيعاً عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ الْجَمَّالِ قَالَ كُنْتُ وَ عَامِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جُذَاعَةَ الْأَزْدِيُّ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) فَقَالَ لَهُ عَامِرٌ إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) دُفِنَ بِالرَّحْبَةِ فَقَالَ لَا قَالَ فَأَيْنَ دُفِنَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَمَّا مَاتَ حَمَلَهُ الْحَسَنُ (ع) فَأَتَى بِهِ ظَهْرَ الْكُوفَةِ قَرِيباً مِنَ النَّجَفِ يَسْرَةً عَنِ الْغَرِيِّ يَمْنَةً عَنِ الْحِيرَةِ فَدُفِنَ بَيْنَ ذَكَوَاتٍ بِيضٍ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدُ ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ فَتَوَهَّمْتُ مَوْضِعاً مِنْهُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ أَصَبْتَ أَصَبْتَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ [أَصَبْتَ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ]

1. My father, my brother, ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain, and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan all narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Abī Khalaf, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥakam, from Safwān Al-Jammāl, who said: ‘Āmir ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Judhā’ah Al-Azdi and I were with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) when ‘Āmir said to the Imam (a.s.), “People believe that the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) was buried in Ruḥbah.” “No,” Imam (a.s.) replied. “So where was he buried?” ‘Āmir asked. Imam (a.s.) replied: After the death of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), Ḥasan (a.s.) carried him (to an area which is located) behind Kūfah, close to (the sea of) Najaf, to the left side of Gharī, and on the right side of Ḥīrah. He buried (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)) in some white-coloured gravel. After some time, I (Safwān Al-Jammāl) went to the location (which the Imam (a.s.) had described), and I thought I had found the grave. When I returned, I told the Imam (a.s.) about the location (that I had thought to be the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)). Imam (a.s.) responded, “You were right! You were right! You were right! May Allāh have mercy on you.”

2 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْخَلَّالِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ (ص) أَيْنَ دَفَنْتُمْ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ خَرَجْنَا بِهِ لَيْلًا حَتَّى مَرَرْنَا عَلَى مَسْجِدِ الْأَشْعَثِ حَتَّى خَرَجْنَا إِلَى ظَهْرِ نَاحِيَةِ الْغَرِيِّ

2. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from Ḥusain Al-Khallāl, from his grandfather, who said: I asked Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.), “Where did you bury the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “We carried him out at night. We passed the mosque of Ash’ath and then moved toward the area behind Gharī.”

3 حَدَّثَنِي جَمَاعَةُ مَشَايِخِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ أَتَانِي عُمَرُ [عَمْرُو] بْنُ يَزِيدَ فَقَالَ لِي ارْكَبْ فَرَكِبْتُ مَعَهُ فَمَضَيْنَا حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلَ حَفْصٍ الْكُنَاسِيِّ فَاسْتَخْرَجَهُ فَرَكِبَ مَعَنَا فَمَضَيْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْغَرِيَّ فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى قَبْرٍ فَقَالَ انْزِلُوا هَذَا الْقَبْرَ قَبْرَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) فَقُلْنَا لَهُ مِنْ أَيْنَ عَرَفْتَ هَذَا قَالَ أَتَيْتُهُ مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) حَيْثُ كَانَ فِي الْحِيرَةِ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَ خَبَّرَنِي أَنَّهُ قَبْرُهُ

3. All of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, from Ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from Qasīm ibn Muḥammad, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Sinān, who said: One day ‘Umar ibn Yazīd came to me and asked me to accompany him. I joined him and we traveled until we arrived at the house of Ḥafs Al-Kunāsi. ‘Umar ibn Yazīd asked Ḥafs to join us also, and he did. We traveled until we arrived in Gharī. We arrived at a grave, (at which point) ‘Umar (ibn Yazīd) said, “Come down from your sumpters! This is the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.).” We asked him, “How do you know this?” ‘Umar replied, “I came here with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) more than once when he was in Ḥīrah, and he told me that this is the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.).”

4 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ طَلْحَةَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) وَ هُوَ بِالْحِيرَةِ أَ مَا تُرِيدُ مَا وَعَدْتُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلَى يَعْنِي الذَّهَابَ إِلَى قَبْرِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) قَالَ فَرَكِبَ وَ رَكِبَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُهُ مَعَهُ وَ رَكِبْتُ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى إِذَا جَازَ الثُّوَيَّةَ وَ كَانَ بَيْنَ الْحِيرَةِ وَ النَّجَفِ عِنْدَ ذَكَوَاتٍ بِيضٍ نَزَلَ وَ نَزَلَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَ نَزَلْتُ مَعَهُمْ فَصَلَّى فَصَلَّى إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَ صَلَّيْتُ فَقَالَ لِإِسْمَعِيلَ قُمْ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَى جَدِّكَ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ (ع) فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَ لَيْسَ الْحُسَيْنُ (ع) بِكَرْبَلَاءَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَكِنْ لَمَّا حُمِلَ رَأْسُهُ إِلَى الشَّامِ سَرَقَهُ مَوْلًى لَنَا فَدَفَنَهُ بِجَنْبِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَع

4. My father and Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb both narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from his father, from Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā, from Yazīd ibn ‘Umar ibn Ťalḥah, who said: When Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) was in Ḥīrah, he asked me, “Do you not want that which I promised you?” “Yes,” I replied – he meant going to the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.). Then the Imam rode his sumpter. His son, Ismā’īl, and I accompanied him. We passed Thawiyyah and then stopped between Ḥīrah and Najaf next to some white-coloured gravel. Imam (a.s.) and his son, Ismā’īl, descended their sumpters, so I descended my sumpter. We (all) prayed. Then Imam (a.s.) said to Ismā’īl, “Stand and say Salām to your grandfather, Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.).” So I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! Is Ḥusain (a.s.) not in Karbalā?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Yes. However, when his head was being carried to Shām, one of our servants stole it and buried it next to the Commander of the Believers (a.s.).”

5 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ جَمِيعاً عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَتِّيلٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ الْخَزَّازِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي الْفَرَجِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) فَمَرَّ بِظَهْرِ الْكُوفَةِ فَنَزَلَ وَ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ- ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ قَلِيلًا فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَارَ قَلِيلًا فَنَزَلَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَذَا مَوْضِعُ قَبْرِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَمَا الْمَوْضِعَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ صَلَّيْتَ فِيهِمَا قَالَ مَوْضِعُ رَأْسِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) وَ مَوْضِعُ مِنْبَرِ الْقَائِمِ ع

5. My father and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan both narrated to me from Ḥasan ibn Mattīl, from Sahl ibn Ziyād, from Ibrāhīm ibn ‘Uqbah, from Ḥasan Al-Khazzāz Al-Washā, from Abil Faraj, from Abān ibn Taghlib, who said: I was with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) when he passed through (the area) behind Kūfah. He stopped there and prayed two Rak’ah. Then he moved forward a little and prayed another two Rak’ah. Then he moved forward a little further and prayed another two Rak’ah. Then he said, “This is the location of the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.).” “May I sacrifice myself for you! What were the other two locations on which you prayed?” I asked. “The location of the head of Ḥusain (a.s.) and the location of the pulpit of the Qā`im (a.s.),” Imam (a.s.) replied.

6 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُوسَى الْخَشَّابِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) إِنَّكَ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ الْغَرِيَّ رَأَيْتَ قَبْرَيْنِ قَبْراً كَبِيراً وَ قَبْراً صَغِيراً فَأَمَّا الْكَبِيرُ فَقَبْرُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ أَمَّا الصَّغِيرُ فَرَأْسُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع

6. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ḥasan ibn Mūsā Al-Khashāb, from ‘Ali ibn Asbāť, who narrated that: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: You shall see two graves when you go to Gharī, a large grave and a small grave. The large grave is the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) and the small grave is where the head of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) was buried.

7 وَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ النَّخَعِيِّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ (ع) قَالَ سَارَ وَ أَنَا مَعَهُ مِنَ الْقَادِسِيَّةِ حَتَّى أَشْرَفَ عَلَى النَّجَفِ فَقَالَ هُوَ الْجَبَلُ الَّذِي اعْتَصَمَ بِهِ ابْنُ جَدِّي نُوحٍ (ع) فَقَالَ سَآوِي إِلى جَبَلٍ يَعْصِمُنِي مِنَ الْماءِ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى إِلَيْهِ بِالنَّجَفِ أَ يَعْتَصِمُ بِكَ مِنِّي فَغَابَ فِي الْأَرْضِ- وَ تَقَطَّعَ إِلَى قِبَلِ الشَّامِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اعْدِلْ بِنَا فَعَدَلْتُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ سَائِراً حَتَّى أَتَى الْغَرِيَّ فَوَقَفَ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ فَسَاقَ السَّلَامَ مِنْ آدَمَ عَلَى نَبِيٍّ وَ نَبِيٍّ (ع) وَ أَنَا أَسُوقُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى وَصَلَ السَّلَامَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ (ص) ثُمَّ خَرَّ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَا نَحِيبُهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ وَ قُلْتُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَا الْقَبْرُ فَقَالَ هَذَا قَبْرُ جَدِّي عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع

7. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh (Al-Ḥimyari) narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Kūfi, from Mūsā ibn ‘Imrān Al-Nakha’i, from Ḥusain ibn Yazīd, from Safwān ibn Mihrān, who said: Once I traveled with Ja’far ibn Muḥammad (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) from Qādisiyyah. When we arrived in Najaf, he said: This is the mountain on which the son of my grandfather, Nūḥ (a.s.), sought refuge and said, “I will betake me to a mountain that shall save me from the water” (11:43). Allāh, the Blessed and the Exalted, revealed to the mountain of Najaf, “O Najaf! (Will you allow the son of Nūḥ) to seek refuge with you from Me?” Therefore, the mountain of Najaf collapsed into pieces which then spread toward the borders of Shām. Then the Imam (a.s.) said, “Let us move.” So we moved and continued on our route until we arrived in Gharī. Then the Imam (a.s.) stopped next to a grave. He said Salām to all of the prophets, starting with Prophet Ādam (a.s.) (continuing) until the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), and I said Salām to them also. Then (the Imam (a.s.)) fell on to the grave, said Salām to him (the owner of the grave), and then raised his voice, crying. After a while, he stood up and prayed four Rak’ah, and I also prayed with him. (After the prayers) I asked him, “O son of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.)! Whose grave is this?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “This is the grave of my grandfather, ‘Ali ibn ‘Abī Ťālib (a.s.).”

8 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ قَالَ ذَكَرْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ (ع) يَحْيَى بْنَ مُوسَى وَ تَعَرُّضَهُ لِمَنْ يَأْتِي قَبْرَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) وَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْزِلُ مَوْضِعاً كَانَ يُقَالُ بِهِ الثُّوَيَّةُ يَتَنَزَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَلَا وَ قَبْرُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ قَلِيلًا وَ هُوَ الْمَوْضِعُ الَّذِي رَوَى صَفْوَانُ الْجَمَّالُ أَنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَصَفَهُ لَهُ قَالَ لَهُ فِيمَا ذَكَرَ إِذَا انْتَهَيْتَ إِلَى الْغَرِيِّ ظَهْرِ الْكُوفَةِ فَاجْعَلْهُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِكَ وَ تَوَجَّهْ خَلْفَ النَّجَفِ وَ تَيَامَنْ قَلِيلًا فَإِذَا انْتَهَيْتَ إِلَى الذَّكَوَاتِ الْبِيضِ وَ الثَّنِيَّةُ أَمَامَهُ فَذَلِكَ قَبْرُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ أَنَا أَتَيْتُهُ كَثِيراً وَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا مَنْ لَا يَرَى ذَلِكَ وَ يَقُولُ هُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَقُولُ هُوَ فِي الْقَصْرِ فَأَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَجْعَلَ قَبْرَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) فِي الْقَصْرِ فِي مَنَازِلِ الظَّالِمِينَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُدْفَنُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَ هُمْ يُرِيدُونَ سَتْرَهُ فَأَيُّنَا أَصْوَبُ قَالَ أَنْتَ أَصْوَبُ مِنْهُمْ أَخَذْتَ بِقَوْلِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ (ع) قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ مَا أَرَى أَحَداً مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا يَقُولُ بِقَوْلِكَ وَ لَا يَذْهَبُ مَذْهَبَكَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَمَّا ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَجَلْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُوَفِّقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَ يُؤْمِنُ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْ ذَلِكَ بِتَوْفِيقِ اللَّهِ وَ احْمَدْهُ عَلَيْهِ

8. Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ‘Ali ibn Ya’qūb narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl, from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Jahm ibn Bukayr, who said: I told Abal Ḥasan (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)) about the way in which Yaḥyā ibn Mūsā bothers those who go to the Ziyārah of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.). I explained that he goes to Thawiyyah for picnics and verily the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) is a little further than Thawiyyah. I told (the Imam (a.s.)) that – based on the narration of Safwān Al-Jammāl – this is the place that Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) described to him (as follows): Once you arrive in the land of Gharī, which is behind Kūfah, turn your back to Gharī and move forward slightly to the right toward Najaf. When you come to the white-coloured gravel with the mountain road ahead of you, you will find the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.). I told the Imam that I had gone to that place many times but that some of our companions do not believe that the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) was buried there. Some believe that he was buried in the Mosque (of Kūfah) while others believe that he was buried in the palace (of Kūfah), but I always responded to them by saying that Allāh would not allow the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) to be in a palace, for it is the abode of oppressors, nor can it be in the mosque because his children wanted to hide his grave. I asked the Imam (a.s.), “Which one of us is correct?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “You are correct because you have followed the words of Ja’far ibn Muḥammad (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)). O Abā Muḥammad! None of our companions say that which you say or believe in that which you believe.” I asked, “May I sacrifice my life for you! Is this one of the (blessings of) Allāh (on me)?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Yes. Verily Allāh gives success to and secures (from falsehood) whomever He wills. Therefore, praise Allāh and say, ‘This is a success from Allāh.” The above Ḥadīth had also been narrated to me through the following chain: Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan and Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥusain, both from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from his father ‘Ali, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl, from Ḥasan ibn Jahm ibn Bukayr, from Abil Ḥasan (a.s.).

9 وَ حَدَّثَنِي بِهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ جَمِيعاً عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ قَالَ ذَكَرْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ (ع) وَ ذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ

9. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan and Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥusain both narrated to me from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from his father ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from ‘Ali ibn Aḥmad ibn Ashyam, (from someone), from Yūnus ibn Żabyān, who said: I was with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) when he was (forcefully) taken to Abī Ja’far (Mansūr Al-Dawānīqi) in Ḥīrah. One clear and moonlit night, the Imam (a.s.) looked at the sky and said, “O Yūnus! Do you see how beautiful these stars are?! Verily they are the protection of the inhabitants of the skies, and we (the Ahlul Bayt) are the protection of the inhabitants on earth.” Then he asked me to order (the servants) to saddle the donkey and the mule. Once they were ready, Imam (a.s.) asked me which (sumpter) I would prefer to ride. I thought that Imam (a.s.) would prefer to ride the mule because it was stronger than the donkey, so I chose the donkey. However, Imam (a.s.) asked me to allow him to ride the donkey to which I agreed. Once we were outside Ḥīrah, Imam (a.s.) asked me to move ahead and I did. He kept instructing me to turn right and left until we came to some red-coloured gravel. Imam (a.s.) said, “This is the place.” Then the Imam (a.s.) moved slightly to the right. There was a well and some water there with which Imam performed Wuďū. Then he moved toward a mound and prayed next to it. Then he leaned over it and cried. Thereafter, he moved to a smaller mound which was next to the (first) mound. He repeated what he had done next to the first mound. Then he said to me, “O Yūnus! Do as I did.” I followed the order of the Imam (a.s.). Thereafter, Imam (a.s.) asked me, “O Yūnus! Do you know where we are?” “No,” I replied. Imam (a.s.) said: The first place was the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) and the second place was where the head of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali ibn Abī Ťālib (a.s.) was buried. After the cursed ‘Ubaydullāh ibn Ziyād – may Allāh’s curse be upon him – sent the head of Ḥusain (a.s.) to Shām, it was sent back to Kūfah. But ‘Ubaydullāh said, “Take the head out of Kūfah so that it does not cause disorder among its people.” However, Allāh placed the head next to the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) (and thereafter, it was joined with the body of Ḥusain (a.s.)). Therefore, the head is with the body now and the body is with the head.

10 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ جَمِيعاً عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَشْيَمَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ ظَبْيَانَ قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) بِالْحِيرَةِ أَيَّامَ مَقْدَمِهِ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ فِي لَيْلَةٍ صَحْيَانَةٍ مُقْمِرَةٍ قَالَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ يَا يُونُسُ أَ مَا تَرَى هَذِهِ الْكَوَاكِبَ مَا أَحْسَنَهَا أَمَا إِنَّهَا أَمَانٌ لِأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ وَ نَحْنُ أَمَانٌ لِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا يُونُسُ فَمُرْ بِإِسْرَاجِ الْبَغْلِ وَ الْحِمَارِ فَلَمَّا أُسْرِجَا قَالَ يَا يُونُسُ أَيُّهُمَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ الْبَغْلُ أَوِ الْحِمَارُ قَالَ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ الْبَغْلَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ لِقَوَّتِهِ فَقُلْتُ الْحِمَارُ فَقَالَ أُحِبُّ أَنْ تُؤتُونِي بِهِ قُلْتُ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ فَرَكِبَ وَ رَكِبْتُ وَ لَمَّا خَرَجْنَا مِنَ الْحِيرَةِ قَالَ تَقَدَّمْ يَا يُونُسُ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ يَقُولُ تَيَامَنْ تَيَاسَرْ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الذَّكَوَاتِ الْحُمْرِ قَالَ هُوَ الْمَكَانُ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَتَيَامَنَ ثُمَّ قَصَدَ إِلَى مَوْضِعٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ وَ عَيْنٌ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ دَنَا مِنْ أَكَمَةٍ فَصَلَّى عِنْدَهَا ثُمَّ مَالَ عَلَيْهَا وَ بَكَى ثُمَّ مَالَ إِلَى أَكَمَةٍ دُونَهَا فَفَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ- ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا يُونُسُ افْعَلْ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلْتُ فَفَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا تَفَرَّغْتُ قَالَ لِي يَا يُونُسُ تَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْمَكَانَ فَقُلْتُ لَا فَقَالَ الْمَوْضِعُ الَّذِي صَلَّيْتُ عِنْدَهُ أَوَّلًا هُوَ قَبْرُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) وَ الْأَكَمَةُ الْأُخْرَى رَأْسُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ 1 عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ (ع) أَنَّ الْمَلْعُونَ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ زِيَادٍ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ لَمَّا بَعَثَ رَأْسَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) إِلَى الشَّامِ رُدَّ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ فَقَالَ أَخْرِجُوهُ عَنْهَا لَا يُفْتَنْ بِهِ أَهْلُهَا فَصَيَّرَهُ اللَّهُ عِنْدَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) فَالرَّأْسُ مَعَ الْجَسَدِ وَ الْجَسَدُ مَعَ الرَّأْسِ.

10. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan and Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn al-Husayn both narrated to me from al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Mahziyar from his father Ali ibn Mahziyar, who said: Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Ashyam narrated to me from a man from Yunus ibn Dhubyan, who said:
"I was with Abu Abdillah (AS) in Al-Hira during the days of his visit to Abu Ja'far on a clear, moonlit night. He looked up at the sky and said, 'O Yunus, do you not see how beautiful these stars are? Indeed, they are a source of security for the inhabitants of the heavens, and we are a source of security for the inhabitants of the earth.' <br>Then he said, 'O Yunus, instruct them to saddle the mule and the donkey.' When they were saddled, he asked, 'O Yunus, which one do you think I prefer, the mule or the donkey?' I thought that the mule would be more preferable to him due to its strength, so I said, 'The donkey.' He then said, 'I would prefer that you bring it to me.' I said, 'I have done so.' So he mounted, and I mounted as well. <br>When we left Al-Hira, he said, 'Proceed, O Yunus.' He then began to say, 'Turn right, turn left,' until we reached the red rocks. He said, 'This is the place.' I replied, 'Yes.' He then turned right and headed to a spot where there was water and a spring. He performed ablution and then approached a small hill, prayed there, then leaned on it and cried. After that, he moved to another smaller hill and did the same thing. <br>Then he said, 'O Yunus, do as I have done.' So I did as he instructed. When I finished, he asked me, 'O Yunus, do you know this place?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'The place where I first prayed is the grave of the Commander of the Faithful (AS), and the other hill is the resting place of the head of al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS). When the accursed Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, may Allah curse him, sent the head of al-Husayn (AS) to Syria, it was returned to Kufa. He then ordered it to be removed from the city so that the people of Kufa would not be tempted by it. Thus, Allah placed it near the Commander of the Faithful (AS), so the head is with the body, and the body is with the head."

11 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الرَّزَّازُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ الزَّيَّاتِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ إِنِّي لَمَّا كُنْتُ بِالْحِيرَةِ عِنْدَ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ كُنْتُ آتِي قَبْرَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) لَيْلًا وَ هُوَ بِنَاحِيَةِ النَّجَفِ إِلَى جَانِبِ الْغَرِيِّ النُّعْمَانِ فَأُصَلِّي عِنْدَهُ صَلَاةَ اللَّيْلِ وَ أنْصَرِفُ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ

11. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Hajjāl, from Safwān ibn Mihrān, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) about the location of the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.). He described that it was located in the land of the hardened sands. I went to the described location and established prayers there. The following year, I went back to the Imam (a.s.) and informed him that I had gone to the described location and had prayed there. He told me that I had found the correct location. For twenty years thereafter, I used to go to that described location every year and establish prayers next to it.

12 وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ الْحَجَّالِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ قَبْرِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) قَالَ فَوَصَفَ لِي مَوْضِعَهُ حَيْثُ دَكَادِكِ الْمِيلِ- قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَصَلَّيْتُ عِنْدَهُ ثُمَّ عُدْتُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) مِنْ قَابِلٍ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِذَهَابِي وَ صَلَاتِي عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ أَصَبْتَ فَمَكَثْتُ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً أُصَلِّي عِنْدَهُ

12. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Nasr, who said: I asked Imam Riďā (a.s.) about the location of the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.). He told me that it was in Gharī. I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! Some people say that he is buried in Ruḥbah.” Imam (a.s.) replied, “No. Some people (even) believe that he is buried in the Mosque (of Kūfah).”

Kāmil al-Ziyārāt

Book 2, Chapter 9