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 ره عَنْ سَعْدٍ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَمَّنْ رَوَاهُ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) إِذَا بَعُدَتْ بِأَحَدِكُمُ الشُّقَّةُ وَ نَأَتْ بِهِ الدَّارُ فَلْيَعْلُ أَعْلَى مَنْزِلٍ لَهُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ لْيُومِ بِالسَّلَامِ إِلَى قُبُورِنَا فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَصِيرُ إِلَيْنَا

1. My father narrated to me from Sa’d, and from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from someone who narrated to him, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: If any of you lives far (from us) and there is a great distance between you and us, you should ascend to the highest place of your house, establish two Rak’ah of prayers, point toward our graves, and say Salām to us, for verily it will reach us.

2 حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قُولَوَيْهِ ره جَمِيعاً 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 حَنَانِ بْنِ سَدِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ فِي حَدِيثٍ طَوِيلٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) يَا سَدِيرُ وَ مَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَزُورَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ مَرَّةً قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَهُ فَرَاسِخَ كَثِيرَةً فَقَالَ تَصْعَدُ فَوْقَ سَطْحِكَ ثُمَّ تَلْتَفِتُ يَمْنَةً وَ يَسْرَةً ثُمَّ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ تَتَحَرَّى نَحْوَ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) ثُمَّ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ يُكْتَبُ لَكَ زَوْرَةً وَ الزَّوْرَةُ حِجَّةٌ وَ عُمْرَةٌ قَالَ سَدِيرٌ فَرُبَّمَا فَعَلْتُهُ فِي النَّهَارِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً

2. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain and (my brother) ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Qūlawayh both 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 Ḥanān ibn Sadīr, from his father, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said to me – as part of a longer Ḥadīth: O Sadīr! How difficult is it for you to perform the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) five times every Friday and once every day?! I replied, “May I sacrifice myself for you! There is a great distance between us and his grave.” Imam (a.s.) said: Ascend to the roof of your house, look to the right and left, raise your head toward the sky, and then try to face the direction of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) and say:           Salām to you, O Abā ‘Abdillāh. Salām to you and (may) Allāh’s Mercy and Blessings be upon you. (By doing) so, a ZAWRAH will be registered for you. And Zawrah is the performance of a Hajj and an ‘Umrah. Sadīr added, “(After hearing this) there were times when I would perform this (Ziyārah) twenty times during the day.”

3 حَدَّثَنِي حَكِيمُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ مَنِيعٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ حَنَانِ بْنِ سَدِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) يَا سَدِيرُ تَزُورُ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ لَا قَالَ مَا أَجْفَاكُمْ أَ فَتَزُورُهُ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَتَزُورُهُ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ قُلْتُ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ يَا سَدِيرُ مَا أَجْفَاكُمْ بِالْحُسَيْنِ (ع) [بِذَلِكَ] أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ لِلَّهِ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ ملكا [مَلَكٍ شُعْثاً غُبْراً يَبْكُونَ وَ يَزُورُونَ لَا يَفْتُرُونَ وَ مَا عَلَيْكَ يَا سَدِيرُ أَنْ تَزُورَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَ الْحَدِيثِ الْأَوَّلِ

3. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Khaťťāb, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Sinān, from Manī’, from Yūnus ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān, from Ḥanān ibn Sadīr, from his father, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) asked me, “O Sadīr! Do you perform the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) once every day?” I replied, “May I sacrifice myself for you! No.” Imam (a.s.) said, “How negligent you people are!!! Do you perform his Ziyārah once every month?” I replied, “No.” Imam (a.s.) asked, “What about once every year?” I replied, “Sometimes.” Imam (a.s.) said: O Sadīr! How negligent you people are toward Ḥusain (a.s.)!!! Do you not know that Allāh has one million angels who are disheveled and covered with dust, who cry (over Ḥusain (a.s.)), and who perform his Ziyārah (at all times) and they never pause?! O Sadīr! How difficult is it for you to perform the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) five times every Friday and once every day?! I replied, “May I sacrifice myself for you! There is a great distance between us and his grave.” Imam (a.s.) said: Go to the roof of your house, look to the right and left, raise your head toward the sky, and then try to face the direction of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) and say:           Salām to you, O Abā ‘Abdillāh. Salām to you and (may) Allāh’s Mercy and Blessings be upon you. (By doing) so, a Zawrah will be registered for you. And Zawrah is the performance of a Hajj and an ‘Umrah. Sadīr added, “(After hearing this) there were times when I would perform this (Ziyārah) twenty times during the day.”

4 وَ رَوَى سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) كَيْفَ أَزُورُكَ وَ لَمْ أَقْدِرْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ قَالَ لِي يَا عِيسَى إِذَا لَمْ تَقْدِرْ عَلَى الْمَجِيءِ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاغْتَسِلْ أَوْ تَوَضَّأْ وَ اصْعَدْ إِلَى سَطْحِكَ وَ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ تَوَجَّهْ نَحْوِي فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ زَارَنِي فِي حَيَاتِي فَقَدْ زَارَنِي فِي مَمَاتِي وَ مَنْ زَارَنِي فِي مَمَاتِي فَقَدْ زَارَنِي فِي حَيَاتِي

4. Sulaymān ibn ‘Isā narrated from his father, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “How should I perform your Ziyārah if I am not able to (come to visit you?)” Imam (a.s.) replied: O ‘Isā! When you are not able to come (to my Ziyārah), perform a Ghusl or Wuďū on a Friday, ascend to the roof of your house, establish two Rak’ah of prayers, and then turn toward the direction of my location. Verily those who come to visit me during my life (are like those who) have performed my Ziyārah after my death, and those who perform my Ziyārah after my death (are like those who) have come to visit me during my life.

5 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الرَّزَّازُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الدِّهْقَانِ [الدَّهَّانِ] عَنْ مَنِيعِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ حَنَانِ بْنِ سَدِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) يَا سَدِيرُ تُكْثِرُ مِنْ زِيَارَةِ قَبْرِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحُسَيْنِ قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ مِنَ الشُّغُلِ فَقَالَ أَ لَا أُعَلِّمُكَ شَيْئاً إِذَا أَنْتَ فَعَلْتَهُ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكَ بِذَلِكَ الزِّيَارَةَ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَقَالَ لِي اغْتَسِلْ فِي مَنْزِلِكَ وَ اصْعَدْ إِلَى سَطْحِ دَارِكَ وَ أَشِرْ إِلَيْهِ بِالسَّلَامِ يُكْتَبْ لَكَ بِذَلِكَ الزِّيَارَةُ

5. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad Al-Dihqān/Al-Dahhān, from Manī’ ibn Ḥajjāj, from Ḥanān ibn Sadīr, from his father, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) asked me, “O Sadīr! (Why) do you not perform the Ziyārah of the grave of Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Ḥusain (a.s.) frequently?” I replied, “Because I am busy.” Imam (a.s.) asked, “Should I not teach you an act that if you perform it, Allāh will register the Ziyārah for you?” I replied, “Yes, may I sacrifice myself for you!” Imam (a.s.) said, “Perform a Ghusl in your house, ascend to the roof of your house, and say Salām to him by pointing toward him (his grave). By doing this, the Ziyārah (of Ḥusain (a.s.)) will be registered for you.”

6 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سَهْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَحْمَدَ عَمَّنْ رَوَاهُ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) إِذَا بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْكَ الشُّقَّةُ وَ نَأَتْ بِكَ الدَّارُ فَلْتَعْلُ عَلَى أَعْلَى مَنْزِلِكَ وَ لْتُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَلْتُومِ بِالسَّلَامِ إِلَى قُبُورِنَا فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَصِلُ إِلَيْنَا

6. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Ismā’īl ibn Sahl, from Abī Aḥmad (Ibn Abī ‘Umayr), from someone who narrated to him, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said to me: If you live far (from us) and there is a great distance between you and us, ascend to the highest place of your house, establish two Rak’ah of prayers, point toward our graves, and say Salām to us, for verily it will reach us.

7 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَفَعَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ دَخَلَ حَنَانُ بْنُ سَدِيرٍ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) وَ عِنْدَهُ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ يَا حَنَانَ بْنَ سَدِيرٍ تَزُورُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ مَرَّةً قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَفِي كُلِّ شَهْرَيْنِ مَرَّةً قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَفِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ مَرَّةً قَالَ لَا- قَالَ مَا أَجْفَاكُمْ لِسَيِّدِكُمْ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قِلَّةُ الزَّادِ وَ بُعْدُ الْمَسَافَةِ- قَالَ أَ لَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى زِيَارَةٍ مَقْبُولَةٍ وَ إِنْ بَعُدَ النَّائِي قَالَ فَكَيْفَ أَزُورُهُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ اغْتَسِلْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ أَوْ أَيَّ يَوْمٍ شِئْتَ وَ الْبَسْ أَطْهَرَ ثِيَابِكَ وَ اصْعَدْ إِلَى أَعْلَى مَوْضِعٍ فِي دَارِكَ أَوِ الصَّحْرَاءِ وَ اسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ بِوَجْهِكَ بَعْدَ مَا تَبَيَّنَ أَنَّ الْقَبْرَ هُنَاكَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى فَأَيْنَما تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللّهِ ثُمَّ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ وَ ابْنَ مَوْلَايَ وَ سَيِّدِي وَ ابْنَ سَيِّدِي السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ الشَّهِيدَ بْنَ الشَّهِيدِ وَ الْقَتِيلَ بْنَ الْقَتِيلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ أَنَا زَائِرُكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ بِقَلْبِي وَ لِسَانِي وَ جَوَارِحِي وَ إِنْ لَمْ أَزُرْكَ بِنَفْسِي مُشَاهَدَةً لِقُبَّتِكَ فَعَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صِفْوَةِ اللَّهِ وَ وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ وَ وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ- وَ وَارِثَ مُوسَى كَلِيمِ اللَّهِ وَ وَارِثَ عِيسَى رُوحِ اللَّهِ وَ وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَبِيبِ اللَّهِ وَ نَبِيِّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ وَارِثَ عَلِيٍّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَصِيِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ خَلِيفَتِهِ وَ وَارِثَ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَصِيِّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ قَاتِلِيكَ وَ جَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَذَابَ فِي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ وَ فِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ- أَنَا يَا سَيِّدِي مُتَقَرِّبٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ وَ إِلَى جَدِّكَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ إِلَى أَبِيكَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ إِلَى أَخِيكَ الْحَسَنِ وَ إِلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ فَعَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ بِزِيَارَتِي لَكَ بِقَلْبِي وَ لِسَانِي وَ جَمِيعِ جَوَارِحِي فَكُنْ لِي يَا سَيِّدِي شَفِيعِي لِقَبُولِ ذَلِكَ مِنِّي وَ أَنَا بِالْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ وَ اللَّعْنَةِ لَهُمْ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ إِلَيْكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ فَعَلَيْكَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ وَ رِضْوَانُهُ وَ رَحْمَتُهُ ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلْ عَلَى يَسَارِكَ قَلِيلًا وَ تتحول [تُحَوِّلُ وَجْهَكَ إِلَى قَبْرِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ هُوَ عِنْدَ رِجْلِ أَبِيهِ وَ تُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ ادْعُ اللَّهَ بِمَا أَحْبَبْتَ مِنْ أَمْرِ دِينِكَ وَ دُنْيَاكَ ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَإِنَّ صَلَاةَ الزِّيَارَةِ ثَمَانٌ أَوْ سِتٌّ أَوْ أَرْبَعٌ أَوْ رَكْعَتَانِ وَ أَفْضَلُهَا ثَمَانٌ ثُمَّ تَسْتَقْبِلُ نَحْوَ قَبْرِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) وَ تَقُولُ أَنَا مُوَدِّعُكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ وَ ابْنَ مَوْلَايَ وَ يَا سَيِّدِي وَ ابْنَ سَيِّدِي وَ مُوَدِّعُكَ يَا سَيِّدِي وَ ابْنَ سَيِّدِي يَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مُوَدِّعُكُمْ يَا سَادَاتِي يَا مَعَاشِرَ الشُّهَدَاءِ- فَعَلَيْكُمْ سَلَامُ اللَّهِ وَ رَحْمَتُهُ وَ رِضْوَانُهُ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ

7. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from Aḥmad ibn Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Barqi, from his father, who narrated that: Ḥanān ibn Sadīr Al-Sayrafi went to (visit) Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) when a group of his companions were with him. Imam (a.s.) asked him, “O Ḥanān ibn Sadīr! Do you perform the Ziyārah of Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Ḥusain (a.s.)) once every month?” Ḥanān replied, “No.” Imam (a.s.) asked, “What about once every two months?” Ḥanān replied, “No.” Imam (a.s.) asked, “What about once a year?” Ḥanān replied, “No.” Imam (a.s.) said, “How negligent you people are toward your master!!!” Ḥanān said, “O son of the Messenger of Allāh! It is because of lack of wealth and the greatness of the distance.” Imam (a.s.) said, “Should I not teach you an accepted Ziyārah even from a great distance?!” Ḥanān asked, “How should I perform his Ziyārah, O son of the Messenger of Allāh?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Perform a Ghusl on a Friday or any other day you wish, wear the most purified of your clothes, ascend to the highest place in your house or in a desert, and then face the Qiblah after ensuring that the grave is also in the same direction, for Allāh, the Blessed and the Exalted, says, “Wherever you turn, there is the face of Allāh” (2:115). Then say:          Salām to you, O my master and the son of my master and O my leader and the son of my leader.                Salām to you, O my master, the Martyr and son of the Martyr, the Slain (One) and the son of the Slain (One). Salām to you and (may) Allāh’s Mercy and Blessings be upon you.                I am performing your Ziyārah, O son of the Messenger of Allāh with my heart, my tongue, and my organs although I have not come to your Ziyārah physically where I can see your dome.        Salām to you, O heir of Ādam, the Chosen Slave of Allāh;     And O heir of Nūḥ, the Prophet of Allāh;     And O heir of Ibrāhīm, the Friend of Allāh;     And O heir of Mūsā, the One Addressed by Allāh;     And O heir of ‘Isā, the Spirit of Allāh;       And O heir of Muḥammad, the Love, the Prophet, and the Messenger of Allāh;        And O heir of ‘Ali, the Commander of the Believers, the Successor of the Messenger of Allāh and his Caliph;       And O heir of Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali, the Successor of the Commander of the Believers.             May Allāh’s curse be upon those who killed you and may He renew their torment in this hour and in every hour.                                  O my master! I seek nearness to Allāh, the Great and Almighty, and to your grandfather, the Messenger of Allāh, and to your father, the Commander of the Believers, and to your brother, Ḥasan, and to you, O my leader, through performing your Ziyārah with my heart, my tongue, and all of my organs. Salām to you and (may) Allāh’s Mercy and Blessings be upon you.         O my master! Intercede on my behalf so that this Ziyārah is accepted from me.             I seek nearness to Allāh and to all of you by dissociating myself from your enemies and by cursing them.      May Allāh’s blessings, His Pleasure, and His Mercy be upon you. Then move a short distance to the left and turn your face toward the grave of ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain (a.s.), who is (buried) next to the feet of his father, and say Salām to him in the same way. Thereafter, ask Allāh for that which you want with regards to the matters of your religion and your life and then establish four Rak’ah of prayers. Verily the prayers of the Ziyārah can be established in either eight, six, four, or two Rak’ah, and the best is eight Rak’ah. After the prayers face the grave of Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Ḥusain (a.s.)) and say:           I bid farewell to you, O my master and the son of my master and O my leader and the son of my leader.          And I bid farewell to you, O my master and the son of my master, O ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain.       And I bid farewell to you, O my masters, O crowd of Martyrs.       May Allāh’s Salām, His Mercy, His Pleasure, and His Blessings be upon you.

Kāmil al-Ziyārāt

Book 2, Chapter 96