2. My father narrated to me from Sa’d, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Mūsā ibn Faďl, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥakam, from someone who narrated to him, from Ḥanān ibn Sadīr, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ), “What do you say about going to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain ?” Imam replied: Go to his Ziyārah and do not neglect him, for verily he is the Master of the Martyrs and he is the Master of the Youth of Paradise. Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā is similar to Ḥusain and the heavens and the earth wept (only) over the two of them.

3. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Aḥmad ibn Abī Dāwūd, from Sa’d ibn Abī ‘Amr Al-Jallāb, from Ḥārith Al-A’war, who said: ‘Ali, (the Commander of the Believers ), said: May I sacrifice my father and mother for Ḥusain who will be killed on the outskirts of Kūfah. I swear to Allāh that it is as if I can see the different kinds of wild animals stretching their necks to his grave, crying and weeping over him throughout the night until dawn. When this happens, beware of neglecting him (his grave).

4. My father, my brother, ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain, and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan all 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 Sadīr, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ) asked me, “O Sadīr! Do you perform the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain everyday?” I replied, “No.” Imam said, “How negligent you people are!!! Do you perform his Ziyārah every week?” I replied, “No.” Imam asked, “Do you perform his Ziyārah every month?” I replied, “No.” Imam asked, “Do you perform his Ziyārah once a year?” I replied, “Sometimes.” Imam said: O Sadīr! How negligent you people are toward Ḥusain !!! Do you not know that Allāh has one thousand angels who are disheveled and covered with dust, who lament and cry over Ḥusain , and who perform the Ziyārah of his grave (at all times) without pause?! Verily the reward of their deeds is registered for those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain .

5. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā narrated to me from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from Ḥanān ibn Sadīr, who said: I was with Abī Ja’far (Imam Bāqir ) when a man entered, said Salām to the Imam , and sat down. “Where are you from?” Imam asked the man. “I am from Kūfah. I believe in your Wilāyah and I am one of your lovers,” the man said. “…Do you go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain once a week?” Imam asked. “No,” the man replied. “What about once a month?” Imam asked. “No,” the man replied. “What about once a year?” Imam asked. “No,” the man replied. “Verily you are deprived of the good (blessings),” Imam said.

6. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Ja’far ibn Bashīr, from Ḥammād ibn ‘Isā, from Rib’i ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Fuďayl ibn Yasār, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ) said: O Fuďayl! How negligent you people are!!! You do not go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain !!! Do you not know that there are four thousand angels who are disheveled and covered with dust who continuously cry over Ḥusain (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment?

7. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Ja’far ibn Bashīr, from Ḥammād, from Muḥammad ibn Muslim, from Zurārah, who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir ) asked, “What is the distance between you and the grave of Ḥusain ?” I replied, “Sixteen or seventeen parasangs.” Imam asked, “Do you not go to him?” I replied, “No.” Imam said, “How negligent you (people) are!!!”

8. My father narrated to me from Ḥusain ibn Ḥasan ibn Abān, from Muḥammad ibn Ūramah, from Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Mu`min, from Ibn Muskān, from Sulaymān ibn Khālid, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ) say: It is strange that some people think that they are among our Shia but it is said that some of them do not go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain even once in their lifetime because of their negligence, carelessness, incompetence, or laziness. I swear to Allāh that if they knew its merits they would not have been careless or lazy about it. I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! What are the merits of the Ziyārah (of Ḥusain )?” Imam replied, “There are many merits and blessings in it. Verily the first (blessing) that one receives is that (all of) his past sins will be forgiven and he will be told, ‘Continue with good deeds.”

9. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ḥukaym narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Khaťťāb, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Sinān, from Manī’ ibn Ḥajjāj, from Yūnus ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān, from Ḥanān, from his father, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ) asked me, “O Sadīr! Do you perform the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain once everyday?” I replied, “May I sacrifice myself for you! No.” Imam said, “How negligent you people are!!! Do you perform his Ziyārah once every week?” I replied, “No.” Imam asked, “Do you perform his Ziyārah once every month?” I replied, “No.” Imam asked, “What about once every year?” I replied, “Sometimes.” Imam said, “O Sadīr! How negligent you people are toward Ḥusain !!!”

10. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā ibn ‘Ubayd, from Muḥammad ibn Nājiyah, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali, from ‘Āmir ibn Kuthayr Al-Sarrāj Al-Nahadi, from Abil Jārūd, who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir ) asked me, “What is the distance between you and the grave of Ḥusain ?” I replied, “One day of riding or over one day of walking.” Imam asked, “Do you go to him once every week?” I replied, “No. I only go to him once in a while.” Imam said, “How negligent you people are!!! Verily if it was (this) close to us we would have migrated to live next to him.” The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: All of my scholars, from Aḥmad ibn Idrīs, from Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, from Muḥammad ibn Nājiyah, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali, from ‘Āmir ibn Kuthayr Al-Nahadi Al-Sarrāj, from Abil Jārūd, from Abī Ja’far .