Virtue of Charity

Giving Charity Repels Misfortune

The Virtue of Giving Charity Out of Public Sight

Giving Charity During the Night

Giving Charity Increases One’s Wealth

Giving Charity to Relatives

Providing for the Family to Improve the Quality of Their Lives

One’s Dependents

Giving Charity to Those Whom One Does Not Know

Giving Charity to Bedouins and People Who Live in Desolate Areas

Undesirability of Turning Away One Asking for Help

The Amount of Charity for One Asking for Help

The Prayer of the Recipient of Charity

One Who Distributes Charity Has a Share in Rewards with the Donor of Charity

Self-Abnegation (Giving Preference to Others Over One’s Self)

One Who Asks for Help Without Actually Needing Help

Unpleasantness of Begging

Embarrassing the Recipient of a Favor

Giving Charity After an Appeal From a Recipient

Benevolent Assistance (Optional Charity as Opposed to Compulsory Ones)

The Virtue of Benevolent Assistance

Another Chapter about the Subject of the Previous Chapter

Providing Benevolent Assistance Repels Wicked Encounters

Providers of Benevolent Assistance Will be Identified as Such on the Day of Judgment

Completion of Benevolent Assistance

Finding a Proper Recipient of Benevolent Assistance

Disciplines for Providing Benevolent Assistance

Refusing to Appreciate a Benevolent Assistance

Providing a Loan

Extending Due Date of Payment in Favor of the Borrower

Waiving a Loan in Favor of a Dead Person

The Cost of Maintenance of Wealth

Appreciation of Bounties

Understanding Generosity and Munificence

Spending on Deserving Causes

Stinginess and Greed

Rare Ahadith about Charity

Virtue of Serving Food

The Excellence of Moderation

Detestability of Over-Spending and Living in Austerity

Providing Water for Drinking

Charity for Descendents of al-Hashim and the People of Their Household (Servants) and Compensation to Them

The Rare Ahadith

The Excellence of Fast and Fasting

The Excellence of the Month of Ramadan

About the One Who Serves Food to a Fasting Person

Prohibition of Saying ‘Ramadan’ Instead of the ‘Month of Ramadan’

The Words to Say When the Month of Ramadan is About to Begin

Verifying the Rise of the New Moon and Finding Witnesses for It

Another Chapter about the Previous Subject

The Day That Is Doubtful About Its Being of the Month of Sha‘ban or the Month of Ramadan

Kinds of Fasts

Disciplines During Fasting

The Fasting of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause

Excellence of Fasting in the Month of Shaman, Continuing Such Fast to Connect it with the Month of Ramadan, and Three Days of Fasting Every Month

Breakfast before Dawn

The Prayer to Say During Breakfast after Sunset

Fasting Continuously and All the Time

The Case of One Who Eats or Drinks but Has Doubts About Its Taking Place before or after Dawn

What Is Dawn, When Does It Come and When Is It Unlawful to Eat?

The Case of One Who Eats, Thinking it to Be after Sunset, when It Is Not yet Sunset

The Time of Breaking Fast after Sunset

The Case of One who Eats or Drinks out of Forgetfulness During the Month of Ramadan

The Case of One Who Knowingly Eats or Is Involved in Carnal Relation During the Month of Ramadan

The Case of a Person Involved in Carnal Relations in the Form of Kissing or Foreplay

The Case of One Who Experiences a Wet-Dream During the Night in the Month of Ramadan or at Other Times and Does Not Shower before Dawn or It Occurs During the Night or Day

The Undesirability of Immersing One’s Head in Water while Fasting

Rinsing One’s Mouth and Nostrils while Fasting

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Vomiting, Nauseating or Burping

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Use of Bath Room and Apply Cupping

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Sniffling or Use of Eardrops or Enema

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Use of Kohl (Eye Drops or powder)

A Fasting Person’s Use of Tooth Brush

A Fasting Person’s Use of Perfumes

A Fasting Person’s Use of Chewing Gum

The Case of a Fasting Person Tasting the Salt in Cooking Pot and Chews for the Fledgling

The Case of a Fly or Mucus Entering the Throat of a Fasting Person

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Keeping a Ring, a Pebble or a Date Stone in His Mouth while Fasting

The Case of Seniors Who Feel Weak when Fasting

The Case of a Pregnant or Breastfeeding Woman Who Feels Weak when Fasting

The Limit of Illness That Exempts One from Fasting

The Case of One Who Remains Ill for Two Consecutive Months of Ramadan

Remedy and Compensatory Fast for the Missed Fasting During the Month of Ramadan

The Case of One Who Wakes up in the Morning with an Intention to Fast, but Who Does Not Do So or Vice Versa when Fasting Is a Compensatory Fast for the Missed Fast in the Month of Ramadan or Other Days

The Case of One Who Fasts Optionally while He Is Obligated to Make Up for Fasting of the Month of Ramadan He Has Missed

The Case of a Person Who Passes Away Owing Fasting of the Month of Ramadan or Other Times

Children’s Fasting and When They Owe Fasting

The Case of One Who Becomes a Muslim during the Month of Ramadan

Undesirability of Traveling in the Month of Ramadan

Undesirability (unlawfulness) of Fast on a Journey

The Case of One Who Fasts on a Journey out of Ignorance

Those Who Do or Do Not Have to Break Their Fast on a Journey 

Optional Fasting on a Journey and Qada’ (compensatory fast) of Fasting Missed on a Journey

The Case of One Who Begins a Journey or Returns from a Journey in the Month of Ramadan

The Case of a Traveler Who Enters His Town or a Place where He Wants to Stay for Ten Days

The Case of One Who Involves Himself in Carnal Relations with His Wife on a Journey or Returns from a Journey in the Month of Ramadan

The Case of Fasting during Menses: Major or Minor One

The Case of One Who Owes Fasting of Two Consecutive Months but an Obstacle Prevents Him 

Fasting As Expiation for Swearing

1ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ يُونُسَ الْكُنَاسِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فَائْتِ الْفُرَاتَ وَاغْتَسِلْ بِحِيَالِ قَبْرِهِ وَتَوَجَّهْ إِلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّكِينَةَ وَالْوَقَارَ حَتَّى تَدْخُلَ إِلَى الْقَبْرِ مِنَ الْجَانِبِ الشَّرْقِيِّ وَقُلْ حِينَ تَدْخُلُهُ السَّلامُ عَلَى مَلائِكَةِ الله الْمُنْزَلِينَ السَّلامُ عَلَى مَلائِكَةِ الله الْمُرْدِفِينَ السَّلامُ عَلَى مَلائِكَةِ الله الْمُسَوِّمِينَ السَّلامُ عَلَى مَلائِكَةِ الله الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي هَذَا الْحَرَمِ مُقِيمُونَ فَإِذَا اسْتَقْبَلْتَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فَقُلِ السَّلامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ الله السَّلامُ عَلَى أَمِينِ الله عَلَى رُسُلِهِ وَعَزَائِمِ أَمْرِهِ وَالْخَاتَمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ وَالْفَاتِحِ لِمَا اسْتَقْبَلَ وَالْمُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيْهِ وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكَاتُهُ ثُمَّ تَقُولُ اللهمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَبْدِكَ وَأَخِي رَسُولِكَ الَّذِي انْتَجَبْتَهُ بِعِلْمِكَ وَجَعَلْتَهُ هَادِياً لِمَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَالدَّلِيلِ عَلَى مَنْ بَعَثْتَهُ بِرِسَالاتِكَ وَدَيَّانِ الدِّينِ بِعَدْلِكَ وَفَصْلِ قَضَائِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَالْمُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيْهِ وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكَاتُهُ اللهمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنِ الَّذِي انْتَجَبْتَهُ بِعِلْمِكَ وَجَعَلْتَهُ هَادِياً لِمَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَالدَّلِيلِ عَلَى مَنْ بَعَثْتَهُ بِرِسَالاتِكَ وَدَيَّانِ الدِّينِ بِعَدْلِكَ وَفَصْلِ قَضَائِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَالْمُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيْهِ وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكَاتُهُ ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي عَلَى الْحُسَيْنِ وَسَائِرِ الأَئِمَّةِ (عَلَيْهِم السَّلاَم) كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ وَسَلَّمْتَ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) ثُمَّ تَأْتِي قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فَتَقُولُ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ الله السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ عَنِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مَا أُمِرْتَ بِهِ وَلَمْ تَخْشَ أَحَداً غَيْرَهُ وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ وَعَبَدْتَهُ صَادِقاً حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ كَلِمَةُ التَّقْوَى وَبَابُ الْهُدَى وَالْعُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى وَالْحُجَّةُ عَلَى مَنْ يَبْقَى وَمَنْ تَحْتَ الثَّرَى أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ سَابِقٌ فِيمَا مَضَى وَذَلِكَ لَكُمْ فَاتِحٌ فِيمَا بَقِيَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ أَرْوَاحَكُمْ وَطِينَتَكُمْ طَيِّبَةٌ طَابَتْ وَطَهُرَتْ هِيَ بَعْضُهَا مِنْ بَعْضٍ مَنّاً مِنَ الله وَرَحْمَةً وَأُشْهِدُ الله وَأُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنِّي بِكُمْ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَكُمْ تَابِعٌ فِي ذَاتِ نَفْسِي وَشَرَائِعِ دِينِي وَخَاتِمَةِ عَمَلِي وَمُنْقَلَبِي وَمَثْوَايَ وَأَسْأَلُ الله الْبَرَّ الرَّحِيمَ أَنْ يُتِمَّ ذَلِكَ لِي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ قَدْ بَلَّغْتُمْ عَنِ الله مَا أَمَرَكُمْ بِهِ وَلَنْ تَخْشَوْا أَحَداً غَيْرَهُ وَجَاهَدْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِهِ وَعَبَدْتُمُوهُ حَتَّى أَتَاكُمُ الْيَقِينُ لَعَنَ الله مَنْ قَتَلَكُمْ وَلَعَنَ الله مَنْ أَمَرَ بِهِ وَلَعَنَ الله مَنْ بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُمْ فَرَضِيَ بِهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ الَّذِينَ انْتَهَكُوا حُرْمَتَكُمْ وَسَفَكُوا دَمَكُمْ مَلْعُونُونَ عَلَى لِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ الأُمِّيِّ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) ثُمَّ تَقُولُ اللهمَّ الْعَنِ الَّذِينَ بَدَّلُوا نِعْمَتَكَ وَخَالَفُوا مِلَّتَكَ وَرَغِبُوا عَنْ أَمْرِكَ وَاتَّهَمُوا رَسُولَكَ وَصَدُّوا عَنْ سَبِيلِكَ اللهمَّ احْشُ قُبُورَهُمْ نَاراً وَأَجْوَافَهُمْ نَاراً وَاحْشُرْهُمْ وَأَشْيَاعَهُمْ إِلَى جَهَنَّمَ زُرْقاً اللهمَّ الْعَنْهُمْ لَعْناً يَلْعَنُهُمْ بِهِ كُلُّ مَلَكٍ مُقَرَّبٍ وَكُلُّ نَبِيٍّ مُرْسَلٍ وَكُلُّ عَبْدٍ مُؤْمِنٍ امْتَحَنْتَ قَلْبَهُ لِلإِيمَانِ اللهمَّ الْعَنْهُمْ فِي مُسْتَسِرِّ السِّرِّ وَفِي ظَاهِرِ الْعَلانِيَةِ اللهمَّ الْعَنْ جَوَابِيتَ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ وَالْعَنْ طَوَاغِيتَهَا وَالْعَنْ فَرَاعِنَتَهَا وَالْعَنْ قَتَلَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْعَنْ قَتَلَةَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَعَذِّبْهُمْ عَذَاباً لا تُعَذِّبُ بِهِ أَحَداً مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ اللهمَّ اجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ يَنْصُرُهُ وَتَنْتَصِرُ بِهِ وَتَمُنُّ عَلَيْهِ بِنَصْرِكَ لِدِينِكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ ثُمَّ اجْلِسْ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ فَقُلْ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ عَبْدُ الله وَأَمِينُهُ بَلَّغْتَ نَاصِحاً وَأَدَّيْتَ أَمِيناً وَقُتِلْتَ صِدِّيقاً وَمَضَيْتَ عَلَى يَقِينٍ لَمْ تُؤْثِرْ عَمًى عَلَى هُدًى وَلَمْ تَمِلْ مِنْ حَقٍّ. إِلَى بَاطِلٍ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلاةَ وَآتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَاتَّبَعْتَ الرَّسُولَ وَتَلَوْتَ الْكِتَابَ حَقَّ تِلاوَتِهِ وَدَعَوْتَ إِلَى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْكَ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً وَجَزَاكَ الله مِنْ صِدِّيقٍ خَيْراً عَنْ رَعِيَّتِكَ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ الْجِهَادَ مَعَكَ جِهَادٌ وَأَنَّ الْحَقَّ مَعَكَ وَإِلَيْكَ وَأَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ وَمَعْدِنُهُ وَمِيرَاثَ النُّبُوَّةِ عِنْدَكَ وَعِنْدَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْكَ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ صِدِّيقُ الله وَحُجَّتُهُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ دَعْوَتَكَ حَقٌّ وَكُلَّ دَاعٍ مَنْصُوبٍ غَيْرَكَ فَهُوَ بَاطِلٌ مَدْحُوضٌ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ الله هُوَ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُ ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَتَخَيَّرُ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ وَتَدْعُو لِنَفْسِكَ ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِما السَّلاَم) وَتَقُولُ سَلامُ الله وَسَلامُ مَلائِكَتِهِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَأَنْبِيَائِهِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ يَا مَوْلايَ وَابْنَ مَوْلايَ وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكَاتُهُ عَلَيْكَ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ وَعِتْرَةِ آبَائِكَ الأَخْيَارِ الأَبْرَارِ الَّذِينَ أَذْهَبَ الله عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَطَهَّرَهُمْ تَطْهِيراً ثُمَّ تَأْتِي قُبُورَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَتُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَتَقُولُ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَيُّهَا الرَّبَّانِيُّونَ أَنْتُمْ لَنَا فَرَطٌ وَنَحْنُ لَكُمْ تَبَعٌ وَنَحْنُ لَكُمْ خَلَفٌ وَأَنْصَارٌ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ أَنْصَارُ الله وَسَادَةُ الشُّهَدَاءِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ فَإِنَّكُمْ أَنْصَارُ الله كَمَا قَالَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَكَأَيِّنْ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ قاتَلَ مَعَهُ رِبِّيُّونَ كَثِيرٌ فَما وَهَنُوا لِما أَصابَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ الله وَما ضَعُفُوا وَمَا اسْتَكانُوا وَمَا ضَعُفْتُمْ وَمَا اسْتَكَنْتُمْ حَتَّى لَقِيتُمُ الله عَلَى سَبِيلِ الْحَقِّ وَنُصْرَةِ كَلِمَةِ الله التَّامَّةِ صَلَّى الله عَلَى أَرْوَاحِكُمْ وَأَبْدَانِكُمْ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً أَبْشِرُوا بِمَوْعِدِ الله الَّذِي لا خُلْفَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ لا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ وَالله مُدْرِكٌ لَكُمْ بِثَارِ مَا وَعَدَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ سَادَةُ الشُّهَدَاءِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ أَنْتُمُ السَّابِقُونَ وَالْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالأَنْصَارُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ قَدْ جَاهَدْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ الله وَقُتِلْتُمْ عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ رَسُولِ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَابْنِ رَسُولِ الله صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي صَدَقَكُمْ وَعْدَهُ وَأَرَاكُمْ مَا تُحِبُّونَ ثُمَّ تَرْجِعُ إِلَى الْقَبْرِ وَتَقُولُ أَتَيْتُكَ يَا حَبِيبَ رَسُولِ الله وَابْنَ رَسُولِهِ وَإِنِّي بِكَ عَارِفٌ وَبِحَقِّكَ مُقِرٌّ بِفَضْلِكَ مُسْتَبْصِرٌ بِضَلالَةِ مَنْ خَالَفَكَ عَارِفٌ بِالْهُدَى الَّذِي أَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي وَنَفْسِي اللهمَّ إِنِّي أُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْتَ وَرَسُولُكَ وَأَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلاةً مُتَتَابِعَةً مُتَوَاصِلَةً مُتَرَادِفَةً تَتْبَعُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضاً لا انْقِطَاعَ لَهَا وَلا أَمَدَ وَلا أَجَلَ فِي مَحْضَرِنَا هَذَا وَإِذَا غِبْنَا وَشَهِدْنَا وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكَاتُهُ وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تُوَدِّعَهُ فَقُلِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكَاتُهُ أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ الله وَأَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلامَ آمَنَّا بِالله وَبِالرَّسُولِ وَبِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ وَدَلَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ اللهمَّ لا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنَّا وَمِنْهُ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَنْفَعَنَا بِحُبِّهِ اللهمَّ ابْعَثْهُ مَقَاماً مَحْمُوداً تَنْصُرُ بِهِ دِينَكَ وَتَقْتُلُ بِهِ عَدُوَّكَ وَتُبِيرُ بِهِ مَنْ نَصَبَ حَرْباً لآِلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَإِنَّكَ وَعَدْتَ ذَلِكَ وَأَنْتَ لا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكَاتُهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ شُهَدَاءُ نُجَبَاءُ جَاهَدْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ الله وَقُتِلْتُمْ عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ رَسُولِ الله صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً كَثِيراً.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa’id from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from Nu’aym ibn al-Walid from Yunus al-Kunasiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when you decide to visit the gravesite of al-Husayn (a.s.), go to al-Furat and take a bath near his gravesite; then move toward him in a serene and dignified manner until you enter the shrine from its east side. During entering say, ‘I offer greeting of peace to the descending angels of Allah. I offer greeting of peace to the substituting angels of Allah. I offer greeting of peace to the marking angels of Allah. I offer greeting of peace to the angel of Allah who live in this sacred place.’ When you are in front of the gravesite of Al-Husayn (a.s.), you should say, ‘(I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge the divine authority of and my) submission to (the commandments of) the Messenger of Allah. (I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge the divine authority of the trustee of Allah over His messengers and His decisive commandments, the seal of that which were before and the opening of that which is to come and the dominant over all of the affairs. May Allah grant him protection, kindness and blessings.’ Then you should say, £ 0 Allah, I appeal before You to grant salawat (favors and compensation) to ’Amir al- Mu’minin, Ali, Your servant, brother of Your messenger, whom You have chosen through Your knowledge and have made a guide for whomever of Your creatures You wanted and a vanguard for those whom You have sent with Your messages. He is the one provider and facilitator of the system of justice of Your religion according to Your justice, a differentiator in the issuance of Your judgment among Your creatures and the dominant over all such affairs. O Allah, grant him protection, kindness and blessing. O Allah, I appeal before You to grant salawat (favors and compensation to al-Hassan ibn Ali, worthy of his services to Your cause). He is Your servant and the son of the one whom You have chosen through Your knowledge and have appointed a guide for whomever You wanted of Your creatures, a vanguard for those whom You have sent with Your messages. He is the one provider and facilitator of the system of justice of Your religion according to Your justice, a differentiator in the issuance of Your judgment among Your creatures and the dominant over all such affairs. O Allah grant him protection, kindness and blessing.’ Then say salawat al-Salam for al-Husayn and all other ’A’immah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, just as you said for (Imam) al-Hassan (a.s.). Thereafter go near the gravesite of al-Husayn (a.s.), and say, ‘(I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments) O grandson of the Messenger of Allah. (I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments) O son of ’Amir al-Mu’minin. I appeal before Allah to grant salawat (favors and compensation to you worthy of Your services to His cause) O abu ‘Abd Allah. I testify that you completed the task Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, had commanded you to accomplish. You were not afraid of anyone other than Allah, strove hard for His cause, worshipped Him a true worshipping until the time of your martyrdom. I testify that you are the words of piety, the gateway of guidance, the unbreakable safety ring, the authority of Allah over the living and those under the earth. I testify that such qualities existed with you in the past and they are means of victory and triumph in future. I testify that your spirits and your clay (substance of your bodies) are clean, pure and cleansed. The substances of you (’A’immah) bodies were one from the other. It was a favor and great kindness for us from Allah. I designate Allah as my witness and I designate you as my witness that I believe in your (divine authority), I am your follower in my soul, in the rules of my religion, in the consequences of my deeds, in my return and my place of rest. I appeal before Allah, Honorable and Merciful to complete it for me. I testify that you accomplished all that Allah had commanded you to do and in so doing you were not afraid of anyone other than Allah. You strove hard for His cause, worshipped Him until the time of your death. I appeal before Allah to condemn those who murdered you, those who commanded your murderer and those condoned with the plan of your murderers. I testify that the statements of the Holy Prophet condemned those who violated your sanctity and spilled your blood.’ “Thereafter say, ‘O Allah, condemn those who have misrepresented Your bounty, opposed Your institution, turned away from Your command, accused Your messenger and created obstacles in Your path. O Allah, fill their graves with fire as well as their bellies and drive them and their followers to hell with their eyes turned blue. O Allah, condemn them with such condemnation with which the prominent angels, every messenger-prophet and every believing person whose faith is tested for its strength will condemn. O Allah, condemn them in most secrecy and concealment as well as openly in public manner. O Allah, condemn Jawabit (pi. of Jibt, devil) of this nation as well as its Tawaghit (pi. of taghut, transgressors), condemn its Pharaohs, condemn the murderers of ’Amir al-Mu’minin, the murderers of al-Husayn and punish them with such punishment which no one in the world is punished with. O Allah, make us of those who support him, of those whom You use for support and You grant them Your support for the cause of Your religion in this world as well as in the next world.’ “Then sit down near his head and say, I appeal before Allah to grant salawat (favors and compensation to you worthy of Your services to His cause). I testify that you are a servant of Allah, His trustee who has accomplished with wisdom the task of trustworthiness, spoke as truthful person and passed away with certainty. You did not accept blindness in place of guidance and never deviated from truth to falsehood. I testify that you performed salat (prayer), paid zakat, commanded people to do good and forbade them from doing evil deeds, followed the Messenger, recited the book in the true way of recitation and called people to the path of your Lord with wisdom and good advice. I appeal before Allah to grant salawat (favors and compensation to you worthy of Your services to His cause), with safety and protection. I appeal before Allah to reward you as with the reward of a truthful one’s good rewards for his services to his people. I testify that Jihad (striving for the cause of Allah) in your support is the true Jihad. I testify that truth is on your side, it belongs to you, you are of the people of truth, the source of truth and that the legacy of prophet-hood is with you and with the people of your family. I appeal before Allah to grant salawat (favors and compensation to you worthy of Your services to His cause), with peace and protection. I testify that you are Allah’s truthful servant and His authority over his creatures. I testify that your call is truthful call and every caller appointed beside you is false and invalid. I testify that Allah is the clear truth.’ “Thereafter you should go toward his feet and pray for yourself as you may choose. ‘Then you should go toward the head of Ali ibn al-Husayn and say, ‘I appeal before Allah to grant you His protection and peace and the greeting of peace of His prominent angels and prophets who were sent as messengers. You are my master and the son of my master. I appeal before Allah to bless you with His kindness and blessings. I appeal before Allah to grant compensation and reward to you, your family and the offspring of your noble and chosen ancestors from whom Allah has decided to remove all rijs (all filthy matters) and purify in a through purification.’ “Thereafter you should go to the gravesites of the martyrs and offer them your greetings of peace and say, I appeal before Allah to grant you peace and protection, O believers in the Lord, you have proceeded and we follow you. We are your followers and supporters. I testify that you are supporters of Allah, the masters of the martyrs in this world and in the next life. You are supporters of Allah as Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, has said, “There were many prophets on whose side people believing in the Lord were fighting. They did not show any lack of responsibility even though they were hurt for the cause of Allah, nor showed any weakness or compromise with the enemy.” (3:146) You indeed did not show any weakness or compromise with the enemy, until you went before Allah on the path of the truth, supporting the perfect words of Allah. I appeal before Allah to grant favors and compensation to your spirits and bodies worthy of your services to His cause, with peace and protection. There is good news for you through the promise of Allah, which does not change, because He does not change His promises. Allah will accomplish His granting what He has promised to you, the masters of the martyrs, in this world and in the next life. You are the first al-Muhajirun (immigrants (to Allah)) and al- Ansar (the helpers). I testify that you did Jihad (strove hard) for the cause of Allah and you were murdered while protecting the institution of the Messenger of Allah and the son (the child) of the Messenger of Allah, I appeal before Allah to grant salawat (favors and compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause) with peace and protection. All praise belongs to Allah who made His promise with you to come true and showed you what you loved.’ “Then return to the gravesite and say, ‘I have come to you, O beloved of the Messenger of Allah, the son (child) of the Messenger of Allah. I am aware of your status and I acknowledge your rights. I am aware of your merits and the straying of those who opposed you. I have knowledge of the guidance you follow. I pray to Allah to keep my soul and the souls of my parents in service for your cause. O Allah, I appeal before You to grant salawat (favors and compensation to you worthy of Your services to His cause) just as You have granted favors and compensation worthy of his services to Your cause, and as Your messenger and ’Amir al-Mu’minin have appealed before You to grant compensation to him worthy of his services to Your cause. Grant him a continuous salat, connected, substituted one, following the other without break in time or point of time at this time and when we are here or not here. (I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments) and appeal before Allah to grant you protection, kindness and blessings’. “When you decide to say farewell to him say, ’(I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments) and appeal before Allah to grant you protection and kindness and blessings. I leave you in the protection of Allah and offer you my greeting of peace. We believe in Allah, the Messenger of Allah and in what you have brought and guided to. We have followed the messenger, so list us among the witnesses. O Allah, do not make this the last chance for me to visit him and his seeing us. O Allah, I appeal before You to make us benefit from our love for him. O Allah, raise him to the praiseworthy position whereby You support through him Your religion, eliminate Your enemies, destroy those who commence a war against the family of Muhammad (a.s.); You have promised so and You do not change Your promise. (I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments and I appeal before Allah to grant you protection, kindness and blessings. I testify that you are noble martyrs who strove hard for the cause of Allah and were murdered while protecting the institution of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant salawat (favors and compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause) with protection and safety a great deal.’” 

2ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ جَدِّهِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ ثُوَيْرٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَيُونُسُ بْنُ ظَبْيَانَ وَالْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ السَّرَّاجُ جُلُوساً عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) وَكَانَ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ مِنَّا يُونُسَ وَكَانَ أَكْبَرَنَا سِنّاً فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي أَحْضُرُ مَجْلِسَ هَؤُلاءِ الْقَوْمِ يَعْنِي وُلْدَ الْعَبَّاسِ فَمَا أَقُولُ فَقَالَ إِذَا حَضَرْتَ فَذَكَرْتَنَا فَقُلِ اللهمَّ أَرِنَا الرَّخَاءَ وَالسُّرُورَ فَإِنَّكَ تَأْتِي عَلَى مَا تُرِيدُ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي كَثِيراً مَا أَذْكُرُ الْحُسَيْنَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فَأَيَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ أَقُولُ فَقَالَ قُلْ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله تُعِيدُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاثاً فَإِنَّ السَّلامَ يَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ وَمِنْ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله الْحُسَيْنَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) لَمَّا قَضَى بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِ السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَالأَرَضُونَ السَّبْعُ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ وَمَا بَيْنَهُنَّ وَمَنْ يَنْقَلِبُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ مِنْ خَلْقِ رَبِّنَا وَمَا يُرَى وَمَا لا يُرَى بَكَى عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) إِلاَّ ثَلاثَةَ أَشْيَاءَ لَمْ تَبْكِ عَلَيْهِ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَمَا هَذِهِ الثَّلاثَةُ الأَشْيَاءِ قَالَ لَمْ تَبْكِ عَلَيْهِ الْبَصْرَةُ وَلا دِمَشْقُ وَلا آلُ عُثْمَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَعْنَةُ الله قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَزُورَهُ فَكَيْفَ أَقُولُ وَكَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ قَالَ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فَاغْتَسِلْ عَلَى شَاطِئِ الْفُرَاتِ ثُمَّ الْبَسْ ثِيَابَكَ الطَّاهِرَةَ ثُمَّ امْشِ حَافِياً فَإِنَّكَ فِي حَرَمٍ مِنْ حَرَمِ الله وَحَرَمِ رَسُولِهِ وَعَلَيْكَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ وَالتَّهْلِيلِ وَالتَّسْبِيحِ وَالتَّحْمِيدِ وَالتَّعْظِيمِ لله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كَثِيراً وَالصَّلاةِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ حَتَّى تَصِيرَ إِلَى بَابِ الْحَيْرِ ثُمَّ تَقُولُ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ الله وَابْنَ حُجَّتِهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا مَلائِكَةَ الله وَزُوَّارَ قَبْرِ ابْنِ نَبِيِّ الله ثُمَّ اخْطُ عَشْرَ خُطُوَاتٍ ثُمَّ قِفْ وَكَبِّرْ ثَلاثِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً ثُمَّ امْشِ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ وَجْهِهِ فَاسْتَقْبِلْ وَجْهَكَ بِوَجْهِهِ وَتَجْعَلُ الْقِبْلَةَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْكَ ثُمَّ قُلِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ الله وَابْنَ حُجَّتِهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَتِيلَ الله وَابْنَ قَتِيلِهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ثَارَ الله وَابْنَ ثَارِهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَتْرَ الله الْمَوْتُورَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ دَمَكَ س��كَنَ فِي الْخُلْدِ وَاقْشَعَرَّتْ لَهُ أَظِلَّةُ الْعَرْشِ وَبَكَى لَهُ جَمِيعُ الْخَلائِقِ وَبَكَتْ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَالأَرَضُونَ السَّبْعُ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ وَمَا بَيْنَهُنَّ وَمَنْ يَتَقَلَّبُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ مِنْ خَلْقِ رَبِّنَا وَمَا يُرَى وَمَا لا يُرَى أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ حُجَّةُ الله وَابْنُ حُجَّتِهِ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَتِيلُ الله وَابْنُ قَتِيلِهِ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ ثَائِرُ الله وَابْنُ ثَائِرِهِ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ وَتْرُ الله الْمَوْتُورُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ وَنَصَحْتَ وَوَفَيْتَ وَأَوْفَيْتَ وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ الله وَمَضَيْتَ لِلَّذِي كُنْتَ عَلَيْهِ شَهِيداً وَمُسْتَشْهَداً وَشَاهِداً وَمَشْهُوداً أَنَا عَبْدُ الله وَمَوْلاكَ وَفِي طَاعَتِكَ وَالْوَافِدُ إِلَيْكَ أَلْتَمِسُ كَمَالَ الْمَنْزِلَةِ عِنْدَ الله وَثَبَاتَ الْقَدَمِ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ إِلَيْكَ وَالسَّبِيلَ الَّذِي لا يُخْتَلَجُ دُونَكَ مِنَ الدُّخُولِ فِي كَفَالَتِكَ الَّتِي أُمِرْتَ بِهَا مَنْ أَرَادَ الله بَدَأَ بِكُمْ بِكُمْ يُبَيِّنُ الله الْكَذِبَ وَبِكُمْ يُبَاعِدُ الله الزَّمَانَ الْكَلِبَ وَبِكُمْ فَتَحَ الله وَبِكُمْ يَخْتِمُ الله وَبِكُمْ يَمْحُو مَا يَشَاءُ وَبِكُمْ يُثْبِتُ وَبِكُمْ يَفُكُّ الذُّلَّ مِنْ رِقَابِنَا وَبِكُمْ يُدْرِكُ الله تِرَةَ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ يُطْلَبُ بِهَا وَبِكُمْ تُنْبِتُ الأَرْضُ أَشْجَارَهَا وَبِكُمْ تُخْرِجُ الأَشْجَارُ أَثْمَارَهَا وَبِكُمْ تُنْزِلُ السَّمَاءُ قَطْرَهَا وَرِزْقَهَا وَ. بِكُمْ يَكْشِفُ الله الْكَرْبَ وَبِكُمْ يُنَزِّلُ الله الْغَيْثَ وَبِكُمْ تَسِيخُ الأَرْضُ الَّتِي تَحْمِلُ أَبْدَانَكُمْ وَتَسْتَقِرُّ جِبَالُهَا عَنْ مَرَاسِيهَا إِرَادَةُ الرَّبِّ فِي مَقَادِيرِ أُمُورِهِ تَهْبِطُ إِلَيْكُمْ وَتَصْدُرُ مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ وَالصَّادِرُ عَمَّا فَصَلَ مِنْ أَحْكَامِ الْعِبَادِ لُعِنَتْ أُمَّةٌ قَتَلَتْكُمْ وَأُمَّةٌ خَالَفَتْكُمْ وَأُمَّةٌ جَحَدَتْ وَلايَتَكُمْ وَأُمَّةٌ ظَاهَرَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأُمَّةٌ شَهِدَتْ وَلَمْ تُسْتَشْهَدْ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي جَعَلَ النَّارَ مَثْوَاهُمْ وَبِئْسَ وِرْدُ الْوَارِدِينَ وَبِئْسَ الْوِرْدُ الْمَوْرُودُ وَالْحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَصَلَّى الله عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله أَنَا إِلَى الله مِمَّنْ خَالَفَكَ بَرِي‏ءٌ ثَلاثاً ثُمَّ تَقُومُ فَتَأْتِي ابْنَهُ عَلِيّاً (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) وَهُوَ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ فَتَقُولُ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ الله السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ عَلِيٍّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ خَدِيجَةَ وَفَاطِمَةَ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْكَ لَعَنَ الله مَنْ قَتَلَكَ تَقُولُهَا ثَلاثاً أَنَا إِلَى الله مِنْهُمْ بَرِي‏ءٌ ثَلاثاً ثُمَّ تَقُومُ فَتُومِئُ بِيَدِكَ إِلَى الشُّهَدَاءِ وَتَقُولُ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ ثَلاثاً فُزْتُمْ وَالله فُزْتُمْ وَالله فَلَيْتَ أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَأَفُوزَ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً ثُمَّ تَدُورُ فَتَجْعَلُ قَبْرَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ فَصَلِّ سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ وَقَدْ تَمَّتْ زِيَارَتُكَ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَانْصَرِفْ.

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Qasim ibn Yahya from his grandfather al-Hassan ibn Rashid from al-Husayn ibn Thuwayr who has said the following: “Once Yunus ibn Zabayan, al-Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar, abu Salmah al-Sarraj and I were sitting in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.). Among us Yunus, who was the eldest did the speaking and he said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I sometimes attend the meeting of these people, meaning children of al-‘Abbas, what should I say?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘When you are in their meeting and you speak of us then say, “O Allah, show us comfort and happiness,” in saying this you come up with what you want.’ I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I very often speak of al-Husayn (a.s.), what I should say?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Say, ‘Sala’ Allah ‘Alayka O abu ‘Abd Allah, I appeal before Allah to grant you salawat (favors and compensation to you worthy of Your services to His cause), three times. Al-Salam reaches him from nearby as well as distant places.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘When abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), passed away, the seven heavens and the seven earths wept. Everything between them, those who move in paradise and in hell, all that our Creator has created, all that can be seen and those that cannot be seen wept for abu ‘Abd Allah, al-Husayn ‘Alayhi al-Salam. Only three things did not weep.’ I then asked, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, what are these three things?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Things that did not weep were al-Basrah, Damascus and Ale ‘Uthman who did not weep, may Allah’s condemnation be upon them.’ I then said, ‘I want to visit him. What should I do?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘When you want to visit abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), take a bath in al- Furat canal, then dress up in clean cloths, walk bare-foot; you are in a sacred location of Allah and the sacred locations of His Messenger. You must say Takhir (Allah is great beyond description), Tahlil (no one deserves worship except Allah). Tasbih, (Allah is free of all defects), Tahmid (all praise belongs to Allah) and Ta‘zim (Allah the most great is free of all defects) of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, a great deal as well as saying, O Allah, grant salawat (favors and compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause). When you arrive at the door of al- Hayr then say, ‘(I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments) O the one who possesses authority from Allah, and son of the one who possesses authority from Allah. I offer greeting of peace to you, O angels of Allah, and visitors of the gravesite of the grandchild of the prophet of Allah.’ Then take ten steps forward, then stand up and say Takhir (Allah is great beyond description) thirty times. Then move forward until you reach in front of him. Turn your face toward his face and your back toward the direction of Ka‘bah, then say, ‘(I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments), O Tha’ra Allah (wergild for whom belongs to Allah) son of Tha’ra Allah. (I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments) O Watru (the oppressed one who belong to the side of Allah) Allah al-Mawtur in heavens and on earth. I testify that your blood lives in eternity because of which the shadows of the Throne shudder, for which all creatures in all seven heavens, seven earths, all that is between them, all that moves in paradise and in hell of the creatures of our Lord, things that can be seen and those that cannot be seen weep. I testify that you possess authority from Allah and you are the son of one who possesses authority from Allah. I testify that you were murdered and your father was murdered as well. I testify that you are Tha’ra Allah son of Tha’ra Allah. I testify that you are watru Allah al-Mawtur in the heaves and on earth. I testify that you preached, gave good advice, remained loyal, accomplished the task assigned to you and strove hard for the cause of Allah and passed away for the cause, which you cherished, as a martyr seeking martyrdom, and a witness and witnessed to. I am a servant of Allah under your guardianship, obedient to your commandments, and one of your visitors who seek perfect position before Allah and steadfastness in migrating toward you and in the way without wavering toward you until arriving in your custodianship, which you maintain and you are commanded to maintain. Whomever Allah wants He begins with you. Through you, falsehood becomes clear where falsehood is, through you Allah keeps away the difficult times, through you Allah commences and with you Allah ends a task. Through you Allah deletes whatever He wills and through you He establishes whatever He wills. Through you He opens up humiliation from around our necks and through you Allah brings to justice the murderers of every believer. Through you the earth grows its trees. Through you the trees yield their fruits. Through you Allah sends down rain and sustenance from the sky. Through you Allah removes hardship and through you Allah sends down heavy rain. Through you the earth, which carries your bodies, stands solid and mountains remain firm against swirling. The will of the Lord about the measurements of affairs descends before you and comes out from your homes as well as the decisions about rules dealing with affairs of servants (of Allah). Condemned is the group who murdered you and the group who opposed you, the group who rejected your divine authority, the group who came against you openly and the group who witnessed but did not seek martyrdom. All praise belongs to Allah who has made hellfire their dwelling, which is the worst place in which to disembark and the worst place for the arriving ones and a worst arrival place. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds. I appeal before Allah to grant salawat (favors and compensation to you worthy of your services to His cause), O abu ‘ Abd Allah. We before Allah denounce all of those who opposed you’ - three times. ‘Then stand up and go to his son, Ali who is near his feet, and say, “I offer to you my greeting of peace, O son of the grandson of the Messenger of Allah. I offer you my greeting of peace, O grandson of ’Amir al-Mu’minin Ali. I offer you my greeting of peace, O child of al-Hassan and al-Husayn. I offer you my greeting of peace, O great grandson of Khadijah and Fatimah. I appeal before Allah to grant you favors worthy of your services to His cause. Allah has condemned those who murdered you”- say it three times. “I, before Allah denounce them”- three times. Then say, making a hand gesture toward the martyrs, “I offer you my greeting of peace”- three times. “(I am certain that), by Allah, you have achieved success and you have become successful. I wish I was with you and gained a great success.” Then you should go around keeping the gravesite of abu ‘Abd Allah before you, then perform six Rak‘at salat (prayer). Your visit is complete and you may leave if you wish.’” 

3ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أُورَمَةَ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ صَاحِبِ الْعَسْكَرِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ تَقُولُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ الله فِي أَرْضِهِ وَشَاهِدَهُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ الله السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ عَلِيٍّ الْمُرْتَضَى السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ فَاطِمَةَ الزَّهْرَاءِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلاةَ وَآتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ الله حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ فَصَلَّى الله عَلَيْكَ حَيّاً وَمَيِّتاً ثُمَّ تَضَعُ خَدَّكَ الأَيْمَنَ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَقُلْ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكَ جِئْتُ مُقِرّاً بِالذُّنُوبِ لِتَشْفَعَ لِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ الله ثُمَّ اذْكُرِ الأَئِمَّةَ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ وَاحِداً وَاحِداً وَقُلْ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ حُجَّةُ الله ثُمَّ قُلْ اكْتُبْ لِي عِنْدَكَ مِيثَاقاً وَعَهْداً أَنِّي أَتَيْتُكَ أُجَدِّدُ الْمِيثَاقَ فَاشْهَدْ لِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الشَّاهِدُ. مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الرَّزَّازُ الْكُوفِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) مِثْلَهُ.

3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn ‘Uramah from certain individuals of our people who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan Sahib al- ‘Askar (a.s.), has said, near the head of al-Husayn (a.s.), you should say this. ‘(I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments), O abu ‘Abd Allah. (I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments), O possessor of authority of Allah on His earth and a witness over His creatures. (I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments), O grandson of the Messenger of Allah. (I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments), O son of Ali, al-Murtada’. (I hereby declare, affirm and acknowledge that you are a ‘Alayhi al-Salam and my) submission to (your commandments), O son of Fatimah, al-Zahra’. I testify that you performed salat (prayer), paid zakat, commanded people to do good and forbade them from doing evil deeds and strove hard for the cause of Allah until the time of your death. I appeal before Allah to grant salawat (favors and compensation to you worthy of your services to His cause) during the lifetime as well as after death.’ “Thereafter place the right side of your face on the grave and say, ‘I testify that you had clear proof about your Lord. I have come to confess to my sins so you may intercede on my behalf before your Lord, O grandson of the Messenger of Allah,’ then mention the names of ’A’immah (a.s.), one by one and say, T testify that you are possessors of authority of Allah.’ Then say, ‘Please, write down before you, as pledge and covenant that I came before you to renew the covenant, so bear witness for me before your Lord that you are the witness.’” NOTE:Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Raziy al-Kufiy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa ibn ‘Ubayd from those whom he has mentioned from abu al-Hassan (a.s.), a similar Hadith. 

4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ إِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنَ السَّلامِ عَلَى الشُّهَدَاءِ فَائْتِ قَبْرَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فَاجْعَلْهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي مَا بَدَا لَكَ. 

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Najran from Zayd ibn Ishaq from al-Hassan ibn ‘Atiyyah who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when you complete offering your greeting of peace to the martyrs then go the gravesite of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), keep it in front of you and perform salat (prayer) as much as you want.” 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 4

Book 3, Chapter 230