9. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ḥukaym narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad, from ‘Ali ibn Mu’allā, from Isḥāq ibn Ziyād, who said: A man came to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) and said, “I have sold all of my belongings and properties and I am thinking of moving to Makkah.” Imam عليه السلام said, “Do not do that because the people of Makkah disbelieve in Allāh publicly.” The man asked, “What about the city of the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم (Madīnah)?” Imam عليه السلام replied, “The people there are even worse than the people of Makkah.” The man asked, “Then where should I move to?” Imam عليه السلام replied, “Go to Kūfah in Iraq, for verily the blessings of that land span a twelve mile radius and there is a grave in its proximity which is not visited by any anguished and grieved person without Allāh relieving him from his anguish and grief.”