Ziyarat [Visitation]
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"Surely four thousand angels having their hair covered in mud and in distressed state will mourn at the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) till the Day of Judgment. The name of their leader is Mansur. He welcomes the person who comes for Ziyarat. These angels won't separate from that person. If he falls ill they will treat him, if he dies they attend his funeral prayer and repent for him after his death."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 125 link
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) asked Abul Jarud, "How far is the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) from your house?" He replied, "If I go on a mount it takes a day to reach and if I walk, it takes a little more than that." Imam asked, "Do you go for Ziyarat every Friday?" He replied, "No, but I go whenever I get time." Imam said, "You are unjust. If this place would have been near my home I would have migrated over there."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 126 link
"Our Wilayat was presented to the people of various cities but no one accepted us like the people of Kufa. This is so because the holy grave of Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) is over there and there is one more grave near him i.e. the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.). One who comes for the Ziyarat, offers a two-four rakat Salaat near the grave and seeks desires from Allah his desires would be fulfilled immediately. Surely one thousand angels surround the grave daily."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 126 link
"When you go for the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.), visit him in a state of grief, face covered with dust, hair uncombed, hungry and thirsty because when Imam Husain (a.s.) was martyred, he was aggrieved and gloomy. His hair was covered in mud; he was troubled, hungry and thirsty. Seek your desires over there and return. Do not make that place your home."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 126/127 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) asked a narrator, "Do you go for the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.)?" He replied, "Yes." Imam enquired, "Do you carry necessary belongings on the journey?" He replied, "Yes." Imam said, "You won't do this when you visit the grave of your parents!" He asked, "Then what should we eat?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "Milk and bread."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 127 link
"I have been informed that when some people come for the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) they carry sweet eatables with them but they don't do so when they visit the graves of their loved ones!"
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 127 link
"If a believer does the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) knowing his right on any day except Eid he would get the reward of twenty accepted Hajjs, twenty Umrahs and twenty battles fought along with the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) or a just Imam."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 127 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that Imam Hasan (a.s.) asked the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), "O father! What is the reward of your Ziyarat?" He replied, "One who performs my Ziyarat, your father and your brother, it is obligatory for me to do his Ziyarat on the Day of Judgment and free him from sins."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 120 link
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that Imam Husain (a.s.) asked the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), "O father! What is the reward of a person who does our Ziyarat?" He replied, "One who does Ziyarat of me, your father and your brother in your life or after it, it is obligatory on me to visit him on the Day of Judgment, free him from sins and make him enter Paradise
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 120 link
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said
"A person visiting the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) near Euphrates is like a person who visits Allah near the Divine throne."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 122 link
"One who goes for Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) knowing his right Allah writes it among Aa'la-e-Illiyeen."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 122 link
"One who visits the tomb of Imam Husain (a.s.) knowing his right, it is written down in Illiyeen."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 123 link
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said
"One who goes for Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) knowing his right, the Almighty Allah forgives all his sins from beginning till the end."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 123 link
The narrator told Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "O master! People say that one who goes for Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) is like one who performs Hajj and Umrah." Imam said, "One who does Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) knowing his right, the Almighty Allah forgives all his past and future sins."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 123 link
"One who does the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) near River Euphrates knowing his right, honor and love its minimum reward is that all the sins, past and future, will be forgiven."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 123 link
"One who does Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) knowing his right; the Almighty Allah forgives all his past and future sins."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 123 link
A Shia man asked Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.), "What is the reward of Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.)?" Imam (a.s.) replied, "It is equal to that of one Umrah."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 123 link
Abu Saeed Madaini visited Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) and asked him, "May I be sacrificed for you, should I go for the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.)?" He replied, "Yes, O Abu Saeed! Go for Ziyarat of the son of Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) for he was the most virtuous among virtuous men, purest among pure and best among the doers of good deeds. If you do his Ziyarat Allah would grant you the reward of twenty-two Umrahs."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 123/124 link
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said
The reward of the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) is equal to that of an accepted Umrah.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 124 link
The narrator asked Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.), "What do you say regarding the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.)?" Imam asked him, "What is your opinion regarding it?" He replied, "Some people say that its reward is equal to that of a Hajj and some say that it is equal to that of an Umrah." Imam said, "Its reward is equal to that of an accepted Umrah."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 124 link
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