Hadith record

4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from al-Mu‘alla’ abu Shihab who has said the following: “He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said that al-Husayn (a.s.), once asked, ‘What, O grandfather, is the reward for one who visits you?’ The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, replied as follows: ‘My son, whoever visits me in my lifetime or after I die, or visits your father, your brother or visits you, it becomes necessary for me to visit him on the Day of Judgment to save him from his sins.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.