On Issues Related to Visiting

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Ishaq ibn Jarir from abu Basir who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘Salat (prayer) should be performed in complete form in four places: Of such places is Masjid al-Haram (the Sacred Masjid) in Makkah, Masjid of the Messenger of Allah, in al-Madinah, the grand Masjid in al-Kufa and the shrine of al-Husayn (a.s.).”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Hudhayfah ibn Mansur who has said the following: “It is narrated to me by the one who had heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘You should perform salat (prayer) in complete form in Masjid al-Haram (the Sacred Masjid), the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah, the grand Masjid of al-Kufa and in the shrine of al-Husayn (a.s.).’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

4. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Ali ibn Mahziyar from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Ibrahim ibn abu al- Balad from a man of our people called Husayn who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Salat (prayer) can be performed in complete form in three places: ‘You should perform salat (prayer) in complete form in Masjid al-Haram (the Sacred Masjid), the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah, and in the shrine of al-Husayn (a.s.).’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from ‘Abd al-Malik al-Qummiy from Isma‘il ibn Jabir from ‘Abd al-Hamid Khadim of Isma‘il ibn Ja’far who has said the following: “‘Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that you should perform salat (prayer) in complete form in four places: You should perform salat (prayer) in complete form in Masjid al-Haram (the Sacred Masjid), the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah, the grand Masjid of al-Kufa and in the shrine of al- Husayn (a.s.).’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

6. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah from Salih ibn ‘Uqbah from abu Shibl who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Should I visit the grave of al-Husayn (a.s.) ?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Yes, visit the magnificent (Imam) and perform salat (prayer) in complete form in his shrine/ I then said, ‘Certain individuals of our people say that salat (prayer) in that place is performed in short form.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Only the weak ones do so.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.