يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُتَمَتِّعِ أَنْ يَزُورَ الْبَيْتَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ أَوْ مِنْ لَيْلَتِهِ وَ لَا يُؤَخِّرَ ذَلِكَ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is very proper that one for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) visits the House on the day of al-Nahr (slaughtering the offering, 10th of Dhu al- Hajjah) or during this night and must not delay. ‘“(Fatwa best explains Hadith 1-3 of this Chapter)
زُرْهُ فَإِنْ شُغِلْتَ فَلَا يَضُرُّكَ أَنْ تَزُورَ الْبَيْتَ مِنَ الْغَدِ وَ لَا تُؤَخِّرْهُ أَنْ تَزُورَ مِنْ يَوْمِكَ فَإِنَّهُ يُكْرَهُ لِلْمُتَمَتِّعِ أَنْ يُؤَخِّرَهُ وَ مُوَسَّعٌ لِلْمُفْرِدِ أَنْ يُؤَخِّرَهُ فَإِذَا أَتَيْتَ الْبَيْتَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ فَقُمْتَ عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ قُلْتَ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى نُسُكِكَ وَ سَلِّمْنِي لَهُ وَ سَلِّمْهُ لِي أَسْأَلُكَ مَسْأَلَةَ الْعَلِيلِ الذَّلِيلِ الْمُ
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You may perform Tawaf of Ziyarat on the tenth of Dhu al-Hajjah. If you cannot find time, you can perform it the next day. One who performs al-Hajj al- Tamattu‘ should not delay; but one who performs al-Mufrid al-Hajj may delay it. On the tenth, when you come to the House, stand up on
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مُتَمَتِّعٌ زَارَ الْبَيْتَ فَطَافَ طَوَافَ الْحَجِّ ثُمَّ طَافَ طَوَافَ النِّسَاءِ ثُمَّ سَعَى فَقَالَ لَا يَكُونُ السَّعْيُ إِلَّا قَبْلَ طَوَافِ النِّسَاءِ فَقُلْتُ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ فَقَالَ لَا يَكُونُ السَّعْيُ إِلَّا قَبْلَ طَوَافِ النِّسَاءِ[1].
“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous), saying , ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, if he can visit the House, perform Tawaf of al-Hajj, then Tawaf al-Nisa’, then Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah. He (the Imam) said, ‘Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwa
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ نَسِيَ طَوَافَ النِّسَاءِ حَتَّى دَخَلَ أَهْلَهُ قَالَ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ النِّسَاءُ حَتَّى يَزُورَ الْبَيْتَ وَ قَالَ يَأْمُرُ أَنْ يُقْضَى عَنْهُ إِنْ لَمْ يَحُجَّ فَإِنْ تُوُفِّيَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُطَافَ عَنْهُ فَلْيَقْضِ عَنْهُ وَلِيُّهُ أَوْ غَيْرُهُ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who forgets to perform Tawaf al-Nisa’ until he goes in unto his wife. He (the Imam) said, ‘Women are not lawful until he visits the House.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He must instruct someone to perform its Qada’ (compensatory tawaf) on his behalf. If he did not perform al-Haj
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الزِّيَارَةِ مِنْ مِنًى قَالَ إِنْ زَارَ بِالنَّهَارِ أَوْ عِشَاءً فَلَا يَنْفَجِرِ الْفَجْرُ إِلَّا وَ هُوَ بِمِنًى وَ إِنْ زَارَ بَعْدَ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ وَ أَسْحَرَ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَنْفَجِرَ الْفَجْرُ وَ هُوَ بِمَكَّةَ[2].
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about visiting (the House) from Mina’. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he visits during the day or during al-‘Isha’ he must be in Mina’ before dawn. If he visits after midnight; and during the hours of dawn, then it is not harmful if it becomes dawn while he is in Makkah.’”
إِنْ بَاتَ بِمَكَّةَ فَعَلَيْهِ دَمٌ وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْهَا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَ لَوْ أَصْبَحَ دُونَ مِنًى. - وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِي الرَّجُلِ يَزُورُ فَيَنَامُ دُونَ مِنًى قَالَ إِذَا جَازَ عَقَبَةَ الْمَدَنِيِّينَ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَنَامَ[1].
“This is about a man who visits the House and sleeps on the way. He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘If he passes the night in Makkah, he owes one animal for offering, but if he is out of Makkah, then it is not harmful even if it becomes dawn before reaching Mina’.’” In another Hadith from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a m
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَأْتِي مَكَّةَ أَيَّامَ مِنًى بَعْدَ فَرَاغِهِ مِنْ زِيَارَةِ الْبَيْتِ فَيَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ تَطَوُّعاً فَقَالَ الْمُقَامُ بِمِنًى أَفْضَلُ وَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ.
“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who comes to Makkah in the days of Mina after visiting the House, and performs Tawaf around the House optionally. He (the Imam) said, ‘Remaining in Mina’ is better and more beloved to me.”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الزِّيَارَةِ بَعْدَ زِيَارَةِ الْحَجِّ فِي أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ فَقَالَ لَا[3].
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about visiting (the House) after visiting for al-Hajj in the days of tashriq. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, do not visit.’”
إِنَّ زِيَارَةَ قَبْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ زِيَارَةَ قُبُورِ الشُّهَدَاءِ[2] وَ زِيَارَةَ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص.
“He (the Imam) (a.s.) has said, ‘Visiting the grave of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, the graves of the martyrs and the grave of Imam al-Husayn (a.s.), is equal to performing al-Hajj along with the Messenger of Allah.”
حَضَرْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلَ ع وَ هَارُونَ الْخَلِيفَةَ وَ عِيسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ وَ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ يَحْيَى بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَدْ جَاءُوا إِلَى قَبْرِ النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَ هَارُونُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع تَقَدَّمْ فَأَبَى فَتَقَدَّمَ هَارُونُ فَسَلَّمَ وَ قَامَ نَاحِيَةً وَ قَالَ عِيسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع تَقَدَّمْ فَأَبَى فَتَقَدَّمَ عِيسَى فَسَلَّمَ وَ وَقَفَ مَعَ هَارُونَ فَقَالَ جَعْفَرٌ لِأَبِي الْ
“I was present when abu al-Hassan the 1st, Harun, the Caliph, ‘Isa ibn Ja’far and Ja’far ibn Yahya came to al-Madinah to visit the grave of the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. Harun said to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), ‘You go first.’ He (the Imam) a
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْمَسَاجِدَ الَّتِي حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَبِأَيِّهَا أَبْدَأُ فَقَالَ ابْدَأْ بِقُبَا فَصَلِّ فِيهِ وَ أَكْثِرْ فَإِنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَسْجِدٍ صَلَّى فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي هَذِهِ الْعَرْصَةِ ثُمَّ ائْتِ مَشْرَبَةَ أُمِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَصَلِّ فِيهَا وَ هِيَ مَسْكَنُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ مُصَلَّاهُ ثُمَّ تَأْتِي مَسْجِدَ الْفَضِيخِ فَتُصَلِّي فِيهِ فَقَدْ صَلَّى فِيهِ نَ
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘We go to the Masjids which are around al-Madinah. Which one should we visit first?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘First you should go to Masjid of Quba’. Perform salat (prayer) therein a great deal; it is the first Masjid where the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muham
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَاغْتَسِلْ ثُمَّ ائْتِ قَبْرَ النَّبِيِّ ص بَعْدَ مَا تَفْرُغُ مِنْ حَوَائِجِكَ وَ اصْنَعْ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعْتَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِكَ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَةِ قَبْرِ نَبِيِّكَ فَإِنْ تَوَفَّيْتَنِي قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ فِي مَمَاتِي عَلَى مَا شَهِدْتُ عَلَيْهِ فِي حَيَاتِي أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أ
“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When you decide to depart al-Madinah, then take a shower and go to the gravesite of the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, after attending to your other affairs. You should do what you had done at the time you
سَمِعْتُ الرِّضَا ع يَقُولُ إِنَّ لِكُلِّ إِمَامٍ عَهْداً فِي عُنُقِ أَوْلِيَائِهِ وَ شِيعَتِهِ وَ إِنَّ مِنْ تَمَامِ الْوَفَاءِ بِالْعَهْدِ وَ حُسْنِ الْأَدَاءِ زِيَارَةَ قُبُورِهِمْ فَمَنْ زَارَهُمْ رَغْبَةً فِي زِيَارَتِهِمْ وَ تَصْدِيقاً بِمَا رَغِبُوا فِيهِ كَانَ أَئِمَّتُهُمْ شُفَعَاءَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.
"Indeed, every Imam has a covenant upon his supporters and followers. And among the complete fulfillment of the covenant and good performance is the visitation of their graves. So whoever visits them out of desire for visiting them and in affirmation of what they desired will have their Imams as their intercessors on t
بَعَثَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع فِي مَرَضِهِ وَ إِلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ فَسَبَقَنِي إِلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ وَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ مَا زَالَ يَقُولُ ابْعَثُوا إِلَى الْحَيْرِ ابْعَثُوا إِلَى الْحَيْرِ فَقُلْتُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ أَ لَا قُلْتَ لَهُ أَنَا أَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْحَيْرِ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَنَا أَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْحَيْرِ فَقَالَ انْظُرُوا فِي ذَاكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي
3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from abu Hashim al-Ja’fariy who has said the following: “Once, abu al-Hassan, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, during his illness, called me and Muhammad ibn Hamzah. Muhammad ibn Hamzah went to him before me. Muhammad told me that he (the Imam) still says, ‘You must send som
زِيَارَةُ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع تَعْدِلُ عِشْرِينَ حَجَّةً وَ أَفْضَلُ وَ مِنْ عِشْرِينَ عُمْرَةً وَ حَجَّةً.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that visiting the gravesite of al-Husayn (a.s.), is equal in rewards to twenty Hajjah. It is even more virtuous than ‘Umrah and Hajjah.”
كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَمَرَّ قَوْمٌ عَلَى حَمِيرٍ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ يُرِيدُ هَؤُلَاءِ قُلْتُ قُبُورَ الشُّهَدَاءِ قَالَ فَمَا يَمْنَعُهُمْ مِنْ زِيَارَةِ الشَّهِيدِ الْغَرِيبِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ وَ زِيَارَتُهُ وَاجِبَةٌ قَالَ زِيَارَتُهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ حَجَّةٍ وَ عُمْرَةٍ وَ عُمْرَةٍ وَ حَجَّةٍ حَتَّى عَدَّ عِشْرِينَ حَجَّةً وَ عُمْرَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ مَقْبُولَاتٍ مَبْرُورَاتٍ قَالَ فَوَ اللَّ
“I once was in the company of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when people on donkey backs passed by. He (the Imam) asked, ‘Where do they want to go?’ I replied, ‘They want to visit the graves of the martyrs.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘What prevents them from visiting the martyr whom no one helped?’ A man from Iraq then asked, ‘
دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَئْتِ[1] [آتِي] قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ فَائْتِ قَبْرَ ابْنِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَطْيَبِ الطَّيِّبِينَ وَ أَطْهَرِ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ أَبَرِّ الْأَبْرَارِ فَإِذَا زُرْتَهُ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكَ بِهِ خَمْساً وَ عِشْرِينَ حَجَّةً.
“I once visited abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and said to him, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, can I visit the grave of al-Husayn (a.s.) ?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, O abu Sa‘id, you should visit the grave of the grandson of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his fa
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ قَبْرِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع مِثْلُ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع قَالَ نَعَمْ.
“I once asked al-Rida’ (a.s.), ‘Is visiting the grave of abu al-Hassan (a.s.), like visiting the grave of al-Husayn (a.s.) ?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Yes, it is so.’”
كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الثَّالِثِ ع أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ وَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَجْمَعِينَ- فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْمُقَدَّمُ وَ هَذَا أَجْمَعُ وَ أَعْظَمُ أَجْراً[1].
Visiting abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has a greater priority and it has more and complete greater rewards.’”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ زِيَارَةُ الرِّضَا ع أَفْضَلُ أَمْ زِيَارَةُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع فَقَالَ زِيَارَةُ أَبِي أَفْضَلُ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَزُورُهُ كُلُّ النَّاسِ وَ أَبِي لَا يَزُورُهُ إِلَّا الْخَوَاصُّ مِنَ الشِّيعَةِ.
“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, ’I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, Is visiting al-Rida (a.s.), more virtuous or that of abu ‘ Abd Allah, al-Husayn (a.s.), more virtuous?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Visiting my father is more virtuous; all people visit abu ‘Abd Allah, al-Husayn (a.s.), but
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع أَوْ حُكِيَ لِي عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع الشَّكُّ مِنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع مَنْ زَارَ قَبْرَ أَبِي بِطُوسَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَ مَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ فَحَجَجْتُ بَعْدَ الزِّيَارَةِ فَلَقِيتُ أَيُّوبَ بْنَ نُوحٍ فَقَالَ لِي قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي ع مَنْ زَارَ قَبْرَ أَبِي بِطُوسَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ
“that abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Whoever visits my father in Tus (Iran), Allah forgives his sins of the past and those that comes later on.’ He (the narrator) has said, ‘I then performed al-Hajj after Ziyarat (visit). Thereafter, I met Ayyub ibn Nuh who said to me, ‘Abu Ja‘far, the 2nd (a.s.), has said, “Whoever vis
سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ تَتِمُّ الصَّلَاةُ فِي أَرْبَعَةِ مَوَاطِنَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَ مَسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ ص وَ مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ وَ حَرَمِ الْحُسَيْنِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ.
‘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.).”’
تَتِمُّ الصَّلَاةُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَ مَسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ ص وَ مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ وَ حَرَمِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع.
‘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.).’”
تَتِمُّ الصَّلَاةُ فِي ثَلَاثَةِ مَوَاطِنَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَ مَسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ ص وَ عِنْدَ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع.
‘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.).’”
تَتِمُّ الصَّلَاةُ فِي أَرْبَعَةِ مَوَاطِنَ- الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَ مَسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ ص وَ مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ وَ حَرَمِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع.
“‘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.).’”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَزُورُ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع قَالَ نَعَمْ زُرِ الطَّيِّبَ وَ أَتِمَّ الصَّلَاةَ فِيهِ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّ بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِنَا يَرَوْنَ التَّقْصِيرَ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ الضَّعَفَةُ.
“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
إِذَا أَرَدْتَ زِيَارَةَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع فَزُرْهُ وَ أَنْتَ حَزِينٌ مَكْرُوبٌ شَعِثٌ مُغْبَرٌّ جَائِعٌ عَطْشَانُ وَ سَلْهُ الْحَوَائِجَ وَ انْصَرِفْ عَنْهُ وَ لَا تَتَّخِذْهُ وَطَناً.
2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from certain individuals of our people who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that if you wish to visit al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, you should visit him when you feel sad, faced with hardship, in an u
سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ لِمَوْضِعِ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع حُرْمَةٌ مَعْلُومَةٌ مَنْ عَرَفَهَا وَ اسْتَجَارَ بِهَا أُجِيرَ قُلْتُ صِفْ لِي مَوْضِعَهَا قَالَ امْسَحْ مِنْ مَوْضِعِ قَبْرِهِ الْيَوْمَ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ ذِرَاعاً مِنْ قُدَّامِهِ وَ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ ذِرَاعاً عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ ذِرَاعاً مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ رِجْلَيْهِ وَ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ ذِرَاعاً مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَ مَوْضِعُ قَبْرِهِ مِن
“I heard him (the Imam) (a.s.), say, ‘The clay of the grave of al-Husayn (a.s.), has a well-known sanctity. One who with proper understanding seeks refuge therein, he receives protection thereby.’ I then asked him (the Imam) to identify for me its location. He said, ‘From the location of his grave today, measure twenty
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَا سَدِيرُ تَزُورُ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ لَا قَالَ فَمَا أَجْفَاكُمْ قَالَ فَتَزُورُونَهُ فِي كُلِّ جُمْعَةٍ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَتَزُورُونَهُ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَتَزُورُونَهُ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ قُلْتُ قَدْ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ يَا سَدِيرُ مَا أَجْفَاكُمْ لِلْحُسَيْنِ ع أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَلْفَيْ أَلْفِ مَلَك
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once said, ‘O Sadir, do you visit the grave of al-Husayn (a.s.), every day?’ I replied, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, no, I do not visit every day.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘How harsh are your manners toward him!’ He (the Imam) then asked, ‘Do you visit him every Friday
لَمَّا هَلَكَ أَبِي سَيَابَةُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ إِخْوَانِهِ إِلَيَّ فَضَرَبَ الْبَابَ عَلَيَّ فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَعَزَّانِي وَ قَالَ لِي هَلْ تَرَكَ أَبُوكَ شَيْئاً فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لَا فَدَفَعَ إِلَيَّ كِيساً فِيهِ أَلْفُ دِرْهَمٍ وَ قَالَ لِي أَحْسِنْ حِفْظَهَا وَ كُلْ فَضْلَهَا فَدَخَلْتُ إِلَى أُمِّي وَ أَنَا فَرِحٌ فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ بِالْعَشِيِّ أَتَيْتُ صَدِيقاً كَانَ لِأَبِي فَاشْتَرَى لِي بَضَائِع
“When my father, Sayabah, passed away, one of his brothers came to me and knocked at the door. I went out to meet him. He offered me condolence and asked, ‘Has your father left anything?’ I replied, ‘No, he has not left anything.’ He then gave to me a bag with a thousand dirham in it and said, ‘Keep it (the capital) sa
كُنْتُ حَمَلْتُ مَعِي مَتَاعاً إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَبَارَ عَلَيَّ فَدَخَلْتُ بِهِ الْمَدِينَةَ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع وَ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي حَمَلْتُ مَتَاعاً قَدْ بَارَ عَلَيَّ وَ قَدْ عَزَمْتُ عَلَى أَنْ أَصِيرَ إِلَى مِصْرَ فَأَرْكَبُ بَرّاً أَوْ بَحْراً فَقَالَ مِصْرُ الْحُتُوفِ يُقَيَّضُ[2] لَهَا أَقْصَرُ النَّاسِ أَعْمَاراً وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَا أَجْمَلَ فِي الطَّلَبِ مَنْ رَكِبَ الْبَحْرَ ثُمَّ ق
“I had carried goods with me to Makkah. I faced severe competition there so I went to visit abu al- Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), and told him (the Imam) that I had carried goods to Makkah but I faced competition and I decided to travel to Egypt. Should I travel by land or by sea? He (the Imam) said, ’Egypt is destructive.
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ أَيْنَ تَعْتَدُّ قَالَ فِي بَيْتِهَا لَا تَخْرُجُ وَ إِنْ أَرَادَتْ زِيَارَةً خَرَجَتْ بَعْدَ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ وَ لَا تَخْرُجُ نَهَاراً وَ لَيْسَ لَهَا أَنْ تَحُجَّ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا أَ كَذَلِكَ هِيَ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ تَحُجُّ إِنْ شَاءَتْ[2].
“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a woman who is divorced and about where she must complete her waiting period. He (the Imam) said, ‘She completes her waiting period in her house and must not go out. If she wants to visit she must go after midnight but not during the day. She does not have the righ
سَأَلَ عَبَّادُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ[3] وَ أَنَا حَاضِرٌ عَنْ رَجُلٍ جَعَلَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ نَذْراً صَوْماً وَ أَرَادَ الْخُرُوجَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جُنْدَبٍ سَمِعْتُ مَنْ رَوَاهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ جَعَلَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ نَذْراً صَوْماً فَحَضَرَتْهُ نِيَّتُهُ فِي زِيَارَةِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ يَخْرُجُ وَ لَا يَصُومُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَإِذَا رَجَعَ قَضَى ذَلِ
“’Abbad ibn Maymun asked (abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.)) when I was present, about the case of a man who made a vow and commitment to fast and wanted to leave for Makkah. ‘Abd Allah ibn Jundab said, ‘I heard the one who narrated from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), who was asked about a man who made a vow and commitment to fast. He bec
إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص سُئِلَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- يَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ الْمُتَّقِينَ إِلَى الرَّحْمنِ وَفْداً[4] فَقَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ إِنَّ الْوَفْدَ لَا يَكُونُونَ إِلَّا رُكْبَاناً أُولَئِكَ رِجَالٌ اتَّقَوُا اللَّهَ فَأَحَبَّهُمُ اللَّهُ وَ اخْتَصَّهُمْ وَ رَضِيَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَسَمَّاهُمُ الْمُتَّقِينَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ يَا عَلِيُّ أَمَا وَ الَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ إِنَّهُمْ لَ
The Rasool (saww) of Allah (azwj) was asked about the Statement of Allah (azwj): “[19:85] The day We shall gather the righteous to (Allah) Most Gracious, like a band presented before a king for honours”, so he (saww) said: ‘O Ali (asws)! Surely the delegation will not come up except on rides. These will be the men who
إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا عَرَفْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا دَخَلَ مِنْ بَابِ الْفِيلِ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ[1] فَتَبِعْتُهُ حَتَّى أَتَى بِئْرَ الزَّكَاةِ وَ هِيَ عِنْدَ دَارِ صَالِحِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ إِذَا بِنَاقَتَيْنِ مَعْقُولَتَيْنِ وَ مَعَهُمَا غُلَامٌ أَسْوَدُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ هَذَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع فَدَنَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا أَ
The first time I recognised Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husayn (asws) was when I saw a man enter from the Door of ‘Al-Feel’. He (asws) Prayed four cycles. So I followed him (asws) until he (asws) came to the well of Al-Zakat, and it was in the house of Salih Bin Ali, and there were two she-camels with whom was a black slave. So
الْغُسْلُ فِي سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ[3] مَوْطِناً- لَيْلَةِ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ لَيْلَةِ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ وَ لَيْلَةِ إِحْدَى وَ عِشْرِينَ- وَ لَيْلَةِ ثَلَاثٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ- وَ فِيهَا يُرْجَى لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ وَ غُسْلُ الْعِيدَيْنِ وَ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ الْحَرَمَيْنِ- وَ يَوْمِ تُحْرِمُ وَ يَوْمِ الزِّيَارَةِ وَ يَوْمِ تَدْخُلُ الْبَيْتَ- وَ يَوْمِ التَّرْوِيَةِ وَ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ وَ إِذَا غَسَّلْتَ مَيِّت
«وَاجِبٌ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ وَ اَلْحَضَرِ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ رُخِّصَ لِلنِّسَاءِ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ لِقِلَّةِ اَلْمَاءِ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْجَنَابَةِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْحَيْضِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْمُسْتَحَاضَةِ وَاجِبٌ وَ إِذَا اِحْتَشَتْ بِالْكُرْسُفِ فَجَازَ اَلدَّمُ اَلْكُرْسُفَ فَعَلَيْهَا اَلْغُسْلُ لِكُلِّ صَلاَتَيْنِ وَ لِلْفَجْرِ غُسْلٌ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَجُزِ اَلدَّمُ اَلْكُرْسُفَ فَعَلَيْهَا اَلْوُضُوءُ لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ وَ غُ
Hadith.176 - Sama’a ibn Mehran asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the Jumu'ah wash (ghusl). Imam (as) said: 'It is obligatory for both travel and residency, except that it has been permitted for women to forgo it during travel due to a shortage of water. The ghusl of janabah (ritual impurity due to sexua
أَمَّا زِيَارَةُ الْقُبُورِ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهَا وَ لَا يُبْنَى عِنْدَهَا مَسَاجِدُ.
Hadith.531 - Sama’a ibn Mehran asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about visiting graves and building mosques around them. Imam (as) replied: "There is no issue with visiting graves, but no mosques should be built around them."
نَعَمْ قَالَ فِي كَمْ فَقَالَ عَلَى قَدْرِ فَضَائِلِهِمْ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَزُورُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَزُورُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمَيْنِ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَزُورُ فِي كُلِّ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ فِي مَجْرَى كَلَامِهِ أَنَّهُ يَقُولُ أَدْنَاهُمْ جُمْعَةً[3] فَقَالَ لَهُ فِي أَيِّ سَاعَةٍ قَالَ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ أَوْ قُبَيْلَ ذَلِكَ فَيَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ مَعَهُ مَلَكاً يُرِيهِ مَا يَسُرُّ بِهِ
Hadith.542 - Ishaq ibn Ammar asked Abu Al-Hasan al-Awwal, Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about whether a believer visits their family (after death). Imam (as) replied: "Yes." He (Ishaq) asked: ‘How often?’ The Imam said: "It depends on their level of virtue; some visit every day, some every two days, and some every
وَ رَوَى حَفْصُ بْنُ الْبَخْتَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَنَّ الْكَافِرَ يَزُورُ أَهْلَهُ فَيَرَى مَا يَكْرَهُهُ وَ يُسْتَرُ عَنْهُ مَا يُحِبُّ.
Hadith.543 - Hafs ibn al-Bakhtari narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "Indeed, the disbeliever visits their family and sees what displeases them, while what they would like is concealed from them (by the accompanying angels)."
مِنَ الْأَمْرِ الْمَذْخُورِ[1] إِتْمَامُ الصَّلَاةِ فِي أَرْبَعَةِ مَوَاطِنَ بِمَكَّةَ وَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَ مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ- وَ حَائِرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع[2]
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يُحَدِّثُ النَّاسَ بِمَكَّةَ قَالَ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِأَصْحَابِهِ الْفَجْرَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ مَعَهُمْ يُحَدِّثُهُمْ حَتَّى طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَجَعَلَ يَقُومُ الرَّجُلُ بَعْدَ الرَّجُلِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مَعَهُ إِلَّا رَجُلَانِ أَنْصَارِيٌّ وَ ثَقَفِيٌّ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ لَكُمَا حَاجَةً تُرِيدَانِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَانِي عَنْهَا فَإِنْ شِئْتُمَا أَخْبَرْتُك
I heard Abu Ja’far (as) narrating to the people in Makkah. Imam (as) said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, prayed Fajr with his companions and then sat with them, speaking to them until the sun rose. One by one, the men began to leave until only two remained: one Ansari an
لِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ تَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ لَهُ نَعَمْ قَالَ تَتَّخِذُونَ لِذَلِكَ سُفْرَةً قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَمَا لَوْ أَتَيْتُمْ قُبُورَ آبَائِكُمْ وَ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا ذَلِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَأَيَّ شَيْءٍ نَأْكُلُ قَالَ الْخُبْزَ بِاللَّبَنِ[2]
وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ قَوْماً إِذَا زَارُوا الْحُسَيْنَ ع حَمَلُوا مَعَهُمُ السُّفْرَةَ فِيهَا الْجِدَاءُ وَ الْأَخْبِصَةُ[3] وَ أَشْبَاهُهُ لَوْ زَارُوا قُبُورَ أَحِبَّائِهِمْ مَا حَمَلُوا مَعَهُمْ هَذَا.
Hadith.2453 - In another narration, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "It has reached me that some people, when they visit the grave of Al-Husayn (as), bring with them provisions such as roasted kids (young goats), sweet dishes, and the like. If they were to visit the graves of their loved ones, they would no
أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْبَيْتِ تُؤَخَّرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ[3] فَقَالَ تَعْجِيلُهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ وَ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ إِنْ أَخَّرْتَهُ[4].
I asked Abu Ibrahim (as) about delaying the visitation of the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Ziyara) until the third day. Imam (as) said: "Performing it earlier is more beloved to me, but there is no harm if you delay it."
وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ تُؤَخَّرَ زِيَارَةُ الْبَيْتِ إِلَى يَوْمِ النَّفْرِ[5].
Hadith.2782 - In the narration of Abdullah ibn Sinan from Abu Abdullah (as), he said: "There is no harm in delaying the visitation of the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Ziyara) until the Day of Departure (Yawm al-Nafr)."
لَا بَأْسَ أَنَا رُبَّمَا أَخَّرْتُهُ حَتَّى تَذْهَبَ أَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ وَ لَكِنْ لَا يَقْرَبِ النِّسَاءَ وَ الطِّيبَ[1].
I asked him about a man who forgot to perform the visitation of the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Ziyara) until the morning. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in that. I myself sometimes delay it until the days of Tashreeq have passed. However, he must not approach women or use perfume."
لَا يَضُرُّهُ إِذَا كَانَ قَدْ قَضَى مَنَاسِكَهُ[2].
I asked him about someone who forgot to perform the visitation of the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Ziyara) and returned to their family. Imam (as) said: "It does not harm them if they have completed their other rites."
وَ رَوَى هِشَامُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ إِنْ أَخَّرْتَ زِيَارَةَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَى أَنْ تَذْهَبَ أَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ إِلَّا أَنَّكَ لَا تَقْرَبُ النِّسَاءَ وَ لَا الطِّيبَ.
"There is no harm in delaying the visitation of the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Ziyara) until the days of Tashreeq have passed, except that you must not approach women or use perfume."
لَوْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ تَرَكُوا الْحَجَّ لَكَانَ عَلَى الْوَالِي أَنْ يُجْبِرَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَ عَلَى الْمُقَامِ عِنْدَهُ وَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا زِيَارَةَ النَّبِيِّ ص لَكَانَ عَلَى الْوَالِي أَنْ يُجْبِرَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَ عَلَى الْمُقَامِ عِنْدَهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ مَالٌ أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ[1].