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Chapter on What Substitutes for the Visit to Imam Al-Husayn {a.s} and the Visit to Other Imams {a.s}, for Those Unable to Undertake the Journey Due to Distance

faqih-3197Vol. 2, p. 599

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا بَعُدَتْ بِأَحَدِكُمُ الشُّقَّةُ وَ نَأَتْ بِهِ الدَّارُ فَلْيَصْعَدْ أَعْلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ لْيُومِ بِالسَّلَامِ إِلَى قُبُورِنَا فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَصِلُ إِلَيْنَا.

Hadith.3202 - Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Hisham, who said that Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "If one of you is far away and distant from us, let him ascend to the highest part of his home, perform two units of prayer, and gesture with greetings of peace toward our graves, for that greeting w

faqih-3198Vol. 2, p. 599

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ يَا سَدِيرُ تَزُورُ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ لَا قَالَ مَا أَجْفَاكُمْ فَتَزُورُهُ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَتَزُورُهُ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ قُلْتُ قَدْ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ يَا سَدِيرُ مَا أَجْفَاكُمْ لِلْحُسَيْنِ ع أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَلْفَ أَلْفِ مَلَكٍ شُعْثٌ غُبْرٌ يَبْكُونَ وَ يَزُورُونَ وَ لَا يَفْتُرُو

Hadith.3203 - In a narration from Hanan ibn Sadeer from his father, he said: Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said to me: "O Sadeer, do you visit the grave of al-Husayn (as) every day?" I said: "May I be your ransom, no." Imam (as) said: "How distant you are! Do you visit it every month?" I said: "No.