Crying of the Angels on Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

Abū ‘Abdillāh (a.s.) said: What is wrong with you (people)?! Why do you not go to him? – This refers to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). Verily four thousand angels cry by his grave (and will continue to do so)…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: (On the day of ‘Āshūrā) four thousand angels came down to fight for Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) but he did not give them permission to fight. So they returned to seek permission (from…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: What is wrong with you (people)?! Why do you not go to him? – This refers to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). Verily four thousand angels cry next to him (and will…

Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: There are four thousand angels who are disheveled and covered with dust, and they cry over Ḥusain (a.s.) (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment.

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh has dedicated seventy thousand angels to Ḥusain (a.s.) who are disheveled and covered with dust; they send blessings on him everyday since the day he was killed (and will…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said to me: There are four thousand angels by the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) who are disheveled and covered with dust; they cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh has dedicated four thousand angels who are disheveled and covered with dust to (the grave of) Ḥusain (a.s.) who cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of…

Imam Bāqir or Imam Sādiq (a.s.) said: There are four thousand disheveled angels who are covered with dust on the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) and they cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment.

I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) in Madīnah, “Where are the graves of the martyrs?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Is not the best of the martyrs – referring to Ḥusain (a.s.) – (buried) near you?! I swear to He who has my…

Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: There are four thousand disheveled angels who are covered with dust who cry over Ḥusain (a.s.) (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. They receive everyone who comes…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh has dedicated four thousand disheveled angels, who are covered with dust, to the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) who cry over him (everyday) from sunrise to midday. At midday these…

One day while I was with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) a man asked him, “What is the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.)?” Imam (a.s.) replied – as part of a longer Ḥadīth – “When…

I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) (as much as you can) even if it is only once a year. Verily those who go to his Ziyārah, believing in his rights and not denying (his…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh has dedicated seventy thousand angels to the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). They are disheveled and covered with dust. They cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh has dedicated an angel (named Mansūr) along with four thousand angels to Ḥusain (a.s.). They cry over him and seek forgiveness for those who go to his Ziyārah and pray for…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: When you go to the Ziyārah of Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Ḥusain (a.s.)), maintain silence except when (you are) saying that which is good. Verily the angels of the night and of the day…

I said to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “May I sacrifice myself for you! How short are your lives, O Ahlul Bayt! And how close are your deaths to one another while the entire creation needs you?!” Imam (a.s.)…