Indication of the Location of the Grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)

‘Āmir ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Judhā’ah Al-Azdi and I were with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) when ‘Āmir said to the Imam (a.s.), “People believe that the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) was buried in Ruḥbah.” “No,” Imam…

I asked Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.), “Where did you bury the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “We carried him out at night. We passed the mosque of Ash’ath and then moved toward the area behind Gharī.”

One day ‘Umar ibn Yazīd came to me and asked me to accompany him. I joined him and we traveled until we arrived at the house of Ḥafs Al-Kunāsi. ‘Umar ibn Yazīd asked Ḥafs to join us also, and he did. We traveled until we…

When Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) was in Ḥīrah, he asked me, “Do you not want that which I promised you?” “Yes,” I replied – he meant going to the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.). Then the Imam rode…

I was with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) when he passed through (the area) behind Kūfah. He stopped there and prayed two Rak’ah. Then he moved forward a little and prayed another two Rak’ah. Then he moved forward a…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: You shall see two graves when you go to Gharī, a large grave and a small grave. The large grave is the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) and the small grave is where…

Once I traveled with Ja’far ibn Muḥammad (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) from Qādisiyyah. When we arrived in Najaf, he said: This is the mountain on which the son of my grandfather, Nūḥ (a.s.), sought refuge and said, “I will betake…

I told Abal Ḥasan (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)) about the way in which Yaḥyā ibn Mūsā bothers those who go to the Ziyārah of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.). I explained that he goes to Thawiyyah for picnics and verily the…

I was with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) when he was (forcefully) taken to Abī Ja’far (Mansūr Al-Dawānīqi) in Ḥīrah. One clear and moonlit night, the Imam (a.s.) looked at the sky and said, “O Yūnus! Do you see how…

"I was with Abu Abdillah (AS) in Al-Hira during the days of his visit to Abu Ja'far on a clear, moonlit night. He looked up at the sky and said, 'O Yunus, do you not see how beautiful these stars are? Indeed, they are a…

I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) about the location of the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.). He described that it was located in the land of the hardened sands. I went to the described location and…

I asked Imam Riďā (a.s.) about the location of the grave of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.). He told me that it was in Gharī. I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! Some people say that he is buried in Ruḥbah.”…