The Ĥā`ir and Its Sanctity

I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say, “The location of the grave of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) has been a garden from the gardens of Paradise since the day he was buried in it.” I also heard him say, “The location of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) is an oasis from the oases of Paradise.”

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The sacred boundaries of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) are one parasang by one parasang from each of its four sides.

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The sacred boundary of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) is five parasangs from each of the four sides of the grave.

I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Verily there is a known boundary for the location of the grave of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) and whoever knows it and seeks refuge in it will be protected. I said, “May I sacrifice myself for you! Describe its boundary for me.” Imam (a.s.) replied, “According to the current location of his grave, measure twenty-five ells from the direction of his feet, twenty-five ells from the direction of his face, twenty-five ells from the direction of his back, and twenty-five ells from the direction of his head.” Imam (a.s.) added: The location of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) has been a garden from the gardens of Paradise since the day he was buried and the deeds of his Zuwwār ascend to the heavens from this location. There is not any prophet nor any angel in the heavens who does not ask Allāh for permission to go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). Therefore, there is always a crowd descending (to go to his Ziyārah) and a crowd ascending (back to the heavens).

I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: The boundaries of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) are twenty ells by twenty ells and this location is a garden from the gardens of Paradise… The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: My father, from Sa’d (ibn ‘Abdillāh), from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali Al-Washā, from Isḥāq ibn ‘Ammār, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (a.s.).