The Reward for Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain (a.s.) Yearning for Him

I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Allāh will register those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) yearning for him as those who will be safe on the Day of Judgment. He will give them their book (of deeds) in their right hand. They will be under the flag of Ḥusain (a.s.) until they enter Paradise and Ḥusain (a.s.) will make them dwell at his level (in Paradise). Verily Allāh is Mighty and Wise.

Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: Those who want their destination and abode to be Paradise should not neglect going to the Ziyārah of the oppressed one. I asked, “Who is the oppressed one?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.), the man of Karbalā. Allah will make those who go to his Ziyārah yearning for him and with love for the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), love for the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), and love for Fāťimah (s.a.), sit at the Mawā`id of Paradise. They will be eating with them while others are undergoing the process of Judgment. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through someone who narrated from Abī Basīr, from Abī ‘Abdillāh and Abī Ja’far (a.s.).

Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said, “If people knew the reward for going to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.), their souls would leave their bodies out of remorse and they would die yearning for it.” I asked, “What is the reward for going to his Ziyārah?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Allāh will register the reward of one thousand accepted Hajj, one thousand purified ‘Umrah, one thousand martyrs from among the martyrs of (the Battle of) Badr, fasting of one thousand people, one thousand accepted SADAQAH, and the reward of freeing one thousand slaves in the way of Allāh for he who goes to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) yearning for him. He will be protected for one year from every plague, the least evil of which is Shayťān. And Allāh will dedicate an honourable angel to him who will protect him from the front, from behind, from the right side, from the left side, from over his head, and from under his feet. If he dies in that year, the angels of mercy will attend (the rituals of) his ablution and shrouding and they will seek forgiveness for him. They will also follow him in his funeral while seeking forgiveness for him. His grave will be widened as far as he can see and Allāh will keep him safe from the pressure of the grave and from being frightened by (angels) Munkar and Nakīr. A door will also be opened from his grave to Paradise. On the Day of Judgment, his book (of deeds) will be placed in his right hand and he will shine with a light which illuminates everywhere from the east to the west. (On that day), a caller will call out, “This is a person who went to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) yearning for him.” Therefore, no one will remain on the Day of Judgment who will not wish he had gone to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.).

I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “What is the reward for those who go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.)?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Those who go to his Ziyārah yearning for him will be among Allāh’s (most) honourable slaves. (On the Day of Judgment) they will be under the flag of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) until Allāh takes them to Paradise with Ḥusain (a.s.).”