Chapter on the Reward of Visiting the Prophet {saws} and the Imams {a.s}, Peace Be Upon Them All

Abu al-Hasan al-Ridha (as) about the visitation of the grave of Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) and whether it is similar to the visitation of Husayn (as), peace be upon him. Imam (as) replied: "Yes."

I asked him: "May I be your ransom, is the visitation of Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) superior, or the visitation of Abu Abdullah al- Husayn (as), peace be upon them?" Imam (as) replied: "The visitation of my father (as) is superior, and that is because Abu Abdullah (as) is visited by everyone, while my father (as) is visited only by the select among the Shia."

I read the letter of Abu al-Hasan al-Ridha (as) which stated: "Convey to my Shia that my visitation is equivalent before Allah (swt), the Exalted, to one thousand Hajj." I then asked Abu Ja‘far (his son, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Jawad (as)) "One thousand Hajj?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes, by Allah (swt), and one thousand thousand Hajj for the one who visits him knowing his right."

I heard him say: "A man from the descendants of Musa, whose name is the name of the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) will emerge. He will be buried in the land of Tus, which is in Khurasan. He will be killed there by poison and buried there as a stranger. Whoever visits him, recognizing his right, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Exalted, will grant them the reward of one who spent (in charity) and fought (in battle) before the victory."

Hadith.3185 - Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Ridha, Imam Al-Jawad (as) said: "Between the two mountains of Tus is a portion that was taken from Paradise. Whoever enters it will be safe from the Fire on the Day of Judgment."

Hadith.3186 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Jawad (as) said: "I guarantee Paradise with Allah (swt), the Mighty and Exalted, for whoever visits the grave of my father in Tus, recognizing his right."

Hadith.3187 - The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace be upon him and his family, said: "A part of me will be buried in Khurasan. No distressed person will visit it except that Allah (swt), the Mighty and Exalted, will relieve their distress, and no sinner will visit it except that Allah (swt) will forgive their sins."

Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "A man from my progeny will be killed unjustly by poison in the land of Khurasan. His name will be my name, and his father's name will be the name of the son of Imran, Musa, peace be upon him. Behold, whoever visits him in his estrangement, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Exalted, will forgive their sins—both past and future—even if they are as numerous as the stars in the sky, the raindrops, or the leaves of the trees."

"My descendant will be killed in the land of Khurasan, in a city called Tus. Whoever visits him there, recognizing his right, I will take them by the hand on the Day of Judgment and admit them into Paradise, even if they are among those who committed major sins." I said: "May I be your ransom, what does it mean to recognize his right?" Imam (as) replied: "To know that he is an Imam whose obedience is divinely mandated, a stranger, and a martyr. Whoever visits him, recognizing his right, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Exalted, will grant them the reward of seventy martyrs who were martyred before the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace be upon him and his family, in truth."

I heard Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) say: "By Allah (swt), there is none among us except that they are killed and martyred." He was asked: "Who will kill you, O son of the Messenger of Allah (swt)?" Imam (as) replied: "The worst of Allah’s (swt) creation in my time will kill me with poison, then bury me in a constrained house and a land of estrangement. Behold, whoever visits me in my estrangement, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Exalted, will write for them the reward of one hundred thousand martyrs, one hundred thousand truthful ones, one hundred thousand pilgrims and those performing Umrah, and one hundred thousand fighters in the path of Allah (swt). They will be resurrected in our group and placed in the highest ranks of Paradise as our companions."

"O son of the Messenger of Allah (swt), which spot is this?" Imam (as) replied: "It is in the land of Tus. By Allah (swt), it is a garden from the gardens of Paradise. Whoever visits me in that spot will be as if they have visited the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace be upon him and his family. Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, will write for them the reward of one thousand accepted Hajj and one thousand accepted Umrah. I and my forefathers will be their intercessors on the Day of Judgment."

Hadith.3194 - The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace be upon him and his family, said: "A part of me will be buried in the land of Khurasan. No believer will visit it except that Allah (swt) will make Paradise obligatory for them and will forbid their body from the Fire."