The Place of the Head of Imam al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), once said to me, when he was in al-Hirah, ’Do you want to have what I had promised you?’ I said, ‘Yes, I do want to have it,’ meaning visiting the gravesite of ’Amir al-Mu’minin. He (the narrator) has said, ‘He, Isma‘il and I embarked with them and we moved until we passed al-Thuwayyah (a place near al-Kufah). Between al-Hirah and al-Najaf there were white pieces of stones. He (the Imam) disembarked so also did Isma‘il and I. He (the Imam) performed salat (prayer) so also did Isma‘il and I also performed salat (prayer). He (the Imam) said to Isma‘il, ‘Stand up and offer al-Salam to your great grandfather, al-Husayn (a.s.) .’ I then asked, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, is not al-Husayn (a.s.), in Karbala?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘That is true but when they were taking his head to the Levant one of our friends stealthily took the head away from them and buried it beside ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.).’”

“I once was with Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when he passed by the backside of al-Kufah. He disembarked for two Rak‘at salat (prayer), then he moved forward a little and performed two Rak‘at salat (prayer), then he moved a little, then disembarked and performed two Rak‘at salat (prayer), then he said, ‘This is the gravesite of ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.).’ I then asked, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for Your cause, what about the other two places where you performed salat (prayer). He (the Imam) replied, ‘One was the place of the head of (Imam) al-Husayn (a.s.), and the place of the house of al-Qa'im (a.s.).’”