Hadith 342
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46. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “The number of any creature of Allah is not more than that of angels. Seventy thousand angels come down to earth every night and circumambulate the Holy Kaaba all night. They come to the holy grave of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) before sunrise and salute him, then salute Amirul Momineen (a.s.) at his grave, then salute Imam Hasan (a.s.) at his grave and come to salute Imam Husain (a.s.) at his grave and go back to the heaven before the sun rises. Then seventy thousand angels come to earth during the day. They circumambulate the Holy Kaaba all day and salute the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) at his grave before sunset. Then they come to salute Amirul Momineen (a.s.) at his grave, then salute Imam Hasan (a.s.) at his grave and finally they come to salute Imam Husain (a.s.) at his grave and return to heaven before the sun sets.
وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ الرَّقِّیِّ قَالَ
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع یَقُولُ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ خَلْقاً أَکْثَرَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِکَهِ وَ إِنَّهُ یَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ کُلَّ مَسَاءٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَکٍ یَطُوفُونَ بِالْبَیْتِ لَیْلَتَهُمْ حَتَّی إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ انْصَرَفُوا إِلَی قَبْرِ النَّبِیِّ ص فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ ع فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ الْحَسَنِ فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَیْنِ فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَعْرُجُونَ إِلَی السَّمَاءِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ تَنْزِلُ مَلَائِکَهُ النَّهَارِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَکٍ فَیَطُوفُونَ بِالْبَیْتِ الْحَرَامِ نَهَارَهُمْ حَتَّی إِذَا دَنَتِ الشَّمْسُ لِلْغُرُوبِ انْصَرَفُوا إِلَی قَبْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ الْحَسَنِ فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَأْتُونَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَیْنِ فَیُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یَعُودُونَ إِلَی السَّمَاءِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ.
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