1. My father, ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Abī Khalaf, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Sinān, from Abī Sa’īd Al-Qammāť, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Abī Ya’fūr, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) ask one of his followers, “Do you go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Abī ‘Abdillāh, Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)?” The man replied, “Yes, I go to his Ziyārah once every two or three years.” Imam (a.s.) became angry and said, “
I swear to Allāh, whom there is no god but He, that if you go to his Ziyārah (more frequently) you will be in a better state than you are presently.” The man asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! Is it this valuable?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Yes, I swear to Allāh. If I told you about the merits of his Ziyārah and his grave, you would completely abandon going to Hajj and none of you (Shia) would ever perform Hajj. Woe unto you! Do you not know that Allāh chose Karbalā because of his grave as a safe and blessed Ḥaram before He chose Makkah as a Ḥaram? I (Ibn Abī Ya’fūr) said, “Allāh has made the performance of Hajj obligatory on the people but he has not mentioned the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) (in Qur’an).” Imam (a.s.) replied: Even so. Verily this is a matter that Allāh has chosen in this (specific) way. Have you not heard the words of my father, the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), who said, “It is more appropriate to wipe the bottom of the foot (in Wuďū) than the top, but Allāh has made the latter (wiping the top) obligatory on His slaves.” Do you not think that it would have been better if ‘Arafāt were inside the Ḥaram because of its honour?! But Allāh has chosen it to be elsewhere.