محمد

the reward of the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) is equal to that of an accepted Umrah.

I asked Abal Ḥasan (Imam Riďā (a.s.)) about (the reward for) going to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). Imam (a.s.) asked, “What is your opinion about this (matter)?” I replied, “We say that it is equal to performing a Hajj and an ‘Umrah.” Imam (a.s.) said, “It is equal to performing a purified ‘Umrah.”

I asked Abil Hassan (s), ‘What did you do last year?’ He (s) said, ‘I performed the Umra (minor) pilgrimage in the (Arabic) month of Rajab, and performed the ‘Tamatu (major) Hajj pilgrimage during the prescribed times for the Hajj. I do this whenever I perform the Umra.’”

1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “If an animal travels for Hajj five times, it is like a camel of Paradise.”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One, who is for al-‘Umrah, must perform Tawaf, Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah and shave.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘After shaving he must perform another Tawaf.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One who performs al-‘Umrah al-Mabtulah, after performing Tawaf around the House and Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah, comes out of the state of Ihram; if he likes, he can leave in the same hour.’”

I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Allāh has dedicated four thousand angels to the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) who are disheveled, covered with dust, and who cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. Going to his Ziyārah is equal to performing a Hajj and an ‘Umrah and (going to) the Ziyārah of the graves of the Martyrs (of Uḥud).

I heard Imam Riďā (a.s.) say: Going to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) is equal to performing a purified and accepted ‘Umrah.

“I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has made five things obligatory upon His creatures. He has given them permission in four but in one of them He has not given permission.’”

3. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.) said, “Perform Hajj and Umrah so that your bodies remain healthy, earnings increase, your faith strengthens and the expenses of people and your family members are met through it.”

“Abu al-al-Qasim Mukhallad ibn Musa al-Raziy wrote to the man (a.s.), asking him (the Imam) about al-‘Umrah al-Mabtulah: if one performing it is required to perform Tawaf al-Nisa’ and in al-‘Umrah for al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous). He (the Imam) wrote for him, ‘In al-‘Umrah al- Mabtulah one is required to perform Tawaf al-Nisa’ but one who performs al-‘Umrah for al-Hajj al- Tamattu‘ (advantageous) is not required to perform Tawaf al-Nisa’.” NOTE: (Fatwa best explains Hadith 1-9 of this and the following Chapter)

I asked Abal Ḥasan (Imam Riďā (a.s.)) about the reward for going to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). Imam (a.s.) said, “It is equal to performing an ‘Umrah.”

“I heard abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), would say, ’Every month there should be only one al-‘Umrah.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not harmful to perform al-‘Umrah al-Mufradah in the months of al-Hajj and thereafter to return to one’s family, if one so desires.’”

“I heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), say, ‘When a person performing al-‘Umrah arrives in Makkah, performs Tawaf and Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah, then if he likes, he can move on riding his means of transport and join his family.”’

“When abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), wanted to perform al-‘Umrah he (the Imam) would wait until the morning of the twenty-third of the month of Ramadan, then saying Talbiyah leave on that day.” (Fatwa best explains Hadith 1-4 of this Chapter)

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Is al-‘Umrah after al-Hajj?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If that is the case then the shaving blade is enabled to work over the head/” NOTE: (Fatwa best explains Hadith 7 of this Chapter)

Some of our companions asked Abal Ḥasan (Imam Riďā (a.s.)) about (the reward of) those who go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). Imam (a.s.) replied, “It is equal to performing an ‘Umrah.”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one says Talbiyah for al-‘Umrah in the month of Rajab and comes out of the state of Ihram in another month, his al-‘Umrah is considered as al-‘Umrah in the month of Rajab. If one says Talbiyah for al-‘Umrah in another month and comes out of the state of Ihram in the month of Rajab, his al-‘Umrah is al-‘Umrah in the month of Rajab.’”

I heard Abal Ḥasan (Imam Riďā (a.s.)) say: Going to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) is equal to performing a purified and an accepted ‘Umrah.