زيارَة القُبور
VISITATION OF GRAVES
زِيارَةُ النَّبيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيه وَ آلِهِ / Visiting the Grave of the Prophet (SAWA)
1- رسولُ اللّه صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيه وَ آلِهِ: مَن أتانِي زائرا كُنتُ شَفِيعَهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ.
1. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who comes to visit me will benefit from my intercession on the Day of Resurrection.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100, p. 142, no. 18]
2- رسولُ اللّه صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيه وَ آلِهِ: مَن سَلَّمَ عَلَيَّ في شَيءٍ مِنَ الأرضِ اُبلِغْتُهُ، ومَن سَلَّمَ عَلَيَّ عندَ القَبرِ سَمِعتُهُ.
2. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'I am informed about the one who sends greetings on me from any part of the earth, whereas I personally listen to the one who greets me at my grave.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 255, no. 2]
زيارةُ الأئمَّه المعصومينَ عليهم السلام / Visiting the Graves of the Infallible Imams (AS)
زيارَة القُبور
VISITATION OF GRAVES
3- رسولُ اللّه صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيه وَ آلِهِ لَمّا سَألَهُ الحسنُ بنُ عليٍّ عليهماالسلام: يا أبَتاهُ ، ما جَزاءُ مَن زارَكَ؟: يا بُنَيَّ، مَن زارَني حَيّا ومَيّتا أو زارَ أباكَ أو زارَ أخاكَ أو زارَكَ كانَ حَقّا عَلَيَّ أن أزُورَهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ فَاُخَلِّصَهُ مِن ذُنوبهِ.
3. The Prophet (SAWA) was once asked by his grandson Hasan b. Ali (AS), 'O father, what is the reward of one who visits you?' to which he replied, 'My son, he who visits me, during my life or after my death, or visits your father, your brother or yourself becomes deserving of my visiting him on the Day of Resurrection when I will rid him of his sins.’
[`Ilal al-Shara’i` , p. 460, no. 5]
4- رسولُ اللّه صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيه وَ آلِهِ: مَن زارَ الحَسَنَ في بَقِيعِهِ، ثَبَتَ قَدَمُهُ على الصِّراطِ يَومَ تَزِلُّ فيهِ الأقدام.
4. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The one who visits Hasan at his resting place will cross the Sirat firm-footedly on the day when feet shall slip.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100, p. 141, no. 14]
5- رسولُ اللّه صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيه وَ آلِهِ: سَـتُدفَنُ بَـضعَةٌ مِنّي بأرضِ خُراسانَ، لا يَزُورُها مُؤمِنٌ إلاّ أوجَبَ اللّه عز و جل لَهُ الجَنَّةَ وحَرَّمَ جَسَدَهُ على النّارِ.
5. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A part of me will be buried in the land of Khurasan, and any believer who visits him, Allah will make Paradise obligatory for him and will forbid the Fire from touching his body.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 102, p. 31, no. 1]
6- الإمامُ الصّادقُ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: مَن زارَنا في مَماتِنا فكأنّما زارَنا في حَياتِنا.
6. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who visits us after our death is as one who visited us in our lifetime.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100, p. 12, no. 34]
7- الإمامُ الصّادقُ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: إنَّ إلى جانِبِها
[أي جانِبِ الكوفَةِ] قَبرا لا يَأتِيهِ مَكروبٌ فَيُصَلِّي عِندَهُ أربَعَ رَكعاتٍ، إلاّ رَجَعَهُ اللّه مَسرورا بقَضاءِ حاجَتِهِ.
7. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily there is a grave near Kufa, which whenever a distressed person comes and prays four units of prayer by the graveside, Allah renders him happy by granting his request.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 259, no. 7]
8- الإمامُ الصّادقُ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: قالَ رسولُ اللّه صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيه وَ آلِهِ :ما بينَ قَبرِي ومِنبَرِي رَوضَةٌ مِن رِياضِ الجَنّةِ، ومِنبَرِي على تُرْعَةٍ مِن تُرَعِ الجَنّةِ ؛ لأنَّ قَبرَ فاطمةَ صلواتُ اللّه علَيها بينَ قَبرِهِ ومِنبَرِهِ، وقَبرَها رَوضَةٌ مِن رِياضِ الجَنّةِ، وإلَيهِ تُرْعَةٌ مِن تُرَعِ الجَنّةِ.
8. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) has said, ‘Between my grave and my pulpit lies a garden from among the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit rests on one of the waterways of Paradise’, because the grave of Fatima (AS) is between his grave and his pulpit, and her grave is a garden from among the gardens of Paradise, watered by one of the waterways of Paradise.’
[Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 267, no. 1]
9- الإمامُ الصّادقُ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: مَن زارَ الحُسينَ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ عارِفا بِحَقِّهِ كَتَبَ اللّه لَهُ ثوابَ ألفِ حَجَّةٍ مَقبولَةٍ وألفِ عُمرَةٍ مَقبولَةٍ، وغَفَرَ لَهُ ما تَقَدَّمَ مِن ذَنبهِ وما تَأخَّرَ.
9. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever visits Imam Husayn (AS) fully comprehending and acknowledging his right, Allah rewards him with the equivalent of a thousand accepted obligatory pilgrimages (Hajj) and a thousand accepted voluntary pilgrimages (`umra), and forgives him all his past and present sins.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100, p. 257, no. 1]
10- الإمامُ الصّادقُ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: إنّ الحُسينَ بنَ عليٍّ عليهماالسلام يقولُ: لَو يَعلَمُ زائرِي ما أعَدَّ اللّه لَهُ لَكانَ فَرَحُهُ أكثَرَ مِن جَزَعِهِ . وإنّ زائرَهُ لَيَنقَلِبُ وما علَيهِ مِن ذَنبٍ .
10. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, 'Husayn b. Ali (AS) said, 'If the visitor to my grave knew what Allah has kept in store for him, his joy would surpass his grief
[on my account]' - verily the one who visits him leaves his grave completely free of sins.’
[Amali al-Tusi, v. 55, no. 74]
11- الإمامُ الصّادقُ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: إذا زُرتَ أبا عبدِاللّه عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ فَزُرْهُ وأنتَ حَزينٌ مَكروبٌ شَعْثٌ مُغْبَرٌّ جائعٌ عَطشانُ ،فإنَّ الحُسينَ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ قُتِلَ حَزينا مَكروبا شَعْثا مُغْبَرّا جائعا عَطشانا، واسألْهُ الحوائجَ وانصَرِفْ عَنهُ ولا تَتَّخِذْهُ وَطَنا.
11. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'When you go to visit Aba `Abdillah (AS)
[i.e. Imam al-Husayn], be in a state of sadness and distress, dishevelled and dust-covered, hungry and thirsty, and ask all your needs from him, then leave him, and do not set up camp by his graveside.’
[Thawab al-`Amal, p. 114, no. 21]
12- الإمامُ الصّادقُ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: مَن زارَني غُفِرَتْ لَهُ ذُنُوبُهُ ولَم يَمُتْ فَقيرا.
12. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'He who visits me will be forgiven of all his sins and will not die in poverty.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100, p. 145, no. 34]
13- الإمامُ الصّادقُ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ لَمّا سُئلَ: ما لِمَن زارَ أحَداًمِنكُم ؟ : كَمَن زارَ رسولَ اللّه صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيه وَ آلِهِ.
13. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) when he was asked what the position of one who visited one of the Imams would be, replied, 'It is as if he has visited the Prophet (SAWA).’
[al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 579, no. 1]
14- الإمامُ الرِّضا عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: فَضلُ زيارَةِ قَبرِ أميرِ المؤمنينَ على زيارَةِ قَبرِ الحُسينِ كَفَضلِ أميرِ المؤمنينَ عَلَى الحُسينِ.
14. Imam al-Riza (AS) said, 'The superior virtue of visiting the grave of the Commander of the Faithful Ali (AS) over visiting the grave of Imam Husayn (AS) is as the superiority of Imam Ali (AS) over Imam Husayn (AS).’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100, p. 262, no. 14]
15- الإمامُ الرِّضا عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ لَمّا سَألَهُ ابنُ سِنانٍ: ما لِمَن زارَ أباكَ ؟ : لَهُ الجَنَّهُ فَزُرْهُ.
15. Imam al-Riza (AS) in reply to Ibn Sinan's question, 'What is the reward of one who goes to visit your father?' said, 'His reward is Paradise, so go and visit him.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 102, p. 1, no. 3]
16- الإمامُ الرِّضا عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: ما زارَنِي أحَـدٌ مِن أولِيائي عارِفا بِحَقِّي إلاّ تَشَفَّعتُ لَهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ.
16. Imam al-Riza (AS) said, 'Anyone who visits me from amongst my friends, acknowledging and comprehending my right
[over them] will benefit from my intercession on the Day of Resurrection.’
[`Uyun Akhbar al-Riza (AS), v. 2, p. 258, no. 16]
17- الإمامُ الرِّضا عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: مَن زارَنِي عَلَى بُعدِدارِي، أتَيتُهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ في ثلاثِ مَواطِنَ حتّى اُخَلِّصَهُ مِن أهوالِها: إذا تَطايَرَتِ الكُتُبُ يَمينا وشِمالاً، وعِندَ الصِّراطِ وعِندَ المِيزانِ.
17. Imam al-Riza (AS) said, 'Whoever visits me away from my homeland, I will come to him on the Day of Resurrection in three different places to save him from their terrors: when the records of deeds will be handed out to the left and right, at the Sirat
[the bridge stretching over Hell] and at the Balance
[when deeds will be weighed up].’
[`Uyun Akhbar al-Riza (AS), v. 2, p. 255, no. 2]
18- الإمامُ الهادي عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ لَمّا سَألَهُ إبراهيمُ بنُ عقبةَ عن زيارَةِ أبي عبدِاللّه الحُسينِ وعن زيارَةِ أبي الحَسنِ الكاظم وأبي جعفرٍ الجوادِ عليهم السلام : أبوعبدِاللّه عليه السلام المُقَدَّمُ ، وهذا أجمَعُ وأعظَمُ أجرا.
18. Imam al-Hadi (AS) was once asked by Ibrahim b. `Aqaba about visiting the graves of Imam Husayn (AS), Imam al-Kazim (AS) and Imam al-Jawad (AS), to which he replied, '
[Visiting] Imam Husayn (AS) takes precedence, and has the greatest and most complete reward.’
[al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 583, no. 3]
19- الإمامُ العسكريُّ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ لأبي هاشمِ الجَعفريِّ : قَبرِي بِسُرَّ مَن رَأى أمانٌ لِأهلِ الجانِبَينِ.
19. Imam al-`Askari (AS) said to Abu Hashim al-Ja`fari, 'My grave will be in Surra Man Ra'a
[present day Samarra] and will be a place of security for people on both sides of it.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 102, p. 59, no. 1]
زيارةُ فاطمةَ بنتِ موسى الكاظمِ عليهماالسلام / Visiting the Grave of Fatima, the Daughter of Imam Musa al-Kazim (AS)
20- الإمامُ الصّادقُ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: إنّ ... لَنا حَرَما وهُو قُمّ، وسَتُدفَنُ فيه امرَأةُ مِن وُلدِي تُسَمّى فاطِمَةَ، مَن زارَها وَجَبَت لَهُ الجَنَّةُ.
20. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily we have a holy sanctuary called Qum where a woman called Fatima from my descent will be buried. Entrance into Paradise will become mandatory for whoever visits her.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 102, p. 267, no. 5]
21- الإمامُ الجوادُ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: مَن زارَ قَبرَ عَمَّتِي بِقُمّ فَلَهُ الجَنَّةُ.
21. Imam al-Jawad (AS) said, 'Whoever visits the grave of my aunt in Qum is guaranteed Paradise.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 102, p. 265, no. 3]
زيارةُ السَّيّدِ عبدِالعظيمِ الحَسَنيِّ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ / Visiting the Grave of al-Sayyid `Abd al-`Azim al-Hasani
22- الإمامُ الهاديُّ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ لَمّا دَخَلَ علَيهِ بَعضُ أهلِ الرَّيّ: أينَ كُنتَ ؟ فَقُلتُ: زُرْتُ الحُسينَ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ، قالَ: أما إنّكَ لو زُرْتَ قَبرَ عبدِ العظيمِ عِندَكُم لَكُنتَ كَمَن زارَ الحُسينَ بنَ عَلِيٍّ عليهماالسلام.
22. Imam al-HÁdi (AS) asked someone from Ray who came to see him, 'Where have you been?' to which the man replied, 'To visit Imam al-Husayn (AS).’ Imam (AS) replied, 'Verily if you had visited the grave of `Abd al-`Azim in your own town, it would have been as if you visited Husayn b. Ali (AS).’
[Thawab al-`Amal, p. 124, no. 1]
زيارةُ قُبُورِ الصُّلَحاءِ / Visiting the Graves of Virtuous People
23- الإمامُ الصّادقُ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: مَن لَم يِقدِرْ على زِيارَتِنا فَلْيَزُرْ صالِحِي مَوالِينا، يُكتَبْ لَهُ ثَوابُ زِيارَتِنا.
23. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever is unable to come and visit us, let him go and visit the graves of virtuous people from among our friends, and it will be recorded for him as having visited us.’
[BiÎAr al-AnwAr, v. 74, p. 354, no. 29]
زيارةُ قبورِ المَوتى / Visiting the Graves of the Deceased
24- الإمامُ عليٌّ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ: زُورُوا مَوتاكُم ؛ فإنّهُم يَفرَحُونَ بِزِيارَتِكُم، ولْيَطلُبِ الرَّجُلُ حاجَتَهُ عِندَ قَبرِ أبيهِ واُمِّهِ بعدَما يَدعُو لَهُما.
24. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Visit
[the graves of] your deceased ones for indeed they rejoice at your visit. One should ask for one's requests at the graves of one's father and mother after praying for them.’
[al-KhiÒAl, p. 618, no. 10]
25- الإمامُ الصّادقُ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ لَمّا سَألَهُ داودُ الرَّقِّيُّ: يقومُ الرجُلُ على قَبرِ أبيهِ وقَرِيبهِ وغَيرِ قَرِيبهِ، هَل يَنفَعُهُ ذلكَ ؟ : نَعَم إنّ ذلك يَدخُلُ علَيهِ كما يَدخُلُ عَلى أحَدِكُم الهَديَّةُ، يَفرَحُ بِها.
25. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked by Dawud al-Raqqi, 'Is there any benefit in standing at the grave of one's father, relative or even someone unrelated?' Imam (AS) replied, 'Yes, verily they receive it
[the visit] as one would receive a gift, and it makes them happy.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 71, no. 35]
التّسليمُ على أهلِ القُبورِ / Greeting the People of the Graves
26- الإمامُ عليٌّ عَلَيهِ السَّلامُ لَمّا مَرَّ على المَقابِرِ فقالَ : السَّلامُ علَيكُم يا أهلَ القُبُورِ، أنتُم لَنا سَلَفٌ، ونَحنُ لَكُم خَلَفٌ، وإنّا إن شاءَ اللّه بِكُم لاحِقُونَ . أمّا المَساكنُ فَسُكِنَتْ، وأمّا الأزواجُ فَنُكِحَتْ، وأمّا الأموالُ فَقُسِّمَتْ، هذا خَبَرُ ما عِندَنا، فَلَيتَ شِعرِي ما خَبَرُ ما عِندَكُم ؟ ثُمّ قالَ: أما إنَّهُم إن نَطَقُوا لَقالوا: وَجَدنا التَّقوى خَيرَ زادٍ.
26. Imam Ali (AS), when he passed by graves, would say, 'Peace be upon you O people of the graves, you preceded us and we are following behind you, and we will meet you by Allah's will. As for your houses, they have already found new tenants, your spouses have remarried, your wealth has been distributed – these are the news we have. So what news have you for us?' Then he continued, 'If they were to answer, they would say, 'We found God-wariness to be the best provision
[for the grave].’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 71, no. 35]