Tradition 1: When Imam Hadi ('a) was ill, he summoned Muhammad Ibn Hamza and I. Muhammad Ibn Hamza arrived there before I did and told me that the Imam ('a) kept repeating, “Send someone (on my behalf) to the holy shrine ...”

I asked Muhammad Ibn Hamza, “Why did you not say that you would go to the holy shrine on his behalf?”

Then I went to the Imam (‘a) and said, May I be sacrificed on you! I will go to the holy shrine.”

Imam (‘a) replied, “Plan it carefully, for Muhammad cannot keep this matter hidden from Zaid Ibn Ali and I don't want him to find out about this.”

I mentioned this to Ali Ibn Bilal and he asked, “Why does the Imam (‘a) want to send someone to the holy shrine while he is (as sacred as) the holy shrine?

I went back to Samarrah and went to visit the Imam (‘a). When I was about to leave, the Imam (‘a) asked me to stay. Once I felt comfortable, I mentioned that which Ali Ibn Bilal had said.

Imam said: Why didn't you reply that Allah's Messenger used to circulate the Ka’aba and kiss Hajar Aswad even though the sanctity of the Prophet and even a believer is greater that the sanctity of the House of Allah?

Also, the Almighty Allah ordered him to go to the Arafat and stay there (while he is more sacred than Arafat). (This is because) these are places in which Allah loves to be called upon.

And I love to have someone pray for me in a place where Allah loves to be called upon and the tomb of Imam Al-Husayn (a) is one of these places.

Tradition 2-3: Same as no. 1.