Tradition 1: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: If one of you are far from us and there is a great distance between us, you should ascend to the highest place of your house, perform two Rakats prayers, point to our graves and recite salutations, for indeed, they will reach us.

Tradition 2: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: O Sadir! How difficult is it for you to perform the Ziyarah of Imam Al-Husayn ('a) five times every Friday and once every day?

I replied, “May I be sacrificed on you, there is a great distance between us.”

Imam ('a) said: Ascend to the roof of your house, look to the right and left, raise your head to the sky and then try to face the direction of the grave of Imam Al-Husayn ('a) and say:

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ

Translation: Peace be on you, Abu Abdullah. Peace be on you and Allah's mercy and blessings be on you.

(By doing) so, a Zaurah will be recorded for you. And Zaurah is a Hajj and an Umrah.

Sadir added, “After this there were times when I would perform this Ziyarah twenty times in a day.”

Tradition 3: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) asked, “O Sadir! Do you perform the Ziyarah of Imam Al-Husayn ('a) once every day?”

I replied, “May I be sacrificed on you! No.”

Imam ('a) said, “How negligent you people are! Do you perform his Ziyarah once every month?”

I replied, “No.”

Imam ('a) asked, “What about once every year?” I replied, “Sometimes.”

Imam ('a) said: O Sadir! How negligent you people are towards Imam Al-Husayn ('a)! Do you not know that Allah has a million angels who are dishevelled and covered with dust, who cry [over Husayn ('a)] and who perform his Ziyarah without pausing?

O Sadir! How difficult is it for you to perform the Ziyarah of Imam Al-Husayn ('a) five times every Friday and once every day?

I replied, “May I be sacrificed on you! There is a great distance between us and his grave.”

Imam ('a) said: Go to the roof of your house, look to the right and left, raise your head towards sky and then try to face the direction of the grave of Imam Al-Husayn ('a) and say:

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ

Translation: Peace be on you, O Abu Abdullah. Peace be on you and Allah's Mercy and blessings be on you.

By this, a Zaurah will be recorded for you. And Zaurah is the performance of a Hajj and an Umrah.

Sadir added, “(After hearing this) there were times when I would perform this (Ziyarah) twenty times during the day.”

Tradition 4: The narrator asked Imam As-Sadiq (‘a), “How should I perform your Ziyarah if I am not able to travel to you?”

Imam ('a) replied: O Isa! When you aren't able to travel to my Ziyarah, perform a Ghusl or Wudhu on a Friday, ascend to the roof of your house, pray two Rakats prayers; then turn to my location.

Indeed, one who visits me during my lifetime is like one who does my Ziyarah after my passing away and one who performs my Ziyarah after my passing away is like one who visits me during my lifetime.

Tradition 5: Same as no. 3.

Tradition 6: Same as no. 1.

Tradition 7: Imam ('a) asked, O Hanan Ibn Sadir! Do you perform the Ziyarah of Imam Al-Husayn ('a) once every month?”

Hanan replied, “No.”

Imam ('a) asked, “What about once every two months?”

Hanan replied, “No.”

Imam ('a) asked, “What about once a year?” Hanan replied, “No.”

Imam ('a) said, “How neglectful you people are towards your master!”

Hannan said, “O son of Allah's Messenger! It is because of lack of funds and greatness of distance.”

Imam ('a) said, “Should I not teach you an accepted Ziyarah even from a great distance?”

Hanan asked, “How should I perform his Ziyarah, O son of Allah's Messenger?”

Imam ('a) replied: Perform a Ghusl on a Friday or any other day you wish, wear the most purified clothes, ascend to the highest place in your house or in a desert and then face Qibla ensuring that the grave is also in the same direction, for Allah, the blessed and exalted, says,

…فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ

“Wherever you turn, there is the face of Allah” (2:115).

Then say:

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ وَ ابْنَ مَوْلَايَ وَ سَيِّدِي وَ ابْنَ سَيِّدِي السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ الشَّهِيدَ بْنَ الشَّهِيدِ وَ الْقَتِيلَ بْنَ الْقَتِيلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ أَنَا زَائِرُكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ بِقَلْبِي وَ لِسَانِي وَ جَوَارِحِي وَ إِنْ لَمْ أَزُرْكَ بِنَفْسِي مُشَاهَدَةً لِقُبَّتِكَ فَعَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صِفْوَةِ اللَّهِ وَ وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ وَ وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ- وَ وَارِثَ مُوسَى كَلِيمِ اللَّهِ وَ وَارِثَ عِيسَى رُوحِ اللَّهِ وَ وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَبِيبِ اللَّهِ وَ نَبِيِّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ وَارِثَ عَلِيٍّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَصِيِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ خَلِيفَتِهِ وَ وَارِثَ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَصِيِّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ‌ قَاتِلِيكَ وَ جَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَذَابَ فِي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ وَ فِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ- أَنَا يَا سَيِّدِي مُتَقَرِّبٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ وَ إِلَى جَدِّكَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ إِلَى أَبِيكَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ إِلَى أَخِيكَ الْحَسَنِ وَ إِلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ فَعَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ بِزِيَارَتِي لَكَ بِقَلْبِي وَ لِسَانِي وَ جَمِيعِ جَوَارِحِي فَكُنْ لِي يَا سَيِّدِي شَفِيعِي لِقَبُولِ ذَلِكَ مِنِّي وَ أَنَا بِالْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ وَ اللَّعْنَةِ لَهُمْ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ إِلَيْكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ فَعَلَيْكَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ وَ رِضْوَانُهُ وَ رَحْمَتُهُ

Translation: Peace be on you, O my master and the son of my master and O my leader and the son of my leader.

Peace be on you, O my master, the Martyr and son of the Martyr, the Slain (One) and the son of the Slain (One). Peace be on you and Allah's mercy and blessings be on you.

I am performing your Ziyarah, O son of Allah's Messenger with my heart, tongue and organs; although I have not performed your Ziyarah physically where Ican see your dome.

Peace be on you, O heir of Adam, the Chosen Servant of Allah;

And O heir of Nuh, the Prophet of Allah; And O heir of Ibrahim, the Friend of Allah;

And O heir of Musa, the One Addressed by Allah; And O heir of Isa, the Spirit of Allah;

And O heir of Muhammad, the beloved, the Prophet and Allah's Messenger;

And O heir of Ali, Amir Al-Mu’minin, the Successor of Allah's Messenger and his Caliph;

And O heir of Hasan Ibn Ali, the Successor of Amir Al-Mu’minin.

May Allah's curse be upon those who killed you and may He renew their torment in his hour and in every hour.

O my master! I seek Allah's nearness, the Great and Almighty and to you grandfather, Allah's Messenger and to your father, Amir Al-Mu’minin and to your brother, Hasan and to you, O my leader, through your Ziyarah with my heart, tongue and all my organs. Peace be on you and Allah's mercy and blessings be on you.

O my master! Intercede on my behalf so that this Ziyarah is accepted from me.

I seek Allah's nearness and to all of you by dissociating myself from your enemies and by cursing them.

May Allah's blessings, pleasure and mercy be on you.

Then move a few steps to the left and turn to the grave of Ali Ibn Husayn ('a), buried at the feet of his father and salute him in the same way.

Then ask Allah for that which you want from your religion and your life and then pray four Rakats prayers.

Indeed, the prayers of the Ziyarah can be prayed in either eight, six, four, or two Rakats and the best is eight Rakats.

After that face the grave of Imam Al-Husayn ('a) and say:

أَنَا مُوَدِّعُكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ وَ ابْنَ مَوْلَايَ وَ يَا سَيِّدِي وَ ابْنَ سَيِّدِي وَ مُوَدِّعُكَ يَا سَيِّدِي وَ ابْنَ سَيِّدِي يَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ مُوَدِّعُكُمْ يَا سَادَاتِي يَا مَعَاشِرَ الشُّهَدَاءِ- فَعَلَيْكُمْ سَلَامُ اللَّهِ وَ رَحْمَتُهُ وَ رِضْوَانُهُ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ.

Translation: I bi d farewell to you, O my master and the son of my master and O my leader and the son of my leader.

And I bid farewell to you, O my master and the son of my master, O Ali Ibn Husayn ('a).

And I bid farewell to you, O my masters, O crowd of Martyrs.

May Allah's salutation, His mercy, His pleasure and His blessings be on you.