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Chapter 97: Omitting Imam Al-Husayn's ('A) Ziyarah

Tradition 1: Imam Al-Baqir ('a) asked, “What is the distance between you and the grave of Imam Al-Husayn ('a)?”

I (the narrator) replied, “Sixteen Farsakhs.” Imam ('a) asked, “Do you not visit him?” I replied, “No.”

Imam ('a) said, “How negligent you people are!”

Tradition 2: Same points as mentioned in traditions of Chapter 28.

Tradition 3: Amir Al-Mu’minin ('a) said: May my parents be sacrificed on Husayn, who will be slain on the outskirts of Kufa. By Allah, it is as if I can see different wild animals stretching their necks to his grave, crying and weeping over him throughout the night. When this happens, beware of forsaking his Ziyarah.

Tradition 4: Same points as mentioned before.

Tradition 5: Same as Chapter 8, Tradition 12.

Tradition 6 & 7: Same points as mentioned before.

Tradition 8: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: It is strange that some think that they are our Shia but they don't perform the Ziyarah of Imam Al-Husayn ('a) even once in their lifetime because of their negligence, carelessness, incompetence or laziness. By Allah, if they knew its excellence, they would not have been careless or lazy about it.

I asked, “May I be sacrificed on you, what is the excellence of Imam Al-Husayn's ('a) Ziyarah?”

Imam ('a) replied, “There are many excellences and blessings in it. The first is that all his past sins will be forgiven and he will be told, 'Continue with good deeds.'

Tradition 9: Same as no. 4.

Tradition 10: Imam Al-Baqir ('a) asked, “What is the distance between you and the grave of Imam Al-Husayn ('a)?”

I (the narrator) replied, “One day of riding or over a day of walking.”

Imam ('a) asked, “Do you go to him once every week?”

I replied, “No. I only go to him once in a while.”

Imam ('a) said, “How negligent you people are! Indeed, if it was so near us, we would have relocated there.”