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Chapter 69: Ziyarah Of Imam Al-Husayn ('A) Removes Grief And Requests Are Fulfilled

Tradition 1: Same as no.3.

Tradition 2: Same points as mentioned in previous traditions.

Tradition 3: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: Imam Al-Husayn ('a) was slain in grief and distress. So, it is only fitting on Allah to return every aggrieved person who performs his Ziyarah, pleased.

Tradition 4: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: Allah, the exalted offered our Wilayat to the inhabitants of different areas but no one accepted it except Kufans. There is a grave near it to which no aggrieved person goes and besides which he prays four Rakats prayers without Allah returning him pleased, with his needs fulfilled.

Tradition 5: Imam Al-Baqir ('a) said: Imam Al-Husayn ('a) of Karbala was slain while he was oppressed, distressed, thirsty and aggrieved. It is indeed, fitting that every aggrieved, distressed, sinful, saddened, thirsty and ill person who goes to his Ziyarah and prays near his grave, seeks proximity to Allah through him, will have his grief removed and Allah will fulfil his needs, forgive his sins, prolong his life and increase his sustenance. “So, take a lesson, O those who have insight!”

Tradition 6: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: There is a grave on the outskirts of Kufa to which no distressed person goes without Allah relieving him of his distress.

Tradition 7: Imam Al-Baqir ('a) said: Our Wilayat was presented to the inhabitants of different areas but no one accepted it like the folks of Kufa and this is because the tomb of Ali is located there. There is another grave near it (tomb of Imam Al-Husayn), to which no one comes and besides which he prays two or four Rakats and asks Allah for his needs without Allah granting them. It is worth noting that a thousand angels surround this grave every day and circulate it.

Tradition 8: I (the narrator) said to Imam As-Sadiq (‘a), “My longing for you made me endure the difficulties of traveling to you.”

Imam ('a) replied, “Don't complain to your Lord! Why don't you go to the one to whom you have more obligation?”

Hearing that there was someone to whom I have more obligation than I have towards him was more difficult for me to handle than, “Don't complain to your Lord.”

So, I asked, “Towards whom do I have more obligation than I have towards you?”

Imam ('a) replied, “Imam Al-Husayn ('a). Why don't you go to his Ziyarah and invoke Allah near his grave and complain to Him about your needs?”

Tradition 9: A person came to Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) and said, “I have sold all my property and I am thinking of relocating to another place. Where do you think I should settle down?”

Ishaq said: “Go to Mecca.”

Imam ('a) said, “Do not do that because the people of Mecca disbelieve in Allah openly.”

The man asked, “What about the city of Allah's Messenger (Medina)?”

Imam replied, “The people there are worse.” He asked, “Then where should I settle down?”

Imam ('a) replied, “Go to Kufa in Iraq, because the blessings of that land span a twelve-mile radius and there is a grave in its proximity not visited by any distressed and aggrieved person without Allah relieving him of his distress and grief.”