The Reward for the Ziyārah of the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام

2. Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb narrated to me from Abī ‘Ali Al-Ash’ari, from someone whose name he mentioned, from Muḥammad ibn Sinān, from Mufaďďal ibn ‘Umar, who said: I went to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) and said, “I yearn for Gharī!” “Why do you yearn for it?” the Imam عليه السلام asked. “Because I love the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام and I love to go to his Ziyārah,” I replied. “Do you know the merits of going to his Ziyārah?” the Imam عليه السلام asked. “No, O son of the Messenger of Allāh! So teach me,” I said. “When you want to go to the Ziyārah of the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام, know that you will go to the Ziyārah of the bones of Ādam عليه السلام, the flesh of Nūḥ عليه السلام, and the body of ‘Ali ibn Abī Ťālib عليه السلام,” the Imam عليه السلام said. “Ādam عليه السلام landed in Sarandīb in the middle of the day, and it is believed that his bones were next to Allāh’s Sacred House (Ka’bah). So how did his bones end up in Kūfah?” I asked. Imam عليه السلام replied: When Nūḥ عليه السلام was in the ark, Allāh, the Blessed and the Exalted, revealed to him to go to the Ka’bah and circulate around it for seven days. Nūḥ عليه السلام did as Allāh had ordered. Thereafter, he descended from the ark. He went into the water up to his knees until he brought out a coffin which contained the bones of Ādam عليه السلام. He brought it back with him to his ark. He continued circulating around the Ka’bah for as long as Allāh had willed. Then he moved toward Kūfah. He went inside the Mosque of Kūfah (with his ark) and stopped in the middle. This is where Allāh revealed to the earth, “Swallow your water” (11:44). Therefore, the earth swallowed its water starting from the Mosque of Kūfah, which is where the flood had (originally) begun. Then those who were with Nūḥ عليه السلام in the ark each went in different directions. Nūḥ عليه السلام carried the coffin and buried it in Gharī which is part of the mountain on which Allāh spoke to Mūsā عليه السلام, purified ‘Isā عليه السلام, chose Ibrāhīm عليه السلام as His friend, and chose Muḥammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم as His love. Allāh chose that land as the abode of the prophets. I swear to Allāh that no one more honourable than the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام has ever lived there after (the time of) his purified fathers, Ādam and Nūḥ عليه السلام. Therefore, when you want to go to Najaf, go to the Ziyārah of the bones of Ādam, the flesh of Nūḥ, and the body of ‘Ali ibn Abī Ťalib عليه السلام. By doing so, you will have gone to the Ziyārah of the first fathers, of Muḥammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم (who is) the last of the prophets, and of ‘Ali عليه السلام (who is) the Master of the Successors. Verily the doors of the heavens will be opened for those who go to the Ziyārah of the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام, so do not hold back from this great (fortune). The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari, from his father, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from (Muḥammad) ibn Sinān, from Mufaďďal ibn ‘Umar, from Abī ‘Abdillāh عليه السلام.

3. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Isā, from Mu’allā ibn Abī Shihāb, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq), who said: Ḥasan (ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام) asked the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, “O father! What is the reward for those who come to your Ziyārah?” The Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم replied, “O my son! On the Day of Judgment, it will be my obligation toward Allah to go to the Ziyārah of those who had come to my Ziyārah, during my life or after my death, or had come to the Ziyārah of your father, and to save them from their sins.”