The Ziyārah of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام by the Angels

2. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā narrated to me from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from Dāwūd Al-Raqqi, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) say: Allāh has not created any creation greater in number than the angels. Every evening, seventy thousand angels descend from the heavens. They perform Ťawāf around Bayt Al-Ḥarām (Ka’bah) until dawn, after which they proceed to the grave of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and say Salām to him. Then they go to the grave of the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام to say Salām to him, after which they go to the grave of Ḥusain عليه السلام and say Salām to him; and then they ascend back to the heavens before sunrise. Then seventy thousand angels from among the angels of the day descend from the heavens. They (too) perform Ťawāf around Bayt Al-Ḥarām (Ka’bah) until sunset, after which they proceed to the grave of the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and say Salām to him. Then they go to the grave of the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام to say Salām to him, after which they go to the grave of Ḥusain عليه السلام and say Salām to him; and then they ascend back to the heavens before nightfall.

3. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ḥusain ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Abī ‘Uthmān, from Muḥammad ibn Fuďayl, from Isḥāq ibn ‘Ammār, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: The space between the grave of Ḥusain عليه السلام and the heavens is (always) filled with angels who are descending and ascending (back and forth from the Ziyārah).

4. Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Ansāri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Sinān, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) say: The boundaries of the grave (the Ḥaram) of Ḥusain عليه السلام are twenty ells by twenty ells and this location is a garden from the gardens of Paradise. The ascent toward the heavens begins from here. Every high-ranked angel and prophet, who was chosen as a messenger, asks Allāh, the Exalted, (at all times) for permission to go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain عليه السلام. (There is always) a crowd descending (from the heavens to go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain عليه السلام) and a crowd ascending (back).

5. Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād, from Isḥāq ibn ‘Ammār, who said: I said to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام): May I sacrifice myself for you, O son of the Messenger of Allāh! On the night of ‘Arafah, I was in Ḥīrah (Ḥā`ir) and I saw three to four thousand handsome men who smelled beautiful and whose clothing was pure white, who were praying all night. I wanted to go to the grave of Ḥusain عليه السلام and kiss it and pray there. However, I could not reach it because of how crowded it was. It was after dawn that I prostrated and when I raised my head, I could not see any of them. Abū ‘Abdillāh عليه السلام asked me, “Do you know who they were?” I replied, “May I sacrifice myself for you! I do not.” Imam عليه السلام replied: My father عليه السلام narrated to me from his father عليه السلام, who said: Four thousand angels passed by Ḥusain عليه السلام while he was being killed so they ascended to the heavens. Allāh revealed to them, “O crowd of angels! You passed by the son of My love and My choice from My creation, Muḥammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and he was being killed and oppressed but you did not help him. Descend to earth and cry by his grave while you are disheveled and covered with dust until the Day of Judgment.” Imam عليه السلام continued, “So now they remain by his grave (and will continue to do so) until the rising of the Hour.”

6. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from some of his companions, from Aḥmad ibn Qutaybah Al-Hamdāni, from Isḥāq ibn ‘Ammār, who said: I said to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام): On the night of ‘Arafah, I was in Ḥā`ir praying. I saw close to fifty thousand handsome men who smelled beautiful and who were praying Salāt all night. It was after dawn that I prostrated and when I raised my head, I could not see any of them. Abū ‘Abdillāh عليه السلام said to me: Fifty thousand angels passed by Ḥusain عليه السلام while he was being killed so they ascended to the heavens. Allāh, the Exalted, revealed to them, “You passed by the son of My love and he was being killed but you did not help him. Descend to the earth and dwell near his grave while you are disheveled and covered with dust until the rising of the Hour.”