That Which Is Not Recommended to Take to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام

2. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad and others narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Mūsā ibn ‘Umar, from Sāliḥ ibn Sindi Al-Jammāl, from someone who was from Raqqah, whose name was Abul Maďā, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) asked me, “Do you go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Ḥusain عليه السلام)?” I replied, “Yes.” Imam عليه السلام asked, “Do you take different kinds of food with you?” I replied, “Yes.” Imam عليه السلام said, “Verily if you were going to the graves of your own fathers and mothers, you would not have done this.” I asked, “Then what should we eat?” Imam عليه السلام replied, “Bread and milk.” Abul Maďā (the narrator) added: Kirām (‘Abdul Karīm ibn ‘Amr Al-Khath’ami) narrated that he said to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام), “May I sacrifice myself for you! Some people who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain عليه السلام take tasty foods with them.” Imam عليه السلام said, “Verily if they were going to the graves of their own fathers and mothers, they would not have done this.”

3. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad (ibn ‘Isā), from ‘Ali ibn Ḥakam, from some of our companions, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: I have been informed that some people go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام carrying different kinds of food with them, including Akhbisah and other similar deserts. Verily if they had gone to the graves of their loved ones, they would not have taken such things with them.

4. Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥusain narrated to me from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Sa’īd, from Zur’ah ibn Muḥammad Al-Ḥaďrami, from Mufaďďal ibn ‘Umar, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said, “Going to the Ziyārah (of Ḥusain عليه السلام) is better than not going. (However, sometimes) not going to (his) Ziyārah is better than going.” I said, “You broke my back!!!” Imam عليه السلام said: By Allāh! When you people go to the graves of your fathers you are anguished and grieved. However, when you go to him (Ḥusain عليه السلام) you carry different kinds of food with you. No! (It is better not to go to him) unless you go disheveled and covered with dust.