Different Ways in Which the Angels Honour Those Who Go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain عليه السلام Knowing His Rights

2. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’, from Abī Ismā’īl Al-Sarrāj, from Yaḥyā ibn Mu’ammar Al-‘Aťťār, from Abī Basīr, who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir عليه السلام) said: There are four thousand angels who are disheveled and covered with dust who cry over Ḥusain عليه السلام (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. These angels come to receive everyone who goes to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain عليه السلام, accompany everyone who returns from his Ziyārah, visit them if they become ill, and attend their funerals when they die. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chains: A) My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’, from Abī Ismā’īl Al-Sarrāj, from Yaḥyā ibn Mu’ammar Al-‘Aťťār, from Abī Basīr, from Abī Ja’far عليه السلام. B) My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Mūsā ibn Sa’dān, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Qāsim, from ‘Umar ibn Abān, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام).

3. Ja’far ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Nahīk, from Ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from Salamah Sāḥib Al-Sāburi, from Abil Sabbāḥ Al-Kināni, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) say: Verily there is a grave near you to which no anguished person goes without Allāh removing his anguish and fulfilling his requests. Verily there are four thousand angels next to his grave (who have been there) since the day his life was taken. They are disheveled, covered with dust, and they cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. These angels accompany those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain عليه السلام (back to their safe haven). If they become ill, the angels will visit them. And when they die, the angels will follow their corpses in their funerals.

4. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from Ḥamdān ibn Sulaymān Al-Naysābūri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad Al-Yamāni, from Manī’ ibn Ḥajjāj, from Yūnus ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān, from Safwān Al-Jammāl, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: When a man leaves his house to go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain عليه السلام, seven hundred angels will accompany him who will be over his head, under his feet, to his right, to his left, in front of him, and behind him until he arrives at his safe haven. After he performs the Ziyārah of Ḥusain عليه السلام, a caller will call out to him, “You have been forgiven. Therefore, continue with good deeds.” These angels will accompany him back to his house. When they arrive at his house, they will say to him, “We leave you in Allāh’s protection.” These angels will visit him continuously until he dies. Thereafter, they will go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain عليه السلام everyday, the reward of which will be registered for that man.

5. My father narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from Ḥamdān ibn Sulaymān Al-Naysābūri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad Al-Yamāni, from Manī’ (ibn Ḥajjāj), from Ziyād, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muskān, from Muḥammad Al-Ḥalabi, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) say: Verily Allāh has dedicated four thousand angels to the grave of Ḥusain عليه السلام who are disheveled and covered with dust until the rising of the Hour. These angels accompany everyone who goes to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain عليه السلام, visit them if they become ill, and attend their funerals when they die.

6. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Walīd narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Mughīrah, from ‘Abbās ibn ‘Āmir, from Abān, from Abī Ḥamzah (Al-Thumāli), who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: Verily Allāh has dedicated four thousand angels to the grave of Ḥusain عليه السلام who are disheveled and covered with dust. They cry over Ḥusain عليه السلام from dawn until midday, at which point they ascend to the heavens and they are replaced with another four thousand angels who cry over him until dawn. These angels will testify to the loyalty of those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain عليه السلام, will accompany them back to their families, visit them if they become ill, and establish prayers on them when they die.

7. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isa, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid Al-Barqi, from Qāsim ibn Yaḥyā, from his grandfather Ḥasan ibn Rāshid, who said: Abū Ibrāhīm (Imam Kāżim عليه السلام) said: When one leaves his house to go to the Ziyārah of Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Ḥusain عليه السلام, Allāh will dedicate an angel to him who will place his finger on the back of the Zā`ir and who will start writing (on his back) every word which comes out of his mouth until he arrives at the Ḥā`ir. After he enters through the gate of the Ḥā`ir, the angel will place his palm on the middle of the back of the Zā`ir and say, “Surely all of your past sins have been forgiven. Therefore, continue with good deeds.” The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Qāsim ibn Yaḥyā, from his grandfather Ḥasan ibn Rāshid, from Abī Ibrāhīm عليه السلام.

8. My father and Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh both narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari, from Ibrāhīm ibn Mahziyār, from his brother ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from Abil Qāsim, from Qāsim ibn Muḥammad, from Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm, from Hārūn ibn Khārijah, who said: I was with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) when a man asked him, “What is the reward for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain عليه السلام?” Imam عليه السلام replied: Verily when Ḥusain عليه السلام was assaulted, even the lands cried over him. Therefore, Allāh dedicated four thousand angels, who are disheveled and covered with dust, who cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. These angels accompany those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain عليه السلام, while knowing his rights, until they arrive at their safe haven. And if they become ill, the angels will visit them every morning and evening. And when they die, these angels will attend their funerals and seek forgiveness for them until the Day of Judgment.

9. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Mūsā ibn Sa’dān, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Qāsim, from ‘Umar ibn Abān Al-Kalbi, from Abān ibn Taghlib, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: Four thousand angels descended (on the Day of ‘Āshūrā) to fight along with Ḥusain عليه السلام but they were not permitted to fight. Therefore, they ascended back (to the heavens) to seek permission (from Allāh). However, by the time they came back, Ḥusain عليه السلام had been killed. Therefore, they remain next to his grave, disheveled and covered with dust, and they cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. Their chief is an angel named Mansūr. These angels receive everyone who comes to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain عليه السلام and they accompany them when they bid farewell to Ḥusain عليه السلام. They visit them if they become ill, establish prayers on them in their funerals when they die, and seek forgiveness for them after their death. All of these angels are on earth waiting for the rising of the Qā`im عليه السلام.

10. Abul ‘Abbās Al-Razzāz narrated to me from Ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Muḥammad ibn Fuďayl, from Muḥammad ibn Muďārib, from Mālik Al-Juhani, who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir عليه السلام) said: O Mālik! When Allāh, the Blessed and the Exalted, took the life of Ḥusain عليه السلام, He sent four thousand angels, who are disheveled and covered with dust, to him who cry over him (and will continue to do so) until the Day of Judgment. Allāh will forgive (all of) the past and future sins of those who go to his Ziyārah knowing his rights and He will (also) register a Hajj for them. They will be kept protected until they return to their families. Muḥammad ibn Muďārib added: After Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir عليه السلام) passed away and Mālik (the narrator) died, I went to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) and narrated this Ḥadīth to him. When I mentioned the Hajj (which will be registered for those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain عليه السلام), Imam عليه السلام said, “And an ‘Umrah, O Muḥamma!”