On the Reward of Visiting the Shrine of Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha عليه السلام

66-15 Ja’far ibn Ali ibn Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abdullah ibn al-Mogheera al-Kufi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his grandfather Al-Husayn ibn Ali quoted on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Yusuf, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Aslam, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Soleiman, “I asked Aba-Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali Ar-Ridha’ عليه السلام about a man who has gone on his obligatory pilgrimage and has then gone on his ‘Umra (a.s.upererogatory) pilgrimage, and God the Highest has granted him success in performing both his obligatory and his ‘Umra (a.s.upererogatory) pilgrimages. He has then gone to Medina and has expressed his submission to Islam to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. He has then gone to visit your forefather - the Commander of the Faithful Ali عليه السلام - knowing that he is rightfully the proof of God for His creatures, and the gate from which we must go to Him. Then he has greeted him (Ali عليه السلام). Then he has gone to visit Aba Abdullah Al-Husayn ibn Ali عليه السلام, and has greeted him. Then he has gone to Baghdad and greeted Abil Hassan Musa عليه السلام. Then he has gone back to his hometown. If once again God the Highest has granted him the opportunity to go on pilgrimage, then a pilgrimage to whom is better under these conditions? Should he who has already performed his Hajj pilgrimage go on pilgrimage to the Kaaba, or should he journey towards Khorasan to greet and visit the shrine of your father Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ عليه السلام.” Aba Ja’far عليه السلام replied, “Yes. It is better for him to go towards Khorasan to greet my father عليه السلام. However, this should be done in the (Arabic) month of Rajab. It is not appropriate for him to do this now. Indeed if he does so, both you and us will be blamed by the ruler.”