The Merits of the Ziyārah of the Believers and How it Should be Performed
Kāmil al-Ziyārāt|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 105
Kāmil al-Ziyārāt
Book 2, Chapter 105
The Merits of the Ziyārah of the Believers and How it Should be Performed
7 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ (ع) قَالَ دَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَقْبَرَةً وَ مَعَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ فَنَادَى يَا أَهْلَ التُّرْبَةِ وَ يَا أَهْلَ الْغُرْبَةِ وَ يَا أَهْلَ الْخُمُودِ وَ يَا أَهْلَ الْهُمُودِ أَمَّا أَخْبَارُ مَا عِنْدَنَا فَأَمَّا أَمْوَالُكُمْ قَدْ قُسِمَتْ وَ نِسَاؤُكُمْ قَدْ نُكِحَتْ وَ دُورُكُمْ قَدْ سُكِنَتْ فَمَا خَبَرُ مَا عِنْدَكُمْ- ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ وَ قَالَ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ يُؤَذَنُ لَهُمْ فِي الْكَلَامِ لَقَالُوا لَمْ يُتَزَوَّدْ مِثْلَ التَّقْوَى زَادٌ خَيْرُ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى
7. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from Hārūn ibn Muslim, from Mas’adah ibn Ziyād, from Ja’far ibn Muḥammad (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام), from his father (Imam Bāqir عليه السلام), from his fathers عليه السلام, who said: ‘Ali, the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام, entered a graveyard along with (some of) his companions and called out: O people of the dust! O lonely people! O those who are quiet! O dead ones! The news that we bear is that your wealth has been distributed (among your heirs), your women have remarried, and your houses have been occupied. So what news do you have?!!! Then he turned to his companions and said: I swear to Allāh that if they had permission to speak, they would have replied saying, “There is no provision better than piety. ‘Verily the best provision is piety” (2:197).