The Exceptional Narrations
Kāmil al-Ziyārāt|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 108
13 وَ رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْبَلَدِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْبَكْرِيِّ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ نَصْرٍ الْمَدَائِنِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى الْكَاظِمِ ع فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَيُّمَا أَفْضَلُ زِيَارَةُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ أَوْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) أَوْ لِفُلَانٍ [فُلَانٍ وَ فُلَانٍ وَ سَمَّيْتُ الْأَئِمَّةَ وَاحِداً وَاحِداً فَقَالَ لِي يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ مَنْ زَارَ أَوَّلَنَا فَقَدْ زَارَ آخِرَنَا وَ مَنْ زَارَ آخِرَنَا فَقَدْ زَارَ أَوَّلَنَا وَ مَنْ تَوَلَّى أَوَّلَنَا فَقَدْ تَوَلَّى آخِرَنَا وَ مَنْ تَوَلَّى آخِرَنَا فَقَدْ تَوَلَّنَا [تَوَلَّى أَوَّلَنَا وَ مَنْ قَضَى حَاجَةً لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِنَا فَكَأَنَّمَا قَضَاهَا لِأَجْمَعِنَا يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ أَحِبَّنَا وَ أَحِبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّنَا وَ أَحِبَّ فِينَا وَ أَحْبِبْ لَنَا وَ تَوَلَّنَا وَ تَوَلَّ مَنْ يَتَوَلَّانَا وَ أَبْغِضْ مَنْ يُبْغِضُنَا أَلَا وَ إِنَّ الرَّادَّ عَلَيْنَا كَالرَّادِّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ جَدِّنَا وَ مَنْ رَدَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) فَقَدْ رَدَّ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَلَا يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَنَا فَقَدْ أَبْغَضَ مُحَمَّداً وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَ مُحَمَّداً فَقَدْ أَبْغَضَ اللَّهَ وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ كَانَ حَقّاً عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُصْلِيَهُ النَّارَ وَ مَا لَهُ مِنْ نَصِيرٍ
13. Aḥmad ibn Ja’far Al-Baladi narrated from Muḥammad ibn Yazīd Al-Bakri, from Mansūr ibn Nasr Al-Madā`ini, from ‘Abdil Raḥman ibn Muslim, who said: I went to Imam Kāżim عليه السلام and asked him, “Which one is better: going to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام, or going to the Ziyārah of the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام, or… – and I named the other Imams عليه السلام one by one.” Imam عليه السلام replied: O ‘Abdal Raḥmān! Those who go to the Ziyārah of our first one are like those who go to the Ziyārah of our last one, and those who go to the Ziyārah of our last one are like those who go to the Ziyārah of our first one. Those who follow our first one are like those who follow our last one, and those who follow our last one are like those who follow our first one. Those who fulfill the needs of one of our followers are like those who fulfill the needs of all of us (the Imams عليه السلام). O ‘Abdal Raḥmān! Love us, love those who love us, love in our way, and make others love for our sake. Befriend us and befriend those who befriend us, and hate those who hate us. Beware! Those who refute our words are like those who refute the words of our grandfather, the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and those who refute the words of the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم are like those who refute the words of Allāh. Beware O ‘Abdal Raḥmān! Those who hate us hate Muḥammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and those who hate Muḥammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم hate Allāh, and those who hate Allāh, the Great and Almighty, truly deserve to be burned in Hell by Allāh and they shall have no helpers.