The Ziyārah of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام by the Angels

5. Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād, from Isḥāq ibn ‘Ammār, who said: I said to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام): May I sacrifice myself for you, O son of the Messenger of Allāh! On the night of ‘Arafah, I was in Ḥīrah (Ḥā`ir) and I saw three to four thousand handsome men who smelled beautiful and whose clothing was pure white, who were praying all night. I wanted to go to the grave of Ḥusain عليه السلام and kiss it and pray there. However, I could not reach it because of how crowded it was. It was after dawn that I prostrated and when I raised my head, I could not see any of them. Abū ‘Abdillāh عليه السلام asked me, “Do you know who they were?” I replied, “May I sacrifice myself for you! I do not.” Imam عليه السلام replied: My father عليه السلام narrated to me from his father عليه السلام, who said: Four thousand angels passed by Ḥusain عليه السلام while he was being killed so they ascended to the heavens. Allāh revealed to them, “O crowd of angels! You passed by the son of My love and My choice from My creation, Muḥammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and he was being killed and oppressed but you did not help him. Descend to earth and cry by his grave while you are disheveled and covered with dust until the Day of Judgment.” Imam عليه السلام continued, “So now they remain by his grave (and will continue to do so) until the rising of the Hour.”