The Rewards and the Merits of Establishing Prayers in the Mosque of Kūfah and the Mosque of Sahlah

12. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from Ḥanān ibn Sadīr, who said: I was with Abī Ja’far (Imam Bāqir عليه السلام) when a man entered, said Salām to the Imam عليه السلام, and sat down. “Where are you from?” Imam عليه السلام asked the man. “I am from Kūfah. I believe in your Wilāyah and I am one of your lovers,” the man said. “Do you establish all of your prayers in the Mosque of Kūfah?” Imam عليه السلام asked. “No,” the man replied. “Verily you are deprived of the good (blessings),” Imam عليه السلام said. Then the Imam عليه السلام asked, “Do you perform a Ghusl once a day with the water of the Euphrates River which is close to you?” “No,” the man replied. “What about once a week?” Imam عليه السلام asked. “No,” the man replied. “What about once a month?” Imam عليه السلام asked. “No,” the man replied. “What about once a year?” Imam عليه السلام asked. “No,” the man replied. “Verily you are deprived of the good (blessings),” Imam عليه السلام said. Then the Imam عليه السلام asked, “Do you go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain عليه السلام once a week?” “No,” the man replied. “What about once a month?” Imam عليه السلام asked. “No,” the man replied. “What about once a year?” Imam عليه السلام asked. “No,” the man replied. “Verily you are deprived of the good (blessings),” Imam عليه السلام said.