١٧ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَصَمِّ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ الْجَمَّالِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) وَ نَحْنُ فِي طَرِيقِ الْمَدِينِةِ نُرِيدُ مَكَّةَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ كَئِيباً حَزِيناً مُنْكَسِراً فَقَالَ لِي لَوْ تَسْمَعُ مَا أَسْمَعُ لَشَغَلَكَ عَنْ مُسَاءَلَتِي قُلْتُ وَ مَا الَّذِي تَسْمَعُ قَالَ ابْتِهَالَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَى قَتَلَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع) وَ عَلَى قَتَلَةِ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) وَ نَوْحَ الْجِنِّ عَلَيْهِمَا- وَ بُكَاءَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُمْ وَ شِدَّةَ حُزْنِهِمْ فَمَنْ يَتَهَنَّأُ مَعَ هَذَا بِطَعَامٍ أَوْ شَرَابٍ أَوْ نَوْمٍ قُلْتُ لَهُ فَمَنْ يَأْتِيهِ زَائِراً ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَمَتَى يَعُودُ إِلَيْهِ وَ فِي كَمْ يَوْمٍ يُؤْتَى وَ فِي كَمْ يَسَعُ النَّاسَ تَرْكُهُ قَالَ أَمَّا الْقَرِيبُ فَلَا أَقَلَّ مِنْ شَهْرٍ وَ أَمَّا بَعِيدُ الدَّارِ فَفِي كُلِّ ثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ فَمَا جَازَ الثَّلَاثَ سِنِينَ فَقَدْ عَقَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ (ص) وَ قَطَعَ رَحِمَهُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِلَّةٍ وَ لَوْ يَعْلَمُ زَائِرُ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) مَا يَدْخُلُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ مَا يَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْفَرَحِ وَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ وَ الشُّهَدَاءِ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ مَا يَنْقَلِبُ بِهِ مِنْ دُعَائِهِمْ لَهُ وَ مَا لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنَ الثَّوَابِ فِي الْعَاجِلِ وَ الْآجِلِ وَ الْمَذْخُورِ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ لَأَحَبَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَا ثَمَّ دَارَهُ مَا بَقِيَ وَ أَنَّ زَائِرَهُ لَيَخْرُجُ مِنْ رَحْلِهِ فَمَا يَقَعُ فَيْئُهُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ إِلَّا دَعَا لَهُ فَإِذَا وَقَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَيْهِ أَكَلَتْ ذُنُوبَهُ كَمَا تَأْكُلُ النَّارُ الْحَطَبَ وَ مَا تُبْقِي الشَّمْسُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ شَيْئاً فَيَنْصَرِفُ وَ مَا عَلَيْهِ ذَنْبٌ وَ قَدْ رُفِعَ لَهُ مِنَ الدَّرَجَاتِ مَا لَا يَنَالُهُ الْمُتَشَحِّطُ بِدَمِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ يُوَكَّلُ بِهِ مَلَكٌ يَقُومُ مَقَامَهُ وَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الزِّيَارَةِ أَوْ يَمْضِيَ ثَلَاثُ سِنِينَ أَوْ يَمُوتَ وَ ذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي (رحمه الله) عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى جَمِيعاً عَنِ الْعَمْرَكِيِّ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبُوفَكِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى وَ كَانَ فِي خِدْمَةِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي (ع) عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ الْجَمَّالِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ فِي طَرِيقِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَ ذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ
17. Muĥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ĥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muĥammad ibn Sālim, from Muĥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ĥammād Al-Bašri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raĥmān Al-Ašam, from Šafwān Al-Jammāl, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq ) on the route from Madǐnah to Makkah, “O son of the Messenger of Allāh! Why do I see you so depressed, saddened, and grieved?” Imam  replied, “If you could hear what I hear, you would have been distracted from asking me this question.” I asked, “What do you hear?” Imam  replied: (I hear) the voices of the angels beseeching Allāh to curse the killers of the Commander of the Believers  and the killers of Ĥusain . And (I hear) the voice of lamentation of the Jinn on them (the Commander of the Believers and Ĥusain ) and the intense grief and weeping of the angels who are around them. So who can enjoy food, drink, or sleep after hearing these voices?! I asked, “After one returns from the Ziyārah of Ĥusain , how soon should he return to his Ziyārah? And how often should one go to his Ziyārah? And what is the longest time one is allowed to stay away from his Ziyārah?” Imam  replied: Those who live close to his grave, should not go to his Ziyārah less than once a month. However, those who live far from him, should perform it (the Ziyārah of Ĥusain ) (at least) once every three years. If three years pass and they do not go to his Ziyārah, they are (considered) ungrateful to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and they have disowned him, except those who have a (valid) excuse. If the Zā`ir of Ĥusain  knew how happy he made the Messenger of Allāh, the Commander of the Believers, Fāťimah, the Imams , and the martyrs among our family, and how they pray for him, and the rewards which are prepared for him in this life and the rewards which have been preserved for him with Allāh in the Hereafter, he would have wished that his house was next to the grave of Ĥusain  for as long as he lived. Verily when the Zā`ir leaves his dwelling (in Karbalā to return after the Ziyārah), his shadow does not cover anything without it praying for him. And when the sun shines (down) on him, it burns his sins just like fire burns firewood. The sun will not allow any of his sins to remain. Therefore, he will return without any sins while his rank has been elevated for him to a level which cannot be achieved even by those who are ensanguined with their own blood in the way of Allāh. Then an angel will be dedicated to him who will replace him (in performing the Ziyārah of Ĥusain ) and who will seek forgiveness for him until he returns to the Ziyārah or until three years pass or until he dies (if he dies within the three year period). The above Ĥadǐth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: My father, from Aĥmad ibn Idrǐs, and from Muĥammad ibn Yaĥyā, from ‘Amraki ibn ‘Ali Al-Būfaki, from Yaĥyā – who was the servant of Abǐ Ja’far the Second (Imam Jawād ), from ‘Ali, from Šafwān ibn Mihrān Al-Jammāl from Abǐ ‘Abdillāh .