١١ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي (رحمه الله) عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ بِإِسْنَادِهِ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ الصَّائِغِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ قَوْماً مِنْ شِيعَتِنَا يَمُرُّ بِأَحَدِهِمُ السَّنَةُ وَ السَّنَتَانِ لَا يَزُورُونَ الْحُسَيْنَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي أَعْرِفُ أُنَاساً كَثِيرَةً بِهَذِهِ الصِّفَةِ قَالَ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لِحَظِّهِمْ أَخْطَئُوا وَ عَنْ ثَوَابِ اللَّهِ زَاغُوا وَ عَنْ جِوَارِ مُحَمَّدٍ (ص) تَبَاعَدُوا قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فِي كَمِ الزِّيَارَةُ قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ إِنْ قَدَرْتَ أَنْ تَزُورَهُ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ فَافْعَلْ قُلْتُ لَا أَصِلُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ لِأَنِّي أَعْمَلُ بِيَدِي وَ أُمُورُ النَّاسِ بِيَدِي وَ لَا أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أُغَيِّبَ وَجْهِي عَنْ مَكَانِي يَوْماً وَاحِداً قَالَ أَنْتَ فِي عُذْرٍ وَ مَنْ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ بِيَدِهِ وَ إِنَّمَا عَنَيْتُ مَنْ لَا يَعْمَلُ بِيَدِهِ مِمَّنْ إِنْ خَرَجَ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ هَانَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ أَمَا إِنَّهُ مَا لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ عُذْرٍ وَ لَا عِنْدَ رَسُولِهِ مِنْ عُذْرٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ أَخْرَجَ عَنْهُ رَجُلًا فَيَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ خُرُوجُهُ بِنَفْسِهِ أَعْظَمُ أَجْراً وَ خَيْراً لَهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ يَرَاهُ رَبُّهُ سَاهِرَ اللَّيْلِ لَهُ تَعَبُ النَّهَارِ يَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ نَظْرَةً تُوجِبُ لَهُ الْفِرْدَوْسَ الْأَعْلَى مَعَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فَتَنَافَسُوا فِي ذَلِكَ وَ كُونُوا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ
11. My father narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ĥimyari, through his Isnād from ‘Ali ibn Maymūn Al-Šā`igh, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq ) said to me, “O ‘Ali! I have heard that some of our Shia allow one or two years to pass without going to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain !” I replied, “May I sacrifice myself for you! I know many people who are like this.” Imam  said, “I swear to Allāh that they have turned their backs to their own fortune, they have declined Allāh’s rewards, and they have distanced themselves from nearness to Muĥammad ﷺ.” I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! How often should one go to his Ziyārah?” Imam  replied, “O ‘Ali! If you can go to his Ziyārah once every month, do so.” I said, “I cannot do that because I am a manual labourer; people’s affairs are pending in my hands and I cannot be absent from my work for even one day.” Imam  replied: You are excused, as are other manual labourers. I was referring to people other than manual labourers, people who have the possibility of going (to the Ziyārah) every week. Such people will have no excuse in front of Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ on the Day of Judgment (if they do not go to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain ). I asked, “Is it permissible for them to send someone on their behalf?” Imam  replied: Yes. However, it is better for them and they will have a greater reward with their Lord if they go themselves, for He will see them sleepless at night and tired during the day (traveling to Ĥusain ). Allāh will look at them with a glance which will inevitably cause them to dwell with Muĥammad ﷺ and his family  in the greatest places of Firdaws. Therefore, compete with one another in going (to the Ziyārah of Ĥusain ) and be among those who adhere to it.