Al-Kafi 8147

Translation

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Qasim Bin Yahya, from his grandfather Al Hassan Bin Rashid, from Al Husayn Bin Suweyr who said, ‘I, and Yunus Bin Zibyan, and Al-Mufazzal Bin Umar, and Abu Salma Al-Sarraj were seated in the presence of Abu Abdullah^asws, and the speaker from us was Ynus, and he was the eldest of us in age. So he said to him^asws, ‘May I be sacrificed for you^asws! I tend to be present in the gatherings of these people, meaning the sons of Al-Abbas, so what should I be saying?’ So he^asws said: ‘Whenever you are present, so mention us^asws and say, ‘O Allah^azwj! Show us the ease and the happiness’, for you would come upon what you want’. So I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you^asws! I frequently mention Al-Husayn^asws, so which should I be saying?’ Say, ‘May Allah^azwj Send Blessings upon you^asws, O Abu Abdullah^asws!’ – repeating that three times, for the greetings arrives to him^asws from nearby and from afar. Then say, ‘Abu Abdullah^asws was such that when he^asws passed away, the seven skies and the seven firmaments and whatever is in them cried over him^asws, and the ones who move around in the Paradise and the Fire, from the creatures of our Lord^azwj, and what can be seen and what cannot be seen cry upon Abu Abdullah Al-Husayn^asws, except for three things which did not cry upon him^asws’. I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you^asws! And what are these three things?’ He^asws said: ‘Three did not cry upon him^asws (the people of) Al-Basra, nor (people of) Syria, nor the progeny of Usman, may the Curse of Allah^azwj be upon them’. I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you^asws! I want to perform his^asws <span class="iTxt">Ziyarah</span>, so what should I be doing?’ He^asws said: ‘When you go to Abu Abdullah^asws, so wash (yourself) upon the banks of the Euphrates, then wear your clean clothes, then walk bare-footed, for you would be in a <span class="iTxt">Harram</span> from a <span class="iTxt">Harram</span> of Allah^azwj, and a <span class="iTxt">Harram</span> of His^azwj Rasool^saww, and it is upon you with the exclamations of Greatness (Takbeer), and the Holiness (Tahleel), and the Glorification (Tasbeeh), and the Praise (Tahmeed), and the reverence for Allah^azwj Mighty and Majestic, a lot, and the sending of <span class="iTxt">Salawaat</span> upon Muhammad^saww and the People^asws of his^saww Household until you come to the door of Al-Heyr. Then you should be saying, ‘The greetings be upon you^asws, O Proof of Allah^azwj, and a son^asws of His^azwj Proof. The greetings be upon you, O Angels of Allah^azwj and the visitors of the grave of a son^asws of the Prophet^saww of Allah^azwj!’ Then take ten steps, then pause and exclaim thirty Takbeers. Then walk towards him^asws until you come to him^asws from its front side, so turn your face towards his^asws face, and make the Qiblah to be between your shoulders, then say, ‘The greetings be upon you^asws, O Proof of Allah^azwj, and son^asws of His^azwj Proof. The greetings be upon you^asws, O the one (who was) killed for (the sake of) Allah^azwj, and a son^asws of the one^asws (who was) killed for Him^azwj. The greetings be upon you^asws, of helper of Allah^azwj and a son^asws of His^azwj helper. The greetings be upon you^asws, O the most oppressed ones of the oppressed ones of Allah^azwj in the skies and the earth. I testify that your^asws blood would settle in the eternity, and the shades of the Throne would shudder for it, and they would be crying for it, the entirety of the creatures, and they would cry for it, the seven skies and the seven firmaments and whatever is within them, and whatever is in between them, and the ones who move about in the Paradise and the Fire, from the creatures of our Lord^azwj, and what can be seen and what cannot be seen. I testify that you^asws are the Proof of Allah^azwj and a son^asws of His^azwj Proof. And I testify that you are the one (who was) killed for (the sake of) Allah^azwj and a son^asws of the one^asws (was) killed for Him^azwj. And I testify that you^asws are a helper of Allah^azwj and a son^asws of His^azwj helpers. And I testify that you^asws are the most oppressed one of the oppressed ones of Allah^azwj in the skies and the earth. And I testify that you^asws have delivered, and preached, and were loyal and accomplished, and struggled in the Way of Allah^azwj, and passed away for which you^asws were martyred upon, and were seeking martyrdom, and were a witness, and were witnessed’. I am a servant of Allah^azwj and your^asws slave, and in your^asws obedience, and the delegate to you^asws, seeking the perfection status in the Presence of Allah^azwj, and steadfast in the emigration to you^asws, and the Way which there is no wavering besides you^asws from the entry into being in your^asws responsibility which you^asws have been Commanded with for the ones whom Allah^azwj so Intends, beginning with you^asws. Through you^asws, Allah^azwj Exposes the lies, and through you^asws does Allah^azwj Distances the era of the dogs, and by you^asws does Allah^azwj Grant victory, and by you^asws Allah^azwj Ends (matters), and by you^asws He^azwj Deletes whatever He^azwj so Desires to, and by you^asws He^azwj Affirms, and by you^asws He^azwj Repels the humiliation from our necks, and by you^asws Allah^azwj Causes all the Believers to realise justice seeking by it, and by you^asws does the earth grow its trees, and by you^asws the trees bring out their fruits, and by you^asws does the sky send down its drops and its sustenance, and by you^asws does Allah^azwj Remove the worries, and by you^asws Allah^azwj Sends down the rain, and by you^asws the earth does the earth subside carrying your^asws bodies, and the mountains come to a rest from its anchorages. The Intentions of the Lord^azwj in the Ordainment of His^azwj affairs descends to you^asws, and gets implemented from your^asws houses, and the implementation about what decisions are to be made from the regulations of the servants. Curse be upon the community which murdered you^asws, and the community which opposed you^asws, and the community which fought against your^asws Wilayah, and the community which were openly against you^asws, and the community who witnessed and did not seek martyrdom. Praise be to Allah^azwj Who Made the Fire to be their dwelling, and evil is the return of the returners, and evil is the return of the returning ones; and the Praise is for Allah^azwj, Lord^azwj of the worlds, and Blessings be upon you^asws, O Abu Abdullah^asws. I am from the ones who disavow from those who opposed you^asws’ – (saying it) three times. Then you should arise and go to his^asws son Ali^as, and he^as^ws is by his^asws feet, so you should be saying, ‘The greetings be upon you^as^ws, O son^as^ws of Rasool-Allah^saww! The greetings be upon you^as^ws, O son^as^ws of Amir Al-Momineen^asws. The greetings be upon you^as^ws O son^as of Al-Hassan^asws and Al-Husayn^asws. The greetings be upon you^as^ws O son^as^ws of Khadeeja^as^ws and Fatima^asws. May Allah^azwj Curse the one who murdered you^as’ – saying it three times. ‘I am, to Allah^azwj, disavowing from them’ – three times. Then arise and gesture towards the martyrs and you should be saying, ‘The greetings be upon you’ – three times. ‘You succeeded, by Allah^azwj, you succeeded, by Allah^azwj! And if only I was with you all, so I would have succeeded with a great success’. Then turn around, so made the grave of Abu Abdullah^asws to be in front of you^asws, and Pray six Cycles of <span class="iTxt">Salaat</span>, and you would have completed your <span class="iTxt">Ziyarah</span>. Thus, if you so desire to, so leave’.

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