ZIYARAT OF IMAM AL HASAN AL ASKARI (A)

Shaykh al-Tusi has reported through a considerable chain of authority that Imam al-Hasan al-’Askari (‘a) said, “My grave will be in Surra-man-Ra’a (currently Samarra’). It will be shelter for the people of the two parties.” Explaining this saying, Shaykh al-Majlisi says that ‘people of the two parties’ means the Shi’ah and the Sunnah. This means that the virtue of the Imam (‘a) includes both his adherents and his enemies. Similarly, the holy tomb of Imam al-Kazim and Imam al-Jawad is shelter for the people of Baghdad.

Sayyid Ibn Tawus says that once you intend to visit the holy tomb of Imam al-Hasan al-’Askari (‘a), you may do all the prefatory acts of visiting Imam ‘Ali al-Hadi (‘a), as previously cited.

You may then stop at the tomb and say the following words:

You may then kiss the tomb, place your right and then left cheeks on it, and say the following words:

You may then offer the two-unit prayer of ziyarah. When you accomplish, you may say the following supplicatory prayer:

You may then pray the Almighty for anything you like for yourself and your brethren-in-faith.