1ST ZIYARAT OF IMAM HUSAIN (A)
Shaykh Kulaini (a.r.) has narrated in Kaafi from his chains of narrators from Husain bin Sowair (r.a.) that he said: If I, Yunus bin Zabyaan, Mufazzal ibne Umar and Abu Salma Sarraaj were sitting with Imam Sadiq bin Mohammad (a.s.). Our representative was Yunus as he was senior-most in age among us. He asked Imam (a.s.): May I be sacrificed for you, I go to the assembly of the community, that is the progeny of Abbas, what should I say there? Imam (a.s.) replied:
When you go there remember us and say:
Then whatever reward you want in the hereafter, you will get it.
The narrator says that I asked: May I be sacrificed on you, I often remember Imam Husain (a.s.), what should I say at that time? He (a.s.) replied:
صَلَّی اللّٰہُ عَلَیْكَ یَا اَبَا عَبْدِ اللّٰہِ۔
Say thrice:
O Abu Abdillah! May Allah bestow His mercy on you. Because salutation reaches him whether sent to him from near or at a distance.
Then Imam (a.s.) said:
At the time of the martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.), the dwellers of the seven heavens and seven earths, the inmates of Paradise and Hell and all the visible and invisible creatures of Allah wept, but three things did not weep upon him.
I asked: May I be sacrificed on you what are those three things? He (a.s.) replied:
Basra, Damascus and the progeny of Usmaan did not weep on him.
I asked: May I be sacrificed on you what should I say when I go for his Ziarat? And what I should do? He (a.s.) replied:
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا حُجَّۃَ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ حُجَّتِهٖ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكُمْ یَا مَلَآئِكَۃَ اللهِ وَ زُوَّارَ قَبْرِ ابْنِ نَبِیِّ اللهِ
When you go for his Ziarat you should perform Ghusl on the banks of Furaat and wear your ritually pure dress, then proceed barefoot, indeed you are in one of the sanctuaries of Allah and the Prophet and as much as possible while walking you should recite: ALLAAHO AKBARO and LAA ELAAHA ILLAL LAAHO. Praise Allah's greatness in every utterance. Send blessings on Mohammad (s.a.w.a.) and his Ahle Bayt (a.s.) till you reach the gate of the shrine. Then recite:
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا حُجَّۃَ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ حُجَّتِهٖ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا قَتِیْلَ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ قَتِیْلِهٖ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا ثَارَ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ ثَارِهٖ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا وِتْرَ اللهِ الْمَوْتُوْرَ فِی السَّمٰوَاتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ اَشْھَدُ اَنَّ دَمَكَ سَكَنَ فِیْ الْخُلْدِ وَ اقْشَعَرَّتْ لَهٗ اَظِلَّۃُ الْعَرْشِ وَ بَكٰی لَهٗ جَمِیْعُ الْخَلَایِقِ وَ بَكَتْ لَهُ السَّمٰوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَ الْاَرَضُوْنَ السَّبْعُ وَ مَا فِیْھِنَّ وَ مَا بَیْنَھُنَّ وَ مَنْ یَّتَقَلَّبُ فِی الْجَنَّۃِ وَ النَّارِ مِنْ خَلْقِ رَبِّنَا وَ مَا یُرٰی وَ مَا لَا یُرٰی اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ حُجَّۃُ اللهِ وَ ابْنُ حُجَّتِهٖ وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ قَتِیْلُ اللهِ وَ ابْنُ قَتِیْلِهٖ وَ اَشْھَدُ اَنَّكَ ثَارُ اللهِ وَ ابْنُ ثَارِهٖ وَ اَشْھَدُ اَنَّكَ وِتْرُ اللهِ الْمَوْتُوْرُ فِی السَّمٰوَاتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ وَ اَشْھَدُ اَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ وَ نَصَحْتَ وَ وَفَیْتَ وَ اَوْفَیْتَ وَ جَاھَدْتَ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللهِ وَ مَضَیْتَ لِلَّذِیْ كُنْتَ عَلَیْهِ شَھِیْدًا وَ مُسْتَشْھِدًا وَ شَاھِدًا وَ مَشْھُوْدًا اَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ وَ مَوْلَاكَ وَ فِیْ طَاعَتِكَ وَ الْوَافِدُ اِلَیْكَ اَلْتَمِسُ كَمَالَ الْمَنْزِلَۃِ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَ ثَبَاتَ الْقَدَمِ فِیْ الْھِجْرَۃِ اِلَیْكَ وَ السَّبِیْلَ الَّذِیْ لَا یَخْتَلِجُ دُوْنَكَ مِنَ الدُّخُوْلِ فِیْ كِفَالَتِكَ الَّتِیْ اُمِرْتَ بِھَا مَنْ اَرَادَ اللهُ بَدَءَ بِكُمْ یُبَیِّنُ اللهُ الْكَذِبَ وَ بِكُمْ یُبَاعِدُ اللهُ الزَّمَانَ الْكَلِبَ وَ بِكُمْ فَتَحَ اللهُ وَ بِكُمْ یَخْتِمُ اللهُ وَ بِكُمْ یَمْحُوْ مَا یَشَآءُ وَ یُثْبِتُ وَ بِكُمْ یَفُكُّ الذُّلَّ مِنْ رِقَابِنَا وَ بِكُمْ یُدْرِكُ اللهُ تِرَۃَ كُلِّ مُوْمِنٍ یُطْلَبُ بِھَا وَ بِكُمْ تُنْبِتُ الْاَرْضُ اَشْجَارَھَا وَ بِكُمْ تُخْرِجُ الْاَرْضُ ثِمَارَھَا وَ بِكُمْ تُنْزِلُ السَّمَآءُ قَطَرَھَا وَ رِزْقَھَا وَ بِكُمْ یَكْشِفُ اللهُ الْكَرْبَ وَ بِكُمْ یُنَزِّلُ اللهُ الْغَیْثَ وَ بِكُمْ تُسَبِّحَُ الْاَرْضُ الَّتِیْ تَحْمِلُ اَبْدَانَكُمْ وَ تَسْتَقِرُّ جِبَالُھَا عَنْ مَرَاسِیْھَا اِرَادَۃُ الرَّبِّ فِیْ مَقَادِیْرِ اُمُوْرِهٖ تَھْبِطُ اِلَیْكُمْ وَ تَصْدُرُ مِنْ بُیُوْتِكُمْ وَ الصَّادِرُ عَمَّا فُصِّلَ مِنْ اَحْكَامِ الْعِبَادِ لُعِنَتْ اُمَّۃٌ قَتَلَتْكُمْ وَ اُمَّۃٌ خَالَفَتْكُمْ وَ اُمَّۃٌ حَجَدَتْ وِلَایَتَكُمْ وَ اُمَّۃٌ ظَاھَرَتْ عَلَیْكُمْ وَ اُمَّۃٌ شَھِدَتْ وَ لَمْ تُسْتَشْھَدْ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ جَعَلَ النَّارَ مَاْوٰیھُمْ وَ بِئْسَ الْوِرْدُ الْمَوْرُوْدُ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِیْنَ۔
Then move ten steps forward and then stop and say ALLAAHO AKBARO thrice, then move towards the grave and stand before the Imam while the Qibla should be between your two shoulders, that is your back is towards Qibla. Recite the following:
وَ صَلَّی اللهُ عَلَیْكَ یَا اَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ۔
Repeat thrice:
اَنَا اِلَی اللهِ مِمَّنْ خَالَفَكَ بَرِیْئٌ
Repeat thrice:
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَابْنَ اَمِیْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَابْنَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَیْنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَابْنَ خَدِیْجَۃَ وَ فَاطِمَۃَ صَلَّی اللهُ عَلَیْكَ لَعَنَ اللهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ
After this rise up and go near the grave of his son, Hazrat Ali Akbar bin al-Husain (a.s.), who is buried besides his father. And recite:
اَنَا اِلَی اللهِ مِنْھُمْ بَرِیْئٌ
Say thrice
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكُمْ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكُمْ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكُمْ فُزْتُمْ وَ اللهِ فُزْتُمْ وَ اللهِ فُزْتُمْ وَ اللهِ فَلَیْتَ اَنِّیْ مَعَكُمْ فَاَفُوْزَ فَوْزاً عَظِیْمًا۔
Rise up after this and point towards all the martyrs and say:
