Reward of the Ziyarat of the graves of Imams (a.s.)
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أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِیِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ الْوَشَّاءِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلرِّضَا ع مَا لِمَنْ أَتَی قَبْرَ أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّهِ ع قَالَ لَهُ مِثْلُ مَا لِمَنْ أَتَی قَبْرَ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ فَقُلْتُ مَا لِمَنْ زَارَ قَبْرَ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ ع قَالَ لَهُ مِثْلُ مَا لِمَنْ زَارَ قَبْرَ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع.
1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Abi Abdillah al-Barqi from al-Hassan b. Ali al-Washa who said: “He will get the reward of the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.).” He asked, “What is the reward of a person performing Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s.).” Imam (a.s.) responded, “He will get the reward of performing the Ziyarat of the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.).”
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حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَهْزِیَارَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع مَا لِمَنْ أَتَی قَبْرَ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ الْجَنَّهُ وَ اللَّهِ.
2. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from al-Abbas b. Ma’ruf from Ali b. Mahziyar who said: The narrator asked Imam Jawad (a.s.), “What is the reward of performing Ziyarat of Imam Ridha (a.s.)?” He replied, “By Allah, his destination is Paradise.”
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حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ غِیَاثٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی نَصْرٍ الْبَزَنْطِیِّ قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ کِتَابَ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع أَبْلِغْ شِیعَتِی أَنَّ زِیَارَتِی تَعْدِلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَلْفَ حِجَّهٍ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِی جَعْفَرٍ ع أَلْفَ حِجَّهٍ قَالَ إِی وَ اللَّهِ وَ أَلْفَا حِجَّهٍ لِمَنْ زَارَهُ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع مَنْ زَارَ وَاحِداً مِنَّا کَانَ کَمَنْ زَارَ الْحُسَیْنَ ع.
3. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to us by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ghiyath from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Abi Nasr al-Bazanti who said: It is narrated that a letter of Imam Ridha (a.s.) contained the following text: “Convey to my Shias that the reward of my Ziyarat equals to one thousand Hajjs.” The narrator asked Imam Jawad (a.s.), “Is it equal to a thousand Hajjs?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Yes, one who performs his Ziyarat knowing his right this act is equal to a million Hajjs.” Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says that one who performs the Ziyarat of any one of us will get the reward of the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.).”