The Angels pray for Visitors

Imām Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq^(a) narrates: “There are four thousand disheveled angels covered with dust by the grave of al-Ḥusayn^(a). They weep over Him and will continue to do so until the Day of Judgment. Their leader is an angel named Manṣūr. These angels receive all who come for the ziyārah of al-Ḥusayn^(a) and the angels accompany them when they bid farewell to al-Ḥusayn^(a). The angels visit them if they become ill and pray over them at their funerals and seek forgiveness for them after their death.”

Imām Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq^(a) narrates: “Allāh^(s) has devoted seventy thousand disheveled angels covered with dust to send blessings upon al-Ḥusayn^(a) every day. They prayer for those who perform his ziyārah by saying, “O’ Lord! These are the visitors of al-Ḥusayn^(a)! Do this or that for them and reward them with this or that.”

Imām Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq^(a): “Do not neglect the ziyārah of al-Ḥusayn^(a). Do you not desire to be amongst those the angels pray for?”

Abān b. Taghlib narrates that Imām Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq^(a) said: “It is as if I can see al-Qāʾim^(a) in Najaf next to Kūfa wearing the armor of Rasūl Allāh^(s). He will shake the armor and then it will wrap itself around him. Then he will cover it with a robe made of embroidery. He will be riding a jet-black horse with a cluster of flowers upon its forehead. He will jump while riding the horse in such a way that the people in every land will be able to see him as if He were in their own land. Then he will unfold the flag of Rasūl Allāh^(s). The pole of the flag is from the pillars of the ‘Arsh while the rest is from the victory of Allāh. Allāh will destroy whatever he points the flag towards. When he waves the flag, the heart of every believer will become like a strong piece of iron and each will be given the strength of forty men. Every believer who has died will feel content in his grave. The believers who have died will begin visiting one another in their graves and will give glad tidings to one another regarding the rising of al-Qāʾim^(a). Then thirteen thousand three hundred and thirteen angels will join al-Qāʾim^(a).

Abān b. Taghlib asked, “This many angels will join Him?”

Imām^(a) replied, “Yes. These are the angels who were with Noah^(a) in the Ark¹, with Abraham^(a) when he was cast into the fire², with Moses^(a) when he split the sea for Bani Israel³, and were with Jesus^(a) when Allāh ascended him⁴. Amongst these angels are the “five thousands angels of terrific onslaught”⁵, and the “one thousand angels who came rank upon rank”⁶ with Rasūl Allāh^(s), the three hundred and thirteen angels who fought at the battle of Badr, and the four thousand angels who descended to fight alongside al-Ḥusayn^(a) but were not given permission to fight. These four thousand remain by the grave of al-Ḥusayn^(a) disheveled and covered in dust. They weep over him and will continue to do so until the Day of Judgment. Their leader is an angel named Manṣūr.

These angels receive whoever comes for the ziyārah of al-Ḥusayn^(a) and the angels accompany the visitors when they bid farewell to al-Ḥusayn^(a). The angels visit them when they fall ill, pray over them at their funerals when they die, and seek forgiveness for them after their death. All of these angels wait upon the earth for the reappearance of Al-Qāʾim^(a).”

'Anbasa narrates: I heard Imām Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq^(a) say: “Allāh has seventy thousand angels devoted to the grave of al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī^(a) who worship Him (i.e. Allāh) beside the grave of al-Ḥusayn^(a). Each of their prayers is equal to one thousand prayers of a human being, and the reward for their prayers is recorded for those who perform the ziyārah of the grave of al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī^(a). May the curse of Allāh, the curse of the angels, and the curse of the people be upon those who slaughtered al-Ḥusayn^(a) for all of eternity.