Best of All Deeds

Sālim b. Mukram Jamāl recounts his exchange with Imām Ṣādiq^(a): "When I questioned the Imām about the value of visiting the grave of Ḥusayn^(a), his response was succinct yet profound: 'It is the most meritorious of all actions.'"

Imām Ṣādiq^(a) was once heard to say: "Visiting the grave of Ḥusayn^(a) is the action most cherished by Allah. Aiding a fellow believer is another act He highly esteems. And the closest a servant can be to Allah is during a tearful prostration."