Merits

Equal to performing ʿUmrah

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  • Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Abū Naṣr relates: "When we asked Imām Riḍā(a) about the reward for visiting Ḥusayn's grave, he responded, 'It holds the same merit as an ʿUmrah.'"
  • Narrated by Abu Saʿīd Medainī: "I inquired of Imām Ṣādiq(a), 'Should I perform ziyārah to Ḥusayn's grave?' The Imām(a) replied, 'Indeed, Abu Saʿīd! Visit the grave of the Prophet's son, the most blessed, the purest, and the most devout. If you do, you'll receive the reward of twenty-two ʿUmrah.'"
  • As narrated by Muḥammad Ibn Sinān: "I heard Imām Riḍā(a) advise, 'Ziyārah of Ḥusayn's grave holds the same spiritual value as an accepted and pure ʿUmrah.'"
  • Ḥasan b. Jahm shares: "Upon asking Imām Riḍā(a) about the reward for the ziyārah of Ḥusayn's grave, the Imām(a) sought my thoughts. I suggested that some equate it to one Ḥajj, others to an ʿUmrah. He clarified, 'It holds the value of an accepted ʿUmrah.'"
  • Abūl Bilād recounts: "I asked Imām Riḍā(a) about the ziyārah of Ḥusayn's grave. The Imām(a) asked my opinion, to which I replied, 'We believe it to be equal to a Ḥajj and an ʿUmrah.' He corrected, 'It is as performing one ʿUmrah.'"
  • Narrated by Ṣafwān b. Yahyā: "When I asked Imām Riḍā(a) about the reward of the ziyārah of Ḥusayn's grave, he answered, 'It's comparable to performing one ʿUmrah.'"
  • Narrated by Muḥammad b. Sinān: "I remember hearing Imām Riḍā(a) assert that performing ziyārah to Ḥusayn's grave equates to performing a cleansed and acknowledged ʿUmrah."
  • Imraki b. ʿAlī quotes from his companions, who narrate from Imām(a): "Four ʿUmrah are equivalent to one Ḥajj, and a ziyārah to Ḥusayn's grave equals one ʿUmrah."
  • As shared by Abū Rabāb: "When I inquired of Imām Ṣādiq(a) about ziyārah of Ḥusayn's grave, the Imām(a) explained, 'It's equivalent to an ʿUmrah, and one shouldn't let more than four years pass without making the pilgrimage.'"