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Equal to performing ʿUmrah
Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Abū Naṣr narrates: “Some of our companions asked Imām al-Riḍā(a) regarding the reward for those who perform the ziyārah of the grave of al-Ḥusayn(a).” Imām(a) replied, “It is equal to ʿUmrah.”
Abu Saʿīd al-Medainī narrates: I went to Imām Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq(a) and asked, “May I be sacrificed for you! Should I perform the ziyārah of the grave of al-Ḥusayn(a)?”
Imām(a) replied, “O’ Abu Saʿīd! Yes! Perform the ziyārah of the grave of the son of Rasūl Allāh( s); the most blessed of the blessed ones, the most pure of the pure ones, and the most pious of the pious ones. If you perform his ziyārah, twenty-two ʿUmrah will be recorded for you.”
Muḥammad Ibn Sinān narrates: I heard Imām al-Riḍā(a) say, “Performing the ziyārah of the grave of al-Ḥusayn(a) is equal to performing a purified and accepted ʿUmrah.”
Ḥasan b. Jahm narrates: I asked Imām al-Riḍā(a), “What do you say regarding the reward for performing the ziyārah of the grave of al-Ḥusayn(a)?”
Imām(a) replied, “What are your thoughts about it?” I said, “Some say it is equal to performing one Ḥajj while others say it is equal to performing one ʿUmrah.”
Imām(a) said, “It is equal to performing an accepted ʿUmrah.”
Abū al-Bilād narrates: I asked Imām al-Riḍā(a) regarding the ziyārah of the grave of al-Ḥusayn( a). Imām(a) replied, “What are your thoughts on it?” I replied, “We say it is equal to performing a Ḥajj and an ʿUmrah.” Imām(a) replied, “It is equal to performing one ʿUmrah.”
Ṣafwān b. Yahyā narrates: I asked Imām al-Riḍā(a), “What is the reward for performing the ziyārah of the grave of al-Ḥusayn(a)?” Imām(a) replied, “It is equal to performing one ʿUmrah.”
Muḥammad b. Sinān narrates: I heard Imām al-Riḍā(a) say, “Performing the ziyārah of the grave of al-Ḥusayn(a) is equal to performing a purified and accepted ʿUmrah.”
Imraki b. ʿAlī narrates from some of his companions who narrate from one of the Imāms(a) who said, “Performing four ʿUmrah is equal to performing one Ḥajj and performing the ziyārah of the grave of al-Ḥusayn( a) is equal to performing one ʿUmrah.”
Abū Rabāb narrates: I asked Imām Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq(a) regarding the ziyārah of the grave of al-Ḥusayn( a). Imām(a) replied, “It is equal to performing an ʿUmrah and one is not permitted to stay away from performing it for more than four years.”