Merits

Dāwūd al-Sarmī narrates: I heard Imām Muḥammad al-Taqī^(a) say: “Those who perform the ziyārah of the grave of my father will be rewarded with paradise.”

Ḥamdān al-Diswā’ī narrates: I went to Imām Muḥammad al-Taqī^(a) and asked, “What is the reward for those who perform the ziyārah of your father in Ṭūs¹?”

Imām^(a) replied, “Allāh forgives the past and future sins of those who perform the ziyārah of the grave of my father in Ṭūs.”

Afterwards, I met with Ayyūb b. Nūḥ and said to him, “O Abul Al-Ḥusayn! I heard my master Imām Muḥammad al-Taqī^{( a)} say, “Allāh forgives the past and future sins of those who perform the Ziyārah of the grave of His Father^(a) in Ṭūs.”

Ayyūb said, “Should I tell you what I heard?” I replied, “Yes.” Ayyūb said, “I heard Imām Muḥammad al-Taqī^{( a)} say, “On the Day of Judgment, a pulpit will be placed beside that of Rasūl Allāh^(s) for those who perform the ziyārah of my father (i.e. Imām al-Riḍā). And they will sit upon this pulpit while the rest of the people face reckoning.”

Imām al-Riḍā^(a) narrates: “Those who come to my ziyārah even though my house is far and my grave is distant will be visited by me on three occasions on the Day of Judgment and I will save them from its terrors. The first occasion is when the books will be distributed to the right and to the left, the second is on the Ṣirāṭ², and the third is at the Mīzān³.”

Alī b. ʿAbd Allāh b. Qutrub narrates: One day when the children of Imām Mūsā al-Kāẓim^(a) were gathered around him, his son Imām al-Riḍā^(a), who was still young at the time, passed by. Imām al-Kāẓim^{( a)} said, “This son of mine will leave this world while being alone and in a distant land. Those perform his ziyārah while submitting their self to him and recognising gis rights will be regarded by Allāh^(s) as one of the martyrs of the battle of Badr.”

Ḥamdān b. Isḥāq narrates: I heard Imām Muḥammad al-Taqī^(a) say, “Allāh forgives the past and future sins of those who perform the ziyārah of the grave of my father in Ṭūs.”

After performing the ziyārah, I went for Ḥajj where I met Ayyūb b. Nūḥ who said to me, “Imām Muḥammad al-Taqī^{( a)} said, “Allāh forgives the past and future sins of those who perform the ziyārah of the grave of my father in Ṭūs and on the Day of Judgment Allāh will set a pulpit for them beside that of Rasūl Allāh^(s) and Ali^{( a)}. They will remain there while Allāh finishes the reckoning of the creation.” Later, I met with Ayyūb b. Nūḥ again. He had come for the ziyārah of Imām al-Riḍā^(a) and Ayyūb said, “I have come seeking the pulpit.”

Muḥammad b. Sulaymān narrates: I said to Imām Muḥammad al-Taqī^(a): If a person decides to perform the obligatory Ḥajj after he had performed the ʿUmrah, and with the help of Allāh, the person is able to complete the Ḥajj and ʿUmrah. Then if he goes to Medina and visits Rasūl Allāh^(s), then comes to you while acknowledging your rights; knowing that you are Allāh’s proof upon his creation and that you are the door that leads to Allāh and visits you. Then he goes to perform the ziyārah of Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn^(a). Then the person goes to Baghdad and visits Imām Mūsā al-Kāẓim^(a) and then returns to his home country. If Allāh provides the person with enough sustenance so that the following year, he is able to go for Ḥajj again, is it better for the person to repeat the Ḥajj in the same way he did the year before or should he go to Khorasan for the ziyārah of your father Imām al-Riḍā^(a) and visit him?”

Imām^(a) replied, “It is better for him to go to Khorasan and visit Imām al-Riḍā^(a). However he should go in the month of Rajab, but at the moment, this is not applicable because there is fear for you from the king as performing our ziyārah enrages him.”

ʿAlī b. Mahziyār narrates: I asked Imām Muḥammad al-Taqī^(a), “What is the reward for those who perform the ziyārah of the grave of Imām al-Riḍā^(a)?”

Imām^(a) replied, “I swear by Allāh their reward is paradise.”

Naṣr al-Bizantī narrates: I read the following in a letter from Imām al-Riḍā^(a): “Tell my Shīʿa that performing my ziyārah is equal to performing one thousand Ḥajj in the eyes of Allāh.”

I asked Imām Muḥammad al-Taqī^(a), “One thousand Ḥajj?” Imām^(a) replied, “I swear by Allāh, and the reward for those who perform his ziyārah while recognising his rights is equivalent to one million Ḥajj.”

Imām Mūsā al-Kāẓim^(a) narrates: “Those who perform the ziyārah of this son of mine (pointing towards Imām al-Riḍā) will be rewarded with paradise.”

Yahyā b. Sulaymān al-Māzinī narrates: Imām Mūsā al-Kāẓim^(a) said, “Allāh will record seventy accepted Ḥajj for those who perform the ziyārah of the grave of my son Imām al-Riḍā^(a).”

I asked, “Seventy Ḥajj?”

Imām^(a) replied, “Yes, or even seven hundred Ḥajj.”

I asked, “Seven hundred Ḥajj?”

Imām^(a) replied, “Yes, or even seventy thousand Ḥajj.”

I asked, “Seventy thousand Ḥajj?”

Imām^(a) replied, “Yes. Just because you go for Ḥajj does not mean it is always accepted, but those who perform his ziyārah and spend the night beside him are like those who perform the ziyārah of Allāh on his throne.”

I asked, “Like the ones who perform the ziyārah of Allāh on his throne?”

Imām^(a) replied, “Yes. On the Day of Judgment, there will be four people from the previous nations and four people from the last nation at the throne of Allāh. The four from the previous nations are Nūḥ^(a), Ibrahim^(a), Mūsā^(a), and Isā^(a). The four from the last nations are Muḥammad^{( s)}, ʿAlī^(a), al-Ḥasan^(a), and al-Ḥusayn^(a). A barrier will be extended and only those who have performed the ziyārah of the graves of the Imāms^(a) will sit with us. The highest ranking ones and those closest to us will be the ones who have performed the ziyārah of the grave of my son, Imām al-Riḍā^(a).”