How Those Who Live Far (from the Grave of Ĥusain ) Should Perform His Ziyārah — Hadith 7

7. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from Aḥmad ibn Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Barqi, from his father, who narrated that: Ḥanān ibn Sadīr Al-Sayrafi went to (visit) Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a. s. )) when a group of his companions were with him. Imam (a. s. ) asked him, “O Ḥanān ibn Sadīr! Do you perform the Ziyārah of Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Ḥusain (a. s. )) once every month? ” Ḥanān replied, “No. ” Imam (a. s. ) asked, “What about once every two months? ” Ḥanān replied, “No. ” Imam (a. s. ) asked, “What about once a year? ” Ḥanān replied, “No. ” Imam (a. s. ) said, “How negligent you people are toward your master! ! ! ” Ḥanān said, “O son of the Messenger of Allāh! It is because of lack of wealth and the greatness of the distance. ” Imam (a. s. ) said, “Should I not teach you an accepted Ziyārah even from a great distance? ! ” Ḥanān asked, “How should I perform his Ziyārah, O son of the Messenger of Allāh? ” Imam (a. s. ) replied: Perform a Ghusl on a Friday or any other day you wish, wear the most purified of your clothes, ascend to the highest place in your house or in a desert, and then face the Qiblah after ensuring that the grave is also in the same direction, for Allāh, the Blessed and the Exalted, says, “Wherever you turn, there is the face of Allāh” (2: 115). Then say: Salām to you, O my master and the son of my master and O my leader and the son of my leader. Salām to you, O my master, the Martyr and son of the Martyr, the Slain (One) and the son of the Slain (One). Salām to you and (may) Allāh’s Mercy and Blessings be upon you. I am performing your Ziyārah, O son of the Messenger of Allāh with my heart, my tongue, and my organs although I have not come to your Ziyārah physically where I can see your dome. Salām to you, O heir of Ādam, the Chosen Slave of Allāh; And O heir of Nūḥ, the Prophet of Allāh; And O heir of Ibrāhīm, the Friend of Allāh; And O he