The Exceptional Narrations — Hadith 9

9. Ḥusain ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Āmir narrated to me from Mu’allā ibn Muḥammad Al-Basri, from ‘Ali ibn Asbāť, from Ḥasan ibn Jahm, who said: I asked Abal Ḥasan (Imam Riďā (a. s. )), “Which one is better: going to Makkah but not going to Madīnah or going to (the Ziyārah of) the Prophet (s. a. a. w. ) but not going to Makkah? ” Imam (a. s. ) said, “What do you think? ” I said, “We believe that (even going to the Ziyārah of) Ḥusain (a. s. ) is better (than going to Makkah), let alone (going to the Ziyārah of) the Prophet (s. a. a. w. ). ” Imam (a. s. ) said: Now that you said this, then know that one Eid day when Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sadiq (a. s. )) was in Madīnah, he went to (the grave of) the Prophet (s. a. a. w. ) and said Salām to him. He told those who were with him, “Verily we have been elevated above all people in every land including Makkah and every other city for having said Salām to the Messenger of Allāh (s. a. a. w. ). ”