The Ziyārah of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali and How It Should Be Performed — Hadith 1

1. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz Al-Kūfi narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Abī Najrān, from Yazīd ibn Isḥāqa Sha’ar, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Aťiyyah, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a. s. )) said: When you enter the Ḥā`ir, recite (the following): O Allāh! You have honoured and dignified me by (allowing me to be in) this position. O Allāh! Grant me that which I long for based on my true belief in You and in Your messengers. Salām of Allāh be upon you, O son of the Messenger of Allāh. And Salām of the angels be upon you along with the Purified and the Blessed greetings which reach you at all times. Salām be upon Allāh’s High-Ranked Angels. Salām be upon those whose hearts are submissive to you and whose tongues speak of your merits. I testify that you are truthful and veracious. You were truthful about that which you invited (the people) to and you were truthful in that which you brought forth. Verily Allāh is the avenger of your blood on earth, the blood which cannot be avenged on earth except through (the hands of) your supporters. O Allāh! Make me love witnessing their sites and being in their presence until you allow me to join them and to be at their service, and make me among their followers in this life and in the Hereafter. Then walk a short distance and say “Allāhu Akbar” seven times. Then stop next to the grave and recite (the following): Sanctified is He whom the MULK and the MALAKŪT sanctify and whose names are glorified by all of His creation. Sanctified is Allāh, the King, the Holy, and the Lord of the angels and the (Holy) Spirit. O Allāh! Register me among Your visitors who have come to the best of Your places and to the best of Your creation. O Allāh! Curse the Jibt and the Ťāghūt and curse their followers and those who adhere to them. O Allāh! Allow me to witness all of the blessed sites in the company of the family of Your Prophet (a. s. ). O Allāh! Make me die as a Muslim and allow me to have a sure footing with the remaining heirs from among Your righteous slaves “who inherit Firdaws where they shall abide eternally” (23: 11). Then say “Allāhu Akbar” five times, walk a short distance, and recite (the following): O Allāh! I believe in You and I am certain about Your promise. O