The Ziyārah of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali and How It Should Be Performed — Hadith 2

2. My father, ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain, and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan all narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Qāsim ibn Yaḥyā, from Ḥasan ibn Rāshid, from Ḥusain ibn Thuwayr ibn Abī Fākhitah, who said: Yūnus ibn Żabyān, Mufaďďal ibn ‘Umar, Abū Salamah Al-Sarrāj, and I were sitting with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a. s. )). Yūnus was the eldest among us and he spoke (to the Imam (a. s. )) on our behalf. Yūnus asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! What should I say when I attend the gatherings of these people – referring to Banī Abbās? ” Imam (a. s. ) replied, “When you attend their gatherings, extol us and then say, ‘O Allāh! Grant us ease and pleasure. ’ Verily if you do this, you will see that which you want. ” I (Ḥusain ibn Thuwayr) asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! I remember Ḥusain (a. s. ) increasingly. What should I say (when I remember him)? ” Imam (a. s. ) replied: You should repeat three times, “Salām to you, O Abā ‘Abdillāh. ” Verily Salām reaches Ḥusain (a. s. ) from near and far. Verily when Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Ḥusain (a. s. )) died, the seven heavens, the seven earths, everything within them, everything between them, everyone who moves in Paradise and in Hell from among the creation of our Lord, and everything which can be seen and everything which cannot be seen, cried over Abī ‘Abdillāh except for three things. I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! What are those three things? ” Imam (a. s. ) replied, “Basra, Damascus, and the family of ‘Uthmān. ” I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! I want to go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a. s. ). How should I perform the Ziyārah and what should I recite? ” Imam (a. s. ) said: When you go to (the Ziyārah of) Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Ḥusain (a. s. )), perform a Ghusl on the shores of the Euphrates (River) and wear your most purified clothes. Then walk barefoot (toward the grave) because you are (walking) in one of the Ḥarams of Allāh and His Messenger (s. a. a. w. ). You should increasingly recite Takbīr and TAHLǏL and increasingly glorify and sanctify Allāh. Send blessings on Muḥammad (s. a. a. w. ) and his family until you arrive at the door of the Ḥā`ir. Then recite (the following): Salām to you, O Allāh’s Decisive Proof and son of His Decisive Proof. Salām to you, O Allāh’s angels who are the Zuwwār of the grave of the son of Allāh’s Prophet (s. a. a. w