The Exceptional Narrations — Hadith 1

1. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a. s. )) said to me: There is a blessing close to you (people) which has not been given to anyone else. However, I do not think that you understand its true value, you do not adhere to it, nor are you committed to it. Verily there are a dedicated group of people for this blessing who have been identified by their names, and Allāh, with His Mercy and Compassion, has willed a happy ending for them and He has bestowed this blessing on them without any will nor power from themselves. I asked, “May I sacrifice myself for you! What is this blessing that you have described for us but have not named? ” Imam (a. s. ) replied, “The Ziyārah of my grandfather, Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a. s. ). ” Imam (a. s. ) added: Verily he is the lonely one in the remote land. Those who go to his Ziyārah, weep over him. And those who do not go to his Ziyārah, grieve over him. Those who have not seen him (his grave) are devastated with anguish over him, and those who look at the grave of his son (‘Ali Al-Akbar (a. s. )) next to his feet in that desert, sympathize with him. He had no family in that land nor any intimate friend and the people of disbelief denied his rights, neglected him, and rose against him. They killed him and they left his body (unburied) to be eaten by beasts. They forbade him from drinking from the water of the Euphrates (River) from which even the dogs could drink. They neglected their obligations toward the Messenger of Allāh (s. a. a. w. ) and they ignored the orders of the Messenger of Allāh (s. a. a. w. ) about him and his family. He (Imam Ḥusain (a. s. )) was eventually abandoned in his grave, and he was struck down on layers of dust among his family members and his Shia. He is alone and far away from his grandfather (s. a. a. w. ) (in Madīnah), after having been c