The Rewards and the Merits of Establishing Prayers in the Mosque of Kūfah and the Mosque of Sahlah — Hadith 12

12. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from Ḥanān ibn Sadīr, who said: I was with Abī Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a. s. )) when a man entered, said Salām to the Imam (a. s. ), and sat down. “Where are you from? ” Imam (a. s. ) asked the man. “I am from Kūfah. I believe in your Wilāyah and I am one of your lovers, ” the man said. “Do you establish all of your prayers in the Mosque of Kūfah? ” Imam (a. s. ) asked. “No, ” the man replied. “Verily you are deprived of the good (blessings), ” Imam (a. s. ) said. Then the Imam (a. s. ) asked, “Do you perform a Ghusl once a day with the water of the Euphrates River which is close to you? ” “No, ” the man replied. “What about once a week? ” Imam (a. s. ) asked. “No, ” the man replied. “What about once a month? ” Imam (a. s. ) asked. “No, ” the man replied. “What about once a year? ” Imam (a. s. ) asked. “No, ” the man replied. “Verily you are deprived of the good (blessings), ” Imam (a. s. ) said. Then the Imam (a. s. ) asked, “Do you go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a. s. ) once a week? ” “No, ” the man replied. “What about once a month? ” Imam (a. s. ) asked. “No, ” the man replied. “What about once a year? ” Imam (a. s. ) asked. “No, ” the man replied. “Verily you are deprived of the good (blessings), ” Imam (a. s. ) said.