1 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) لَا تَدَعْ إِتْيَانَ الْمَشَاهِدِ كُلِّهَا وَ مَسْجِدِ قُبَا فَإِنَّهُ الْمَسْجِدُ الَّذِي أُسِّسَ عَلَى التَّقْوى مِنْ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ وَ مَشْرَبَةِ أُمِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ مَسْجِدِ الْفَضِيخِ وَ قُبُورِ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَ مَسْجِدِ الْأَحْزَابِ وَ هُوَ مَسْجِدُ الْفَتْحِ وَ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ (ص) كَانَ إِذَا أَتَى قُبُورَ الشُّهَدَاءِ قَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِما صَبَرْتُمْ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الدّارِ وَ لْيَكُنْ فِيمَا تَقُولُ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْفَتْحِ يَا صَرِيخَ الْمَكْرُوبِينَ وَ يَا مُجِيبَ دَعْوَةِ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ اكْشِفْ عَنِّي غَمِّي وَ كَرْبِي وَ هَمِّي- كَمَا كَشَفْتَ عَنْ نَبِيِّكَ (ص) هَمَّهُ وَ غَمَّهُ وَ كَرْبَهُ وَ كَفَيْتَهُ هَوْلَ عَدُوِّهِ فِي هَذَا الْمَكَانِ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ وَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) وَ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ

1. Muĥammad ibn Ĥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from Ĥasan ibn Sa’ǐd, from Šafwān ibn Yaĥyā, Ibn Abǐ ‘Umayr, and Faďālah ibn Ayyūb, from Mu’āwiyah ibn ‘Ammār, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq (a.s.)) said: Do not neglect going to the sites (around Madǐnah) or the Mosque of Qubā, for it is the “mosque founded on piety from the very first day” (9:108). (Do not neglect) the Well of Um Ibrāhǐm, the Mosque of Faďǐkh, the graves of the martyrs, nor the Mosque of Aĥzāb which is the Mosque of Fatĥ. I was informed that when the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) would come to the graves of the martyrs (of the Battle of Uĥud), he would say:        “Salām to you for you patiently persevered. How excellent is the sequel of the eternal abode!” (13:24). Then Imam (a.s.) added: Recite the following (supplication) in the Mosque of Fatĥ along with the other (supplications) which you recite there.                          O succour of the anguished ones! O fulfiller of the prayers of the distressed ones! Relieve me from my grief, my agony, and my sadness just as You relieved Your Prophet from his grief, his agony, and his sadness, and You were sufficient for him against the terrors of his enemies in this place. The above Ĥadǐth has also been narrated to me through the following chains: A) Muĥammad ibn Ya’qūb, and ‘Ali ibn Ĥusain, both from ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhǐm ibn Hāshim, from his father, from Ibn Abǐ ‘Umayr, from Mu’āwiyah ibn ‘Ammār, from Abǐ ‘Abdillāh (a.s.). B) Muĥammad ibn Ya’qūb, from Muĥammad ibn Ismā’ǐl, from Faďl ibn Shādhān, from Šafwān ibn Yaĥyā, and from Ibn Abǐ ‘Umayr, from Mu’āwiyah ibn ‘Ammār, from Abǐ ‘Abdillāh (a.s.).

2 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ (رحمه الله) عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَمَّنْ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (ص) مَنْ أَتَى مَسْجِدِي مَسْجِدَ قُبَا فَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَجَعَ بِعُمْرَةٍ

2. My father, and Muĥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ĥimyari both narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ĥimyari, from Ibrāhǐm ibn Mahziyār, from his brother ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from Ĥasan (ibn Sa’ǐd Al-Ahwāzi), from ‘Abdillāh ibn Baĥr, from Ĥurayz, from someone who narrated to him, from Abǐ ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq (a.s.)), who said: The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) said: Those who come to my mosque, the Mosque of Qubā, and pray two Rak’ah in it, will receive the reward of performing an ‘Umrah.

3 حَدَّثَنِي جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ مَشَايِخِنَا عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) لِابْنِ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ وَ لَا تَدَعَنَّ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ الْمَشَاهِدَ كُلَّهَا وَ مَسْجِدَ قُبَا فَإِنَّهُ الْمَسْجِدُ الَّذِي أُسِّسَ عَلَى التَّقْوى مِنْ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ وَ مَشْرَبَةَ أُمِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ مَسْجِدَ الْفَضِيخِ وَ قُبُورَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَ مَسْجِدَ الْأَحْزَابِ وَ هُوَ مَسْجِدُ الْفَتْحِ

3. A group of our scholars narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ĥimyari, from Ibrāhǐm ibn Mahziyār, from his brother ‘Ali, from Ĥasan ibn Sa’ǐd, from Šafwān ibn Yaĥyā, Ibn Abǐ ‘Umayr, and Faďālah ibn Ayyūb, from Mu’āwiyah ibn ‘Ammār, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq (a.s.)) said to Ibn Abǐ Ya’fūr: Do not neglect going to the sites (around Madǐnah) or the Mosque of Qubā, for it is the “mosque founded on piety from the very first day.” (Do not neglect) the Well of Um Ibrāhǐm, the Mosque of Faďǐkh, the graves of the martyrs, nor the Mosque of Aĥzāb which is the Mosque of Fatĥ.

4 وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ بَعْضِهِمْ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ لَكَ مُقَامٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَأَتِمَّ الصَّلَاةَ وَ كَذَلِكَ أَيْضاً بِمَكَّةَ وَ إِنْ أَقَمْتَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَأَتِمَّ الصَّلَاةَ وَ إِذَا كَانَ لَكَ مُقَامٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ صُمْتَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ صُمْتَ يَوْمَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ وَ صَلِّ لَيْلَةَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ عِنْدَ أُسْطُوَانَةِ التَّوْبَةِ وَ هِيَ أُسْطُوَانَةُ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ الَّتِي كَانَ رَبَطَ إِلَيْهَا نَفْسَهُ حَتَّى نَزَلَ عُذْرُهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ تَقْعُدُ عِنْدَهَا يَوْمَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ ثُمَّ تَأْتِي لَيْلَةَ الْخَمِيسِ الَّتِي تَلَاهَا مِمَّا يَلِي مَقَامَ النَّبِيِّ (ص) فَتَقْعُدُ عِنْدَهَا لَيْلَتَكَ وَ يَوْمَكَ وَ تَصُومُ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ ثُمَّ تَأْتِي الْأُسْطُوَانَةَ الَّتِي تَلِي مَقَامَ النَّبِيِّ (ص) لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَتُصَلِّي عِنْدَهَا لَيْلَتَكَ وَ يَوْمَكَ وَ تَصُومُ فِيهِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ لَا تَتَكَلَّمَ بِشَيْءٍ فِي هَذِهِ الثَّلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ إِلَّا مَا لَا بُدَّ لَكَ مِنْهُ وَ لَا تَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ إِلَّا لِحَاجَةٍ وَ لَا تَنَامَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَ لَا فِي النَّهَارِ [فِي لَيْلٍ وَ نَهَارٍ] فَافْعَلْ فَإِنَّهُ أَفْضَلُ [فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِمَّا تُعَدُّ فِيهِ الْفَضْلُ] ثُمَّ احْمَدِ اللَّهَ فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ وَ أَثْنِ عَلَيْهِ وَ صَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَ سَلْ حَاجَتَكَ وَ لْيَكُنْ فِيمَا تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ مَا كَانَتْ لِي إِلَيْكَ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ سَارَعْتُ أَنَا فِي طَلَبِهَا وَ الْتِمَاسِهَا- أَوْ حَاجَةٍ لَمْ أُسْرِعْ سَأَلْتُكَهَا [أَوْ لَمْ أَسْأَلْكَهَا] فَإِنِّي أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِنَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ ص نَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ فِي قَضَاءِ حَوَائِجِي صَغِيرِهَا وَ كَبِيرِهَا

4. It is narrated from one of the Imams (a.s.) who said: If you are going to stay in Madǐnah for three days, establish your prayers in the complete format. The same applies to staying in Makkah. If you are going to stay in Madǐnah for three days, fast three days, starting on a Wednesday. Pray Tuesday night next to the Pillar of Repentance (in the Mosque of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.)) which is where Abū Lubābah tied himself until his forgiveness was revealed from the heavens. Then on Wednesday, (fast and) sit by the same pillar all day. At night, come next to the grave of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) and spend that night and the next day there, fasting on Thursday. Then on Thursday night, come to the pillar next to the grave of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) and establish prayers there throughout the night and throughout the day Friday. You should also fast on Friday. If possible, do not speak during these three days, except to say that which you have to say, and do not leave the mosque unless it is necessary. If you can, do not sleep at night or during the day, for this will add to the grace of this act. Then finally on Friday, praise Allāh, sanctify Him, send blessing on the Prophet (s.a.a.w.), and ask for your needs. The following should be recited along with your other supplications:                                . O Allāh! I come to You through Your Prophet, Muĥammad, the Prophet of Mercy, to fulfill all of my needs, from the smallest to the greatest. And (I ask You to fulfill) those needs which I hastened in asking and begging for, and (also to fulfill) those needs which I did not hasten to ask for, and (those needs) which I did not even ask to be fulfilled.

5 حَدَّثَنِي جَمَاعَةُ مَشَايِخِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) أَنِّي آتِي الْمَسَاجِدَ الَّتِي حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَبِأَيِّهَا أَبْدَأُ قَالَ ابْدَأْ بِقُبَا فَصَلِّ فِيهِ وَ أَكْثِرْ فَإِنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَسْجِدٍ صَلَّى فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (ص) فِي هَذِهِ الْعَرْصَةِ ثُمَّ ائْتِ مَشْرَبَةَ أُمِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَصَلِّ فِيهَا فَإِنَّهُ مَسْكَنُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) وَ مُصَلَّاهُ ثُمَّ تَأْتِي مَسْجِدَ الْفَضِيخِ فَتُصَلِّي فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَدْ صَلَّى فِيهِ نَبِيُّكَ فَإِذَا قَضَيْتَ هَذَا الْجَانِبَ فَائْتِ جَانِبَ أُحُدٍ فَابْدَأْ بِالْمَسْجِدِ الَّذِي دُونَ الْحَرَّةِ فَصَلَّيْتَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ مَرَرْتَ بِقَبْرِ حَمْزَةَ وَ الْحَدِيثُ طَوِيلٌ

5. All of my scholars narrated to me from Muĥammad ibn Yaĥyā, from Muĥammad ibn Ĥasan Al-Šaffār, (from Muĥammad ibn Ĥusain), from Muĥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Hilāl, from ‘Uqbah ibn Khālid, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Šādiq (a.s.)), “Which (mosque) should I visit first when I go to visit the mosques around Madǐnah?” Imam (a.s.) replied: Start with the Mosque of Qubā and increasingly establish prayers in it, for it is the first mosque in this area in which the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) prayed. Then proceed to the Well of Um Ibrāhǐm and pray there, for that is where the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) used to live and pray. Thereafter, proceed to the mosque of Faďǐkh and pray two Rak’ah there, for your Prophet (s.a.a.w.) has prayed there. When you are finished (visiting the mosques) on this side of the city, proceed to the side of Uĥud. Start by going to the mosque that is below Ĥarrah and establish prayers there. Thereafter, proceed to the grave of Ĥamzah, the son of ‘Abdil Muťťalib (a.s.), and say Salām to him. Then go toward the graves of the rest of the martyrs of the Battle of Uĥud. Stand there and recite (the following):            Salām to you, O inhabitants of the graves. You have preceded us and (soon) we shall join you. Thereafter, proceed to the mosque that is on the right side of the mountain (of Uĥud) and establish prayers there, for the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) waited for the time of prayers and then prayed in this mosque before he moved toward the Battle of Uĥud to fight the polytheists. Then go back to the grave of the martyrs (of the Battle of Uĥud) and pray next to their graves as much as Allāh has written (willed) for you. Move toward the Mosque of Aĥzāb and establish prayers there, for the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) prayed in that mosque on the day of the Battle of Aĥzāb and said:                    . O succour of the anguished ones! O fulfiller of the prayers of the distressed ones! O saviour of the heartbroken ones! Relieve me from my grief, my agony, my sadness, for You see my state and the state of my companions.

Kāmil al-Ziyārāt

Chapter #6