Merits and Method of Visiting the Tomb of Imam

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ู…ุฑูˆูŠ ุนู† ุงู„ุฃุฆู…ุฉ ุงู„ู…ุนุตูˆู…ูŠู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ููŠ ูƒุชุจ ุงู„ุฃุฏุนูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฒูŠุงุฑุงุช ุงู„ู…ุนุชุจุฑุฉ.
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MERITS AND METHOD OF VISITING THE TOMB OF IMAM
ALI -AMEERUL MOMENEEN
MERITS OF VISITING THE TOMB OF IMAM 'ALI ('A)
Through an authentic chain of authority, Shaykh al-Tusi has
reported on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim that
Imam al-Sadiq ('a) said, "Almighty Allah has not created a
category of creatures bigger in number than angels. Verily,
seventy thousand angels descend everyday to
circumambulate the Much-Frequented Fane. Then, they
circumambulate the Holy Ka'bah. Then, they visit the tomb of
the Holy Prophet (s) to greet him. Then, they visit the tomb of
Imam 'Ali Amir al-Mu'minin ('a) to greet him. Then, they visit
the tomb of Imam al-Husayn ('a) to greet him. They then
ascend back to the skies. Everyday and up to the
Resurrection Day, such a number of angels descend and do
the same thing. Verily, if one visits Amir al-Mu'minin (i.e. the
Comamnder of the Believers) with full recognition of his
right() and being neither arrogant nor conceited, Almighty
Allah shall decide for him the reward of one hundred
thousand martyrs, forgive his past and coming sins, include
him with the secured group (on the Resurrection Day), and
make easy for him the calling to account, and he will be
received be the angels. As he returns home (after ziyarah),
these angels will visit him when he is ill. When he dies, these
angels will follow him to his grave, imploring Almighty Allah's
forgiveness for him."
In his book entitled Farhat al-Ghari, Sayyid 'Abd al-Karim ibn
Tawus has reported the following saying from Imam al-Sadig
('a), too:
"As for one who visits the tomb of Amir al-Mu'minin ('a)
walking, Almighty Allah shall verily decide for him the reward
of one hajj and one 'umrah. If he returns walking, Almighty
Allah shall decide for him the reward of two times of hajj and
two time of'umrah."
Likewise, Imam al-Sadiq ('a) is reported to have said to Ibn
Marid, "As for any one who visits the tomb of my grandfather
with recognition of his right, Almighty Allah shall decide for
him the reward of acceptable hajj and admissible 'umrah. Ibn
Marid, I swear by Allah that He shall never give to Hellfire a
foot that was dusted in the course of visiting Amir al-
Mu'minin, being walking or riding. Ibn Marid, write down this
Saying with golden ink.'
Imam al-Sadiq ('a) is also reported as saying, "We confirm
that there is a grave near al-Kufah; Almighty Allah shall
definitely heal any handicapped person who has recourse to
it."
In the word of authorized narrations, Almighty Allah has
decided the tombs of Imam 'Ali ('a) and his immaculate
descendants to be shelters for the fearful, refuges for the
depressed, and secure places for the inhabitants of the
earth. Certainly, any aggrieved person who visits these
tombs, Almighty Allah shall definitely relieve him. Any ailed
person who visits them, Almighty Allah shall heal him. Any
seeker of security who seeks it at these tombs, Almighty
Allah shall grant him security.