Merits & Etiquettes of the Soil (Turbah) of Imam Husayn ('a)

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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.
Virtues, description, and recitation method of MERITS AND ETIQUETTES OF THE SOIL OF IMAM HUSAYN'S as recorded in Shia traditions.
ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ู ู‡ูŽุฐู‡ู ุงู„ุชู‘ูุฑู’ุจูŽุฉู
'Allamah al-Majlisi says that it is precautious to avoid selling the rosary of prostration-clay that are made of the clay of Imam al-Husayn's tomb; rather, such things must be given as gifts. However, it may be unobjectionable that the two parties of such transaction (of selling or purchasing objects made of this clay) reach an agreement consensually without specifying any article as condition in advance. Supporting this ruling, Imam al-Sadiq ('a), in a validly reported tradition, is reported to have said, "Whoever sells the dust of Imam al- Husayn's tomb is considered as having sold his own flesh." Our well-versed traditionist and mentor, Shaykh al-Nuri, has mentioned the following story in his book of Dar al-Salam: When one of my brothers presented himself before my mother, may Allah rest her soul, she noticed that he had put a which is under his garment. She thus reproached him, saying, "This is impoliteness! This piece of clay may be under your thigh and then broken." He answered, "This is true! Two pieces of this clay have been already broken." He then promised her not to do this ever again. A few days later, my father the master scholar, may Allah raise his rank, who did not know about this incident, saw in sleep that our master Imam al-Husayn, peace be upon him, visited him and sat in the reading room where my father used to sit. The Imam ('a) treated him with kindness and then asked him to summon his sons so that the lmam ('a) would honor them. So, my father sent for them, who were five with me, and they stood next to the door before the lmam ('a), who had some stuff of dresses and other things in his hand.
ูˆูŽ ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ู ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุญูŽู„ู‘ ุจูู‡ูŽุง ูˆูŽ ุซูŽูˆู’ู‰ ูููŠู‡ูŽุง
He thus called them one by one and gave them a part of that stuff. When it was the turn of my brother whom had been reproached by my mother, the Imam ('a) looked at him with
ูˆูŽ ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ู ุฌูŽุฏู‘ูู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุงุจููŠู’ู‡ู
some anger, turned his face towards my father, and said, "This son of you has broken two pieces of clay taken from my tomb under his thigh." Then, the Imam ('a) threw something towards my brother without asking him to take it. As much as I remember, the Imam ('a) gave my brother a comb-like apparatus that is usually made of clothing and [used in engraving on carpets] called in Persian tirmeh. Hence, when my father woke up, he told my mother of this dream and she told him of her story with her son. So, my father was amazed of this incident. The lmam ('a) commented, O Allah, in the name of this dust, in the name of him who
ูˆูŽ ุงูŽู…ู‘ูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุงูŽุฎููŠู’ู‡ู
resided in it and occupied it, in the names of his grandfather,
ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ุงูŽุฆูู…ู‘ูŽุฉู ู…ูู†ู’ ูˆูู„ู’ุฏูู‡ู
his father, his mother, his brother, and the Imams from his
ูˆูŽ ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽู„ูŽุงุฆููƒูŽุฉู ุงู„ู’ุญูŽุขููŽูŠู’ู†ูŽ ุจูู‡ู
descendants, and in the name of the angels who are
ุงูู„ู‘ูŽุง ุฌูŽุนูŽู„ู’ุชูŽู‡ูŽุง ุดูููŽุขุกู‹ ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุฏูŽุขุกู
surrounding him, [l beseech You to] make it remedy from all
ูˆูŽ ุจูุฑู’ุกู‹ุง ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูู„ูŽ ู…ูŽุฑูŽุถู
ูˆูŽ ู†ูŽุฌูŽุงุฉู‹ ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุงููŽุฉู
maladies, cure of all diseases, escape from all epidemics,
ูˆูŽ ุฌูุฑู’ุฒู‹ุง ู…ูู…ู‘ูŽุข ุขูŽุฎูŽุงูู ูˆูŽ ุงูŽุญุฐูŽุฑู.
and haven against whatever I fear and avert.
ุจูุณู’ู…ู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุจูุงู„ู„ู‡ู
In the Name of Allah (I begin) and in Allah (I trust). O Allah,
ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุงุฌู’ุนูŽู„ู’ู‡ู ุฑูุฒู’ู‚ู‹ุง ูˆูŽุงุณูุนู‹ุง
(please) render this to be liberal sustenance, advantageous
ูˆูŽ ุนูู„ู’ู…ู‹ุง ู†ูŽุงููุนู‹ุง
knowledge, and curative from all maladies. Verily, You have
ูˆูŽ ุดูููŽุขุกู‹ ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูู„ู‘ ุฏูŽุขุกู
ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽูƒูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุดูŽูŠู’ุกู ู‚ูŽุฏููŠู’ุฑูŒ.
power over all things.
ุณูุจู’ุญูŽุงู†ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู
And there is not a single thing but glorifies Him with His
ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ุญูŽู…ู’ุฏู ู„ู„ู‘ู‡ู
praise, but you do not understand their glorification.
ูˆูŽ ู„ูŽุง ุงูู„ู’ู‡ูŽ ุงูู„ู‘ูŽุง ุงู„ู„ู‡ู
All glory be to Allah. All praise be to Allah. There is no god
ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุงูŽูƒู’ุจูŽุฑู.
save Allah. Allah is the Most Great. The Imam ('a) answered,
ุงูŽุถุจูŽุญุชู [ุงู…ู’ุณูŽูŠู’ุชู] ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ู…ูุนู’ุชูŽุตูู…ูŽุง ุจูุฐูู…ูŽุงู…ููƒูŽ ูˆูŽ ุฌููˆูŽุงุฑููƒูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽู†ููŠุนู
O Allah, I have begun this morningl') seeking refuge with
ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠ ู„ูŽุง ูŠูุทูŽุงูˆูŽู„ู ูˆูŽ ู„ูŽุง ูŠูุญูŽุงูˆูŽู„ู
Your invulnerable security and vicinity that is neither touched
ู…ูู†ู’ ุดูŽุฑู‘ู ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุบูŽุงุดูู…ู ูˆูŽ ุทูŽุงุฑูู‚ู
nor caught against the evil of all oppressive and domineering
ู…ูู†ู’ ุณูŽุงูŽุฆูุฑู ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุฎูŽู„ูŽู‚ู’ุชูŽ ูˆูŽ ู…ูŽุง ุฎูŽู„ูŽู‚ู’ุชูŽ
ones among all Your animate and inanimate creatures both
ู…ูู†ู’ ุฎูŽู„ู’ู‚ููƒูŽ ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงู…ูุชู ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุทูู‚ู
the silent and the speaking, being in protection against all
ูููŠ ุฌูู†ู‘ูŽุฉู ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ู…ูŽุฎููˆู’ูู
ุจูู„ูุจูŽุงุณู ุณูŽุงุจูุบูŽุฉู ุญูŽุตููŠู’ู†ูŽุฉู
terrifying things, being in the complete and immunizing garb,
ูˆูŽ ู‡ููŠูŽ ูˆูŽู„ูŽุงุกู ุงูŽู‡ู’ู„ู ุจูŽูŠู’ุชู ู†ูŽุจููŠู‘ููƒูŽ
which is my loyalty to the Household of Your Prophet
ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ูู…ู ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงู…ู ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุฃู„ูู‡ู
Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his Household, veiling
ู…ูุฎุชูŽุฌูุฒู‹ุง [ู…ูุฎุชูŽุฌูุจู‹ุง] ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูู„ู‘ูŽ ู‚ูŽุงุตูุฏู ู„ููŠ ุงูู„ูŽู‰ ุขูŽุฐููŠู‘ูŽุฉู
myself against all those who intend harm to me behind an
ุจูุฌูุฏูŽุงุฑู ุญูŽุตููŠู’ู†ู
impervious wall, which is my sincerity in the profession of
ุงูู„ู’ุฅูุฎู’ู„ูŽุงุต ูููŠู’ ุงู„ู’ุฅูุนู’ุชูุฑูŽุงูู ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู’
their (Divinely commissioned) right (of leadership) and my
ูˆูŽ ุงู„ุชู‘ูŽู…ูŽุณู‘ููƒู ุจูุญูŽุจู’ู„ูู‡ูู…ู’ ุฌูŽู…ููŠู’ุนู‹ุง
adherence to the Rope of all of them, and bearing with
ู…ููˆู’ู‚ูู†ู‹ุง ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุญูŽู‚ู‘ูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ูู…ู’ ูˆูŽ ู…ูŽุนูŽู‡ูู…ู’
certainty that the truth is theirs, with them, from them, in
ูˆูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ูู…ู’ ูˆูŽ ูููŠู’ู‡ูู…ู’ ูˆูŽ ุจูู‡ูู…ู’
them, and amid them. I thus accede to those whom they
ุฃููˆูŽุงู„ููŠู’ ู…ูŽู†ู’ ูˆูŽุงู„ูŽูˆูŽุง
accept, provoke the animosity of those whom they
ูˆูŽ ุฃูŽุนูŽุงุฏููŠู’ ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุงุฏูŽูˆู’ุง
ูˆูŽ ุฃูุฌูŽุงู†ูุจู ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุฌูŽุงู†ูŽุจููˆุง
antagonize, and depart those whom they depart. So, (please)
ููŽุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽ ุนูŽู„ู’ู‰ ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ูˆูŽ ุฃู„ูู‡ู
send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household and, 0
ูˆูŽ ุงูŽุนูุฐู’ู†ููŠ ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุจูู‡ูู…ู’
Allah, protect me, in the names of them, against the evil of all
ู…ูู†ู’ ุดูŽุฑู‘ูŽ ูƒูู„ู‘ูŽ ู…ูŽุง ุงูŽุชู‘ูŽู‚ููŠู’ู‡ู ูŠูŽุง ุนูŽุธููŠู’ู…ู
that which I fear, O All-great. l am restraining the enemies
ุญูŽุฌูŽุฒู’ุชู ุงู„ู’ุงูŽุนูŽุงุฏููŠูŽ ุนูŽู†ู‘ูŽูŠู’ ุจูุจูŽุฏููŠู’ุนู ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู…ูŽุงูˆูŽุงุชู ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ุฃูŽุฑู’ุถู
against me through the Originator of the heavens and the
ุงูู†ู‘ูŽุง ุฌูŽุนูŽู„ู’ู†ูŽุง ู…ูู†ู’ ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ู ุฃูŽูŠู’ุฏููŠู’ู‡ูู…ู’ ุณูŽุฏู‘ู‹ุง
ูˆูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ุฎูŽู„ูŽููู‡ูู…ู’ ุณูŽุฏู‘ู‹ุง
earth: "And We have set a bar before them and a bar behind
ููŽุงุบู’ุดูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽุงู‡ูู…ู’ ููŽู‡ูู…ู’ ู„ูŽุง ูŠูู†ู’ุตูุฑููˆู’ู†ูŽ.
them, and (thus) have covered them so that they see not."
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ูŽ ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽูŠ ุงุณุงู„ููƒูŽ ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ูŽ ู‡ูŽุฐูู‡ู ุงู„ุชู‘ูุฑู’ุจูŽุฉู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุจูŽุงุฑูŽูƒูŽุฉู
O Allah, I beseech You in the name of this blessed dust, in
ูˆูŽ ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ูŽ ุตูŽุงุญูุจูู‡ูŽุง
the name of its owner, in the name of his grandfather, in the
ูˆูŽ ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ูŽ ุฌูŽุฏู‘ูู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ูŽ ุงูŽุจููŠู’ู‡ู
name of his father, in the name of his mother, in the name of
ูˆูŽ ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ู ุฃูŽู…ู‘ูู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ูŽ ุงูŽุฎููŠู’ู‡ู
his brother, and in the name of his immaculate sons to make
ูˆูŽ ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ู ูˆูู„ูŽุฏูู‡ู ุงู„ุทู‘ูŽุงู‡ูุฑููŠู’ู†ูŽ
it curative of every malady, security against every fear, and
ุงุฌู’ุนูŽู„ู’ู‡ูŽุง ุดูููŽุขุกู‹ ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุฏูŽุขุกู
safeguard against every evil. O Allah, (please) render this to be liberal sustenance,
ูˆูŽ ุงูŽู…ูŽุงู†ู‹ุง ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูู„ู‘ูŽ ุฎูŽูˆู’ูู
advantageous knowledge, and curative from all maladies and diseases. 'Aliamah al Majlisi says that it is precautious to avoid selling the rosary of prostrationclay that are made of the clay of Imam alHusayn's tomb; rather, such things must be given as gifts. However, it may be unobjectionable that the two parties of such transaction (of selling or purchasing objects made of this clay) reach an agreement consensually without specifying any article as condition in advance. Supporting this ruling, lmam alSadiq ('a), in a validly reported tradition, is reported to have said, "Whoever sells the dust of Imam alHusayn's tomb is considered as having sold his own flesh." Our wellversed traditionist and mentor, Shaykh alNuri, has mentioned the following story in his book of Dar alSalam: When one of my brothers presented himself before my mother, may Allah rest her soul, she noticed that he had put a which is under his garment. She thus reproached him, saying, "This is impoliteness! This piece of clay may be under your thigh and then broken." He answered, "This is true! Two pieces of this clay have been already broken. "He then promised her not to do this ever again. A few days later, my father the master scholar, may Allah raise his rank, who did not know about this incident, saw in sleep that our master lmam alHusayn, peace be upon him, visited him and sat in the reading room where my father used
ูˆูŽ ุญููู’ุธู‹ุง ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูู„ู‘ ุณููˆูŽุกู.
to sit. The lmam ('a) treated him with kindness and then
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุงุฌู’ุนูŽู„ู’ู‡ู ุฑูุฒู’ู‚ู‹ุง ูˆูŽุงุณูุนู‹ุง
asked him to summon his sons so that the lmam ('a) would honor them. So, my father sent for them, who were five with
ูˆูŽ ุนูู„ู’ู…ู‹ุง ู†ูŽุงููุนู‹ุง
me, and they stood next to the door before the Imam ('a), who had some stuff of dresses and other things in his hand.
ูˆูŽ ุดูููŽุขุกู‹ ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุฏูŽุขุกู ูˆูŽ ุณูู‚ู’ู…ู.
He thus called them one by one and gave them a part of that stuff. When it was the turn of my brother whom had been reproached by my mother, the Imam ('a) looked at him with some anger, turned his face towards my father, and said, "This son of you has broken two pieces of clay taken from my tomb under his thigh." Then, the Imam ('a) threw something towards my brother without asking him to take it. As much as I remember, the Imam ('a) gave my brother a comblike apparatus that is usually made of clothing and lused in engraving on carpets] called in Persian tirmeh. Hence, when my father woke up, he told my mother of this dream and she told him of her story with her son. So, my father was amazed of this incident.