Merits & Method of Visiting Kazimayn

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مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Virtues, description, and recitation method of MERTIS AND METHOD OF VISITING KAZIMAYN as recorded in Shia traditions.
MERTIS AND METHOD OF VISITING KAZIMAYN
In addition to the merits and method of visiting the holy
shrine of Imam Musa al-Kazim and his grandson lmam
Muhammad al-Jawad (al-Taqi), this chapter includes some
references to Masjid Buratha, the method of visiting the Four
Emissaries (of Imam al-Mahdi), may Allah be pleased with
them, and the method of visiting Salman.()
This chapter consists of several sections, as follows:
MERITS AND METHOD OF VISITING IMAM AL-KAZIM AND
IMAM AL-JAWAD
MERITS
Traditions have borne great rewards for those who visit these
two Infallible Imams ('a). According to many reports, to visit
Imam Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim ('a) is as same as visiting the
Holy Prophet (s).
According to another tradition, he who visits Imam al-Kazim
('a) is as if he has visited the Holy Prophet (s) and Imam 'Ali
Amir al-Mu'minin ('a).
According to a third tradition, to visit Imam al-Kazim ('a) is as
Same as visiting Imam al-Husayn ('a).
According to a fourth tradition, he who visits Imam al-Kazim
('a) will have Paradise as reward.
The lofty master scholar, Muhammad ibn Shahr'ashub, has
quoted in his book of al-Manaqib al-Khatib al-Baghdadi as
saying, in his book of Tarikh Baghdad, that 'Ali ibn Khallal
used to say, "Whenever I faced a grieving problem, I would
direct to [the tomb of| Musa ibn Ja'far and beg Allah in the
name of him to solve it. Hence, Almighty Allah would always
relieve that problem."
'Ali ibn Khallal also told this story: In Baghdad, people saw a
woman running fast. "Where are you going?" they asked. "I
am going to Musa ibn Ja'far, because my son has been led to
prison." Mocking at her, a man of the Hanbali School said to
her, "Your son will thus die in the prison!" The woman
answered, "I then beseech Allah in the name of the one who
was killed in the prison (i.e. Imam al-Kazim) to show me His
omnipotence." So, her son was immediately released and the
son of the mocking man was arrested and punished for his
felony.
Shaykh al-Saduq has reported Ibrahim ibn 'Aqabah as saying:
I wrote a letter to Imam 'Ali al-Naqi (al-Hadi) asking him
about the merits of visiting Imam al-Husayn ('a) and visiting
Imam Musa ibn Ja'far ('a) and Imam Muhammad al-Tagi ('a).
(i.e. which is more preferred; to visit Imam al-Husayn or to
visit Imam al-Kazim and Imam al-Jawad).
The Imam ('a) wrote back, "Visiting Abu-'Abdullah (i.e. Imam
al-Husayn) is preferred. Visiting Imam al-Kazim and Imam al-
Jawad is more comprehensive and more rewardable."
METHOD
As for the method and the forms of ziyarah in the holy shrine
of Imam al-Kazim and Imam al-Jawad, some forms are
shared by the two lmams while others are dedicated to each
one separately.