Merits of Visiting Hamzah at Uhud

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مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Virtues, description, and recitation method of MERITS OF VISITING HAMZAH AT UHUD as recorded in Shia traditions.
MERITS OF VISITING HAMZAH AT UHUD
As a matter of fact, the merits of Hamzah - may Allah be
pleased with him - are innumerable. So are the rewards of
visiting his tomb. In al-Risalah al-Fakhriyyah, Fakhr al-
Muhaqqigin says that it is recommended to visit the tomb of
Hamzah ('a) as well as the tombs of the martyrs of the Battle
of Uhud because the Holy Prophet (s) is reported to have
said, "He who visits my tomb but does not visit the tomb of
my uncle Hamzah has in fact deserted me."
In my book of Bayt al-Ahzan fi Masa'ib Sayyidat al-Niswan, 1
have mentioned that Lady Fatimah al-Zahra' ('a), after the
demise of her father ('a), used to visit the tomb of Hamzah
and the other martyrs of the Battle of Uhud every Monday
and Thursday. Until her demise, she ('a) used to offer prayers
and supplicate Almighty Allah there.
Mahmud ibn Labid says that Lady Fatimah al-Zahra' ('a) used
to visit the tomb of Hamzah and weep there. One day, 1
visited the tomb of Hamzah and found her weeping. l
therefore waited until she would stop. I then approached,
greeted her, and said, "O Lady of all women, you have
certainly broken my heart on account of your weeping." She
('a) answered, "O Abu-'Amr, I have had to experience the
misfortune of losing the best of all fathers - the Messenger
of Allah ('a)." She ('a) then added, "Oh! How I miss the
Messenger of Allah! If one dies, his mention begins to fade
away. But the mention of my father is always increasing."
Shaykh al-Mufid says that the Holy Prophet (s), during his
lifetime, ordered to visit the tomb of Hamzah frequently. He
also used to respect this tomb as well as the tombs of the
other martyrs. After the Holy Prophet's demise, Lady Fatimah
('a) very regularly visited Hamzah's tomb, which used to be
visited by the Muslims frequently.