VISITING THE GRAVES OF THE FAITHFUL BELIEVERS MERITS OF VISITING THE TOMBS OF FAITHFUL BELIEVERS The trustworthy and sublime Shaykh Ja'far ibn Qawlawayh al- Qummi reports 'Amr ibn 'Uthman al-Razi as saying that he heard Imam Abu'l-Hasan Musa ibn Ja'far, peace be upon him,
KUTEMBELEA MAKABURI YA WAUMINI WAAMINIFU FADHILA ZA KUTEMBELEA MAKABURI YA WAUMINI WAAMINIFU Shaykh muaminifu na mtukufu Shaykh Jaafar bin Qawlawayh al-Qummi amepokea kutoka kwa Amr bin Uthman al-Razi kwamba amemsikia Imam Abu'l-Jasan Musar a.
saying, "Whoever is unable to visit us, may visit the righteous adherents of us. If he does so, he will be endued with the reward of visiting us. Likewise, whoever is unable to connect us, may connect the righteous adherents of us. If he does so, he will also be endued with the reward of connecting us."
wakisema, "Yeyote asiyeweza kutuzuru basi atawazuru wafuasi wetu wema. Akifanya hivyo basi atatwikwa ujira wa kutuzuru. Vile vile asiyeweza kutuunganisha basi anaweza kuwaunganisha wafuasi wetu wema. Akifanya hivyo basi atatwikwa ujira wa kutuunganisha."
Through an authentic chain of authority, Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Ash'ari is reported to have said, "I was in Fayd (a station on the way of Makkah) when I accompanied 'Ali ibn Bilal in visiting the grave of Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Buzaygh. 'Ali related to me, saying: The one buried in this
Kupitia msururu wa mamlaka sahihi, Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Yahya al-Ashโari ameripotiwa kusema, โNilikuwa katika Fayd (kituo cha njia ya Makka) nilipofuatana na Ali bin Bilal katika kuzuru kaburi la Muhammad bin Ismaโil bin Buzaygh. Ali akanisimulia, akisema: Aliyezikwa humo humo.
grave told me that Imam al-Rida ('a) said, 'Whoever comes to the graves of his brother-in-faith and puts his hand on the grave and recites Surah al-Qadr (No. 97) seven times, will be secured on the Great Horror Day." According to another tradition, the statement,'
kaburi aliniambia kwamba Imam al-Rida (a.s.) alisema, 'Yeyote anayekuja kwenye makaburi ya nduguye amini na kuweka mkono wake juu ya kaburi na kusoma Surah al-Qadr (Na. 97) mara saba, atasalimika katika Siku Kuu ya Kutisha." Kwa mujibu wa hadithi nyingine, kauli hiyo,'
From the apparent point of this tradition, we may understand that security on the Resurrection Day will be for the one who recites that Surah (i.e. the visitor of the grave) although it is probable that the one intended may be the visited one. This meaning is supported by a coming report of Sayyid Ibn
Kutokana na uhakika wa Hadith hii, tunaweza kuelewa kwamba usalama Siku ya Kiyama utakuwa kwa yule anayesoma Sura hiyo (yaani mgeni wa kaburini) ingawa inawezekana kwamba anayekusudiwa ndiye anayetembelewa. Maana hii inaungwa mkono na riwaya inayokuja ya Sayyid Ibn
In the book of Kamil al-Ziyarah, it is reported through a valid chain of authority that 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu-'Abdullah asked Imam al-Sadiq ('a) to teach him how to put his hands of the graves of Muslims. Teaching him, the lmam ('a) put his hand on the ground while facing the kiblah direction.
Katika kitabu cha Kamil al-Ziyarah, imepokewa kupitia safu ya mamlaka halali kwamba Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu-'Abdullah alimwomba Imam al-Sadiq ('a) amfundishe jinsi ya kuweka mikono yake kwenye makaburi ya Waislamu. Akimfundisha, lmam ('a) aliweka mkono wake chini huku akielekea upande wa kibla.
Through an authentic chain of authority, 'Abdullah ibn Sinan has reported that he asked Imam al-Sadiq ('a) to teach him how to salute the inhabitants in graves. The Imam ('a) replied that he might say the following words:
Kupitia mlolongo sahihi wa mamlaka, Abdullah ibn Sinan amesimulia kwamba alimuomba Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) amfunze jinsi ya kuwasalimia wakazi wa makaburini. Imam (a.s.) akajibu kwamba anaweza kusema maneno yafuatayo:
VISITING THE GRAVES OF THE FAITHFUL BELIEVERS MERITS OF VISITING THE TOMBS OF FAITHFUL BELIEVERS The trustworthy and sublime Shaykh Ja'far ibn Qawlawayh alQummi reports 'Amr ibn 'Uthman alRazi as saying that he heard Imam Abu'lHasan Musa ibn Ja'far, peace be upon him,
KUTEMBELEA MAKABURI YA WAUMINI FADHILA ZA KUTEMBELEA MAKABURI YA WAUMINI WAAMINIFU Shaykh muaminifu na mtukufu Shaykh Ja'far bin Qawlawayh alQummi amepokea kutoka kwa 'Amr bin 'Uthman alRazi akisema kwamba alimsikia Imam Abu'lHasan Musar ibn Ja'.
saying, "Whoever is unable to visit us, may visit the righteous adherents of us. If he does so, he will be endued with the reward of visiting us. Likewise, whoever is unable to connect us, may connect the righteous adherents of us. If he does so,
wakisema: "Yeyote asiyeweza kutuzuru basi awazuru wafuasi wetu wema. Akifanya hivyo basi atapewa ujira wa kutuzuru. Vile vile asiyeweza kutuunganisha basi anaweza kuwaunganisha wafuasi wetu wema. Akifanya hivyo.
he will also be endued with the reward of connecting us." Through an authentic chain of authority, Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya alAsh'ari is reported to have said, "Iwas in Fayd (a station on the way of Makkah) when l accompanied
pia atavikwa ujira wa kutuunganisha.โ Kupitia mlolongo sahihi wa mamlaka, Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Yahya alAshโari ameripotiwa kusema, โNilikuwa katika Fayd (kituo katika njia ya Makka) nilipofuatana.
'Ali ibn Bilal in visiting the grave of Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Buzaygh. 'Ali related to me, saying: The one buried in this grave told me that lmam alRida ('a) said, 'Whoever comes to the graves of his brotherinfaith and puts his hand on the grave and recites Surah alQadr (No. 97) seven times, will be
Ali ibn Bilal katika kuzuru kaburi la Muhammad bin Isma'il bin Buzaygh. Ali akanihadithia, akisema: Aliyezikwa ndani ya kaburi hili aliniambia kwamba lmam alRida (a) alisema, 'Yeyote anayefika kwenye makaburi ya ndugu yake na kuweka mkono wake juu ya kaburi na kusoma Surah al-Qadr (Na. 97) mara saba, basi
secured on the Great Horror Day." According to another tradition, the statement,' '... and directs his face towards the kiblah direction..โฆ lis added.
salama katika Siku Kuu ya Kutisha." Kulingana na hadithi nyingine, taarifa hiyo,' '... na inaelekeza uso wake kuelekea upande wa kibla..โฆ lis added.
From the apparent point of this tradition, we may understand that security on the Resurrection Day will be for the one who recites that Surah (i.e. the visitor of the grave) although it is probable that the one intended may be the visited one. This meaning is supported by a coming report of Sayyid Ibn
Kutokana na uhakika wa Hadith hii, tunaweza kuelewa kwamba usalama Siku ya Kiyama utakuwa kwa yule anayesoma Sura hiyo (yaani mgeni wa kaburini) ingawa inawezekana kwamba anayekusudiwa ndiye anayetembelewa. Maana hii inaungwa mkono na riwaya inayokuja ya Sayyid Ibn
In the book of Kamil alZiyarah, it is reported through a valid chain of authority that 'Abd alRahman ibn Abu'Abdullah asked Imam alSadiq ('a) to teach him how to put his hands of the graves of Muslims. Teaching him, the Imam ('a) put his hand on the ground while facing the kiblah direction.
Katika kitabu cha Kamil alZiyarah, imeripotiwa kupitia mlolongo wa mamlaka halali kwamba 'Abd alRahman ibn Abu'Abdullah alimwomba Imam alSadiq ('a) kumfundisha jinsi ya kuweka mikono yake kwenye makaburi ya Waislamu. Akimfundisha, Imam (a.s.) aliweka mkono wake chini huku akielekea upande wa kibla.
Through an authentic chain of authority, 'Abdullah ibn Sinan has reported that he asked Imam alSadiq ('a) to teach him how to salute the inhabitants in graves. The Imam ('a) replied that he might say the following words:
Kupitia mlolongo sahihi wa mamlaka, Abdullah ibn Sinan ameripoti kwamba alimuomba Imam alSadiq (a.s.) amfunze jinsi ya kuwasalimia wakazi wa makaburini. Imam (a.s.) akajibu kwamba anaweza kusema maneno yafuatayo:
Imam alHusayn, peace be upon him, is reported to have said that whoever enters a graveyard and says the following words, Almighty Allah will record for him rewards that are as many as the creatures from the time of (Prophet) Adam up to the coming of the Hour (of Resurrection):
Imepokewa kwamba Imaam al-Husayn (rehema na amani ziwe juu yake) amesema kwamba yeyote anayeingia kaburini na kusema maneno yafuatayo, Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu atamandikia thawabu ambazo ni nyingi kama za viumbe tangu zama za (Mtume) Adam hadi kufika Saa (ya Kiyama).
O Allah, O Lord of these extinct souls, rotten bodies, and crumbled bones that left this worldly life bearing faith in You, (please) insert into them rest from You and salutation from me.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, Mola wa roho hizi zilizotoweka, miili iliyooza, na mifupa iliyovunjika iliyoacha maisha ya dunia kwa kukuamini Wewe, (tafadhali) ingiza ndani yake pumziko kutoka Kwako na salamu kutoka kwangu.
Imam 'Ali, peace be upon him, is reported to have said that whoever enters a graveyard and says the following words, Almighty Allah will grant him the reward of fiftyyear worship and erases from him and his parents the punishment of fiftyyear wrongdoings:
Imepokewa kwamba Imam Ali, amani iwe juu yake, amesema kwamba yeyote anayeingia kaburini na kusema maneno yafuatayo, Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu atamlipa ujira wa ibada ya miaka hamsini na atamfuta yeye na wazazi wake adhabu ya makosa ya miaka hamsini.
Peace be upon the group of "There is no god save Allah" from the group of "There is no god save Allah." O group of "There is no god save Allah," in the name of "There is no god save Allah," how have you found the profession of "There is no god save Allah" from "There is no god save Allah?" O He
Amani iwe juu ya kundi la "Hapana mungu ila Mwenyezi Mungu" kutoka katika kundi la "Hapana mungu ila Mwenyezi Mungu." Enyi kundi la โHakuna mungu isipokuwa Mwenyezi Mungu,โ kwa jina la โHakuna mungu isipokuwa Mwenyezi Mungu,โ vipi mmepata itikadi ya โHakuna mungu isipokuwa Mwenyezi Munguโ kutoka kwa โHakuna mungu isipokuwa Mwenyezi Mungu? Ee Yeye
to Whom "There is no god save Allah" is said, I beseech You in the name of "There is no god save Allah" to forgive any one who professed that "There is no god save Allah" and to include us in the group of those who professed that "There is no god save Allah. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 'Ali
Ambaye anasemwa "Hakuna mungu ila Mwenyezi Mungu" nakuomba kwa jina la "Hapana mungu ila Mwenyezi Mungu" umsamehe yeyote anayekiri kuwa "Hapana mungu isipokuwa Mwenyezi Mungu" na utujumuishe katika kundi la wale wanaodai kuwa "Hapana mungu ila Mwenyezi Mungu. Muhammad ni Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu." Ali.
is the authority from Allah.' According to another tradition, the best thing to be said whenever one passes by a graveyard is the following words, after stopping there:
ni mamlaka kutoka kwa Mwenyezi Mungu. Kwa mujibu wa hadithi nyingine, jambo bora zaidi kusemwa wakati wowote mtu anapopita kando ya kaburi ni maneno yafuatayo, baada ya kusimama hapo:
In his book of Misbah alZa'ir, Sayyid ibn Tawus says: When you intend to visit the graves of the faithful believers, you may choose Thursday; otherwise, you may visit them on any other day. To do so, you may turn your tace towards the Kiblah direction, put your hand on the grave, and say the
Katika kitabu chake Misbah alZa'ir, Sayyid ibn Tawus anasema: Unapokusudia kuzuru makaburi ya waumini waaminifu, unaweza kuchagua Alhamisi; vinginevyo, unaweza kuwatembelea siku nyingine yoyote. Kwa kufanya hivyo, unaweza kugeuza tace yako kuelekea upande wa Kibla, kuweka mkono wako juu ya kaburi, na kusema
O Allah, (please) have mercy on his strangeness, connect his loneliness, entertain his isolation, secure his horror, attach Your mercy to him, such mercy by which he can do without the mercy of anyone other than You, and join him to those to whom he has adhered.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, (tafadhali) rehema juu ya ugeni wake, unganisha upweke wake, burudishe kutengwa kwake, salama kitisho chake, ambatisha rehema Yako kwake, rehema hiyo ambayo kwayo anaweza kufanya bila ya huruma ya yeyote asiyekuwa Wewe, na muunganishe na wale ambao ameshikamana nao.
The method and rewards of visiting the graves of faithful believers have been demonstrated in another tradition reported from Fuzayl who, accordingly, said: As to any one who recites Surah alQadr at the grave of a faithful believer seven times, Almighty Allah will send to him an angel who
Mbinu na thawabu za kuzuru makaburi ya waumini waaminifu zimedhihirika katika hadithi nyingine iliyopokelewa kutoka kwa Fuzayl ambaye, kwa hiyo, alisema: "Na yeyote anayesoma Surah al-Qadr kwenye kaburi la Muumini mara saba, Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu atamtumia Malaika ambaye
will worship Him (i.e. Almighty Allah) next to that grave and the reward of all the devotional acts that are done by that angel will be recorded for the dead person. When Almighty Allah raises him from the grave, He will make easy for him all the horrors by which he will pass until he is allowed to enter
watamuabudu (yaani Mwenyezi Mungu) karibu na kaburi hilo na malipo ya ibada zote zinazofanywa na malaika huyo yataandikwa kwa ajili ya maiti. Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu atakapomfufua kutoka kaburini, atamfanyia wepesi maovu yote atakayopitia mpaka aruhusiwe kuingia.
Paradise. Along with Surah alQadr, Surah alFatihah (No. 1), Surah alTawhid (No. 112), Surah alFalaq (No. 113), Surah alNas (No. 114), and Ayah alkursi (2:155) may be also recited three times each.
Paradiso. Pamoja na Surah alQadr, Surah alFatihah (No. 1), Surah alTawhid (No. 112), Surah alFalaq (No. 113), Surah alNas (No. 114), na Ayah alkursi (2:155) pia inaweza kusomwa mara tatu kila moja.
Another tradition on the same subject reads that Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam alSadiq, peace be upon him, "Should we visit the dead people?" "Yes, you should," replied the Imam.
Hadithi nyingine juu ya mada hiyo hiyo inasema kwamba Muhammad ibn Muslim alimuuliza Imam alSadiq, amani iwe juu yake, "Je, tuwazuru watu waliokufa?" "Ndiyo, unapaswa," Imam akajibu.
"Yes, I swear it by Allah," said the Imam ('a), "they do know about you, feel glad with that, and find entertainment with your visits." "What should we say when we visit them?" asked Muhammad.
"Ndio, ninaapa kwa jina la Mwenyezi Mungu," alisema Imam (a.s.), "wanajua kuhusu wewe, wanajisikia furaha kwa hilo, na pata burudani kwa ziara zako." "Tuseme nini tunapowatembelea?" aliuliza Muhammad.
O Allah, (please) prevent the soil from harming their sides, take their souls up to You, increase Your pleasure with them, and make part of Your mercy dwell with them so that You will save them from loneliness and entertain their isolation.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, (tafadhali) Uzuie udongo usidhuru mbavu zao, zichukue nafsi zao Kwako, na Uwazidishie radhi Zako, na uijaalie sehemu ya rehema Yako ili uwaokoe na upweke na uwafurahishe kutengwa kwao.
