La Vertu et l'Excellence de Visiter Abu 'Abd Allah, al-Husayn, Que la Paix soit sur Lui

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Sinan from al-Husayn ibn al- Mukhtar from Zayd al-Shahham who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that visiting the gravesite of al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al- Salam, is equal in rewards to twenty Hajjah. It is even more virtuous than ‘Umrah and Hajjah.”

"La visite de la tombe de Al-Husayn (que la paix soit sur lui) équivaut à vingt pèlerinages et vaut mieux que vingt 'umra et pèlerinages."

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Isma‘il ibn Bazi’ from Salih ibn ‘Uqbah from Yazid ibn ‘Abd al-Malik who has said the following: “I once was in the company of abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, when people on donkey backs passed by. He (the Imam) asked, ‘Where do they want to go?’ I replied, ‘They want to visit the graves of the martyrs.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘What prevents them from visiting the martyr whom no one helped?’ A man from Iraq then asked, ‘Is visiting him obligatory?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Visiting him is more virtuous than Hajjah and ‘Umrah, ‘Umrah and Hajjah’, until he counted up to twenty Hajjah and ‘Umrah. Then he said, ‘All accepted, well-performed.’ By Allah, I had not stood up that another man came and said to him, ‘I have performed nineteen times al-Hajj. Pray for me so, He grants me the opportunity to perform twenty times al-Hajj.’ He (the Imam) asked, ‘Have you visited the gravesite of al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam ?’ The man replied, ‘No, I have not done so.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Visiting al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, is more virtuous than twenty times performing al-Hajj.’”

Le contenu principal du hadith met en avant l'importance de la visite de la tombe de l'Imam Husayn (sur lui la paix) qui est considérée comme plus méritoire que vingt pèlerinages. Cette pratique est louée comme étant acceptée et récompensée, dépassant en valeur spirituelle d'autres actes d'adoration tels que le pèlerinage et la 'umra.

4. Muhammad ibn al-Husayn has narrated from Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from Salih ibn ‘Uqbah from abu Sa‘id al-Mada’iniy who has said the following: “I once visited abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, and said to him, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, can I visit the grave of al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam ?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, O abu Sa‘id, you should visit the grave of the grandson of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. He is the most likeable of all likeable ones, the cleanest of all clean ones, the most virtuous of all virtuous ones. When you visit him Allah writes for you the reward for twenty- five times performing al-Hajj.’”

Je suis entré chez Abi 'Abdillah (que la paix soit sur lui) et je lui ai dit: "Puissé-je être sacrifié pour toi, devrais-je visiter la tombe de Husayn (que la paix soit sur lui)?" Il a répondu: "Oui, ô Aba Sa'id, visite la tombe du fils du Messager d'Allah (que la prière d'Allah et Ses bénédictions soient sur lui et sa famille), le plus pur des purs, le plus saint des saints, le plus pieux des pieux. Lorsque tu le visites, Allah t'écrira vingt-cinq pèlerinages."

5. Muhammad ibn al-Husayn has narrated from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Muhammad ibn Sadaqah from Salih al-Niliy who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, Tor one who visits the grave of al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al- Salam, with proper understanding of his rights, Allah writes for him the reward for setting free of one thousand persons. It is like readying one thousand horses fully harnessed to join the battle for the cause of Allah.”’

Celui qui vient à la tombe de Husayn (que la paix soit sur lui) en reconnaissant son droit, Allah lui écrira une récompense équivalente à celle de celui qui affranchit mille esclaves, ou celui qui équipe mille chevaux montés et équipés pour la cause d'Allah.

6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Ishaq ibn Ibrahim from Harun ibn Kharijah who has said the following: “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, say, ‘Allah has assigned four thousand untidy and dusty angels to the grave of al-Husayn, Alayhi al-Salam. They weep for him until the Day of Judgment. They escort one who visits him with proper understanding of his rights, to his secure place. If he becomes ill these angels visit him mornings and evenings; and if he dies, these angels take part in his funeral and ask forgiveness for him until the Day of Judgment.”

[Traduction complète du hadith en français]

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Musa ibn Sa‘dan from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Qasim from ‘Umar ibn Aban al-Kalbiy from Aban ibn Taghlib who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Four thousand angels assigned for the grave of al- Husayn, Alayhi al-Salam, are untidy and dusty. They weep for him until the Day of Judgment. Their chief is an angel called Mansur. They welcome everyone who visits him and escort everyone who says farewell to him. They visit everyone of such visitors if he becomes ill, perform funeral salat (prayer) for those of them who die, and ask forgiveness for him after his death.’”

Certes, il y a quatre mille anges près de la tombe de Husayn (que la paix soit sur lui), aux cheveux en désordre et couverts de poussière, qui pleurent sur lui jusqu'au Jour de la Résurrection. Leur chef est un ange appelé Mansur. Aucun visiteur ne vient le voir sans être accueilli, aucun adieu n'est fait sans que ses partisans soient présents, aucune maladie ne le touche sans qu'ils ne viennent le visiter, et il ne meurt pas sans qu'ils prient sur son corps et demandent pardon pour lui après sa mort.

8. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from abu Dawud al-Mustariq from certain individuals of our people from Muthanna al-Hannat who has said the following: “I once heard abu al-Hassan, the 1st, Alayhi al-Salam, say, ‘Whoever visits al-Husayn, Alayhi al- Salam, with proper understanding of his rights, Allah forgives his sins of the past and those that come later.’”

J'ai entendu dire qu'il a dit : "Celui qui vient vers al-Husayn en reconnaissant son droit, Allah lui pardonnera ses péchés passés et futurs."

9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from al-Khaybariy from al-Husayn ibn Muhammad who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan, Musa, Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘The least of rewards that a visitor of abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, near al-Furat canal, will receive, when he has proper understanding of his rights, sacred status, his possessing authority from Allah, is forgiveness of his past sins and that which come later.’”

"La récompense la plus proche accordée au visiteur de l'Imam Abu Abdullah (que la paix soit sur lui) au bord de l'Euphrate est que ses péchés passés et futurs lui soient pardonnés s'il reconnaît ses droits, ses interdictions et sa wilaya."

10. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ibn Muskan from Ghassan al- Basriy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, has said that if one visits the grave of abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al- Salam, with proper understanding of his rights, Allah forgives his past sins and whatever sins come later on.”

Celui qui visite la tombe de l'Imam Abu Abdullah (que la paix soit sur lui) en reconnaissant son droit, Allah pardonnera ses péchés passés et futurs.

11. Muhammad ibn Yahya and others have narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad and Muhammad ibn al-Husayn all from Musa ibn ‘Umar from Ghassan al-Basriy from Mu‘awiyah ibn Wahab Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from certain individuals of our people from Ibrahim ibn ‘Uqbah from Mu‘awiyah ibn Wahab who has said the following: “I once asked permission to see abu ‘ Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, and permission was granted. I was told to come in. When I went inside, I found him in his place for salat (prayer) in his house. I then sat down until he completed his salat (prayer). I then heard him secretly speaking to his Lord. ‘O the One who has granted us honor in a special way, O the one who has granted us exclusive executorships of the will of the messengers and has promised us intercession, granted us the knowledge of the past and future and has made the hearts of people to incline toward us, forgive me and my brothers (in belief). (O Lord, forgive) the visitors of the grave of abu ‘Abd Allah, al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, who spend their wealth. Those who ready their bodies due to their interest in doing good to us and because of their hope in what is with You of compensation for keeping good relations with us and because of the happiness they bring to the heart of Your prophet. I appeal before Allah to grant salawat (favors and compensation to Your Holy prophet and his family worthy of his services to Your cause) and forgive them because of their yielding to our commands and because of the anger due to their visit they cause to our enemies. In doing so, they only want to find that You are happy with them. So compensate them on our behalf by being happy with them, and support them in the night and day. Be their deputy in their families and children whom they have left behind, as best deputy. Accompany them and protect them against the evil of every hostile tyrant, weak ones of Your creatures or strong ones, and against the evil of the devils of humankind and al-Jinn. Grant them the best, which they are to receive from You in their condition of being in strange places away from their homes and because of the preference they have given to us over their own children, families and relatives. O Allah, our enemies mock at them for their visiting us, but this does not prevent them from setting on their journey toward us and from opposing those who oppose us. So be kind to the faces, which the heat of sun has changed. Be kind to the side of those faces, which are turned from side to side over the grave of abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam. Be kind to those eyes, which have shed tears in sympathy with us. Be kind to the hearts, which mourned and felt pain for us. Be kind to the wailing cries for us. O Allah, I entrust those souls and bodies with You until the time we meet, and compensate them at the pond (in paradise) on the dehydrating day.’ He (the Imam) continued with such prayers in a prostrating position. When he completed, I said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, if what I heard from you were for even those who do not know Allah, I think, hellfire would not touch them. I by Allah, wished to have visited the grave of al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, instead of performing al-Hajj.’ He (the Imam) said to me, ‘He is much closer to you. What then prevents you from visiting him?’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘O Mu‘awiyah, why do you neglect such visitations?’ I said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I did not know the matter is of all such great degrees of significance.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘O Mu‘awiyah, the number of those who pray for the visitors of al- Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, in the heavens is much greater than those who pray for them on earth.’”

[Contenu principal du hadith]