And be their supporter...

And be their supporter, and keep them safe from the evil of every evildoer and every weak and strong creature, and the evil of Shaitan of men and jinns, and reward them with the best for forsaking their native place and make them return safely to their families, children and relatives. O Allah, indeed, our enemies flay them for undertaking a journey to visit our graves, but do not make this fault-finding to forgo turning to us. In such a way that they should oppose our opponents.

Thus, have mercy on faces colored by the heat of the sun. And have mercy on cheeks that fall on the tomb of His Eminence, Abi Abdullah al-Husain (as), and have mercy on the eyes that weep for us, and have mercy on the hearts that are aggrieved for us, and have mercy on the cry that is raised for us.

O Allah, I have entrusted those bodies and souls to You till You bring them to the side of the Hauz on the day of the great thirst…[^4] It is a very lengthy tradition and we have quoted only that which is needed here. And this proves that it makes all the Imams (as) very pleased when we perform this action; it is fulfillment of their command, a good turn to them and a way to show enmity to their enemies.

In the same book, through the author’s own chain of narrators it is narrated from Muawiyah bin Wahab from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (as) that he said to Muawiyah: O Muawiyah, do not leave the Ziarat of the grave of Imam Husain (as) due to fear, because if one leaves it for fear, will be in such regret that he would wish his grave was next to his (Imam Husain’s) grave.

Do you not like that the Almighty Allah sees your person and shadow between those for whom the Messenger of Allah (S), Ali, Fatima and Imams (as) pray?[^5] Through the author’s own chain of narrators it is narrated from Halabi in a lengthy tradition that he said: I asked His Eminence, Abu Abdullah Imam Sadiq (as): May I be sacrificed on you, what do you say about one who leaves the Ziarat of Imam Husain (as) when he could do it?

He replied: He has done Aaq (broken off relations) to the Holy Prophet (S) and us and considered light the command to him in this regard.