Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: Visiting Brothers (in belief) ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠ِ عَنْ سَيْفِ بْنِ عَ٠ِيرَةَ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠َنْ زَارَ أَخَاهُ فِي جَانِبِ الْ٠ِصْرِ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ الله فَهُوَ زَوْرُهُ وَحَقٌّ عَلَى الله أَنْ يُكْرِ٠5.

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb who has said the following: “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘Whoever visits his brother (in belief) in a side of the city just to please Allah, has visited Him, and it becomes a responsibility for Allah to honor His visitor.’” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/55))