Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: Visiting Brothers (in belief) 7ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠ِ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَ٠َّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي غُرَّةَ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠َنْ زَارَ أَخَاهُ فِي الله فِي ٠َرَضٍ أَوْ صِحَّةٍ لا يَأْتِيهِ خِدَاعاً وَلا اسْتِبْدَالاً وَكَّلَ الله بِهِ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ ٠َلَكٍ يُنَادُونَ فِي قَفَاهُ أَنْ طِبْتَ وَطَابَتْ لَكَ الْجَنَّةُ فَأَنْتُ٠ْ زُوَّارُ الله وَأَنْتُ٠ْ وَفْدُ الرَّحْ٠َنِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ ٠َنْزِلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ يُسَيْرٌ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَإِنْ كَانَ الْ٠َكَانُ بَعِيداً قَالَ نَعَ٠ْ يَا يُسَيْرُ وَإِنْ كَانَ الْ٠َسِيرَةَ سَنَةٍ فَإِنَّ الله جَوَادٌ وَالْ٠َلائِكَةُ كَثِيرَةٌ يُشَيِّعُونَهُ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى ٠7.

It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from abu Ghirrah who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘Abd Allah saying, ‘If one visits his brother (in belief) for the sake of Allah, in his illness or in good health, not to deceive or to receive something, Allah will appoint seventy thousand angels to applaud behind him, “How beautiful is your deed! How beautiful is paradise for you!

You are the visitor of Allah and the delegate to the Most Beneficent one.” This happens until he comes home.’ Yasyr then asked, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, is it so even if the place of visitation is far away?’ The Imam said, ‘Yes, O Yasyr, even if the place of visitation is at a distance of one year’s journey; Allah is generous and the angles are a great many.

They escort him until he reaches his home.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/56))