Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: The Place of the Head of Imam al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ الْخَزَّازِ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ أَبِي الْفَرَجِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ كُنْتُ ٠َعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠َرَّ بِظَهْرِ الْكُوفَةِ فَنَزَلَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُ٠َ قَلِيلاً فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُ٠َّ سَارَ قَلِيلاً فَنَزَلَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُ٠َوْضِعُ قَبْرِ أَ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَالْ٠َوْضِعَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ صَلَّيْتَ فِيهِ٠َوْضِعُ رَأْسِ الْحُسَيْنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠َنْزِلِ الْقَائِ٠2.

A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ibrahim ibn ‘Uqbah from al-Hassan al-Khazzaz from al-Washsha’ Abu al-Faraj from Aban ibn Taghlib who has said the following: “I once was with Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when he passed by the backside of al-Kufah.

He disembarked for two Rak‘at salat (prayer), then he moved forward a little and performed two Rak‘at salat (prayer), then he moved a little, then disembarked and performed two Rak‘at salat (prayer), then he said, ‘This is the gravesite of ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.).’ I then asked, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for Your cause, what about the other two places where you performed salat (prayer).

He (the Imam) replied, ‘One was the place of the head of (Imam) al-Husayn (a.s.), and the place of the house of al-Qa'im (a.s.).’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (8/290))