Ziyārah of Jābir ibn ʿAbdullāh al-Anṣārī on the day of Arbaʿīn
Ṭabarī, with his chain of transmission, narrates from ʿAṭiyyah ʿAwfī, who said: I went out with Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Anṣārī with the intention of visiting the grave of Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib. When we reached Karbalāʾ, Jābir approached the bank of the Furāt (Euphrates), performed ghusl, and put on a ridāʾ and an izār (similar to one in a state of iḥrām). Then he opened a pouch that contained saʿd (a type of fragrant herb) and applied it to his body, perfuming himself with it. With every step he took, he mentioned Allāh, the Exalted, until he reached the sacred grave. When he arrived, he said: “Place my hand on the grave.” I did so, and he threw himself upon the grave and fell unconscious. So I sprinkled water on him until he regained consciousness. He called out three times, “Oh Ḥusayn!” Then he said: “Does the friend not respond to the friend?!”
Then he answered himself: “How could you respond, when your blood-soaked veins are visible above your shoulders and separation has occurred between your body and your blessed head?! I bear witness that you are the son of the Khātam al-Nabiyyīn (Seal of the Prophets), the son of the master of the believers, the son of the one who partnered in piety, the offspring of guidance, the fifth among the Aṣḥāb al-Kisāʾ, the son of the master of the purified ones, and the son of the leader of all women. And how could you not be so, when the hand of the master of messengers fed you, and you were raised in the lap of the righteous, nursed from the hands of īmān, and quenched with Islām. So your life was pure and your death beautiful. But the hearts of the believers are grieved by your separation, and there is no doubt about your position. So peace of Allāh and His pleasure be upon you. And I bear witness that you departed from this world just as your brother Yaḥyā ibn Zakarīyyā departed and attained the grace of martyrdom.”
Then he looked around the sacred grave of Sayyid al-Shuhadāʾ (ʿa) and said: “Peace be upon you, O souls who sacrificed themselves for Ḥusayn (ʿa). I bear witness that you established ṣalāh, gave zakāh, enjoined good and forbade evil, and strove against the mulḥidīn (heretics), and worshipped Allāh until certainty (yaqīn) came to you. By the One Who sent Muḥammad (ṣ) with truth and prophethood, we are partners with you in what you entered into and in what you acted upon.”
ʿAṭiyyah says: I said to Jābir: “How can we be partners with them in reward, while we neither descended into the valley nor ascended a mountain, nor struck with swords, but they are the ones whose heads have been separated from their bodies, their children orphaned, and their wives widowed?!”
Jābir replied: “O ʿAṭiyyah! I heard my beloved, the Messenger of Allāh (ṣ), say: ‘Whoever loves a people will be resurrected with them, and whoever is pleased with the deed of a people is a partner with them in that deed.’ By the One Who sent Muḥammad (ṣ) as a prophet, my intention and the intention of my companions is upon what Imām Ḥusayn (ʿa) and his companions were upon.”
Then he said: “Take my hand and lead me toward the houses of Kūfah.”
On the way, Jābir said: “O ʿAṭiyyah! Do you want me to advise you? For I do not think I shall meet you again after this journey. O ʿAṭiyyah! Love the one who loves the Āl Muḥammad, as long as he loves them. And hate the one who hates the Āl Muḥammad, as long as he harbors hatred for them — even if he fasts by day and stands in prayer by night. And show kindness and gentleness toward the lover of the Āl Muḥammad, for if one of their feet slips due to excessive sins, the other foot shall remain firm because of their love. Indeed, the lovers of the Āl Muḥammad will return to Jannah, and their enemies will return to the Fire.”
References:
1. Shaykh ʿAbbās Qummī, Safīnat al-Biḥār, vol. 6, p. 296 (narrated from Tanqīḥ al-Maqāl)
2. Muḥammad Bāqir al-Majlisī, Biḥār al-Anwār, vol. 37, p. 185 (quoted from al-Ṭarāʾif)
3. Qurʾān, Sūrat al-Māʾidah, verse 67
4. Biḥār al-Anwār, vol. 37, p. 190
5. ʿImād al-Dīn Qāsim al-Ṭabarī al-Āmulī, Bishārat al-Muṣṭafā, p. 125, ḥadīth 72; Biḥār al-Anwār, vol. 68, p. 130, ḥadīth 62
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا آلَ اللّهِ ،
Peace be upon you, O family of Allah,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا صَفْوَةَ اللّهِ ،
Peace be upon you, O chosen ones of Allah,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا خِيَرَةَ اللّهِ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ ،
Peace be upon you, O best of Allah’s creation,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا سادَةَ السَّاداتِ ،
Peace be upon you, O masters of the masters,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا لُيُوثَ الْغاباتِ ،
As-salāmu ʿalaykum yā luyūth al-ghābāt,
Peace be upon you, O lions of the forests,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا سَفِينَةَ النَّجاةِ ،
Peace be upon you, O ship of salvation,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبا عَبْدِ اللّهِ ،
Peace be upon you, O Abā ʿAbdillāh,
وَرَحْمَةُ اللّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ .
And the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِلْمِ الْأَ نْبِياءِ ،
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of the knowledge of the prophets,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صَفْوَةِ اللّهِ ،
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Adam, the chosen one of Allah,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ اللّهِ ،
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Noah, the prophet of Allah,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْراهِيمَ خَلِيلِ اللّهِ ،
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Abraham, the friend of Allah,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِسْماعِيلَ ذَبِيحِ اللّهِ ،
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Ishmael, the sacrifice of Allah,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسى كَلِيمِ اللّهِ ،
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Moses, the one who spoke to Allah,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسى رُوحِ اللّهِ .
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Jesus, the spirit of Allah.
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُصْطَفى ،
Peace be upon you, O son of Muhammad, the chosen one,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ عَلِيٍّ الْمُرْتَضى ،
Peace be upon you, O son of ʿAlī, the chosen one,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ فاطِمَةَ الزَّهْراءِ ،
Peace be upon you, O son of Fāṭimah, the radiant one,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا شَهِيدُ يَا ابْنَ الشَّهِيدِ ،
Peace be upon you, O martyr, son of the martyr,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَتِيلُ ابْنَ الْقَتِيلِ ،
Peace be upon you, O one slain, son of the one slain,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَ لِيَّ اللّهِ وَابْنَ وَ لِيِّهِ ،
Peace be upon you, O friend of Allah, son of His friend,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ وَابْنَ حُجَّتِهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ .
Peace be upon you, O proof of Allah, son of His proof over His creation.
أَشْهَدُ أَ نَّكَ قَدْ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلاةَ ،
I bear witness that you established the prayer,
وَآتَيْتَ الزَّكاةَ ،
And gave the zakat,
وَأَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ،
And enjoined what is right,
وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ،
And forbade what is wrong,
وَبَرَرْتَ والِدَيْكَ ،
And honored your parents,
وَجاهَدْتَ عَدُوَّكَ .
And fought your enemy.
أَشْهَدُ أَ نَّكَ تَسْمَعُ الْكَلامَ ،
I bear witness that you hear the words,
وَتَرُدُّ الْجَوابَ ،
And respond to the greetings,
وَأَ نَّكَ حَبِيبُ اللّهِ وَخَلِيلُهُ ،
And you are the beloved and friend of Allah,
وَنَجِيبُهُ وَصَفِيُّهُ وَابْنُ صَفِيِّهِ ،
And His chosen one and the son of His chosen one,
زُرْتُكَ مُشْتاقاً ،
I visited you out of longing,
فَكُنْ لِي شَفِيعاً إِلَى اللّهِ .
So be my intercessor with Allah.
يَا سَيِّدِي ،
O my master,
أَسْتَشْفِعُ إِلَى اللّهِ بِجَدِّكَ سَيِّدِ النَّبِيِّينَ ،
I seek intercession with Allah through your grandfather, the master of the prophets,
وَبِأَبِيكَ سَيِّدِ الْوَصِيِّينَ ،
And your father, the master of the successors,
وَبِأُمِّكَ فاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةِ نِساءِ الْعالَمِينَ ،
And your mother, Fāṭimah, the mistress of the women of the worlds,
لَعَنَ اللّهُ قاتِلِيكَ وَظَالِمِيكَ ،
May Allah curse those who killed you and wronged you,
وشَانِئِيكَ وَمُبْغِضِيكَ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالاْخِرِينَ .
And those who hated and envied you from the first to the last.
ثم انحنى على القبر ومرَّغ خدّيه عليه وصلّى أربع ركعات ، ثم جاء إلى قبر علي بن الحسين عليهما السلام ، فقال :
Then he leaned over the grave and rubbed his face against it and prayed four rak'ahs,
then he came to the grave of ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn(a), and said:
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلايَ وَابْنَ مَوْلايَ ،
Peace be upon you, O my master and son of my master,
لَعَنَ اللّهُ قاتِلِيكَ ،
May Allah curse those who killed you,
وَلَعَنَ اللّهُ ظالِمِيكَ ،
And may Allah curse those who wronged you,
أَ تَقَرَّبُ إِلَى اللّهِ بِمَحَبَّتِكُمْ ،
I seek closeness to Allah through my love for you,
وَأَبْرَأُ إِلَى اللّهِ مِنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ .
And disassociate myself from your enemies before Allah.
ثمّ قبَّله وصلّى ركعتين ، والتفتَ إلى قبور الشهداء ، فقال :
Then he kissed it and prayed two rak'ahs, and turned to the graves of the martyrs, and said:
السَّلامُ عَلَى الْأَرْواحِ الْمُنِيخَةِ بِقَبْرِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللّهِ الْحُسَيْنِ ،
Peace be upon the souls who are at the grave of Abī ʿAbdillāh al-Ḥusayn,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا شِيعَةَ اللّه وَشِيعَةَ رَسُولِهِ ،
Peace be upon you, O followers of Allah and followers of His Messenger,
وَشِيعَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ،
And followers of the Commander of the Faithful,
وَالْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ ،
And followers of al-Ḥasan and al-Ḥusayn,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكمُ يَا طَاهِرِونَ ،
Peace be upon you, O pure ones,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا مَهْدِيُّونَ ،
Peace be upon you, O guided ones,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا أَبْرارَ ،
Peace be upon you, O righteous ones,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَلَى مَلائِكَةِ اللّهِ الْحَافِّينَ بِقُبُورِكُمْ ،
Peace be upon you and upon the angels of Allah surrounding your graves,
جَمَعَنِي اللّهُ وَ إِيَّاكُمْ فِي مُسْتَقَرِّ رَحْمَتِهِ تَحْتَ عَرْشِهِ .
May Allah gather me and you in His mercy under His throne.
ثمّ جاء إلى قبر العبّاس ابن أمير المؤمنين عليهما السلام ، فوقف عليه وقال :
Then he came to the grave of al-ʿAbbās, son of the Commander of the Faithful(a), stood by it and said:
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا القاسِمِ ،
Peace be upon you, O father of al-Qāsim,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَبَّاسَ بن عَلِيٍّ ،
Peace be upon you, O ʿAbbās, son of ʿAlī,
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ،
Peace be upon you, O son of the Commander of the Faithful,
أَشْهَدُ لَقَدْ بَالَغْتَ فِي النَّصِيحَةِ ،
I bear witness that you exceeded in giving advice,
وَأَدَّيْتَ الأمَانَةَ ،
And fulfilled the trust,
وَجَاهَدْتَ عَدُوَّكَ وَعَدُوَّ أَخِيكَ ،
And fought your enemy and the enemy of your brother,
فَصَلَواتُ اللّهِ عَلى رُوحِكَ الطَّيِّبَةِ ،
So blessings of Allah be upon your pure soul,
وَجَزَاكَ اللّهُ مِنْ أَخٍ خَيْراً
And may Allah reward you with the best of rewards from a brother.
ثمّ صلّى ركعتين ودعا اللّه ومضى
Then he prayed two rak'ahs, supplicated to Allah, and left.
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