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Excellence of Visiting the Shrine of Imam Hussain
By Azra

The excellence of visiting the shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) is beyond description.

It has been stated that visiting Imam Hussain (a.s.) is better than:
*          obligatory and optional pilgrimages
*          fighting in a holy war.

Visiting the shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) is a cause for:
*          forgiveness of sins
*          mitigation in the rendering of accounts on the Day of Judgement
*          enhancement of status
*          acceptance of wishes
*          longevity of life
*          protection of person and property
*          increase in sustenance
*          fulfillment of wishes
*          aversion of grief and calamities.
*          aversion of agony of death
*          aversion of fright of grave.

It has been narrated that when one proceeds towards the grave of Imam Hussain (a.s.), four thousand angels receive him/her and when he/she returns from there, the same number of angels escort him/her.  Prophets, Imams and angels visit the Imam and pray for the visitors.

Imam Jaffer as-Sadiq (a.s.) has said “thosewho pray for the visitors to the grave of Imam Hussain (a.s.) are more in the heavens than in the world.  Do not miss visiting his grave out of fear of someone, for whoever abandons the visit out of such fear will much repent and wish he had stayed near the grave of Imam Hussain (a.s.) for so long that he too was buried there.”

Let’s pray to Allah that He grants us all an opportunity to visit the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.).

Ref: 
Mafatih-ul-Jinan
by Shaikh Abbas Qummi
translated by Murtaza Ahmed Lakha.