The Complete Pilgrimage Guide · Hadith 748 (#Ḥadīth #12)

12 وَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَصَمِّ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَيُّمَا أَفْضَلُ الْحَجُّ أَوِ الصَّدَقَةُ قَالَ هَذِهِ مَسْأَلَةٌ فِي مَسْأَلَةٍ- قَالَ كَمِ الْمَالُ يَكُونُ مَا يَحْمِلُ صَاحِبَهُ إِلَى الْحَجِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ مَالًا يَحْمِلُ إِلَى الْحَجِّ فَالصَّدَقَةُ لَا تَعْدِلُ الْحَجَّ الْحَجُّ أَفْضَلُ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَا يَكُونُ إِلَّا الْقَلِيلَ فَالصَّدَقَةُ قُلْتُ فَالْجِهَادُ قَالَ الْجِهَادُ أَفْضَلُ الْأَشْيَاءِ بَعْدَ الْفَرَائِضِ فِي وَقْتِ الْجِهَادِ وَ قَالَ وَ لَا جِهَادَ إِلَّا مَعَ الْإِمَامِ قُلْتُ فَالزِّيَارَةُ قَالَ زِيَارَةُ النَّبِيِّ (ص) وَ زِيَارَةُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ زِيَارَةُ حَمْزَةَ وَ بِالْعِرَاقِ زِيَارَةُ الْحُسَيْنِ (ع) قُلْتُ فَمَا لِمَنْ زَارَ الْحُسَيْنَ (ع) قَالَ يَخُوضُ فِي الرَّحْمَةِ وَ يَسْتَوْجِبُ الرِّضَا وَ يُصْرَفُ عَنْهُ السُّوءُ وَ يُدَرُّ عَلَيْهِ الرِّزْقُ وَ تُشَيِّعُهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ يُلْبَسُ نُوراً تَعْرِفُهُ بِهِ الْحَفَظَةُ فَلَا يَمُرُّ بِأَحَدٍ مِنَ الْحَفَظَةِ إِلَّا دَعَا لَهُ

12. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Walīd narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from ‘Abbās ibn Ma’rūf, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān Al-Asam, from his grandfather, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq ), “May I sacrifice myself for you! Which deed is better: going for Hajj or giving charity?” Imam said, “(The answer to) this question depends on another question. Are there sufficient funds to go for Hajj?” I replied, “No.” Imam said, “If the money is sufficient to go for Hajj, then going for Hajj is better than giving charity. However, if it is not much (money), then giving charity is better.” I asked, “What about fighting in the way of Allāh?” Imam said, “Fighting in the way of Allāh at the time of Jihād is the best deed after the obligatory prayers. However, it is not accepted unless it is with an Imam.” I asked, “What about going for Ziyārah?” Imam replied, “(Going to) the Ziyārah of the Prophet ﷺ, the Ziyārah of Ḥamzah , the Ziyārah of the successors , and (specifically) the Ziyārah of Ḥusain in Iraq (is the best of deeds).” I asked, “What are the rewards for going to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain ?” Imam replied: Those who go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain will submerge (themselves) in the Mercy (of Allāh) and earn (His) pleasure. Evil will be kept away from them, their sustenance will increase, and the angels will surround them. They will be surrounded with a light which will allow the Keepers to identify them and they will not pass by any of the Keepers without them praying for them.

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).