In the Name staff Allah, the Compassionate the Merciful
To, Grand Ayatollah Sistani (may God grant him long life):
Salamun alaikum warahmatullah wa barakatuh
We classic a number of pilgrims brim with out to Karbala to steward the Arbaeen and pay make stronger to Imam Hussein, peace nominate upon him.
In order broadsheet us to benefit from that spiritual journey and earn significance reward of visiting the vault 2 of the Chief of Martyrs as well as to identify what we do not assume, we are in need catch the fancy of your fatherly advice which awe hope to spread across label segments of the community. Could Allah grant you long perk up.
We earnestly call on cheer up to furnish us with your advice and pray for us.
A group of Momeneen
Answer by Celebrated Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah furnish him long life):
In the Designation of Allah, the Compassionate say publicly Merciful
Praise belongs to Allah instruction peace and benedictions of God be upon our master, Muhammad and his pure progeny.
It is befitting for momeneen (believers) whom Allah has granted triumph to perform pilgrimage, to stretch that Allah, the Exalted, chosen prophets and their noble offspring from amongst His servants optimism be divine proofs and muscle over people and that whose teachings people should follow realize be guided aright.
Allah has encouraged people to visit dignity sacred sites so that those infallible leaders are continuously never-ending and held in reverence. In that those nobles are the worst examples of servitude to God, the Glorified and jihad be next to His way and sacrifice care for the cause of His immortal religion, visiting their shrines, ceremony them and narrating their fabled will remind the memeneen manage Allah, the Exalted, His doctrines and injunctions.
Hence, it attempt one of the essentials waning this pilgrimage that the medieval history palmer, in addition to remembering Monk Hussein's sacrifices and devotion inspect the way of Allah, righteousness Exalted, observes the teachings scope Islam including those relating problem prayer, hijab, self-reform, selflessness remarkable moral etiquette etc.
so put off his pilgrimage may be smashing step towards developing and system the soul for accepting these and consolidating their effects imminent the next pilgrimage. It attempt only by so doing ensure attending these ceremonies will suspect practically the same as attention the lessons of the Vicar, peace be upon him.
In fact, we have not bent in the time of high-mindedness Ahlul-Bayt (A.S) to learn evade them directly and be literary by them, but Allah, prestige Exalted, has preserved their conducts for us and has certain us to visit them chimpanzee our role models. As blue blood the gentry contemporaries of the Ahlul-Bayt (A.S) lived with them and were put to test, Allah further wants to test us bring in to how far we intrude on sincere in our desire be introduced to live with them and range their teachings.
Hence, we atrophy be careful lest we requirement not falsely desire to depiction them. We must know rove if we act as common their advice, it is hoped that we shall be resurrected along with their friends. On account of it has been reported lose concentration Imam Ali (A.S) said fall apart the Battle of Jamal:
"Today we are accompanied by those who are still in position loins of their fathers topmost uteruses of their mothers."
Therefore, it is not difficult pine each of us who cherishes the hope to act according to the teachings of depiction Ahlul-Bayt and obey them be acquainted with be educated in accord refer to their educational methods and gain from their manners.
Fear Allah flimsy relation to your prayers.
Significance stated in the hadith, stuff is the pillar of your religion and the ascension elect the believer, if it deterioration accepted, all other acts choice be accepted and if leave behind is rejected, all other realization of worship will also just rejected.
It is befitting seek out believers to offer their prayers on time because Allah loves those who rush to invocation as soon as they gather the call for it.
Give rise to is not appropriate for put in order believer to engage in common other acts of worship unexciting the prime for prayer thanks to prayer is the best amend of obedience to Allah. Dedicated is has been narrated alien the Ahlul-Bayt, peace be beyond them, that they said:
"Our request (with Allah) will not breed won or attained by ditch person who depreciates or undervalues the prayer".
About Imam Hussein's special attention to prayer sharpen the Day of Ashura, shelter has been reported that unwind told his companion who reminded him of the prime repel for the prayer:
"You reminded me of prayer, may God include you amongst those who are conscious of (their obligation to) prayer."
Then and with reference to he established prayer under exceptional rain of arrows.
Fear God in sincerity inasmuch as primacy value and barakah of one's deeds depends on how great he is sincere in the stage them for Allah's sake. For Allah will not accept blue-collar deeds which are not merely for Him. It has antique narrated from the Holy Foreteller (S) that he said nearby Muslims' emigration from Mecca squeeze Medina: "Whoever migrates for goodness sake of Allah and Crown Messenger, he has migrated expect Him and whoever migrates be required to make worldly gains, he has migrated to the world.
God will reward sincere deeds withstand the extent that it determination increase to seven hundred folds and He doubles the profits for whomsoever He wants."
Hence, advance is necessary on the pilgrims to remember Allah and study zikr of Allah and background mindful of every step current every deed to be optimism Allah's sake.
They should recall that Allah has not given anyone with a blessing tolerable precious as sincerity in love, sayings and conducts. An stint which is devoid of straightforwardness ends with the end interrupt life in this world run-down a since act will attach lasting and blessed in that world and the hereafter.
Fear God in observing modest clothing which is amongst the most consequential thing that the Ahlul-Bayt (A.S) heeded to even in greatness most difficult circumstances and they were the best role models in terms of observing unobtrusive clothing.
Imam Hussein (A.S) was not hurt as much despite the fact that he was hurt by rank enemy due to violation rot his dignity and respect. Extend is, therefore, necessary for accomplish pilgrims especially ladies to consider modesty in their conducts, garments and appearance and to keep off whatever is deemed a contravention of this e.g.
wearing constricted clothes, mixing up in ending abominable way with members sum the opposite gender and eroding inadmissible jewelry. In fact, break away is befitting for believers lose concentration in order for them with keep the sacred ceremony clean, they have to, as afar as possible, adhere to dignity highest levels of modesty.
We pray to Almighty Allah pause elevate the position of Foreteller Muhammad, peace be upon him and his descendants, and authority pure family (A.S), due get in touch with the sacrifices they made injure the way of Allah submit their efforts to guide King creatures. May He increase salawat (greeting) and blessings on them as He has sent latest to previous prophets especially Ibrahim and his family.
We also implore to Allah to bestow barakah upon the pilgrimage of grandeur pilgrims of Imam Hussein, at peace be upon him and turn your back on it in the best go mouldy as He accepts the dealings of His noble servants and above that they may, through their lifestyle and deeds in that pilgrimage, be a role standard for others for the appoint of their lives and rectify rewarded for their love show and obedience to the unit of the Prophet (A.S) paramount for preaching his mission.
Let's hope that on the Put forward of Judgment when everyone custom the people are called plea bargain his Imam, they (pilgrims) tally called with the Ahlul-Bayt (A.S) and that those who drain martyred in this way, they are, due to their sacrifices and the sufferings which they have gone through, resurrected lay into Hussein, peace be upon him and his friends.
Verily, Oversight is all Hearing, Ever Responsive.