قَالَ وَ رُوِيَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ الصَّادِقَ ع فَقَالَ: إِنِّي سَمِعْتُكَ تَقُولُ إِنَّ تُرْبَةَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع مِنَ الْأَدْوِيَةِ الْمُفْرَدَةِ وَ إِنَّهَا لَا تَمُرُّ بِدَاءٍ إِلَّا هَضَمَتْهُ
He said, ‘And it is reported that a man asked Al-Sadiq-asws, he said, ‘I have heard you-asws saying that the soil of Al-Husayn-asws is from a single medicine and it does not pass by any disease except it digests (cures) it’.
فَقَالَ قَدْ قُلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَمَا بَالُكَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي تَنَاوَلْتُهَا فَمَا انْتَفَعْتُ بِهَا قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّ لَهَا دُعَاءً فَمَنْ تَنَاوَلَهَا وَ لَمْ يَدْعُ بِهِ وَ اسْتَعْمَلَهَا لَمْ يَكَدْ يَنْتَفِعُ بِهَا
He-asws said: ‘I-asws have said that, so what is the matter with you?’ I said, ‘I have taken it, but I did not benefit with it’. He-asws said: ‘But, there is a supplication for it. The one who takes it and does not supplicate with it and uses it, would hardly benefit with it’.
قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا تَنَاوَلَهَا قَالَ تُقَبِّلُهَا قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ تَضَعُهَا عَلَى عَيْنَيْكَ وَ لَا تَنَاوَلُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ حِمَّصَةٍ فَإِنَّ مَنْ تَنَاوَلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَكَأَنَّمَا أَكَلَ مِنْ لُحُومِنَا وَ دِمَائِنَا فَإِذَا تَنَاوَلْتَ فَقُلْ وَ ذَكَرَ الدُّعَاءَ.
He (the narrator) said, ‘He said to him-asws, ‘What does one say when taking it?’ He-asws said: ‘Kiss it before all things, and place it upon your eyes, and do not take any more than (size of) a chickpea, for the one who takes more than that, rather he would be eating from our-asws flesh and our-asws blood. So, whenever you take, then say’ – and he-asws mentioned the supplication’’.[1]
Protocol of Collecting the Clay of the Grave of Hussain-asws :
حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ره عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ رَفِيعٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ إِنَّ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع لَتُرْبَةً حَمْرَاءَ فِيهَا شِفَاءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ إِلَّا السَّامَ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ الْقَبْرَ بَعْدَ مَا سَمِعْنَا هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَاحْتَفَرْنَا عِنْدَ رَأْسِ الْقَبْرِ فَلَمَّا حَفَرْنَا قَدْرَ ذِرَاعٍ انْحَدَرَتْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ رَأْسِ الْقَبْرِ مِثْلُ السَّهْلَةِ حَمْرَاءَ قَدْرَ دِرْهَمٍ فَحَمَلْنَاهُ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ فَمَزَجْنَاهُ وَ خَبَيْنَاهُ فَأَقْبَلْنَا نُعْطِي النَّاسَ يَتَدَاوَوْنَ بِهِ
My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillah, from Ya’qub ibn Yazid, from Hassan ibn ‘Ali, from Yunus ibn Rafi’ (Rabi’), who said:
Abi ‘Abdillah (Imam Sadiq-asws) said, “There is some red dust next to the head of Hussain-asws ibn ‘Ali-asws which is the cure for every disease except death.”
After we heard this Hadith, we went to the Grave (of Hussain-asws) and started digging (the area) next to the holy head of the grave. After digging a little, about one dirham[2] of red dust which looked like sand started to flow down from the direction of the head.
We took it to Kufah, mixed it (with water), and covered it. Then we started distributing it to people to cure their diseases.[3]
حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ره وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ رِزْقِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو السَّرَّاجِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ يُؤْخَذُ طِينُ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع مِنْ عِنْدِ الْقَبْرِ عَلَى قَدْرِ سَبْعِينَ بَاعاً
My father, Mohammed ibn Hassan, and ‘Ali ibn Hussain all narrated to me from Sa’d, from Ahmad ibn Mohammed ibn ‘Isa, from Rizqillah ibn ‘Ala, from Sulayman ibn ‘Amr Al-Sarraj, from some of our companions, who said:
Abi Abdillah (Imam Sadiq-asws) said: The clay of the grave of Hussain-asws can be collected from up to a distance of seventy fathoms[4] from the grave.[5]
حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ النَّهَاوَنْدِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ إِذَا تَنَاوَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ طِينِ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع فَلْيَقُلْ
‘Ali ibn Hussain narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ibrahim, from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq AI-Nahawandi, from ‘Abdillah ibn Hammad Al-Ansari, from ‘Abdillah ibn Sinan, who said:
Abi’ Abdillah (Imam Sadiq-asws) said: When one of you holds the clay of the grave of Hussain-asws you should recite (the following):
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ الْمَلَكِ الَّذِي تَنَاوَلَهُ وَ الرَّسُولِ الَّذِي بَوَّأَهُ وَ الْوَصِيِّ الَّذِي ضُمِّنَ فِيهِ أَنْ تَجْعَلَهُ شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ كَذَا وَ كَذَا وَ يُسَمِّي ذَلِكَ الدَّاءَ
O Allah-azwj! I ask You through the right of the angel who picked it, and the Messenger-asws who appointed it, and the Successor-asws who is lying within it to make it the cure from every disease (and from this disease) – mention the name of the disease.[6]
حَدَّثَنِي حَكِيمُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الرَّيَّانِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَسَدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مَصْقَلَةَ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْمَوْصِلِيِّ أَنَّ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ إِذَا أَخَذْتَ طِينَ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَقُلْ
Hukaym ibn Dawud narrated to me from Salaamah, from ‘Ali ibn Rayyan ibn Saly, from Hussain ibn Asad, from Ahmad ibn Musqalah, from his uncle, from Abi ja’far Al-Musili, who said:
Abu Ja’far (Imam Baqir-asws) said: When you take from the clay of the grave of Hussain-asws, you should say:
اللَّهُمَّ بِحَقِّ هَذِهِ التُّرْبَةِ وَ بِحَقِّ الْمَلَكِ الْمُوَكَّلِ بِهَا وَ الْمَلَكِ الَّذِي كَرَبَهَا وَ بِحَقِّ الْوَصِيِّ الَّذِي هُوَ فِيهَا صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اجْعَلْ هَذَا الطِّينَ شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ وَ أَمَاناً مِنْ كُلِّ خَوْفٍ فَإِنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ كَانَ حَتْماً شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ وَ أَمَاناً مِنْ كُلِّ خَوْفٍ
O Allah-azwj! I ask You-azwj through the right of this dust, through the right of the angel who is dedicated to it and the angel who dug it[7],and through the right of the Successor-asws who is (lying) in it to send Your-azwj blessing on Mohammed-saww and the family of Mohammed-asws and to make this clay the cure from every disease and the protection against my fear.
If you do this, then this clay will definitely be a cure for you from every disease and protection against any fear.[8]
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَصَمِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو شَيْخٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ كُنْتُ بِمَكَّةَ وَ ذَكَرَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَصْحَابَنَا يَأْخُذُونَ مِنْ طِينِ الْحَائِرِ لَيَسْتَشْفُونَ ]يَسْتَشْفُون[ بِهِ- هَلْ فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ مِمَّا يَقُولُونَ مِنَ الشِّفَاءِ قَالَ قَالَ يُسْتَشْفَى بِمَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الْقَبْرِ عَلَى رَأْسِ أَرْبَعَةِ أَمْيَالٍ وَ كَذَلِكَ قَبْرُ جَدِّي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ كَذَلِكَ طِينُ قَبْرِ الْحَسَنِ وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ مُحَمَّدٍ فَخُذْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّهَا شِفَاءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ سُقْمٍ وَ جُنَّةٌ مِمَّا تَخَافُ وَ لَا يَعْدِلُهَا شَيْءٌ مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ الَّتِي يُسْتَشْفَى بِهَا إِلَّا الدُّعَاءُ وَ إِنَّمَا يُفْسِدُهَا مَا يُخَالِطُهَا مِنْ أَوْعِيَتِهَا وَ قِلَّةُ الْيَقِينِ لِمَنْ يُعَالِجُ بِهَا فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَيْقَنَ أَنَّهَا لَهُ شِفَاءٌ إِذَا يُعَالِجُ بِهَا كَفَتْهُ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا مِمَّا يُعَالَجُ بِهِ وَ يُفْسِدُهَا الشَّيَاطِينُ وَ الْجِنُّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُفْرِ مِنْهُمْ يَتَمَسَّحُونَ بِهَا وَ مَا تَمُرُّ بِشَيْءٍ إِلَّا شَمَّهَا وَ أَمَّا الشَّيَاطِينُ وَ كُفَّارُ الْجِنِّ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَحْسُدُونَ بَنِي آدَمَ عَلَيْهَا فَيَتَمَسَّحُونَ بِهَا لِيَذْهَبَ عَامَّةُ طِيبِهَا وَ لَا يُخْرَجُ الطِّينُ مِنَ الْحَائِرِ إِلَّا وَ قَدِ اسْتَعَدَّ لَهُ مَا لَا يُحْصَى مِنْهُمْ وَ أَنَّهُ لَفِي يَدِ صَاحِبِهَا وَ هُمْ يَتَمَسَّحُونَ بِهَا وَ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ مَعَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا الْحَائِرَ وَ لَوْ كَانَ مِنَ التُّرْبَةِ شَيْءٌ يَسْلَمُ مَا عُولِجَ بِهِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا بَرَأَ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ فَإِذَا أَخَذْتَهَا فَاكْتُمْهَا وَ أَكْثِرْ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ بَعْضَ مَنْ يَأْخُذُ مِنَ التُّرْبَةِ شَيْئاً يَسْتَخِفُّ بِهِ حَتَّى إِنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ لَيَطْرَحُهَا فِي مِخْلَاةِ الْبَغْلِ وَ الْحِمَارِ وَ فِي وِعَاءِ الطَّعَامِ وَ مَا يُمْسَحُ بِهِ الْأَيْدِي مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَ الْخُرْجِ وَ الْجُوَالِقِ فَكَيْفَ يَسْتَشْفِي بِهِ مَنْ هَذَا حَالُهُ عِنْدَهُ وَ لَكِنَّ الْقَلْبَ الَّذِي لَيْسَ فِيهِ يَقِينٌ مِنَ الْمُسْتَخِفِّ بِمَا فِيهِ صَلَاحُهُ يُفْسِدُ عَلَيْهِ عَمَلَهُ
Mohammed ibn Hassan ibn ‘Ali ibn Mahziyar narrated to me from his grandfather ‘Ali ibn Mahziyar, from Hassan ibn Sa’id, from ‘Abdillah ibn ‘Abdil Rahman Al-Asam, from Abi ‘Amr – a scholar from Kufah, from Abi Hamzah Al-Thumali, who said:
I was in Makah when I said to Abi’ Abdillah (Imam Sadiq-asws), “May I sacrifice myself for you-asws! I have seen some of our companions take some of the clay of the ‘Hair’ and seek cure with it. Does it contain any cure like they say it does?” ‘
Imam-asws replied: It can be used as a cure even if it is collected from the distance of four miles away from the Grave (of Hussain-asws). The same applies to the grave of my grandfather-asws (Imam Ali-asws) the Messenger of Allah-saww, and the same applies to the clay of the graves of Hassan-asws, Ali (Imam Sajjad-asws), and the Mohammed (Imam Baqir-asws).
Take some of it (the clay of the grave of Hussain-asws), for verily it is a cure for every disease and a shield against any fearful matter. Nothing else from among that which is used to cure (an ailment) can be compared to it except supplication.
However, the containers in which it is (often) kept and the lack of certainty of those who treat themselves with it, spoils it.
Those who are certain that if they treat themselves with it, they will be cured, (will find that) it will suffice them with the permission of Allah-azwj from having to use any other medicine.
The devils and the disbeliever Jinns also spoil it by rubbing themselves against it. Nothing passes by it without smelling it.
As for the devils and the disbeliever Jinns, they envy humans because of it so they rub themselves against it and all of its fragrance vanishes.
An innumerable number from among them (the devils and the disbeliever Jinns) prepare themselves as soon as the clay leaves the Hair – for they cannot enter the Hair because of the angels (who guard it) – and they rub themselves against the clay while it is in the hands of the person who is carrying it.
If any part of this dust remained intact and was used to treat any patient, he would be cured immediately.
So when you take from this clay, keep it hidden and mention Allah-azwj, increasingly on it.
I have been informed that some of the people who take from the dust belittle it so much that some of them even place it in the feedbag of their camels, mules and donkeys, or in their own food containers, or in the handkerchiefs which are used to wipe the hands after eating, or in their saddlebags.
How can a perrson who dishonours it in this way seek cure with it? (Verily) the uncertain hearts of those who belittle that which leads to their righteousness will ruin its effect.[9]
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ رِزْقِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو السَّرَّاجِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ يُؤْخَذُ طِينُ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع مِنْ عِنْدِ الْقَبْرِ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ بَاعاً فِي سَبْعِينَ بَاعاً
Mohammed ibn Hassan narrated to me from Mohammed ibn Hassan Al-Saffar, from Ahmad ibn Mohammed ibn ‘Isa, from Rizqillah ibn ‘Ala, from Sulayman ibn ‘Amr Al-Sarraj, from some of our companions, who said:
Abu Abdillah (Imam Sadiq-asws) said: The clay of the grave of Hussain-asws can be collected from up to (a radius of) seventy fathoms by seventy fathoms from the grave (350 feet).[10]
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَصَمِّ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع حَرِيمُ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع فَرْسَخٌ فِي فَرْسَخٍ فِي فَرْسَخٍ فِي فَرْسَخٍ
Mohammed ibn ‘Abdillah ibn ja’far Al-Hirnyari narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Mohammed ibn Salim, from Mohammed ibn Khalid, from ‘Abdillah ibn Hamrnad Al-Basri, from ‘Abdillah ibn ‘Abdil Rahman Al-Asam, from someone from Kufah, who said:
Abu ‘Abdillah (Imam Sadiq-asws) said: The sacred boundaries of the grave of Hussain-asws are one parasang by one parasang by one parasang by one parasang (in four directions).[11]
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ بِالْعَسْكَرِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع
Abu ‘Abdil Rahman Mohammed ibn Ahmad ibn Hussain AI-‘Askari narrated me in ‘Askar (Mukram) from Hassan ibn ‘Ali ibn Mahziyar, from his father, from Mohammed ibn Abf ‘Umayr, from Mohammed ibn Marwan, from Abi| Hamzah Al-Thumali, who said:
Imam Sadiq-asws said:
إِذَا أَرَدْتَ حَمْلَ الطِّينِ مِنْ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع فَاقْرَأْ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَ يس وَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَ تَقُولُ
When you want to carry some of the clay of the grave of Hussain-asws with you, recite (the Chapters) Fatihah, Mu’awwadhatayn[12], Qul Huwallahu Ahad, Inna Anzalnah, Ya Sin, and Ayatul Kursi. Then recite (the following):
اللَّهُمَّ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ وَ حَبِيبِكَ وَ نَبِيِّكَ وَ أَمِينِكَ
O Allah-azwj! (I ask You-azwj) through the right of Mohammed-saww, Your-azwj slave, Your Messenger-saww, Your-azwj love, Your-azwj Prophet, and Your-azwj guardian!
وَ بِحَقِّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ أَخِي رَسُولِكَ
And (I ask You-azwj) through the right of the Amir-ul-Momaneen Ali ibn Abi Talib-asws, Your-azwj slave and the brother of Your Messenger-saww!
وَ بِحَقِّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ نَبِيِّكَ وَ زَوْجَةِ وَلِيِّكَ
And (I ask You-azwj) through the right of Fatimah-asws, the daughter of Your Prophet-saww and the wife of Your Wali-asws!
وَ بِحَقِّ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ بِحَقِّ الْأَئِمَّةِ الرَّاشِدِينَ
And (I ask You-azwj) through the right of Hassan-asws and Hussain-asws and through the right of the Rightly Guided Imams-asws!
وَ بِحَقِّ هَذِهِ التُّرْبَةِ وَ بِحَقِّ الْمَلَكِ الْمُوَكَّلِ بِهَا
And (I ask You-azwj) through the right of this dust and through the right of the angel who is dedicated to it!
وَ بِحَقِّ الْوَصِيِّ الَّذِي حَلَّ فِيهَا وَ بِحَقِّ الْجَسَدِ الَّذِي تَضَمَّنَتْ وَ بِحَقِّ السِّبْطِ الَّذِي ضُمِّنَتْ
And (I ask You-azwj) through the right of the Successor-asws who is buried in this dust, through the right of the body which is lying within it, and through the right of the grandson-asws who is held within it!
وَ بِحَقِّ جَمِيعِ مَلَائِكَتِكَ وَ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ رُسُلِكَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اجْعَلْ لِي هَذَا الطِّينَ شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ وَ لِمَنْ يَسْتَشْفِي بِهِ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ وَ سُقْمٍ وَ مَرَضٍ وَ أَمَاناً مِنْ كُلِّ خَوْفٍ
And I ask You-azwj through the right of all of Your angels-as, Prophets-as, and messengers to send Your-azwj blessing on Mohammed-saww and the family of Mohammed-asws and to make this clay my cure from every disease and for anyone who uses it as the cure against every disease, illness, and ailment. (Also) make it my protection against any fear.
اللَّهُمَّ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ اجْعَلْهُ عِلْماً نَافِعاً وَ رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً وَ شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ وَ سُقْمٍ وَ آفَةٍ وَ عَاهَةٍ- وَ جَمِيعِ الْأَوْجَاعِ كُلِّهَا- إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
O Allah-azwj! I ask You-azwj through the right of Mohammed-saww and his family-asws to make it (the cause of) beneficial knowledge and extensive sustenance (for me) and to make it my cure from every disease, illness, sickness, plague, disability, and all pain. Verily, You-azwj have power over all things.
وَ تَقُولُ
Then recite (the following):
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ التُّرْبَةِ الْمُبَارَكَةِ الْمَيْمُونَةِ وَ الْمَلَكِ الَّذِي هَبَطَ بِهَا وَ الْوَصِيِّ الَّذِي هُوَ فِيهَا صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ سَلِّمْ وَ انْفَعْنِي بِهَا- إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
O Lord-azwj of this blessed and prosperous dust! (O Lord-azwj) of the angel who brought it down with him! (O Lord-azwj) of the Successor who is (buried) in it! Send Your-azwj Salaam and blessing on Mohammed-saww and the family of Mohammed-asws and allow me to benefit from it. Verily, You-azwj have Power over all things.[13]
What Should Be Recited Before Eating the Dust of the Grave of Al-Hussain-asws:
حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ره وَ جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْبَصْرِيِّ عَنْ بَعْضِ رِجَالِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ طِينُ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع شِفَاءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ وَ إِذَا أَكَلْتَهُ فَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً وَ عِلْماً نَافِعاً وَ شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
My father narrated to me from Sad ibn ‘Abdillah, from Mohammed ibn Isa ibn ‘Ubayd, from Mohammed ibn Isma’il Al-Basri, from some of his scholars, who said:
Abi’ Abdillah (Imam Sadiq-asws) said: ‘The clay of the grave of Hussain-asws is a cure for every disease. When you eat it, recite (the following):’
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً وَ عِلْماً نَافِعاً وَ شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
(I start) in the name of Allah-azwj and by Allah-azwj. O Allah-azwj! Make it (the cause of) extensive sustenance and beneficial knowledge (for me) and make it my cure from every disease. Verily, You-azwj have power all things.[14]
قَالَ وَ رَوَى لِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا يَعْنِي مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عِيسَى قَالَ نَسِيتُ إِسْنَادَهُ قَالَ إِذَا أَكَلْتَهُ
My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillah, from Mohammed ibn ‘Isa, who narrated the following through a chain which he had forgotten:
When you eat the clay of the grave of Hussain-asws you should say:
تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ التُّرْبَةِ الْمُبَارَكَةِ وَ رَبَّ هَذَا الْوَصِيِّ الَّذِي وَارَتْهُ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اجْعَلْهُ عِلْماً نَافِعاً وَ رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً وَ شِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ
O Lord-azwj of this blessed dust! And O Lord-azwj of this Successor who is buried in it! Send Your blessing on Mohammed-saww and the family of Mohammed-asws and make it (the cause of) beneficial knowledge and extensive sustenance (for me) and my cure from every disease.[15]
حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ إِذَا أَخَذْتَ مِنْ تُرْبَةِ الْمَظْلُومِ وَ وَضَعْتَهَا فِي فِيكَ فَقُلِ
Hassan ibn ‘Abdillah ibn Mohammed ibn ‘ISsa narrated to me from his father, from Hassan ibn Mahbub, from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah, from his father, who said:
Abi’ Abdillah (Imam Sadiq-asws) said: When you take from the clay of the Oppressed One (Imam Hussain-asws) and place it in your mouth, recite (the following):
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ هَذِهِ التُّرْبَةِ وَ بِحَقِّ الْمَلَكِ الَّذِي قَبَضَهَا وَ النَّبِيِّ الَّذِي حَضَنَهَا وَ الْإِمَامِ الَّذِي حَلَّ فِيهَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِي فِيهَا شِفَاءً نَافِعاً وَ رِزْقاً وَاسِعاً وَ أَمَاناً مِنْ كُلِّ خَوْفٍ وَ دَاءٍ
Allah-azwj! I ask You-azwj through the right of this dust, through the right of the angel-as who held it, through the right of the Prophet-saww who embraced it, and through the right of the Imam-asws who is buried in it to send Your-azwj blessing on Mohammed-saww and the family of Mohammed-asws, and to allow it to be a beneficial cure and an extensive sustenance for me, and (allow it) to be my protection against any fear and disease.
فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ وَهَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ الْعَافِيَةَ وَ شَفَاهُ
Verily, if you recite this, Allah-azwj will cure you and bestow you with good health.[16]
[1] Bihar Al Anwaar – V 57 The book of creation – Ch 33 H 24
[2] Coin diameter, few centimeter
[3] Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 93, h, 1
[4] Fathom is about 6 feet, so 70×6 = 350 feet
[5] Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 93, h, 2
[6] Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 93, h, 3
[7] Allamah Al-Majlisi commented on this statement by saying, it could be also translated as the angel who took from it and brought it (to holy Prophetasws)
[8] Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 93, h, 4
[9] Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 93, h, 5
[10] Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 93, h, 6
[11] Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 93, h, 9
[12] Verses of Al-Falaq and Al-Nas.
[13] Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 93, h, 12
[14] Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 94, h, 1
[15] Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 94, h, 2
[16] Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Ch. 94, h, 3