Jurisprudential ruling on the pilgrimage of Imam Hussein (as) and its legal effects

Subject Areas : All jurisprudential issues

Seyed Ali  Rabbani Mousaviyan ¹ (assistant professor at department of law & Jurisprudence, liberal arts & literature faculty, Azad Islamic University, Islamshahr, IRAN)

Received: 2021-11-02 Accepted : 2022-03-19 Published : 2022-06-22

Keywords: Imam Husayn`s Ziyāra, Kamil al-ziyarat, indispensableness of Ziyāra, Legal effects, virtues of Ziyāra,

Abstract :

Ziyāra (pilgrimage) has been for long discussed in muslims` scientific and theological societies. Among all ziyāras (pilgrimages), Sayyid-al - Shuhadā`s Ziyāra (pilgrimage) is of such a special importance that his Ziyāra (pilgrimage) has been specifically recommend by Imams. Numerous riwāyats (narrations) are there about the virtues of Imam Husayn`s Ziyāra (pilgrimage) which have emphasized on his Ziyāra (pilgrimage). In Islam, Ziyāra (pilgrimage) of no other person, even the other Infallibles has received such an emphasis. The specialities of Imam Husayn`s Ziyāra (pilgrimage) in the Infallibles` words and the mutawatir riwāyats (unbroken chain of transmission of the narrations) about the virtues of his Ziyāra (pilgrimage) motivated us to conduct the present study, through taking notes, and do a thorough review on the most important and reliable Shi'a riwāyat (narrative) resource, i.e. Kamil al-ziyarat by Ibn Qulawayh, Al-Shaykh al-Mufid`s teacher. Looking at other resources such as Zad al-ma'ad by al-'Allama al-Majlisi, we extracted riwāyats (narrations) in which there are not any weaknesses or flaws regarding chain of transmission. Hence, any faqih (jurist) or principle decreeing according to it, can`t give any decree except indispensableness of Imam Husayn`s Ziyāra (pilgrimage).Then, using Rijal reviews and Usul al-fiqh principles (Islamic jurisprudence) , alongside with Ijtihad evidences, we proved the indispensableness of Imam Husayn`s Ziyāra (pilgrimage