A man went to imam Hadi (pbuh) and requested so,
“Please teach me the expressions with which I can [deeply] know you, ‘Ahl al- Beyt ( pbu th)’ and can read them on pilgrims to imams’ shrines.â€
Imam answered kindly,
“Do Ghusl5 and when you reach to the shrines, declare Shahadatain6 (the Shiites’ testimonies) and say TakbÄ«r7 and then say… â€
Many years past and those expressions have been handed out, book to book and chest to chest to the Shiites’ next generations; so that they can have an intensive course. Now, the collection is called†Ziyarat-e-Jamia Kabeer “.
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5- Ghusl[ Islamic washing up the whole body] is recommended in the following cases:
*Before going to Jummah Congregational (Friday Prayer).
*Before going to Eid Prayers (Muslim annual feast prayers).
*Before undertaking Umrah or Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca).
*Upon washing a corpse. (According to many scholars, the performance of Ghusl is preferred for a person who washes a corpse).
*When a disbeliever converts to Islam.
6- Shahadatain: is declaring Islamic faith.
7- Takbīr: is saying, ‘ Allahu Akbar’