RNA – In his annual message on the occasion of Arba’in al-Husayn, Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Taqi al-Modarresi, a senior Iraqi scholar wrote, “On the Day of Ashura, Imam al-Husayn said, ‘Is there any protector to defend the women of the Messenger of God? Is there any monotheist who fears God through us? Is there any aide who would seek God through aiding us? Is there any helper who would seek the rewards from God through helping us?’ You pilgrims responded to the sorrowful cry of the Master of the Martyrs [Imam al-Husayn] and shouted the cry of ‘Labbayk Ya Husayn’ [‘We are at your service, Oh Husayn!’] with your hearts.’”
He said that the pilgrims of Imam al-Husayn are considered as the “guests of God Almighty” and added, “In a hadith from Imam Ali al-Ridha, it is said, ‘Whomsoever was to visit the grave of Abi Abdullah al-Husayn by the Euphrates river is similar to the one who has visited God Almighty above His throne.’”
Ayatollah al-Modarresi emphasized that Karbala is considered a piece of paradise and added, “Millions of pilgrims visit this sacred place and due to God Almighty’s pardoning, they are hopeful of the forgiveness of their sins of the past and future.”
He considered the accounting of the soul as necessary and said, “The pilgrims of Imam al-Husayn must take account of their soul such that they remember the sins that they have committed in the past and seek forgiveness and be resolute that they will not repeat their past mistakes.”
Ayatollah al-Modarresi stated, “The pilgrims of Imam al-Husayn are in paradise so they must be vigilant about the temptations of Satan because, just as Satan caused the father of mankind, Prophet Adam, to fall from paradise, if man has sworn to the actions of this enemy that he will not be vigilant, it is possible that he may also be ensnared by its tricks and allow it to find a way to enter his heart.”
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