Ziyarat Ashura and Ziyarat Warith

Ziyarat Ashura

Ziyarat Ashura is a salutation to Imam Hussain (as) narrated from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as) in Kamil al-Ziyarat and other early sources. It sends peace upon Imam Hussain (as), his family and his companions, renews the pilgrim’s loyalty to the Ahlul Bayt (as), and dissociates from those who wronged them.

Many believers recite it daily, especially during Muharram and Safar, and it can be recited from anywhere in the world, facing toward Karbala.

Ziyarat Warith

Ziyarat Warith, narrated from Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (as), greets Imam Hussain (as) as the inheritor (warith) of the Prophets: Adam, Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa and Isa (as), and of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Imam Ali (as). It is the Ziyarat most often recited by pilgrims standing at the Haram itself.

Etiquette at the Haram

• Perform ghusl for Ziyarat before visiting, if you can.
• Wear clean, modest clothes and approach with humility.
• Seek permission to enter (Idhn al-Dukhul) at the door.
• Recite the Ziyarat, then pray two rak’at of Ziyarat namaz.
• Remember those who asked you to pray for them.

On KBM Tours trips, the group recites Ziyarat Warith and Ziyarat Ashura together at the Haram in Karbala.