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For those unable to visit Imam Husain's (a.s.) shrine on the day of Aashura, Imam Baqir (a.s.) mentions the manner of grieving over him as follows:
He should mourn over Husain, weep for him and instruct the members of the house to weep for him. He should establish the mourning ceremony in the house by exhibiting lamentations and grief over him; the people should meet one another in their homes and offer condolences and consolation to each other over the calamities which befell him.
Kaamil al-Ziyaraat p 175

Tradition

Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) recounts on the authority of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), ‘Even if there is only day left on this earth (before it ends), Allah will manifest a person from my progeny, who shall fill the earth with justice as it would have been wrecked with injustice and despotism.’
Musnad Ahmad vol 1 pg 99, Sunan Abi Dawood vol 4 pg 107 trad 4,823

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