Kāmil al-Ziyārāt

1 حَدَّثَنِي حَكِيمُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْهُ قَالَ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ الرِّضَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُوسَى (ع) فَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا الْمُرْتَضَى الْإِمَامِ التَّقِيِّ النَّقِيِّ وَ حُجَّتِكَ عَلَى مَنْ فَوْقَ الْأَرْضِ وَ مَنْ تَحْتَ الثَّرَى الصِّدِّيقِ الشَّهِيدِ صَلَاةً كَثِيرَةً نَامِيَةً زَاكِيَةً مُتَوَاصِلَةً مُتَوَاتِرَةً مُتَرَادِفَةً كَأَفْضَلِ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ

1. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ḥukaym narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Aḥmad, from Bakr ibn Sāliḥ, from ‘Amr ibn Hishām, from one of our companions, who said: He said: When you go to (the Ziyārah of the grave of) ‘Ali ibn Mūsā Al-Riďā (a.s.), recite (the following): O Allāh! Send Your blessing on ‘Ali ibn Mūsā Al-Riďā, the pleasant, the pious and pure Imam, Your Decisive Proof on those on earth and those under the dust, the truthful, and the martyr. (O Allāh! Send) an increasing, growing, purified, continuous, and a frequent blessing (on him) that is consecutive and greater than any of the blessings You have sent on any of Your friends.

2 وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ بَعْضِهِمْ قَالَ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ قَبْرَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا بِطُوسَ فَاغْتَسِلْ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِكَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِكَ وَ قُلْ حِينَ تَغْتَسِلُ اللَّهُمَّ طَهِّرْنِي وَ طَهِّرْ لِي قَلْبِي- وَ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَ أَجْرِ عَلَى لِسَانِي مِدْحَتَكَ وَ الثَّنَاءَ عَلَيْكَ- فَإِنَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ لِي طَهُوراً وَ شِفَاءً وَ نُوراً وَ تَقُولُ حِينَ تَخْرُجُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ وَ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ إِلَى ابْنِ رَسُولِهِ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ تَوَجَّهْتُ وَ إِلَيْكَ قَصَدْتُ وَ مَا عِنْدَكَ أَرَدْتُ- فَإِذَا خَرَجْتَ فَقِفْ عَلَى بَابِ دَارِكَ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي وَ عَلَيْكَ خَلَّفْتُ أَهْلِي وَ مَالِي وَ مَا خَوَّلْتَنِي وَ بِكَ وَثِقْتُ فَلَا تُخَيِّبْنِي يَا مَنْ لَا يَخِيبُ مَنْ أَرَادَهُ وَ لَا يَضِيعُ مَنْ حَفِظَهُ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ احْفَظْنِي بِحِفْظِكَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَضِيعُ مَنْ حَفِظْتَ فَإِذَا وَافَيْتَ سَالِماً إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَاغْتَسِلْ وَ قُلْ حِينَ تَغْتَسِلُ اللَّهُمَّ طَهِّرْنِي وَ طَهِّرْ قَلْبِي وَ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَ أَجْرِ عَلَى لِسَانِي مِدْحَتَكَ وَ مَحَبَّتَكَ وَ الثَّنَاءَ عَلَيْكَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ وَ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ قُوَّةَ دِينِي التَّسْلِيمُ لِأَمْرِكَ وَ الِاتِّبَاعُ لِسُنَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ وَ الشَّهَادَةُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ- اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ لِي شِفَاءً وَ نُوراً- إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ثُمَّ الْبَسْ أَطْهَرَ ثِيَابِكَ وَ امْشِ حَافِياً وَ عَلَيْكَ السَّكِينَةُ وَ الْوَقَارُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ وَ التَّهْلِيلِ وَ التَّسْبِيحِ وَ التَّحْمِيدِ وَ التَّمْجِيدِ وَ قَصِّرْ خُطَاكَ وَ قُلْ حِينَ تَدْخُلُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ وَ عَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً وَلِيُّ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ أَشِرْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ وَ اسْتَقْبِلْ وَجْهَهُ بِوَجْهِكَ وَ اجْعَلِ الْقِبْلَةَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْكَ وَ قُلْ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ- وَ أَنَّهُ سَيِّدُ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ وَ أَنَّهُ سَيِّدُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ وَ نَبِيِّكَ وَ سَيِّدِ خَلْقِكَ أَجْمَعِينَ- صَلَاةً لَا يَقْوَى عَلَى إِحْصَائِهَا غَيْرُكَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ أَخِي رَسُولِكَ الَّذِي انْتَجَبْتَهُ لِعِلْمِكَ وَ جَعَلْتَهُ هَادِياً لِمَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَ الدَّلِيلَ عَلَى مَنْ بَعَثْتَهُ بِرِسَالاتِكَ- وَ دَيَّانَ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ بِعَدْلِكَ وَ فَصْلَ قَضَائِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَ الْمُهَيْمِنَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْهِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ نَبِيِّكَ وَ زَوْجَةِ وَلِيِّكَ وَ أُمِّ السِّبْطَيْنِ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ الطُّهْرَةِ الطَّاهِرَةِ الْمُطَهَّرَةِ النَّقِيَّةِ [التَّقِيَّةِ] الرَّضِيَّةِ الزَّكِيَّةِ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ صَلَاةً لَا يَقْوَى عَلَى إِحْصَائِهَا غَيْرُكَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ سِبْطَيْ نَبِيِّكَ وَ سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ الْقَائِمَيْنِ فِي خَلْقِكَ وَ الدَّلِيلَيْنِ عَلَى مَنْ بَعَثْتَ بِرِسَالاتِكَ وَ دَيَّانَيِ الدِّينِ بِعَدْلِكَ وَ فَصْلِ [فَصْلَيْ قَضَائِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ [سَيِّدِ الْعَابِدِينَ] عَبْدِكَ وَ الْقَائِمِ فِي خَلْقِكَ وَ خَلِيفَتِكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ وَ الدَّلِيلِ عَلَى مَنْ بَعَثْتَ بِرِسَالاتِكَ وَ دَيَّانِ الدِّينِ بِعَدْلِكَ وَ فَصْلِ قَضَائِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ- اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَبْدِكَ وَ وَلِيِّ دِينِكَ وَ خَلِيفَتِكَ فِي أَرْضِكَ بَاقِرِ عِلْمِ النَّبِيِّينَ الْقَائِمِ بِعَدْلِكَ وَ الدَّاعِي إِلَى دِينِكَ وَ دِينِ آبَائِهِ الصَّادِقِينَ- صَلَاةً لَا يَقْوَى عَلَى إِحْصَائِهَا غَيْرُكَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقِ عَبْدِكَ وَ وَلِيِّ دِينِكَ وَ حُجَّتِكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ أَجْمَعِينَ الصَّادِقِ الْبَارِّ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْكَاظِمِ الْعَبْدِ الصَّالِحِ وَ لِسَانِكَ فِي خَلْقِكَ النَّاطِقِ بِعِلْمِكَ وَ الْحُجَّةِ عَلَى بَرِيَّتِكَ صَلَاةً لَا يَقْوَى عَلَى إِحْصَائِهَا غَيْرُكَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا الرَّضِيِّ الْمُرْتَضَى عَبْدِكَ وَ وَلِيِّ دِينِكَ الْقَائِمِ بِعَدْلِكَ وَ الدَّاعِي إِلَى دِينِكَ وَ دِينِ آبَائِهِ الصَّادِقِينَ- صَلَاةً لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى إِحْصَائِهَا غَيْرُكَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقَائِمَيْنِ بِأَمْرِكَ وَ الْمُؤَدِّيَيْنِ عَنْكَ وَ شَاهِدَيْكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ وَ دَعَائِمِ دِينِكَ وَ الْقُوَّامِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ صَلَاةً لَا يَقْوَى عَلَى إِحْصَائِهَا غَيْرُكَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْعَامِلِ بِأَمْرِكَ وَ الْقَائِمِ فِي خَلْقِكَ وَ حُجَّتِكَ الْمُؤَدِّي عَنْ نَبِيِّكَ وَ شَاهِدِكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ الْمَخْصُوصِ بِكَرَامَتِكَ الدَّاعِي إِلَى طَاعَتِكَ وَ طَاعَةِ رَسُولِكَ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ صَلَاةً لَا يَقْوَى عَلَى إِحْصَائِهَا غَيْرُكَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى حُجَّتِكَ وَ وَلِيِّكَ وَ الْقَائِمِ فِي خَلْقِكَ صَلَاةً نَامِيَةً بَاقِيَةً تُعَجِّلُ بِهَا فَرَجَهُ وَ تَنْصُرُهُ بِهَا وَ تَجْعَلُهُ مَعَهَا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِزِيَارَتِهِمْ وَ مَحَبَّتِهِمْ- وَ أُوَالِي وَلِيَّهُمْ وَ أُعَادِي عَدُوَّهُمْ فَارْزُقْنِي بِهِمْ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ- وَ اصْرِفْ عَنِّي هَمَّ نَفْسِي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ أَهْوَالَ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ تَجْلِسُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ اللَّهِ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمُودَ الدِّينِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صِفْوَةِ اللَّهِ- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَى كَلِيمِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَى رُوحِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَبِيبِ اللَّهِ- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَلِيِّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ زَيْنِ الْعَابِدِينَ [سَيِّدِ الْعَابِدِينَ] السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ بَاقِرِ عِلْمِ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقِ الْبَارِّ التَّقِيِّ النَّقِيِّ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْكَاظِمِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ الشَّهِيدُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْوَصِيُّ الْبَارُّ التَّقِيُّ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ آتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ عَبَدْتَ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ إِنَّهُ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ ثُمَّ تَنَكَبُّ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ صَمَدْتُ مِنْ أَرْضِي وَ قَطَعْتُ الْبِلَادَ رَجَاءَ رَحْمَتِكَ فَلَا تُخَيِّبْنِي وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِي بِغَيْرِ قَضَاءِ حَوَائِجِي وَ ارْحَمْ تَقَلُّبِي عَلَى قَبْرِ ابْنِ أَخِي نَبِيِّكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ ص- بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي أَتَيْتُكَ زَائِراً وَافِداً عَائِذاً مِمَّا جَنَيْتُ بِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَ احْتَطَبْتُ عَلَى ظَهْرِي فَكُنْ لِي شَفِيعاً إِلَى رَبِّكَ يَوْمَ فَقْرِي وَ فَاقَتِي فَإِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَقَاماً مَحْمُوداً وَ أَنْتَ وَجِيهٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ ثُمَّ تَرْفَعُ يَدَكَ الْيُمْنَى وَ تَبْسُطُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِحُبِّهِمْ وَ بِمُوَالاتِهِمْ وَ أَتَوَلَّى آخِرَهُمْ بِمَا تَوَلَّيْتُ بِهِ أَوَّلَهُمْ وَ أَبْرَأُ مِنْ كُلِّ وَلِيجَةٍ دُونَهُمْ اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنِ الَّذِينَ بَدَّلُوا نِعْمَتَكَ وَ اتَّهَمُوا نَبِيَّكَ وَ جَحَدُوا آيَاتِكَ وَ سَخِرُوا بِإِمَامِكَ وَ حَمَلُوا النَّاسَ عَلَى أَكْتَافِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِاللَّعْنَةِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ الْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ يَا رَحْمَانُ يَا رَحِيمُ ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلُ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَ تَقُولُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى رُوحِكَ وَ بَدَنِكَ صَبَرْتَ وَ أَنْتَ الصَّادِقُ الْمُصَدَّقُ قَتَلَ اللَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ بِالْأَيْدِي وَ الْأَلْسُنِ ثُمَّ ابْتَهِلْ بِاللَّعْنَةِ عَلَى قَاتِلِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ بِاللَّعْنَةِ عَلَى قَتَلَةِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ قَتَلَةِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (ص) ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلْ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِي إِحْدَاهُمَا يس وَ فِي الْأُخْرَى الرَّحْمَنَ وَ تَجْتَهِدُ فِي الدُّعَاءِ لِنَفْسِكَ وَ التَّضَرُّعِ وَ أَكْثِرْ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ لِوَالِدَيْكَ وَ لِإِخْوَانِكَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ أَقِمْ عِنْدَهُ مَا شِئْتَ- وَ لْيَكُنْ صَلَوَاتُكَ عِنْدَ الْقَبْرِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى

2. It is narrated from one of them (the Holy Infallibles (a.s.)), who said: When you (decide to) go to the grave of ‘Ali ibn Mūsā Al-Riďā (a.s.) in Ťūs, perform a Ghusl before leaving your house and recite the following while performing the Ghusl: O Allāh! Purify me and purify my heart, expand my chest, and make my tongue glorify and sanctify You. Verily there is no power except with You. O Allāh! Make this (Ghusl) a purification for me and make it my cure and my light. At the time of leaving (your house) recite (the following): (s.a.a.w.) (I am going) in the name of Allāh, by Allāh, to Allāh, and to the son of His Messenger (s.a.a.w.). Allāh is sufficient for me and I rely on Allāh. O Allāh! I have turned to You, I am coming toward You, and I am seeking that which is with You. After you leave your house, stand next to the door and recite (the following): O Allāh! I have turned my face toward You and I have left my family, my wealth, and that which You have given me in Your protection. I have placed my trust in You so do not disappoint me. O One who those who seek Him are never disappointed and those who are protected by Him will never be lost! Send Your blessing on Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad and protect me with Your protection, for verily those who are protected by You will never be lost. And once you arrive (in Ťūs) safely – Allāh-Willing – perform (another) Ghusl and recite the following during the Ghusl: O Allāh! Purify me and purify my heart. Expand my chest and allow my tongue to sanctify You, glorify You, and speak of Your love. Verily there is no power except with You. I have surely understood that the foundation of my religion is submitting to Your orders, following the traditions of Your Prophet, and testifying that You are the Creator of all of the creation. O Allāh! Make this (Ghusl) my cure and my light. Verily You have power over all things. Then wear your most purified clothes. Walk (toward the grave) barefoot with reverence and calmness while you recite Takbīr, Tahlīl, Tasbīḥ, TAḤMǏD, and TAMJǏD. Take short steps and recite (the following) while you enter (the Ḥaram): (I enter) in the name of Allāh, by Allāh, and while I am in the nation of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.). I testify that there is no god but Allāh, He is alone and He has no partners. And I testify that Muḥammad (s.a.a.w.) is His slave and His Messenger. And (I testify) that ‘Ali (a.s.) is the Walī of Allāh. Then point toward his grave and stand with your back toward Qiblah, facing his face, and recite (the following): I testify that there is no god but Allāh; He is alone and He has no partners. And I testify that Muḥammad (s.a.a.w.) is His slave and His Messenger, that he is the master of the first and the last, and that he is the master of the prophets and the messengers. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Muḥammad, Your slave, Your Messenger, Your Prophet, and the master of all of Your creation – blessings which cannot be measured except by You. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on the Commander of the Believers, ‘Ali ibn Abī Ťālib, Your slave, and the brother of Your Messenger: the one whom You chose as the keeper of Your knowledge and whom You appointed as a guide for whomever You willed from among Your creation, as the guide to those with whom You sent Your messages, as the undisputed ruler of the Day of Religion with Your justice, as the Decisive Judge between Your creation, and as the absolute master over all of it. Salām to him and (may) Allāh’s Mercy and Blessings be upon him. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Fāťimah, the daughter of Your Prophet, the wife of Your Walī, the mother of the two grandsons (of the Prophet), Ḥasan and Ḥusain, the Two Masters of the Youth of Paradise, and the Purity, the Pure, the Purified, the Pious, the Virtuous, the one who is pleased (with Your Will), and the Master of the Women of All of the Worlds and the Master of all of the Women of Paradise from Your creation – blessings which cannot be measured except by You. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Ḥasan and Ḥusain, the two grandsons of Your Prophet, the Two Masters of the Youth of Paradise, the two rising Imams in Your creation, the two guides to those with whom You sent Your messages, the two undisputed rulers of religion with Your justice, and the Decisive Judges between Your creation. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain, the Master of the Worshippers, Your slave and the rising Imam in Your creation, Your caliph on Your creation, the guide to those with whom You sent Your messages, the undisputed ruler of religion with Your justice, and the Decisive Judge between Your creation. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali, Your slave, the supporter of Your religion, Your caliph on Your land, the one who rips open the knowledge of the prophets, the rising Imam with Your justice, and the caller to Your religion and the religion of his truthful fathers – blessings which cannot be measured except by You. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Ja’far ibn Muḥammad Al-Sādiq, Your slave, the supporter of Your religion, Your Decisive Proof on all of Your creation, the truthful and the virtuous one. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Mūsā ibn Ja’far Al-Kāżim (the one who suppressed his anger), the Righteous Slave, Your tongue among Your creation who speaks with Your knowledge, and the Decisive Proof on Your created beings – blessings which cannot be measured except by You. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on ‘Ali ibn Mūsā Al-Riďā, the one who is pleased with You and the one with whom You are pleased, Your slave, the supporter of Your religion, the rising Imam with Your justice, and the caller to Your religion and the religion of his truthful fathers – blessings which cannot be measured except by You. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali, Your slave, Your Walī, the rising Imam with Your order, and the caller to Your path. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad, Your slave, and the supporter of Your religion. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali, the one who carries out Your orders, the rising Imam in Your creation, Your Decisive Proof who represents Your Prophet, Your witness over Your creation, the one whom You have honoured exclusively, and the caller to Your obedience and the obedience of Your Messenger. May Your blessings be upon all of them – blessings which cannot be measured except by You. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Your Decisive Proof, Your Walī, and the rising Imam in Your creation – blessings which are increasing and everlasting with which You hasten his reappearance, support him, and allow us to be with him in this life and in the Hereafter. O Allāh! I seek nearness to You by coming to their Ziyārah and by loving them. I befriend their friends and I antagonize their enemies. Therefore, sustain me with the blessings of this life and the Hereafter through them, remove the worries from my soul in this life and the Hereafter (through them), and remove the terrors of the Day of Judgment from me (through them). Then sit next to his head and recite (the following): Salām to you, O Allāh’s Decisive Proof. Salām to you, O Walī of Allāh. Salām to you, O Allāh’s light in the darkness of the earth. Salām to you, O pillar of the religion. Salām to you, O heir of Ādam, the Chosen Slave of Allāh. Salām to you, O heir of Nūḥ, the Prophet of Allāh. Salām to you, O heir of Ibrāhīm, the Friend of Allāh. Salām to you, O heir of Mūsā, the One Addressed by Allāh. Salām to you, O heir of ‘Ǐsā, the Spirit of Allāh. (s.a.a.w.) Salām to you, O heir of Muḥammad (s.a.a.w.), the Love of Allāh. Salām to you, O heir of the Commander of the Believers, ‘Ali ibn Abī Ťālib, the Walī of Allāh. Salām to you, O heir of Ḥasan and Ḥusain, the Two Masters of the Youth of Paradise. Salām to you, O heir of ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain, the Beauty of the Worshippers. Salām to you, O heir of Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali, the One who Rips Open the Knowledge of the first and the last ones. Salām to you, O heir of Ja’far ibn Muḥammad, the Truthful, the Pious, the Virtuous, and the Pure One. Salām to you, O heir of Mūsā ibn Ja’far Al-Kāżim (the one who suppressed his anger), Salām to you, O Truthful Martyr. Salām to you, O Pious and Virtuous Successor. I testify that you established prayers and gave charity. You enjoined good, forbade evil, and you worshiped Allāh loyally until that which is certain (death) came to you. Salām to you and (may) Allāh’s Mercy and Blessings be upon you, O Abal Ḥasan! Verily He (Allāh) is Praised and Glorious. Then fall onto the grave and recite (the following): O Allāh! I have left my homeland for You and traveled across the countries seeking Your Mercy. Therefore, do not disappoint me and do not send me back without fulfilling my requests. (O Allāh!) Have mercy on me because of the way I am falling down on my face on the grave of the son of the brother of Your Prophet and Your Messenger (s.a.a.w.). May I sacrifice my father and mother for you. I have come to your Ziyārah as your guest, seeking refuge from my crimes against myself and (from) the weight which I am carrying on my back. Therefore, intercede for me with your Lord on the day of my need and poverty, for verily you have a Praised Status with Allāh and you are distinguished in this life and in the Hereafter with Allāh. Then raise your right hand while placing your left hand on the grave and recite (the following): O Allāh! I seek nearness to You by loving them and following them, and I follow their last one just as I follow their first one. I dissociate myself from any intimate friend other than them. O Allāh! Curse those who changed Your blessings, accused Your Prophet, denied Your signs, scoffed at Your Imam, and incited animosity among the people toward the family of Muḥammad (a.s.). O Allāh! I seek nearness to You by cursing them and by dissociating myself from them in this life and in the Hereafter. O Raḥmān! O Raḥīm! Then move toward his feet and recite (the following): May Allāh’s blessing be upon you, O Abal Ḥasan. May Allāh’s blessing be upon you, your soul, and your body. You remained patient and you are the authenticated truthful one. May Allāh kill those who killed you with their hands and tongues. Then supplicate (to Allāh) by cursing the killer of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), by cursing the killers of Ḥusain (a.s.), and by cursing all of the killers of the family of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.). Thereafter, move toward his head again from behind the grave and establish two Rak’ah of prayer. Recite the chapter of Yā Sīn in one Rak’ah (after Al-Ḥamd) and recite the chapter of Al-Raḥmān (after Al-Ḥamd) in the other Rak’ah. Then strive in supplicating (to Allāh) and praying for yourself. Increasingly pray for your parents and your brothers from among the believers. You can stay next to him (in Mash-had) as long as you wish. Try to establish all of your prayers next to his grave In-Shā`allāh.

1 رُوِيَ عَنْ بَعْضِهِمْ (ع) أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ زِيَارَةَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الثَّالِثِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَوَادِ وَ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنِ الْعَسْكَرِيِّ (ع) تَقُولُ بَعْدَ الْغُسْلِ إِنْ وَصَلْتَ إِلَى قَبْرَيْهِمَا وَ إِلَّا أَوْمَأْتَ بِالسَّلَامِ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْبَابِ الَّذِي عَلَى الشَّارِعِ الشُّبَّاكِ تَقُولُ- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمَا يَا وَلِيَّيِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمَا يَا حُجَّتَيِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمَا يَا نُورَيِ اللَّهِ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمَا يَا مَنْ بَدَا لِلَّهِ فِي شَأْنِكُمَا- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمَا يَا حَبِيبَيِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمَا يَا إِمَامَيِ الْهُدَى أَتَيْتُكُمَا عَارِفاً بِحَقِّكُمَا مُعَادِياً لِأَعْدَائِكُمَا مُوَالِياً لِأَوْلِيَائِكُمَا مُؤْمِناً بِمَا آمَنْتُمَا بِهِ كَافِراً بِمَا كَفَرْتُمَا بِهِ مُحَقِّقاً لِمَا حَقَّقْتُمَا مُبْطِلًا لِمَا أَبْطَلْتُمَا أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ رَبِّي وَ رَبَّكُمَا أَنْ يَجْعَلَ حَظِّي مِنْ زِيَارَتِكُمَا الصَّلَاةَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ أَنْ يَرْزُقَنِي مُرَافَقَتَكُمَا فِي الْجِنَانِ مَعَ آبَائِكُمَا الصَّالِحِينَ وَ أَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يُعْتِقَ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ يَرْزُقَنِي شَفَاعَتَكُمَا وَ مُصَاحَبَتَكُمَا وَ يُعَرِّفَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكُمَا وَ لَا يَسْلُبَنِي حُبَّكُمَا وَ حُبَّ آبَائِكُمَا الصَّالِحِينَ وَ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَتِكُمَا وَ يَحْشُرَنِي مَعَكُمَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ بِرَحْمَتِهِ اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي حُبَّهُمَا وَ تَوَفَّنِي عَلَى مِلَّتِهِمَا اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْ ظَالِمِي آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ حَقَّهُمْ وَ انْتَقِمْ مِنْهُمْ- اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنِ الْأَوَّلِينَ مِنْهُمْ وَ الْآخِرِينَ وَ ضَاعِفْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَذَابَ- وَ بَلِّغْ بِهِمْ وَ بِأَشْيَاعِهِمْ وَ أَتْبَاعِهِمْ وَ مُحِبِّيهِمْ وَ مُتَّبِعِيهِمْ- أَسْفَلَ دَرْكٍ مِنَ الْجَحِيمِ- إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ اللَّهُمَّ عَجِّلْ فَرَجَ وَلِيِّكَ وَ ابْنَ وَلِيِّكَ وَ اجْعَلْ فَرَجَنَا مَعَ فَرَجِهِمْ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ وَ تَجْتَهِدُ فِي الدُّعَاءِ لِنَفْسِكَ وَ لِوَالِدَيْكَ وَ تَخَيَّرْ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ- فَإِنْ وَصَلْتَ إِلَيْهِمَا (ص) فَصَلِّ عِنْدَ قَبْرِهِمَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَ صَلَّيْتَ دَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ بِمَا أَحْبَبْتَ إِنَّهُ قَرِيبٌ مُجِيبٌ وَ هَذَا الْمَسْجِدُ إِلَى جَانِبِ الدَّارِ وَ فِيهِ كَانَا يُصَلِّيَانِ ع

1. It is narrated from one of them, who said: When you want to perform the Ziyārah of Abil Ḥasan the Third, ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad Al-Jawād (Imam Hādī (a.s.)), and Abī Muḥammad, Ḥasan Al-‘Askari (a.s.), perform a Ghusl. Then either go near their graves or perform the Ziyārah by pointing toward them from the door which opens to the street of Shubbāk. Recite (the following): Salām to you, O two Wālī(s) of Allāh. Salām to you, O two Decisive Proofs of Allāh. Salām to you, O two lights of Allāh in the darkness of the earth. Salām to you, O two about whom Allāh modified His Will. Salām to you, O two loved ones of Allāh. Salām to you, O two Imams of guidance. I have come to you while I believe in your rights, I antagonize your enemies, and I befriend your friends. I believe in that which you believe in and I disbelieve in that which you disbelieve in. I deem right that which you deemed right and I deem wrong that which you deemed wrong. I ask Allāh, my Lord and your Lord, to send blessing on Muḥammad and his family as my reward for coming to this Ziyārah and to sustain me with accompanying you in Paradise along with your righteous fathers. And I ask Allāh to release me from Hell, to sustain me with your intercession and with accompanying you, and to introduce me to you (on the Day of Judgment). I ask Him not to remove your love and the love of your righteous fathers from my heart, not to make this the last time I come to your Ziyārah, and to resurrect me with you in Paradise with His Mercy. O Allāh! Sustain me with their love and make me die while I believe in their religion. O Allāh! Curse those who oppressed the rights of the family of Muḥammad and take revenge against them. O Allāh! Curse their first and their last ones and increase Your chastisement on them. Degrade them, their followers, their lovers, and those who follow their lovers to the lowest levels of Hell. Verily You have power over all things. O Allāh! Hasten the reappearance of Your Walī and the son of Your Walī and relieve us with their relief. O Most Merciful of the merciful ones. Then strive in praying for yourself and your parents and choose some supplications to recite. If you are performing the Ziyārah near their grave, continue by establishing two Rak’ah next to their graves. However, if you enter the mosque (which is next to the graves) and establish prayers there, pray for that which you want. Verily He (Allāh) is Nigh, ready to answer. This mosque, which is next to their house, is where they (a.s.) used to pray.

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1. (a.s.) Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Mat Al-Jawhari narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn ‘Imrān, from Hārūn ibn Muslim, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥassān, who said: Imam Riďā (a.s.) was asked about going to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Abil Ḥasan (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)). He (the Imam (a.s.)) replied: Establish prayers in the mosques around the grave and recite the following – which can also be recited in all of the sites (of the Infallibles (a.s.)): Salām upon Allāh’s Divine Authorities and His Chosen Ones. Salām upon Allāh’s Trustees and His Loved Ones. Salām upon Allāh’s Supporters and His Caliphs. Salām upon the places in which Allāh can be known. Salām upon the houses in which Allāh is extolled. Salām upon the Ones who manifest Allāh’s orders and His prohibitions. Salām upon the Ones who call (the people) toward Allāh. Salām upon the Ones who are settled firmly in that which pleases Allāh. Salām upon the Ones who are loyal in obeying Allāh. Salām upon the Ones whom those who follow them have followed Allāh, those who antagonize them have antagonized Allāh, those who know them have known Allāh, those who ignore them have ignored Allāh, those who seek refuge with them have sought refuge with Allāh, and those who abandon them have abandoned Allāh. I take Allāh as witness that I make peace with those who make peace with you, I antagonize those who antagonize you, I believe in that which is secret about you and that which is apparent about you, and I rely on you in all of this. May Allāh’s curse be upon the enemies of the family of Muḥammad (a.s.) from among the Jinn and mankind and I seek nearness to Allāh by dissociating myself from them. And may Allāh’s blessing be upon Muḥammad and his family. Imam (a.s.) added: This is sufficient for performing any Ziyārah (of the infallibles (a.s.)). And (after reciting it) increasingly send blessings on Muḥammad (s.a.a.w.) and his family (a.s.) and name them one after the other and dissociate from their enemies. Then choose some supplications and pray for yourself and the believers from among the men and the women.

2 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ره وَ جَمَاعَةُ مَشَايِخِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارِ وَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مَتٍّ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ابْنِ أَخِي شُعَيْبٍ الْعَقَرْقُوفِيِّ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) قَالَ تَقُولُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ (ع) وَ يُجْزِيكَ عِنْدَ قَبْرِ كُلِّ إِمَامٍ ع- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَمِينِ اللَّهِ عَلَى وَحْيِهِ وَ عَزَائِمِ أَمْرِهِ الْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ وَ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا اسْتِقْبِلَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ الَّذِي انْتَجَبْتَهُ بِعِلْمِكَ وَ جَعَلْتَهُ هَادِياً لِمَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَ الدَّلِيلَ عَلَى مَنْ بَعَثْتَهُ بِرِسَالاتِكَ وَ كُتُبِكَ- وَ دَيَّانَ الدِّينِ بِعَدْلِكَ وَ فَصْلَ قَضَائِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَ الْمُهَيْمِنَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْهِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ- وَ تَقُولُ فِي زِيَارَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَبْدِكَ وَ أَخِي رَسُولِكَ إِلَى آخِرِهِ وَ فِي زِيَارَةِ فَاطِمَةَ (ع) أَمَتِكَ وَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِكَ إِلَى آخِرِهِ وَ فِي زِيَارَةِ سَائِرِ الْأَئِمَّةِ أَبْنَاءِ رَسُولِكَ- عَلَى مَا قُلْتَ فِي النَّبِيِّ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ حَتَّى تَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى صَاحِبِكَ ثُمَّ تَقُولُ- أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ كَلِمَةُ التَّقْوَى وَ بَابُ الْهُدَى وَ الْعُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى وَ الْحُجَّةُ الْبَالِغَةُ عَلَى مَنْ فِيهَا وَ مَنْ تَحْتَ الثَّرَى وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ أَرْوَاحَكُمْ وَ طِينَتَكُمْ مِنْ طِينَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ طَابَتْ وَ طَهُرَتْ مِنْ نُورِ اللَّهِ وَ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ- وَ أُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ وَ أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنِّي لَكُمْ تَبَعٌ بِذَاتِ نَفْسِي وَ شَرَائِعِ دِينِي وَ خَوَاتِيمِ عَمَلِي اللَّهُمَّ فَأَتْمِمْ لِي ذَلِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ عَنِ اللَّهِ مَا أُمِرْتَ بِهِ وَ قُمْتَ بِحَقِّهِ غَيْرَ وَاهِنٍ وَ لَا مُوهِنٍ فَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ مِنْ صِدِّيقٍ خَيْراً عَنْ رَعِيَّتِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ الْجِهَادَ مَعَكَ جِهَادٌ وَ أَنَّ الْحَقَّ مَعَكَ وَ لَكَ وَ أَنْتَ مَعْدِنُهُ وَ مِيرَاثَ النُّبُوَّةِ عِنْدَكَ وَ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ آتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ دَعَوْتَ إِلى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَ الْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَ عَبَدْتَ رَبَّكَ حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ ثُمَّ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الْمُسَوِّمِينَ- السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الْمُنْزَلِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الْمُرْدِفِينَ- السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي هَذَا الْحَرَمِ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ مُقِيمُونَ- ثُمَّ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنِ الَّذَيْنِ بَدَّلَا نِعْمَتَكَ وَ خَالَفَا كِتَابَكَ وَ جَحَدَا آيَاتِكَ وَ اتَّهَمَا رَسُولَكَ احْشُ قُبُورَهُمَا وَ أَجْوَافَهُمَا نَاراً وَ أَعِدَّ لَهُمَا عَذَاباً أَلِيماً وَ احْشُرْهُمَا وَ أَشْيَاعَهُمَا وَ أَتْبَاعَهُمَا إِلَى جَهَنَّمَ زُرْقاً- وَ احْشُرْهُمَا وَ أَشْيَاعَهُمَا وَ أَتْبَاعَهُمَا يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ عَلى وُجُوهِهِمْ عُمْياً وَ بُكْماً وَ صُمًّا- مَأْواهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ كُلَّما خَبَتْ زِدْناهُمْ سَعِيراً اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَةِ قَبْرِ ابْنِ نَبِيِّكَ وَ ابْعَثْهُ مَقَاماً مَحْمُوداً تَنْتَصِرُ بِهِ لِدِينِكَ وَ تَقْتُلُ بِهِ عَدُوَّكَ فَإِنَّكَ وَعَدْتَهُ ذَلِكَ وَ أَنْتَ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي لا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعادَ وَ كَذَلِكَ تَقُولُ عِنْدَ قُبُورِ كُلِّ الْأَئِمَّةِ (ع) وَ تَقُولُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ إِمَامٍ زُرْتَهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ اللَّهِ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ وَارِثَ عِلْمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ سُلَالَةَ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ الشَّهِيدَ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ- أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ وَ آبَاءَكَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَ أَبْنَاءَكَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ مَوَالِيَّ وَ أَوْلِيَائِي وَ أَئِمَّتِي وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ أَصْفِيَاءُ اللَّهِ وَ خَزَنَتُهُ وَ حُجَّتُهُ الْبَالِغَةُ انْتَجَبَكُمْ بِعِلْمِهِ أَنْصَاراً لِدِينِهِ وَ قُوَّاماً بِأَمْرِهِ- وَ خُزَّاناً لِعِلْمِهِ وَ حَفَظَةً لِسِرِّهِ وَ تَرَاجِمَةً لِوَحْيِهِ وَ مَعْدِناً لِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَ أَرْكَاناً لِتَوْحِيدِهِ وَ شُهُوداً عَلَى عِبَادِهِ وَ اسْتَوْدَعَكُمْ خَلْقَهُ وَ أَوْرَثَكُمْ كِتَابَهُ وَ خَصَّكُمْ بِكَرَائِمِ التَّنْزِيلِ وَ أَعْطَاكُمُ التَّأْوِيلَ وَ جَعَلَكُمْ تَابُوتَ حِكْمَتِهِ وَ مَنَاراً فِي بِلَادِهِ وَ ضَرَبَ لَكُمْ مَثَلًا مِنْ نُورِهِ وَ أَجْرَى فِيكُمْ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ وَ عَصَمَكُمْ مِنَ الزَّلَلِ وَ طَهَّرَكُمْ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ وَ أَذْهَبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَ بِكُمْ تَمَّتِ النِّعْمَةُ وَ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْفُرْقَةُ وَ ائْتَلَفَتِ الْكَلِمَةُ وَ لَزِمَتِ الطَّاعَةُ الْمُفْتَرَضَةُ وَ الْمَوَدَّةُ الْوَاجِبَةُ فَأَنْتُمْ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُ النُّجَبَاءُ وَ عِبَادُهُ الْمُكْرَمُونَ أَتَيْتُكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّكَ مُسْتَبْصِراً بِشَأْنِكَ مُعَادِياً لِأَعْدَائِكَ مُوَالِياً لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَ سَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً أَتَيْتُكَ وَافِداً زَائِراً عَائِذاً مُسْتَجِيراً مِمَّا جَنَيْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَ احْتَطَبْتُ عَلَى ظَهْرِي فَكُنْ لِي شَفِيعاً فَإِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَقَاماً مَعْلُوماً وَ أَنْتَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَجِيهٌ آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ أَتَوَلَّى آخِرَكُمْ بِمَا تَوَلَّيْتُ بِهِ أَوَّلَكُمْ وَ أَبْرَأُ مِنْ كُلِّ وَلِيجَةٍ دُونَكُمْ وَ كَفَرْتُ بِالْجِبْتِ وَ الطَّاغُوتِ وَ اللَّاتِ وَ الْعُزَّى

2. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn ‘Imrān, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥassān, from ‘Urwah ibn Isḥāq – the nephew of Shu’ayb Al-‘Aqraqūfi, from someone whose name he mentioned, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Recite the following (Ziyārah) next to the grave of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.). You may also recite the same (Ziyārah) next to the graves of all of the Imams (a.s.): Salām to you from Allāh and Salām upon Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh (s.a.a.w.), Allāh’s Trustee of His revelation and His firmly determined affairs, the last of that which has passed and the one who began that which is yet to come. O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Muḥammad, Your slave and Your Messenger: the one whom You chose with Your knowledge and whom You appointed as a guide for whomever You willed from among Your creation, as the guide to those whom You sent with Your Messages and Your Books, as the undisputed ruler of religion with Your justice, as the Decisive Judge between Your creation, and as the absolute master over all of it. Salām to him and (may) Allāh’s Mercy and Blessings be upon him. In the Ziyārah of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), replace it (the beginning of the first line of the above paragraph) with: O Allāh! Send Your blessing on the Commander of the Believers, Your slave and the brother of Your Messenger… In the Ziyārah of Fāťimah (s.a.), replace it with: O Allāh! Send Your blessing on Fāťimah, Your slave and the daughter of Your Messenger… In the Ziyārah of the rest of the Imams (a.s.), replace it with: O Allāh! Send Your blessing on the son of Your Messenger… And mention the Imams (a.s.) in the same way that you sent blessings on the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) repeating the above statement for each Imam (a.s.) one after another until you reach the Imam whose Ziyārah you are performing. Then recite (the following): I testify that you are the word of piety, the door of guidance, the strongest handhold, and the Decisive Proof which has been announced to those on it (earth) and those (buried) under the dust. I testify that your souls and your clay are from the same substance which is blessed and purified with the light of Allāh and with His Mercy. I take Allāh and I take you as witnesses that I follow you in everything that is related to my affairs, the rulings of my religion, and the end result of my actions. Therefore, O Allāh, O Most Merciful of the merciful ones, fulfill this for me. Salām to you, O Abā ‘Abdillāh! I testify that you announced, on behalf of Allāh, that which you were ordered to (announce) and fulfilled your obligation toward Allāh without weakness or languor. May Allāh reward you on behalf of your nation, O most truthful one. I testify that Jihad is Jihad only if it is with you, that truth is with you and for you, that you are the source of truth, and that the inheritance of prophethood is with you and with your family. I testify that you established prayers, gave charity, enjoined good and forbade evil, called (the people) toward the path of your Lord with wisdom and by giving good counsel, and that you worshipped your Lord until that which is certain (death) came to you. Then recite (the following): Salām upon Allāh’s “(fully equipped) distinguished angels.” Salām upon Allāh’s descending angels. Salām upon Allāh’s “angels [who come] in an unbroken succession.” Salām upon Allāh’s angels who reside in this Ḥaram with the permission of Allāh. And then recite (the following): O Allāh! Curse the Two who changed Your blessings, disobeyed Your Book, denied Your signs, and accused Your Messenger. Stuff their graves and their stomachs with fire and prepare a painful chastisement for them. O Allāh! Resurrect the Two of them and their followers in Hell while they are blind. And on the Day of Judgment, resurrect the Two of them and their followers “(lying prone) on their faces, blind, dumb, and deaf; their abode shall be Hell; every time it shows abatement, We shall increase the flame on them” (17:97). O Allāh! Do not make this the last time I come to the Ziyārah of the grave of the son of Your Prophet. (O Allāh!) Resurrect him in the Praised Status where You support Your religion with him and kill Your enemies through him. Verily You promised this to him and You are the Lord who does not fail His promise. You can recite the same next to the graves of all of the Imams (a.s.). In-Shā`allāh when you go to the Ziyārah of any of the Imams (a.s.), you should (also) recite the following: Salām to you, O Walī of Allāh. Salām to you, O Decisive Proof of Allāh. Salām to you, O light of Allāh in the darkness of the earth. Salām to you, O Imam of the believers, heir of the knowledge of the prophets, progeny of the successors, and the witness on the Day of Religion. I testify that you, your fathers before you, and your children after you are my masters, my leaders, and my Imams. And I testify that you are Allāh’s Chosen Ones, His Trustees, and His Decisive Proofs who have been announced to (everyone). Allāh chose you with His knowledge as the supporters of His religion, as the executors of His affairs, as the keepers of His knowledge, as the protectors of His secret, as the translators of His revelation, as the sources of His words, as the pillars of His oneness, and as the witnesses over His creation. He (Allāh) entrusted (the affairs of) His creation to you and He made you inherit His Book. He honoured you exclusively with the revelation and He gave you the hidden interpretation (of the verses of the Qur’an). He made you the containers of His wisdom and the lighthouses in His lands and He made you the examples of His light. He placed His knowledge in you, protected you from error, purified you from impurities, and kept off any uncleanliness from you. The blessings are complete through you, the sects have joined together through you, and words are united through you. Obeying you is made mandatory (by Allāh) and loving you is obligatory. You are the noble Divine Authorities of Allāh and you are His honourable slaves. O son of the Messenger of Allāh! I have come to you while I believe in your rights, have insight regarding your status, antagonize your enemies, and befriend your friends. May I sacrifice my father and mother for you. May Allāh’s blessing and Salām be upon you. I have come to your Ziyārah as your guest, seeking refuge from my crimes against myself and (from) the weight which I am carrying on my back. Therefore, intercede for me with your Lord, for verily you have a known rank with Allāh and you are distinguished with Allāh. I believe in Allāh and in that which was revealed to you, and I follow your last one just as I follow your first one. I dissociate myself from any intimate friend other than you and I disbelieve in Jibt, Ťāghūt, Lāt, and ‘Uzzā. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Mat Al-Jawhari, from Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn ‘Imrān, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥassān, from ‘Urwah ibn Isḥāq – the nephew of Shu’ayb Al-‘Aqraqūfi, from someone whose name he mentioned, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (a.s.).

1 حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الرَّزَّازُ الْقُرَشِيُّ الْكُوفِيُّ عَنْ خَالِهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ الرَّازِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلَ (ع) يَقُولُ مَنْ لَمْ يُقَدِّرْهُ أَنْ يَزُورَنَا فَلْيَزُرْ صَالِحِي مَوَالِينَا- يُكْتَبْ لَهُ ثَوَابُ زِيَارَتِنَا وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَى صِلَتِنَا فَلْيَصِلْ عَلَى صَالِحِي مَوَالِينَا يُكْتَبْ لَهُ ثَوَابُ صِلَتِنَا

1. Abul ‘Abbās Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz Al-Qurashi Al-Kūfi narrated to me from his uncle Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthmān Al-Rāzi, who said: I heard Abal Ḥasan the First (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)) say: Those who cannot come to our Ziyārah should go to the Ziyārah of our righteous followers so that the reward for coming to our Ziyārah is registered for them. And those who cannot connect with us (directly) should connect with our righteous followers so that the reward for connecting with us is registered for them.

2 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَتِّيلٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الرِّضَا (ع) يَقُولُ مَنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَى صِلَتِنَا فَلْيَصِلْ عَلَى صَالِحِي مَوَالِينَا- يُكْتَبْ لَهُ ثَوَابُ صِلَتِنَا وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَى زِيَارَتِنَا فَلْيَزُرْ صَالِحِي مَوَالِينَا- يُكْتَبْ لَهُ ثَوَابُ زِيَارَتِنَا

2. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Walīd narrated to me from Ḥasan ibn Mattīl, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Mihrān, from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthmān, who said: I heard Imam Riďā (a.s.) say: Those who cannot connect with us (directly) should connect with our righteous followers so that the reward for connecting with us is registered for them. And those who cannot come to our Ziyārah should go to the Ziyārah of our righteous followers so that the reward for coming to our Ziyārah is registered for them.

3 حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ وَ جَمَاعَةُ مَشَايِخِي ره عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى قَالَ كُنْتُ بِفَيْدَ فَمَشَيْتُ مَعَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بِلَالٍ إِلَى قَبْرِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ بِلَالٍ قَالَ لِي صَاحِبُ هَذَا الْقَبْرِ عَنِ الرِّضَا (ع) قَالَ مَنْ أَتَى قَبْرَ أَخِيهِ الْمُؤْمِنِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ- وَ قَرَأَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ أَمِنَ يَوْمَ الْفَزَعِ الْأَكْبَرِ

3. My father, Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb, and all of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā, who said: I was in Fayd with ‘Ali ibn Bilāl and we walked to the grave of Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’. (Once we arrived at his grave), ‘Ali ibn Bilāl said to me: The owner of this grave narrated to me from Imam Riďā (a.s.), who said: Those who go to the graves of their brothers from among the believers, place their hands on the graves, and recite (the chapter of) “Innā Anzalnāh” seven times will be safe on the Day of Great Terror (the Day of Judgment).

4 حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَتٍّ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ قَالَ كُنْتُ بِفَيْدَ فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بِلَالٍ مُرَّ بِنَا إِلَى قَبْرِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ فَذَهَبْنَا إِلَى عِنْدِ قَبْرِهِ فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَنِي صَاحِبُ هَذَا الْقَبْرِ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا ع- أَنَّهُ مَنْ زَارَ قَبْرَ أَخِيهِ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَ قَرَأَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ أَمِنَ مِنَ الْفَزَعِ الْأَكْبَرِ

4. Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Mat Al-Jawhari narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn ‘Imrān, who said: I was in Fayd when Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Bilāl said, “Let’s go to the grave of Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’.” Once we arrived at his grave, Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali said: The owner of this grave narrated to me from one of the two Imams (a.s.), who said: Those who visit the graves of their brothers from among the believers, place their hands on the graves, face the Qiblah, and then recite (the chapter of) “Innā Anzalnāh” seven times will be safe from the Great Terror.

5 وَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مَتٍّ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع) كَيْفَ أَضَعُ يَدِي عَلَى قُبُورِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ أَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَوَضَعَهَا عَلَيْهَا وَ هُوَ مُقَابِلُ الْقِبْلَةِ

5. Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Mat Al-Jawhari narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, from ‘Ali ibn Ismā’īl, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Amr, from Abān (ibn ‘Uthmān), from ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Abī ‘Abdillāh, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “How should I place my hand on the graves of the believers?” Imam (a.s.) faced the Qiblah, pointed toward the earth, and then placed his hand on it.