Ziyarat – Ahlulbayt

 

 

 

Shaykh al-Tusi, in Misbah al-Mutahajjid, and Sayyid Ibn Tawus, in Jamal al-Usbu`, have mentioned within the recommended acts on Fridays that it is recommended to visit the Ahlulbayt(as)on Fridays. Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) is reported to have said that one who intends to visit the tombs of the Holy Prophet, Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'minin, Lady Fatimah al-Zahra', Imam al-Hasan, Imam al-Husayn, and the Holy Imams (peace be upon them all) while he is in a remote place may bathe himself on Friday, put on two clean garbs, go to a desert, -or go up to a housetop, according to another narration- and then offer a four unit prayer reciting any Surah he can recite. When he finishes the prayer, he may stand up, face the kiblah direction, and say the following

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ

as-salamu `alayka ayyuha alnnabiyyu

Peace be upon you, O Prophet

 

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

and be upon you Allah’s mercy and blessings.

 

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ ٱلْمُرْسَلُ

as-salamu `alayka ayyuha alnnabiyyu almursalu

Peace be upon you, O missioned Prophet,

 

وَٱلْوَصِيُّ ٱلْمُرْتَضَىٰ

walwasiyyu almurtada

(and peace be upon you) O well-pleased successor (of the Prophet),

 

وَٱلسَّيِّدَةُ ٱلْكُبْرىٰ

walssayyidatu alkubra

(and peace be upon you) O grand lady,

 

وَٱلسَّيِّدَةُ ٱلزَّهْرَاءُ

walssayyidatu alzzahra'u

(and peace be upon you) O Luminous lady,

 

وَٱلسِّبْطَانِ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبَانِ

walssibtani almuntajabani

(and peace be upon you) O two elite grandsons (of the Prophet),

 

وَٱلأَوْلاَدُ ٱلأَعْلاَمُ

wal-awladu al-a`lamu

(and peace be upon you) O descendants—the elite signs

 

وَٱلأُمَنَاءُ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبُونَ

wal'umana'u almuntajabuna

and the well-selected trustees.

 

جِئْتُ ٱنْقِطَاعاً إِلَيْكُمْ

ji'tu inqita`an ilaykum

Here I am devoting myself to you,

 

وَإِلَىٰ آبَائِكُمْ وَوَلَدِكُمُ ٱلْخَلَفِ

wa ila aba'ikum wa waladikum alkhalafi

to your fathers, and to your son, the Successor

 

عَلَىٰ بَرَكَةِ ٱلْحَقِّ

`ala barakati alhaqqi

on the blessing of the truth.

 

فَقَلْبِي لَكُمْ مُسَلِّمٌ

faqalbi lakum musallimun

My heart is thus subservient to you

 

وَنُصْرَتِي لَكُمْ مُعَدَّةٌ

wa nusrati lakum mu`addatun

and my support is prepared for you

 

حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ بِدِينِهِ

hatta yahkuma allahu bidinihi

until Allah will judge about His religion.

 

فَمَعَكُمْ مَعَكُمْ

fama`akum ma`akum

I am with you, verily with you

 

لاََ مَعَ عَدُوِّكُمْ

la ma`a `aduwwikum

but not with your enemy.

 

إِنِّي لَمِنَ ٱلْقَائِلينَ بِفَضْلِكُمْ

inni lamin alqa'ilina bifadlikum

I am one of them who believe in your superiority

 

مُقِرٌّ بِرَجْعَتِكُمْ

muqirrun biraj`atikum

and I acknowledge your Return.

 

لاََ أُنْكِرُ لِلَّهِ قُدْرَةً

la unkiru lillahi qudratan

I never deny the all-powerfulness of Allah

 

وَلاَ أَزْعُمُ إِلاَّ مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّهُ

wa la az`umu illa ma sha'a allahu

and I do not claim but that which Allah wills.

 

سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلْمُلْكِ وَٱلْمَلَكُوتِ

subhana allahi dhi almulki walmalakuti

Glory be to Allah, Lord of kingdom and realm.

 

يُسَبِّحُ ٱللَّهَ بِأَسْمَائِهِ جَميعُ خَلْقِهِ

yusabbihu allaha bi'asma'ihi jami`u khalqihi

All His creatures glorify Allah by His Names.

 

وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ أَرْوَاحِكُمْ وَأَجْسَادِكُمْ

wa as-salamu `ala arwahikum wa ajsadikum

Peace be upon your souls and your bodies.

 

وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa as-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you all.

 

 

 

 

Shaykh al-Tusi, in Misbah al-Mutahajjid, and Sayyid Ibn Tawus, in Jamal al-Usbu`, have mentioned within the recommended acts on Fridays that it is recommended to visit the Ahlulbayt(as)on Fridays. Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) is reported to have said that one who intends to visit the tombs of the Holy Prophet, Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'minin, Lady Fatimah al-Zahra', Imam al-Hasan, Imam al-Husayn, and the Holy Imams (peace be upon them all) while he is in a remote place may bathe himself on Friday, put on two clean garbs, go to a desert, -or go up to a housetop, according to another narration- and then offer a four unit prayer reciting any Surah he can recite. When he finishes the prayer, he may stand up, face the kiblah direction, and say the following

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ

as-salamu `alayka ayyuha alnnabiyyu

Peace be upon you, O Prophet

 

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

and be upon you Allah’s mercy and blessings.

 

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ ٱلْمُرْسَلُ

as-salamu `alayka ayyuha alnnabiyyu almursalu

Peace be upon you, O missioned Prophet,

 

وَٱلْوَصِيُّ ٱلْمُرْتَضَىٰ

walwasiyyu almurtada

(and peace be upon you) O well-pleased successor (of the Prophet),

 

وَٱلسَّيِّدَةُ ٱلْكُبْرىٰ

walssayyidatu alkubra

(and peace be upon you) O grand lady,

 

وَٱلسَّيِّدَةُ ٱلزَّهْرَاءُ

walssayyidatu alzzahra'u

(and peace be upon you) O Luminous lady,

 

وَٱلسِّبْطَانِ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبَانِ

walssibtani almuntajabani

(and peace be upon you) O two elite grandsons (of the Prophet),

 

وَٱلأَوْلاَدُ ٱلأَعْلاَمُ

wal-awladu al-a`lamu

(and peace be upon you) O descendants—the elite signs

 

وَٱلأُمَنَاءُ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبُونَ

wal'umana'u almuntajabuna

and the well-selected trustees.

 

جِئْتُ ٱنْقِطَاعاً إِلَيْكُمْ

ji'tu inqita`an ilaykum

Here I am devoting myself to you,

 

وَإِلَىٰ آبَائِكُمْ وَوَلَدِكُمُ ٱلْخَلَفِ

wa ila aba'ikum wa waladikum alkhalafi

to your fathers, and to your son, the Successor

 

عَلَىٰ بَرَكَةِ ٱلْحَقِّ

`ala barakati alhaqqi

on the blessing of the truth.

 

فَقَلْبِي لَكُمْ مُسَلِّمٌ

faqalbi lakum musallimun

My heart is thus subservient to you

 

وَنُصْرَتِي لَكُمْ مُعَدَّةٌ

wa nusrati lakum mu`addatun

and my support is prepared for you

 

حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ بِدِينِهِ

hatta yahkuma allahu bidinihi

until Allah will judge about His religion.

 

فَمَعَكُمْ مَعَكُمْ

fama`akum ma`akum

I am with you, verily with you

 

لاََ مَعَ عَدُوِّكُمْ

la ma`a `aduwwikum

but not with your enemy.

 

إِنِّي لَمِنَ ٱلْقَائِلينَ بِفَضْلِكُمْ

inni lamin alqa'ilina bifadlikum

I am one of them who believe in your superiority

 

مُقِرٌّ بِرَجْعَتِكُمْ

muqirrun biraj`atikum

and I acknowledge your Return.

 

لاََ أُنْكِرُ لِلَّهِ قُدْرَةً

la unkiru lillahi qudratan

I never deny the all-powerfulness of Allah

 

وَلاَ أَزْعُمُ إِلاَّ مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّهُ

wa la az`umu illa ma sha'a allahu

and I do not claim but that which Allah wills.

 

سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلْمُلْكِ وَٱلْمَلَكُوتِ

subhana allahi dhi almulki walmalakuti

Glory be to Allah, Lord of kingdom and realm.

 

يُسَبِّحُ ٱللَّهَ بِأَسْمَائِهِ جَميعُ خَلْقِهِ

yusabbihu allaha bi'asma'ihi jami`u khalqihi

All His creatures glorify Allah by His Names.

 

وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ أَرْوَاحِكُمْ وَأَجْسَادِكُمْ

wa as-salamu `ala arwahikum wa ajsadikum

Peace be upon your souls and your bodies.

 

وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa as-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you all.

 

 

 

 

Shaykh al-Tusi, in Misbah al-Mutahajjid, and Sayyid Ibn Tawus, in Jamal al-Usbu`, have mentioned within the recommended acts on Fridays that it is recommended to visit the Ahlulbayt(as)on Fridays. Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) is reported to have said that one who intends to visit the tombs of the Holy Prophet, Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'minin, Lady Fatimah al-Zahra', Imam al-Hasan, Imam al-Husayn, and the Holy Imams (peace be upon them all) while he is in a remote place may bathe himself on Friday, put on two clean garbs, go to a desert, -or go up to a housetop, according to another narration- and then offer a four unit prayer reciting any Surah he can recite. When he finishes the prayer, he may stand up, face the kiblah direction, and say the following

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ

as-salamu `alayka ayyuha alnnabiyyu

Peace be upon you, O Prophet

 

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

and be upon you Allah’s mercy and blessings.

 

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ ٱلْمُرْسَلُ

as-salamu `alayka ayyuha alnnabiyyu almursalu

Peace be upon you, O missioned Prophet,

 

وَٱلْوَصِيُّ ٱلْمُرْتَضَىٰ

walwasiyyu almurtada

(and peace be upon you) O well-pleased successor (of the Prophet),

 

وَٱلسَّيِّدَةُ ٱلْكُبْرىٰ

walssayyidatu alkubra

(and peace be upon you) O grand lady,

 

وَٱلسَّيِّدَةُ ٱلزَّهْرَاءُ

walssayyidatu alzzahra'u

(and peace be upon you) O Luminous lady,

 

وَٱلسِّبْطَانِ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبَانِ

walssibtani almuntajabani

(and peace be upon you) O two elite grandsons (of the Prophet),

 

وَٱلأَوْلاَدُ ٱلأَعْلاَمُ

wal-awladu al-a`lamu

(and peace be upon you) O descendants—the elite signs

 

وَٱلأُمَنَاءُ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبُونَ

wal'umana'u almuntajabuna

and the well-selected trustees.

 

جِئْتُ ٱنْقِطَاعاً إِلَيْكُمْ

ji'tu inqita`an ilaykum

Here I am devoting myself to you,

 

وَإِلَىٰ آبَائِكُمْ وَوَلَدِكُمُ ٱلْخَلَفِ

wa ila aba'ikum wa waladikum alkhalafi

to your fathers, and to your son, the Successor

 

عَلَىٰ بَرَكَةِ ٱلْحَقِّ

`ala barakati alhaqqi

on the blessing of the truth.

 

فَقَلْبِي لَكُمْ مُسَلِّمٌ

faqalbi lakum musallimun

My heart is thus subservient to you

 

وَنُصْرَتِي لَكُمْ مُعَدَّةٌ

wa nusrati lakum mu`addatun

and my support is prepared for you

 

حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ بِدِينِهِ

hatta yahkuma allahu bidinihi

until Allah will judge about His religion.

 

فَمَعَكُمْ مَعَكُمْ

fama`akum ma`akum

I am with you, verily with you

 

لاََ مَعَ عَدُوِّكُمْ

la ma`a `aduwwikum

but not with your enemy.

 

إِنِّي لَمِنَ ٱلْقَائِلينَ بِفَضْلِكُمْ

inni lamin alqa'ilina bifadlikum

I am one of them who believe in your superiority

 

مُقِرٌّ بِرَجْعَتِكُمْ

muqirrun biraj`atikum

and I acknowledge your Return.

 

لاََ أُنْكِرُ لِلَّهِ قُدْرَةً

la unkiru lillahi qudratan

I never deny the all-powerfulness of Allah

 

وَلاَ أَزْعُمُ إِلاَّ مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّهُ

wa la az`umu illa ma sha'a allahu

and I do not claim but that which Allah wills.

 

سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلْمُلْكِ وَٱلْمَلَكُوتِ

subhana allahi dhi almulki walmalakuti

Glory be to Allah, Lord of kingdom and realm.

 

يُسَبِّحُ ٱللَّهَ بِأَسْمَائِهِ جَميعُ خَلْقِهِ

yusabbihu allaha bi'asma'ihi jami`u khalqihi

All His creatures glorify Allah by His Names.

 

وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ أَرْوَاحِكُمْ وَأَجْسَادِكُمْ

wa as-salamu `ala arwahikum wa ajsadikum

Peace be upon your souls and your bodies.

 

وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa as-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you all.