The seat of judgment (dakkat al-qaza’) was a shop-like structure inside Masjid al-Kufah in which there was a bench that was used by Imam `Ali (as) for judging for 4 years. Next to this place, there was a short pillar on which the following holy verse was written :

إِنَّ اللهَ يَامُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَالإِحْسَانِ وَ إِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْفَحْشَاءِ وَٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱلْبَغْيِيَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

innallaha yamuru bil'adle wal ehsan wa etae dhil-qurba wa yanha 'anil fahshae wal munkar wal baghy yaezukum la allakum tazakkarun.

“Surely, Allah enjoins the doing of justice and the doing of good to others and the giving to the kindred, and He forbids indecency and evil and rebellion; He admonishes you that you may be mindful.”

Dakkat al-qaza' you may walk to dakkat al-qaza' and offer there a two-unit prayer, reciting in each unit Surah al-Fatihah and any other Surah you like to recite.

After accomplishment, you may say the famous Tasbih al-Zahra' litany and then say the following words:

يَا مَالِكِي وَمُمَلِّكِي

ya maliki wa mumalliki

O He Who possesses me, He Who endows me with possessions,

وَمُتَغَمِّدِي بِٱلنِّعَمِ ٱلْجِسَامِ

wa mutaghammidi bilnni`ami aljisami

and He Who encompasses me with enormous bounties

مِنْ غَيْرِ ٱسْتِحْقَاقٍ

min ghayri istihqaqin

albeit that I do not deserve them.

وَجْهِي خَاضِعٌ لِمَا تَعْلُوهُ ٱلاقْدَامُ

wajhi khazi`un lima ta`luhu al-aqdamu

My face is humble to what is overtopped by feet

لِجَلاَلِ وَجْهِكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

lijalali wajhika alkarimi

due to the majesty of Your Noble Face.

لاَ تَجْعَلْ هٰذِهِ ٱلشِّدَّةَ وَلاَ هٰذِهِ ٱلْمِحْنَةَ

la taj`al hadhihi alshshiddata wa la hadhihi almihnata

(Please) do not make this hardship and this ordeal

مُتّصِلَةً بِٱسْتِيصَالِ ٱلشَّافَةِ

muttasilatan bistisali alshsha'fati

to be continual until they lead to the extirpation of the root.

وَٱمْنَحْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

wamnahni min fazlika

And (please) grant me from Your favor

مَا لَمْ تَمْنَحْ بِهِ احَداً مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْالَةٍ

ma lam tamnah bihi ahadan min ghayri mas'alatin

more than that which You have granted to any body who has not asked You to grant him.

انْتَ ٱلْقَدِيمُ ٱلاوَّلُ

anta alqadimu al-awwalu

You are verily the Eternal and the First Lord

ٱلَّذِي لَمْ تَزَلْ وَلاَ تَزَالُ

alladhi lam tazal wa la tazalu

Who has neither beginning nor end.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

(please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَٱغْفِرْ لِي وَٱرْحَمْنِي

waghfir li warhamni

forgive me, have mercy on me,

وَزَكِّ عَمَلِي وَبَارِكْ لِي فِي اجَلِي

wa zakki `amali wa barik li fi ajali

admit my deeds, bless my lifetime,

وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنْ عُتَقَائِكَ وَطُلَقَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

waj`alni min `utaqa'ika wa tulaqa'ika min alnnari

and include me with those whom You release and pardon from Hellfire,

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina

in the name of Your mercy, O most merciful of all those who show mercy.

At the place of the washtub, which is connected to the seat of judgment,

you may offer a two-unit prayer. When you finish the prayer and say the Tasbih statements, you may say the following words

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ذَخَرْتُ تَوْحِيدِي إِيَّاكَ

allahumma inni dhakhartu tawhidi iyyaka

O Allah, I save (the reward of) my submission to Your Oneness,

وَمَعْرِفَتِي بِكَ وَإِخْلاَصِي لَكَ

wa ma`rifati bika wa ikhlasi laka

my recognition of You, my sincerity to You,

وَإِقْرَارِي بِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ

wa iqrari birububiyyatika

and my bearing witness of Your Godhead,

وَذَخَرْتُ وِلايَةَ مَنْ انْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ بِمَعْرِفَتِهِمْ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ

wa dhakhartu wilayata man an`amta `alayya bima`rifatihim min bariyyatika

and I also save (the reward of) my loyalty to those with the recognition of whom You have bestowed upon me:

مُحَمَّدٍ وَعِتْرَتِهِ صَلَّىٰ ٱللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ

muhammadin wa `itratihi salla allahu `alayhim

namely, Muhammad and his Household, peace of Allah be upon them,

لِيَوْمِ فَزَعِي إِلَيْكَ عَاجِلاً وَآجِلاً

liyawmi faza`i ilayka `ajilan wa ajilan

(I save all that) to the day of my taking refuge with You, whether in this world or the Hereafter.

وَقَدْ فَزِعْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَيْهِمْ يَا مَوْلاَيَ

wa qad fazi`tu ilayka wa ilayhim ya mawlaya

Thus, I am now taking refuge with You, O my Master, and with them,

فِي هٰذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ وَفِي مَوْقِفِي هٰذَا

fi hadha alyawmi wa fi mawqifi hadha

on this day and on this very situation,

وَسَالْتُكَ مَا زَكَا مِنْ نِعْمَتِكَ

wa sa'altuka ma zaka min ni`matika

and I thus beg You for Your increasing bounties,

وَإِزَاحَةَ مَا اخْشَاهُ مِنْ نِقْمَتِكَ

wa izahata ma akhshahu min niqmatika

for removing from me Your chastisement that I fear,

وَٱلْبَرَكَةَ فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنِيهِ

walbarakata fima razaqtanihi

for blessing all the sustenance which You grant me,

وَتَحْصِينَ صَدْرِي مِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ

wa tahsina sadri min kulli hammin

and for immunizing my heart from receiving any grievous matter,

وَجَائِحَةٍ وَمَعْصِيَةٍ

wa ja'ihatin wa ma`siyatin

any calamity, or any act of disobedience to You,

فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي

fi dini wa dunyaya wa akhirati

regarding my religion, worldly life, and the Next Life.

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

ya arhama alrrahimina

O most merciful of all those who show mercy.