اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُتَمَسِّكِينَ

alhamdu lillahi alladhi ja`alana min almutamassikina

Praise be to Allah Who has blessed us to be among those who cling and hold

بِوِلاَيَةِ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلائِمَّةِ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

biwilayati amiri almu'minina wal'a'immati `alayhim alssalamu

to the divinely commissioned leadership and authority of Amir al- Mu'minin and all the Imams, peace be upon them all.

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي اكْرَمَنَا بِهٰذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ

alhamdu lillahi alladhi akramana bihadha alyawmi

All praise be to Allah Who has honored us with this day

It is also recommended to say the following:

وَجَعَلَنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُوفِينَ بِعَهْدِهِ إِلَيْنَا

wa ja`alana min almufina bi`ahdihi ilayna

and included us with those who have fulfilled their promise to Him

وَميثَاقِهِ ٱلَّذِي وَاثَقَنَا بِهِ

wa mithaqihi alladhi wathaqana bihi

and their covenant made with Him;

مِنْ وِلاَيَةِ وُلاَةِ امْرِهِ

min wilayati wulati amrihi

that is the loyalty to His representatives

وَٱلْقَوَّامِ بِقِسْطِهِ

walquwwami biqistihi

and the establishers of His justice.

وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْجَاحِدينَ

wa lam yaj`alna min aljahidina

He has not made us of the deniers

وَٱلْمُكَذِّبينَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينَ

walmukadhdhibina biyawmi alddini

and rejecters of the Judgment Day.

آخَيْتُكَ فِي ٱللَّهِ

akhaytuka fillahi

I declare my brotherhood with you for the sake of Allah,

This fraternization, as is quoted by Shaykh al-Nuri in Mustadrak al-Wasa'il from the book of Zad al-Firdaws, can be practiced by putting the right hand on the brother-in-faith’s right hand and saying the following:

وَصَافَيْتُكَ فِي ٱللَّهِ

wa safaytuka fillahi

I establish friendly terms with you for the sake of Allah,

وَصَافَحْتُكَ فِي ٱللَّهِ

wa safahtuka fillahi

I shake hands with you for the sake of Allah,

وَعَاهَدْتُ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلاَئِكَتَهُ

wa `ahadtu allaha wa mala'ikatahu

I promise Allah, His angels,

وَكُتُبَهُ وَرُسُلَهُ

wa kutubahu wa rusulahu

His Books, His Messengers,

وَانْبِيَاءَهُ وَٱلائِمَّةَ ٱلْمَعْصُومِينَ

wa anbiya'ahu wala'immata alma`sumina

His Prophets, and the Infallible Imams,

عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

`alayhim alssalamu

peace be upon them,

عَلَىٰ انِّي إِنْ كُنْتُ مِنْ اهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَٱلشَّفَاعَةِ

`ala anni in kuntu min ahli aljannati walshshafa`ati

that if I will be an inhabitant of Paradise, allowed to intercede for others,

وَاذِنَ لِي بِانْ ادْخُلَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ

wa udhina li bi'an adkhula aljannata

and if I will be allowed Paradise,

لاَ ادْخُلُهَا إِلاَّ وَانْتَ مَعِي

la adkhuluha illa wa anta ma`i

I will not enter it unless you accompany me therein.

قَبِلْتُ

qabilt(u)

I agree

The other party should then agree by saying;

اسْقَطْتُ عَنْكَ جَمِيعَ حُقُوقِ ٱلاخُوَّةِ

asqattu `anka jami`a huquqi al'ukhuwwati

I thus release you from all the duties of fraternity

Then, the first party says;

مَا خَلاَ ٱلشَّفَاعَةَ وَٱلدُّعَاءَ وَٱلزِّيَارَةَ

ma khala alshshafa`ata walddu`a'a walzziyarata

except intercession, supplication, and visiting the tombs of the Infallibles.