Bidding Farewell to Imam al-Rida

 

 

When you intend to leave and bid farewell to the Imam, you may say the same form, which has been cited for bidding farewell to the Holy Prophet (s). This form is as follows:

لاَ جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ آخِرَ تَسْلِيمِي عَلَيْكَ

la ja`alahu allahu akhira taslimi `alayka

Allah may not decide this compliment of me to be the last.

 

 

You may then add the following words:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

as-salamu `alayka ya waliyya allahi wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you, O Allah’s authority.

اَللَّهُمَّ لاََ تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ ٱلْعَهْدِ

allahumma la taj`alhu akhira al`ahdi

O Allah, (please) do not decide this visit

مِنْ زِيَارَتِي ٱبْنَ نَبِيِّكَ وَحُجَّتَكَ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِكَ

min ziyarati ibna nabiyyika wa hujjataka `ala khalqika

to be the last of my visit to the son of Your Prophet and Your argument against Your creatures.

وَٱجْمَعْنِي وَإِِيَّاهُ فِي جَنَّتِكَ

wajma`ni wa iyyahu fi jannatika

Include me with him in Your Paradise

وَٱحْشُرْنِي مَعَهُ وَفِي حِزْبِهِ

wahshurni ma`ahu wa fi hizbihi

and involve me with him and with his group

مَعَ ٱلشُّهَدَاءِ وَٱلصَّالِحِينَ

ma`a alshshuhada'i walssalihina

with the martyrs and the righteous ones;

وَحَسُنَ اولٰئِكَ رَفِيقاً

wa hasuna ula'ika rafiqan

and excellent the companionship of these is.

وَاسْتَوْدِعُكَ ٱللَّهَ وَاسْتَرْعِيكَ

wa astawdi`uka allaha wa astar`ika

I entrust you with Allah, ask Him to keep you under His custody,

وَاقْرَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلسَّلاَمَ

wa aqra'u `alayka alssalama

and invoke His blessings upon you.

آمَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلرَّسُولِ

amanna billahi wa bilrrasuli

We believe in Allah, in the Messenger,

وَبِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ وَدَلَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ

wa bima ji'ta bihi wa dalalta `alayhi

and in whatever you have come with and instructed.

فَٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّاهِدِينَ

faktubna ma`a alshshahidina

So, (please) write us down with those who bear witness.

 

 

When you intend to leave and bid farewell to the Imam, you may say the same form, which has been cited for bidding farewell to the Holy Prophet (s). This form is as follows:

لاَ جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ آخِرَ تَسْلِيمِي عَلَيْكَ

la ja`alahu allahu akhira taslimi `alayka

Allah may not decide this compliment of me to be the last.

 

 

You may then add the following words:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

as-salamu `alayka ya waliyya allahi wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you, O Allah’s authority.

اَللَّهُمَّ لاََ تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ ٱلْعَهْدِ

allahumma la taj`alhu akhira al`ahdi

O Allah, (please) do not decide this visit

مِنْ زِيَارَتِي ٱبْنَ نَبِيِّكَ وَحُجَّتَكَ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِكَ

min ziyarati ibna nabiyyika wa hujjataka `ala khalqika

to be the last of my visit to the son of Your Prophet and Your argument against Your creatures.

وَٱجْمَعْنِي وَإِِيَّاهُ فِي جَنَّتِكَ

wajma`ni wa iyyahu fi jannatika

Include me with him in Your Paradise

وَٱحْشُرْنِي مَعَهُ وَفِي حِزْبِهِ

wahshurni ma`ahu wa fi hizbihi

and involve me with him and with his group

مَعَ ٱلشُّهَدَاءِ وَٱلصَّالِحِينَ

ma`a alshshuhada'i walssalihina

with the martyrs and the righteous ones;

وَحَسُنَ اولٰئِكَ رَفِيقاً

wa hasuna ula'ika rafiqan

and excellent the companionship of these is.

وَاسْتَوْدِعُكَ ٱللَّهَ وَاسْتَرْعِيكَ

wa astawdi`uka allaha wa astar`ika

I entrust you with Allah, ask Him to keep you under His custody,

وَاقْرَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلسَّلاَمَ

wa aqra'u `alayka alssalama

and invoke His blessings upon you.

آمَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلرَّسُولِ

amanna billahi wa bilrrasuli

We believe in Allah, in the Messenger,

وَبِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ وَدَلَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ

wa bima ji'ta bihi wa dalalta `alayhi

and in whatever you have come with and instructed.

فَٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّاهِدِينَ

faktubna ma`a alshshahidina

So, (please) write us down with those who bear witness.

 

 

When you intend to leave and bid farewell to the Imam, you may say the same form, which has been cited for bidding farewell to the Holy Prophet (s). This form is as follows:

لاَ جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ آخِرَ تَسْلِيمِي عَلَيْكَ

la ja`alahu allahu akhira taslimi `alayka

Allah may not decide this compliment of me to be the last.

 

 

You may then add the following words:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

as-salamu `alayka ya waliyya allahi wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you, O Allah’s authority.

اَللَّهُمَّ لاََ تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ ٱلْعَهْدِ

allahumma la taj`alhu akhira al`ahdi

O Allah, (please) do not decide this visit

مِنْ زِيَارَتِي ٱبْنَ نَبِيِّكَ وَحُجَّتَكَ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِكَ

min ziyarati ibna nabiyyika wa hujjataka `ala khalqika

to be the last of my visit to the son of Your Prophet and Your argument against Your creatures.

وَٱجْمَعْنِي وَإِِيَّاهُ فِي جَنَّتِكَ

wajma`ni wa iyyahu fi jannatika

Include me with him in Your Paradise

وَٱحْشُرْنِي مَعَهُ وَفِي حِزْبِهِ

wahshurni ma`ahu wa fi hizbihi

and involve me with him and with his group

مَعَ ٱلشُّهَدَاءِ وَٱلصَّالِحِينَ

ma`a alshshuhada'i walssalihina

with the martyrs and the righteous ones;

وَحَسُنَ اولٰئِكَ رَفِيقاً

wa hasuna ula'ika rafiqan

and excellent the companionship of these is.

وَاسْتَوْدِعُكَ ٱللَّهَ وَاسْتَرْعِيكَ

wa astawdi`uka allaha wa astar`ika

I entrust you with Allah, ask Him to keep you under His custody,

وَاقْرَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلسَّلاَمَ

wa aqra'u `alayka alssalama

and invoke His blessings upon you.

آمَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلرَّسُولِ

amanna billahi wa bilrrasuli

We believe in Allah, in the Messenger,

وَبِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ وَدَلَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ

wa bima ji'ta bihi wa dalalta `alayhi

and in whatever you have come with and instructed.

فَٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّاهِدِينَ

faktubna ma`a alshshahidina

So, (please) write us down with those who bear witness.