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Sayyid Ibn Tawus says: At the fifth column, you may offer a two-unit prayer reciting any Surah you want after Surah al-Fatihah,When you finish the prayer and say the Tasbih statements, you may say the following prayer.

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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ بِجَمِيعِ اسْمَائِكَ كُلِّهَا

allahumma inni as'aluka bijami`i asma'ika kulliha

O Allah, I beseech You in the name of all Your Names:

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مَا عَلِمْنَا مِنْهَا وَمَا لاَ نَعْلَمُ

ma `alimna minha wa ma la na`lamu

those which we know and those which we do not.

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وَاسْالُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ٱلاعْظَمِ

wa as'aluka bismika al`azimi ala`zami

And I beseech You in the name of Your Great, All-great,

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ٱلْكَبِيرِ ٱلاكْبَرِ

alkabiri alakbari

grand, and All-grand Name,

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ٱلَّذِي مَنْ دَعَاكَ بِهِ اجَبْتَهُ

alladhi man da`aka bihi ajabtahu

which if one beseeches You by it, You will respond to him,

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وَمَنْ سَالَكَ بِهِ اعْطَيْتَهُ

wa man sa'alaka bihi a`taytahu

if one begs you by it, You will give him,

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وَمَنِ ٱسْتَنْصَرَكَ بِهِ نَصَرْتَهُ

wa man istansaraka bihi nasartahu

if one asks You for victory by it, You will give him victory,

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وَمَنِ ٱسْتَغْفَرَكَ بِهِ غَفَرْتَ لَهُ

wa man istaghfaraka bihi ghafarta lahu

if one asks for Your forgiveness by it, You will forgive him,

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وَمَنِ ٱسْتَعَانَكَ بِهِ اعَنْتَهُ

wa man ista`anaka bihi a`antahu

if one seeks Your aid by it, You will aid him,

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وَمَنِ ٱسْتَرْزَقَكَ بِهِ رَزَقْتَهُ

wa man istarzaqaka bihi razaqtahu

if one solicits You by it for sustenance, You will grant him sustenance,

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وَمَنِ ٱسْتَغَاثَكَ بِهِ اغَثْتَهُ

wa man istaghathaka bihi aghathtahu

if one seeks Your help by it, You will help him,

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وَمَنِ ٱسْتَرْحَمَكَ بِهِ رَحِمْتَهُ

wa man istarhamaka bihi rahimtahu

if one begs Your mercy by it, You will have mercy upon him,

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وَمَنِ ٱسْتَجَارَكَ بِهِ اجَرْتَهُ

wa man istajaraka bihi ajartahu

if one seeks refuge with You by it, You will protect him,

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وَمَنْ تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْكَ بِهِ كَفَيْتَهُ

wa man tawakkala `alayka bihi kafaytahu

if one asks for Your support by it, You will support him,

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وَمَنِ ٱسْتَعْصَمَكَ بِهِ عَصَمْتَهُ

wa man ista`samaka bihi `asamtahu

if one seeks Your shield by it, You will guard him,

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وَمَنِ ٱسْتَنْقَذَكَ بِهِ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ انْقَذْتَهُ

wa man istanqadhaka bihi min alnnari anqadhtahu

if one seeks You by it to save him from Hellfire, You will save him,

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وَمَنِ ٱسْتَعْطَفَكَ بِهِ تَعَطَّفْتَ لَهُ

wa man ista`tafaka bihi ta`attafta lahu

if one seeks Your kindness by it, You will be kind to him,

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وَمَنْ امَّلَكَ بِهِ اعْطَيْتَهُ

wa man ammalaka bihi a`taytahu

and if one puts hope in You by it, You will give him:

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ٱلَّذِي ٱتَّخَذْتَ بِهِ آدَمَ صَفِيّاً

alladhi ittakhadhta bihi adama safiyyan

the Name by which You have betaken Adam as Your choice,

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وَنُوحاً نَجِيّاً وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلاً

wa nuhan najiyyan wa ibrahima khalilan

Noah as Your confidant, Abraham as Your intimate friend,

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وَمُوسَىٰ كَلِيماً وَعِيسَىٰ رُوحاً

wa musa kaliman wa `isa ruhan

Moses as the one spoken by You, Jesus as Your spirit,

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وَمُحَمَّداً حَبِيباً وَعَلِيّاً وَصِيّاً

wa muhammadan habiban wa `aliyyan wasiyyan

Muhammad as Your most beloved one, and `Ali as Your Prophet’s successor,

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صَلَّىٰ ٱللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ اجْمَعِينَ

salla allahu `alayhim ajma`ina

may Your blessings be upon all of them,

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انْ تَقْضِيَ لِي حَوَائِجِي

an taqziya li hawa'iji

(I beseech You) to grant me my requests,

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وَتَعْفُوَ عَمَّا سَلَفَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي

wa ta`fuwa `amma salafa min dhunubi

overlook my past sins,

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وَتَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيَّ بِمَا انْتَ اهْلُهُ

wa tatafazzala `alayya bima anta ahluhu

and confer upon me with that which befits You

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وَلِجَمِيعِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ لِلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

wa lijami`i almu'minina walmu'minati lilddunya wal-akhirati

as well as upon all the believing men and women in this world and the world to come.

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يَا مُفَرِّجَ هَمِّ ٱلْمَهْمُومِينَ

ya mufarrija hammi almahmumina

O He Who relieves the grievances of the aggrieved ones!

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وَيَا غِيَاثَ ٱلْمَلْهُوفِينَ

wa ya ghiyatha almalhufina

O He Who aids the confused ones!

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لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ

la ilaha illa anta

There is no god but You.

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سُبْحَانَكَ يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

subhanaka ya rabba al`alamina

All glory be to You, O Lord of the worlds.

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It is narrated that Angel Gabriel visited Imam Ali(as) at this place and asked Imam if he knew where was Gabriel at that time. Imam looked left, right up and down and not finding him anywhere said You are Gabriel ! Angel then went back to the skies

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It is narrated that Imam al-Sadiq (as) instructed one of his companions to offer a two-unit prayer at the fifth column, for it is the place where Prophet Abraham (as) used to offer prayers. The Imam (as) then taught him to say there, while facing the kiblah direction, the aforementioned form of ziyarah that comprises the following statements:

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ابِينَا آدَمَ وَامِّنَا حَوَّاءَ…

as-salamu `ala abina adama wa ummina hawwa'a…

Peace be upon our father Adam and our mother Eve…