Prayers and Ziyarat Texts

Assalamu alayka ya Muhammad ibn Abdillahi, Khataman-nabiyyin

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا مُحَمّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ خاتَمَ النَّبِيّينَ

Peace be upon you, O Muhammad ibn Abdullah, the Seal of the Prophets!

Assalamu alayka ya Amir al-Mu'minin, Aliyyibna Abi Talib, wasiyya Rasulillah

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا اَميرَ الْمُؤْمِنينَ عَلىَّ بْنَ اَبى طالِب وَصِىَّ رَسوُلِ اللهِ

Peace be upon you, O Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib, the successor of the Messenger of Allah!

Assalamu alaykuma ya Sibtay nabiyyir-rahmati wa Sayyiday shababi ahlil-jannah

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُما يا سِبْطَىْ نَبِىِّ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ سَيِّدَىْ شَبابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ

Peace be upon you both, O two grandsons of the Prophet of Mercy and the two leaders of the youth of Paradise!

Assalamu alayka ya Aliyyibnal-Husayn, Sayyidal-abidin wa Qurrata aynin-nazirin

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا عَلِىَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدَ الْعابِدينَ وَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنِ النّاظِرِينَ

Peace be upon you, O Ali ibn al-Husayn, the leader of the worshippers and the delight of the eyes of the onlookers!

Assalamu alayka ya Muhammadibna Ali, Baqiral-ilmi ba'dan-Nabiyy

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِىٍّ باقِرَ الْعِلْمِ بَعْدَ النَّبِىِّ

Peace be upon you, O Muhammad ibn Ali, the one who split open knowledge after the Prophet!

Assalamu alayka ya Ja'faribna Muhammad, as-Sadiq al-Barr al-Amin

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّد الصّادِقَ الْبارَّ الْامينَ

Peace be upon you, O Ja'far ibn Muhammad, the truthful, the righteous, the trustworthy!

Assalamu alayka ya Aliyyibna Musa, ar-Rida al-Murtada

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا عَلِىِّ بْنَ موُسَى الرِّضَا الْمُرْتَضى

Peace be upon you, O Ali ibn Musa, the one pleased with by God and pleasing to God!

Assalamu alayka ya Aliyyibna Muhammad, an-Naqiyy an-Nasih al-Amin

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا عَلِىِّ بْنَ مُحَمَّد النَّقِىَّ النّاصِحَ الْأَمينَ

Peace be upon you, O Ali ibn Muhammad, the pure, the advisor, the trustworthy!

Allahumma salli ala nurika wa sirajika wa waliyyi waliyyika wa wasiyyi wasiyyika wa hujjatika ala khalqika

اَللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى نُورِكَ وَ سِراجِكَ وَ وَلِىِّ وَلِيِّكَ وَ وَصِىِّ وَصِيِّكَ وَ حُجَّتِكَ عَلى خَلْقِكَ

O Allah, send Your blessings upon Your light and Your lamp, the guardian of Your guardian, the successor of Your successor, and Your proof upon Your creation!

Assalamu alayki ya binta Musabni Ja'far, wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكِ يا بِنْتَ موُسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكاتُهُ

Peace be upon you, O daughter of Musa ibn Ja'far! May the mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you!

Assalamu alayki arrafallahu baynana wa baynakum fil-jannati wa hasharana fi zumratikum wa awradana hawda Nabiyyukum wa saqana bika'si jaddikum min yadi Aliyyibni Abi Talib, salawatullahi alaykum

السَّلامُ عَلَيْك ِعَرَّفَ اللّهُ بَيْنَنا وَ بَيْنَكُمْ فِى الْجَنَّة ِوَ حَشَرَنا فى زُمْرَتِكُمْ وَ أَوَرَدْنا حَوْضَ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَ سَقانا بِكَأْسِ جَدِّكُمْ مِنْ يَد عَلِى ِّ بْنِ اَبى طالِب صَلَواتُ اللّه عَلَيْكُمْ

Peace be upon you. May Allah introduce us to you in Paradise, gather us in your company, bring us to the Pool of your Prophet, and give us drink from the cups of your grandfather by the hand of Ali ibn Abi Talib. May the blessings of Allah be upon you all.

As'alullaha an yuriyena fikumus-surura wal-faraj, wa an yajma'ana wa iyyakum fi zumrati jaddikum Muhammad, sallallahu alayhi wa alih, wa an la yaslubana ma'rifatakum, innahu Waliyyun Qadir

أَسْئَلُ اللّه أَنْ يُرِيَنا فيكُمُ السُّروُرَ وَ الْفَرَجَ وَ أَنْ يَجْمَعَنا وَ إِيّاكُمْ فى زُمْرَةِ جَدِّكُمْ مُحَمَّد صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِه ِوَ أَنْ لا يَسْلُبَنا مَعْرفَتَكُمْ إِنَّهُ وَلِىِّ قَديرٌ

I ask Allah to show us in you joy and relief, to gather us and you in the company of your grandfather Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), and not to deprive us of your recognition. Indeed, He is our Guardian and All-Powerful.

Ataqarrabu ilallahi bihubbikum wal-bara'ati min a'da'ikum, wattaslimi ilallahi raziyyan bihi ghayra munkirin wa la mustakbirin, wa ala yaqini ma ata bihi Muhammadun wa bihi razin, natlubu bizalika wajhaka ya Sayyidi!

أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَى اللهِ بِحُبِّكُمْ وَ الْبَرإَةِ مِنْ أَعْدائِكُمْ وَ التَّسْلِيمِ إِلَى اللّه رَاضِياً بِهِ غَيْرَ مُنْكِر وَ لا مُسْتَكْبِرٍ وَ عَلى يَقينِ ما أَتى بِهِ مَحَمَّدٌ وَ بِهَ راض نَطْلُبُ بِذلِكَ وَجْهِكَ يا سَيِّدى

I draw near to Allah through love for you and dissociation from your enemies, submitting to Allah, pleased with Him, neither denying nor being arrogant, with certainty in what Muhammad brought and being content with it. With all this I seek Your countenance, O my Master!

Ya Fatimatushfa'i li fil-jannati, fa'inna laki indallahi sha'nan minash-sha'n

يا فاطِمَةُ اِشْفَعى لى فِى الْجَنَّةِ فَاِنَّ لَكِ عِنْدَاللهِ شَأْناً مِنَ الشَّأْنِ

O Fatimah, intercede for me in Paradise, for you have a great station with Allah!

Allahumma inni as'aluka an takhtima li bis-sa'adati, fala taslub minni ma ana fihi wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil-Aliyyil-Azim

اَللّْهُمّ اِنّى اَسْئَلُكَ أَنْ تَخْتِمَ لى بِالسَّعادَةِ فَلا تَسْلُبْ مِنّىِ ما أَنَا فيهِ وَ لا حُولَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ إِلاّ بالّله الْعَلِىِّ الْعَظيمِ

O Allah, I ask You to seal my life with happiness and not to take away what I have. There is no power or strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.

Allahummastajib lana wa taqabbalhu bikaramika wa izzatika wa birahmatika wa afiyatik

اَللّهُمَ اسْتَجِبْ لَنا وَ تَقَبَّلْهُ بِكَرَمِكَ وَ عِزَّتِكَ وَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَ عافِيَتَكَ

O Allah, answer our prayers and accept them by Your generosity, Your might, Your mercy, and Your well-being.