بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم​

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ تَسْلِيما ​

All praise be to Allah the Lord of the worlds. May Allah send blessings upon our master Mu¦ammad His Prophet and his Household and may He salute them with thorough salutation.

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى مَا جَرَى بِهِ قَضَاؤُكَ فِي أَوْلِيَائِكَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَخْلَصْتَهُمْ لِنَفْسِكَ وَ دِينِكَ إِذِ اخْتَرْتَ لَهُمْ جَزِيلَ مَا عِنْدَكَ مِنَ النَّعِيمِ الْمُقِيمِ الَّذِي لا زَوَالَ لَهُ وَ لا اضْمِحْلالَ بَعْدَ أَنْ شَرَطْتَ عَلَيْهِمُ الزُّهْدَ فِي دَرَجَاتِ هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا الدَّنِيَّةِ وَ زُخْرُفِهَا وَ زِبْرِجِهَا فَشَرَطُوا لَكَ ذَلِكَ وَ عَلِمْتَ مِنْهُمُ الْوَفَاءَ بِهِ فَقَبِلْتَهُمْ وَ قَرَّبْتَهُمْ وَ قَدَّمْتَ لَهُمُ الذِّكْرَ الْعَلِيَّ وَ الثَّنَاءَ الْجَلِيَ وَ أَهْبَطْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَلائِكَتَكَ وَ كَرَّمْتَهُمْ بِوَحْيِكَ وَ رَفَدْتَهُمْ بِعِلْمِكَ وَ جَعَلْتَهُمُ الذَّرِيعَةَ [الذَّرَائِعَ‏] إِلَيْكَ وَالْوَسِيلَةَ إِلَى رِضْوَانِكَ​

O Allah, all praise be to You .for Your decree that has been applied to Your vicegerents whom You have purely selected for Yourself and Your religion; as You have chosen for them the abundance of what You have in possession; that is the enduring pleasure that neither vanishes nor diminishes, after You had already stipulated on them to renounce all the ranks of this lowly world along with all of its embellishments and ornaments, and they accepted this stipulation. As You knew that they would fulfil this stipulation, You accepted and drew them near to You. You thus provided them with sublime mention and obvious approval, made Your angels descend to them, honoured them with Your revelations, supported them with Your knowledge, and made them the channel to You and the means to winning Your pleasure.

فَبَعْضٌ أَسْكَنْتَهُ جَنَّتَكَ إِلَى أَنْ أَخْرَجْتَهُ مِنْهَا وَ بَعْضٌ حَمَلْتَهُ فِي فُلْكِكَ وَ نَجَّيْتَهُ وَ [مَعَ‏] مَنْ آمَنَ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْهَلَكَةِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَ بَعْضٌ اتَّخَذْتَهُ لِنَفْسِكَ خَلِيلا وَ سَأَلَكَ لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ فَأَجَبْتَهُ وَ جَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ عَلِيّا وَ بَعْضٌ كَلَّمْتَهُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ تَكْلِيما وَ جَعَلْتَ لَهُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ رِدْءا وَ وَزِيرا وَ بَعْضٌ أَوْلَدْتَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَبٍ وَ آتَيْتَهُ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَ أَيَّدْتَهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ وَ كُلٌّ [وَ كُلا] شَرَعْتَ لَهُ شَرِيعَةً وَ نَهَجْتَ لَهُ مِنْهَاجا وَ تَخَيَّرْتَ لَهُ أَوْصِيَاءَ [أَوْصِيَاءَهُ‏] مُسْتَحْفِظا بَعْدَ مُسْتَحْفِظٍ [مُسْتَحْفَظا بَعْدَ مُسْتَحْفَظٍ] مِنْ مُدَّةٍ إِلَى مُدَّةٍ إِقَامَةً لِدِينِكَ وَ حُجَّةً عَلَى عِبَادِكَ وَ لِئَلا يَزُولَ الْحَقُّ عَنْ مَقَرِّهِ وَ يَغْلِبَ الْبَاطِلُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَ لا [لِئَلا] يَقُولَ أَحَدٌ لَوْ لا أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولا مُنْذِرا وَ أَقَمْتَ لَنَا عَلَما هَادِيا فَنَتَّبِعَ آيَاتِكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ نَذِلَّ وَ نَخْزَى​

Therefore, You made some of them dwell in Your Garden until You decided to take him out of there. You bore another one on in Your Ark. and saved him and those who believed with him from perdition, out of Your mercy. You took another one as Your intimate friend and when he asked You to leave behind him a truthful mention, You responded to him and made that (mention) to be eminent. You spoke to another one from a tree directly and decided his brother to be his protector and representative. You made another one to be born without a father, gave him clear-cut proofs and aided him with the Sacred Spirit. For each of them, You gave a code of law, decided a certain course, and finely chose successors; well-trustworthy successors one after another, each for a certain period, in purpose of establishing Your religion and acting as arguments against Your servants, so that the truth should never leave its position and the wrong should never overcome the people of the truth and so that none should claim, saying, “If only You had sent to us a warning messenger and established for us a guiding person, we should have followed Your signs before that we met humiliation and disgrace!”

إِلَى أَنِ انْتَهَيْتَ بِالْأَمْرِ إِلَى حَبِيبِكَ وَ نَجِيبِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَكَانَ كَمَا انْتَجَبْتَهُ سَيِّدَ مَنْ خَلَقْتَهُ وَ صَفْوَةَ مَنِ اصْطَفَيْتَهُ وَ أَفْضَلَ مَنِ اجْتَبَيْتَهُ وَ أَكْرَمَ مَنِ اعْتَمَدْتَهُ قَدَّمْتَهُ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ بَعَثْتَهُ إِلَى الثَّقَلَيْنِ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ وَ أَوْطَأْتَهُ مَشَارِقَكَ وَ مَغَارِبَكَ وَ سَخَّرْتَ لَهُ الْبُرَاقَ وَ عَرَجْتَ بِرُوحِهِ [بِهِ‏] إِلَى سَمَائِكَ وَ أَوْدَعْتَهُ عِلْمَ مَا كَانَ وَ مَا يَكُونُ إِلَى انْقِضَاءِ خَلْقِكَ ثُمَّ نَصَرْتَهُ بِالرُّعْبِ وَ حَفَفْتَهُ بِجَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ وَ الْمُسَوِّمِينَ مِنْ مَلائِكَتِكَ وَ وَعَدْتَهُ أَنْ تُظْهِرَ دِينَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَ لَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ وَ ذَلِكَ بَعْدَ أَنْ بَوَّأْتَهُ مُبَوَّأَ صِدْقٍ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَ جَعَلْتَ لَهُ وَ لَهُمْ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ ، لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكا وَ هُدًى لِلْعَالَمِينَ فِيهِ آيَاتٌ بَيِّنَاتٌ مَقَامُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ مَنْ دَخَلَهُ كَانَ آمِنا وَ قُلْتَ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ يُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرا ​

You then ended the matter with Your most-beloved and well-select one, Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his Household. He was—as exactly as You have chosen the master of all those whom You created, the best of all those whom You selected, the most favourite of all those whom You pointed out, and the noblest of all those on whom You decided. So, You preferred him to Your prophets, sent him to the two dependents (men and jinn) from Your servants, enabled him to tread on the east and the west of Your lands, made subservient to him the Burraq (the celestial Sumter), raised his soul to Your heavens, and entrusted with him the knowledge of whatever passed and whatever shall come to pass up to the extinction of Your creatures. You then granted him victory by means of horror ordered (Archangels) Gabriel and Michael as well as the marked angels to surround him, and promised him to make his faith prevail all other faiths however much the polytheists may be averse. You did all that after You had settled him in an honest position among his people, made for him and them the first house ever located for the people; that is the house in Bakkah, blessed and guidance for the worlds. In it, there are clear-cut proofs. It is the standing-place of Abraham, and whoever enters it will be secured. You also said, “Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House, and to purify you a thorough purifying.”

إِلَى أَنِ انْتَهَيْتَ بِالْأَمْرِ إِلَى حَبِيبِكَ وَ نَجِيبِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، فَكَانَ كَمَا انْتَجَبْتَهُ سَيِّدَ مَنْ خَلَقْتَهُ وَ صَفْوَةَ مَنِ اصْطَفَيْتَهُ وَ أَفْضَلَ مَنِ اجْتَبَيْتَهُ وَ أَكْرَمَ مَنِ اعْتَمَدْتَهُ قَدَّمْتَهُ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ بَعَثْتَهُ إِلَى الثَّقَلَيْنِ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ وَ أَوْطَأْتَهُ مَشَارِقَكَ وَ مَغَارِبَكَ وَ سَخَّرْتَ لَهُ الْبُرَاقَ وَ عَرَجْتَ بِرُوحِهِ [بِهِ‏] إِلَى سَمَائِكَ وَ أَوْدَعْتَهُ عِلْمَ مَا كَانَ وَ مَا يَكُونُ إِلَى انْقِضَاءِ خَلْقِكَ ثُمَّ نَصَرْتَهُ بِالرُّعْبِ وَ حَفَفْتَهُ بِجَبْرَئِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ وَ الْمُسَوِّمِينَ مِنْ مَلائِكَتِكَ وَ وَعَدْتَهُ أَنْ تُظْهِرَ دِينَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَ لَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ وَ ذَلِكَ بَعْدَ أَنْ بَوَّأْتَهُ مُبَوَّأَ صِدْقٍ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَ جَعَلْتَ لَهُ وَ لَهُمْ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ ، لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكا وَ هُدًى لِلْعَالَمِينَ فِيهِ آيَاتٌ بَيِّنَاتٌ مَقَامُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ مَنْ دَخَلَهُ كَانَ آمِنا وَ قُلْتَ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ يُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرا ​

You then decided the reward of Muhammad, Your blessings be upon him and his Household, to be the love for them; as in Your Book You said, “Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives.” You also said, “Whatever reward I have asked of you that are only for yourselves.” You also said, “I do not ask you aught in return except that he who wills, may take the way to his Lord.” They (i.e. the Prophet’s Household) have therefore been the way to You and the course to Your pleasure. When his (i.e. the Prophet) days passed, he appointed as successor his vicegerent `Al¢ the son of Abu Talib, Your blessings be upon both of them and their Household, because he (the Prophet) was the warner and `Ali was the guide for every people. So, he (the Prophet) said in the presence of the people, “As for each one who has taken me as his master, `Ali is now his master. O Allah, guard anyone who is loyal to `Ali, be the enemy of any one who antagonizes him, support any one who supports him, and disappoint anyone who disappoints him.”

وَ قَالَ مَنْ كُنْتُ أَنَا نَبِيَّهُ فَعَلِيٌّ أَمِيرُهُ وَ قَالَ أَنَا وَ عَلِيٌّ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَ سَائِرُ النَّاسِ مِنْ شَجَرٍ شَتَّى وَ أَحَلَّهُ مَحَلَّ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى فَقَالَ لَهُ أَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلا أَنَّهُ لا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي وَ زَوَّجَهُ ابْنَتَهُ سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ أَحَلَّ لَهُ مِنْ مَسْجِدِهِ مَا حَلَّ لَهُ وَ سَدَّ الْأَبْوَابَ إِلا بَابَهُ ثُمَّ أَوْدَعَهُ عِلْمَهُ وَ حِكْمَتَهُ فَقَالَ: أَنَا مَدِينَةُ الْعِلْمِ وَ عَلِيٌّ بَابُهَا فَمَنْ أَرَادَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَلْيَأْتِهَا مِنْ بَابِهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَنْتَ أَخِي وَ وَصِيِّي وَ وَارِثِي لَحْمُكَ مِنْ لَحْمِي وَ دَمُكَ مِنْ دَمِي وَ سِلْمُكَ سِلْمِي وَ حَرْبُكَ حَرْبِي وَ الْإِيمَانُ مُخَالِطٌ لَحْمَكَ وَ دَمَكَ كَمَا خَالَطَ لَحْمِي وَ دَمِي وَ أَنْتَ غَدا عَلَى الْحَوْضِ خَلِيفَتِي وَ أَنْتَ تَقْضِي دَيْنِي وَ تُنْجِزُ عِدَاتِي وَ شِيعَتُكَ عَلَى مَنَابِرَ مِنْ نُورٍ مُبْيَضَّةً وُجُوهُهُمْ حَوْلِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَ هُمْ جِيرَانِي​

He also said, “As for anyone who has considered me as his Prophet, `Ali is now his commander.” He also said, “Ali and I are of the same tree, while all the other peoples are from various trees.” He endued him (Ali) with the position that (Prophet) Aaron had with regard to (Prophet) Moses, saying, “Your position to me is as same as Aaron’s position to Moses (in everything) except that there shall be no prophet after me.” He gave him in marriage his daughter the doyenne of the women of the worlds. He allowed him (alone) to do whatever he himself is allowed to do in his Mosque. He closed all the doors (to the Mosque) except his (Ali’s) door. He then entrusted with him his knowledge and his wisdom, saying, “I am the city of knowledge, and `Ali is its door. So, whoever wants this city and wisdom must come to it from its door.” He then said (to Ali), “You are my brother, successor, and inheritor. Your flesh is part of my flesh, your blood is part of my blood, your peace is my peace, your war is my war, and faith is mixed with your flesh and blood as same as it is mixed with my flesh and blood. On the morrow, you shall be my vicegerent on the (Divine) Pond. You also settle my debts and fulfil my commitments. Your Shia (adherents) shall be on pulpits of light, white-faced, around me in Paradise. They are my neighbours (therein).

وَ لَوْ لا أَنْتَ يَا عَلِيُّ لَمْ يُعْرَفِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ بَعْدِي وَ كَانَ بَعْدَهُ هُدًى مِنَ الضَّلالِ وَ نُورا مِنَ الْعَمَى وَ حَبْلَ اللَّهِ الْمَتِينَ وَ صِرَاطَهُ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ، لا يُسْبَقُ بِقَرَابَةٍ فِي رَحِمٍ وَ لا بِسَابِقَةٍ فِي دِينٍ وَ لا يُلْحَقُ فِي مَنْقَبَةٍ مِنْ مَنَاقِبِهِ يَحْذُو حَذْوَ الرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَ آلِهِمَا وَ يُقَاتِلُ عَلَى التَّأْوِيلِ وَ لا تَأْخُذُهُ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةُ لائِمٍ قَدْ وَتَرَ فِيهِ صَنَادِيدَ الْعَرَبِ وَ قَتَلَ أَبْطَالَهُمْ وَ نَاوَشَ [نَاهَشَ‏] ذُؤْبَانَهُمْ فَأَوْدَعَ قُلُوبَهُمْ أَحْقَادا بَدْرِيَّةً وَ خَيْبَرِيَّةً وَ حُنَيْنِيَّةً وَ غَيْرَهُنَّ فَأَضَبَّتْ [فَأَصَنَّتْ‏] [فَأَصَنَ‏] عَلَى عَدَاوَتِهِ وَ أَكَبَّتْ عَلَى مُنَابَذَتِهِ حَتَّى قَتَلَ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ وَ الْمَارِقِينَ وَ لَمَّا قَضَى نَحْبَهُ وَ قَتَلَهُ أَشْقَى [الْأَشْقِيَاءِ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ‏] الْآخِرِينَ يَتْبَعُ أَشْقَى الْأَوَّلِينَ لَمْ يُمْتَثَلْ أَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي الْهَادِينَ بَعْدَ الْهَادِينَ وَ الْأُمَّةُ مُصِرَّةٌ عَلَى مَقْتِهِ مُجْتَمِعَةٌ عَلَى قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمِهِ وَ إِقْصَاءِ وَلَدِهِ إِلا الْقَلِيلَ مِمَّنْ وَفَى لِرِعَايَةِ الْحَقِّ فِيهِمْ،​

Were it not for you O Ali, true believers would not be recognized after me.” Hence, he (Ali), after the Prophet, was true guidance against straying off, light against blindness, the firmest rope of Allah. and His straight path. None would precede him in blood relation (with the Prophet) or any priority in a religious affair, and none would ever match him in any item of virtue. He patterned after the Messenger, may Allah’s blessings be upon both of them and their Household. He fought for the sake of true interpretation (of the Quran). The blame of any blamer would never stop him from doing anything for the sake of Allah. He thus exterminated the villains of the Arabs, killed their heroes, and eradicated their ferocious fighters. He therefore filled in their hearts with malice from the battles of Badr, Khaybar, and Hunayn as well as others. Therefore, they clang inseparably to opposing him and attached upon dissenting him until he had to kill the preachers, the unjust, and the apostates. When he passed away and he was killed by the most miserable of all of the late generations who will be attached to the most miserable of the past generations, the decree of Allah’s Messenger, may Allah bless him and his Household, about the leadership of the successive guiding ones was not carried out; rather, the people insisted on detesting him and agreed unanimously on rupturing their relations with him and moving away his descendants (from leadership), except for a few ones who fulfilled the duty of observing their rights.

فَقُتِلَ مَنْ قُتِلَ وَ سُبِيَ مَنْ سُبِيَ وَ أُقْصِيَ مَنْ أُقْصِيَ وَ جَرَى الْقَضَاءُ لَهُمْ بِمَا يُرْجَى لَهُ حُسْنُ الْمَثُوبَةِ إِذْ كَانَتِ الْأَرْضُ لِلَّهِ يُورِثُهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَ الْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ وَ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِنْ كَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفْعُولا وَ لَنْ يُخْلِفَ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ وَ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ فَعَلَى الْأَطَائِبِ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِيٍّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَ آلِهِمَا فَلْيَبْكِ الْبَاكُونَ وَ إِيَّاهُمْ فَلْيَنْدُبِ النَّادِبُونَ وَ لِمِثْلِهِمْ فَلْتُذْرَفِ [فَلْتَدُرَّ] الدُّمُوعُ وَ لْيَصْرُخِ الصَّارِخُونَ وَ يَضِجُّ [يَضِجَ‏] الضَّاجُّونَ وَ يَعِجُّ [يَعِجَ‏] الْعَاجُّونَ​

Many (of Ali’s descendants) were therefore slain, many others were taken as captives, and many others were banished. Decrees were thus applied to them in a form expected to grant them excellent reward for that. Verily, the earth is Allah’s; He gives it in inheritance to whoever of His servants that He wishes; and the end result shall be for the pious. All glory be to our Lord. Most certainly, the promise of our Lord shall come to pass. Allah shall never fail to fulfil His promise. He is the Almighty, the All-wise. For the immaculate ones from the household of Muhammad and Ali, may Allah bless both of them and their household, let weepers weep. For them too, let lamenters lament. For the like of them, let tears be shed, screamers scream, yellers yell, and wailers wail.

أَيْنَ الْحَسَنُ أَيْنَ الْحُسَيْنُ أَيْنَ أَبْنَاءُ الْحُسَيْنِ صَالِحٌ بَعْدَ صَالِحٍ وَ صَادِقٌ بَعْدَ صَادِقٍ أَيْنَ السَّبِيلُ بَعْدَ السَّبِيلِ ، أَيْنَ الْخِيَرَةُ بَعْدَ الْخِيَرَةِ أَيْنَ الشُّمُوسُ الطَّالِعَةُ أَيْنَ الْأَقْمَارُ الْمُنِيرَةُ أَيْنَ الْأَنْجُمُ الزَّاهِرَةُ أَيْنَ أَعْلامُ الدِّينِ وَ قَوَاعِدُ الْعِلْمِ أَيْنَ بَقِيَّةُ اللَّهِ الَّتِي لا تَخْلُو مِنَ الْعِتْرَةِ الْهَادِيَةِ أَيْنَ الْمُعَدُّ لِقَطْعِ دَابِرِ الظَّلَمَةِ أَيْنَ الْمُنْتَظَرُ لِإِقَامَةِ الْأَمْتِ وَ الْعِوَجِ أَيْنَ الْمُرْتَجَى لِإِزَالَةِ الْجَوْرِ وَ الْعُدْوَانِ أَيْنَ الْمُدَّخَرُ لِتَجْدِيدِ الْفَرَائِضِ وَ السُّنَنِ أَيْنَ الْمُتَخَيَّرُ [الْمُتَّخَذُ] لِإِعَادَةِ الْمِلَّةِ وَ الشَّرِيعَةِ أَيْنَ الْمُؤَمَّلُ لِإِحْيَاءِ الْكِتَابِ وَ حُدُودِهِ أَيْنَ مُحْيِي مَعَالِمِ الدِّينِ وَ أَهْلِهِ أَيْنَ قَاصِمُ شَوْكَةِ الْمُعْتَدِينَ أَيْنَ هَادِمُ أَبْنِيَةِ الشِّرْكِ وَ النِّفَاقِ أَيْنَ مُبِيدُ أَهْلِ الْفُسُوقِ وَ الْعِصْيَانِ وَ الطُّغْيَانِ أَيْنَ حَاصِدُ فُرُوعِ الْغَيِّ وَ الشِّقَاقِ [النِّفَاقِ‏]، أَيْنَ طَامِسُ آثَارِ الزَّيْغِ وَ الْأَهْوَاءِ أَيْنَ قَاطِعُ حَبَائِلِ الْكِذْبِ [الْكَذِبِ‏] وَ الافْتِرَاءِ أَيْنَ مُبِيدُ الْعُتَاةِ وَ الْمَرَدَةِ أَيْنَ مُسْتَأْصِلُ أَهْلِ الْعِنَادِ وَ التَّضْلِيلِ وَ الْإِلْحَادِ​

Where is al-Hasan? Where is al-Husayn? Where are the sons of al-Husayn; a virtuous one after another, and a veracious one after another? Where is the course (to Allah) after a course? Where is the best after the best? Where are the rising suns? Where are the shining moons? Where are the brilliant stars? Where are the authorities of the religion and the foundations of knowledge? Where is the left by Allah that is always represented by individuals from the guiding (Prophetic) offspring? Where is the one prepared for cutting off the roots of the wrongdoers? Where is the one awaited for mending every unevenness and crookedness? Where is the one hoped for removing oppression and aggression? Where is the one spared for refreshing the duties and traditions? Where is the one chosen for restoring the faith and the code of law? Where is the one expected to restore to life the Book and its provisions? Where is the reviver of the elements of the religion and its people? Where is the one shattering the arms of the aggressors? Where is the one demolishing the edifices of polytheism and hypocrisy? Where is the one annihilating the people of wickedness, disobedience, and tyranny? Where is the one uprooting the branches of error and insurgence? Where is the one effacing the traces of evasiveness and personal desires? Where is the one severing the ropes of fabrication and forgery? Where is the one terminating the insolent defiant and persistent rebels? Where is the one tearing up the people of obstinacy, misleading, and atheism?

أَيْنَ مُعِزُّ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ وَ مُذِلُّ الْأَعْدَاءِ أَيْنَ جَامِعُ الْكَلِمَةِ [الْكَلِمِ‏] عَلَى التَّقْوَى أَيْنَ بَابُ اللَّهِ الَّذِي مِنْهُ يُؤْتَى أَيْنَ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ الَّذِي إِلَيْهِ يَتَوَجَّهُ الْأَوْلِيَاءُ أَيْنَ السَّبَبُ الْمُتَّصِلُ بَيْنَ الْأَرْضِ وَ السَّمَاءِ أَيْنَ صَاحِبُ يَوْمِ الْفَتْحِ وَ نَاشِرُ رَايَةِ الْهُدَى أَيْنَ مُؤَلِّفُ شَمْلِ الصَّلاحِ وَ الرِّضَا، أَيْنَ الطَّالِبُ بِذُحُولِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ أَبْنَاءِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ أَيْنَ الطَّالِبُ [الْمُطَالِبُ‏] بِدَمِ الْمَقْتُولِ بِكَرْبَلاءَ أَيْنَ الْمَنْصُورُ عَلَى مَنِ اعْتَدَى عَلَيْهِ وَ افْتَرَى أَيْنَ الْمُضْطَرُّ الَّذِي يُجَابُ إِذَا دَعَا أَيْنَ صَدْرُ الْخَلائِقِ [الْخَلائِفِ‏] ذُو الْبِرِّ وَ التَّقْوَى أَيْنَ ابْنُ النَّبِيِّ الْمُصْطَفَى وَ ابْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْمُرْتَضَى وَ ابْنُ خَدِيجَةَ الْغَرَّاءِ وَ ابْنُ فَاطِمَةَ الْكُبْرَى​

Where is the one ennobling the saints and humiliating the enemies? Where is the one bringing together (all scattered) words to piety? Where is the door of Allah from which Allah is come? Where is the Face of Allah towards whom the saints turn their faces. Where is the means of access that is connectedly extended between the earth and the heavens. Where is the patron of the Conquest Day and the stretcher of the pennon of true guidance? Where is the one reunifying the dispersed parts of uprightness and contentment? Where is the one demanding with the vengeance of the Prophets and their sons? Where is the one demanding with the blood of the one slain in Karbala’? Where the one is granted aid against whoever transgresses and forges lies against him? Where the distressed is that is answered when he prays? Where is the forepart of the creatures that enjoys dutifulness and piety? Where is the son of the well-chosen Prophet, the son of Ali the well-pleased? The son of Khadijah the glittery lady, and the son of Fatimah the grand lady?

بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي وَ نَفْسِي لَكَ الْوِقَاءُ وَ الْحِمَى يَا ابْنَ السَّادَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ يَا ابْنَ النُّجَبَاءِ الْأَكْرَمِينَ يَا ابْنَ الْهُدَاةِ الْمَهْدِيِّينَ [الْمُهْتَدِينَ‏] يَا ابْنَ الْخِيَرَةِ الْمُهَذَّبِينَ يَا ابْنَ الْغَطَارِفَةِ الْأَنْجَبِينَ يَا ابْنَ الْأَطَائبِ الْمُطَهَّرِينَ [الْمُسْتَظْهَرِينَ‏] يَا ابْنَ الْخَضَارِمَةِ الْمُنْتَجَبِينَ يَا ابْنَ الْقَمَاقِمَةِ الْأَكْرَمِينَ [الْأَكْبَرِينَ‏] يَا ابْنَ الْبُدُورِ الْمُنِيرَةِ يَا ابْنَ السُّرُجِ الْمُضِيئَةِ يَا ابْنَ الشُّهُبِ الثَّاقِبَةِ يَا ابْنَ الْأَنْجُمِ الزَّاهِرَةِ، يَا ابْنَ السُّبُلِ الْوَاضِحَةِ يَا ابْنَ الْأَعْلامِ اللائِحَةِ​

May my father and mother be ransoms for you. May my soul be protection and shield for you. O son of the chiefs drawn near! O son of the most honourable, outstanding ones! O son of the guiding and well-guided ones! O son of the ever-best refined ones! son of the all-liberal and all-select ones! O son of the immaculate and purified ones! O son of the ample-giving, finely elected ones! O son of the bounteous, most honourable ones! O son of light-giving full moons! O son of beaming lanterns! O son of piercing flames! O son of luminous stars! O son of patent ways! O son of obvious signs!

يَا ابْنَ الْعُلُومِ الْكَامِلَةِ يَا ابْنَ السُّنَنِ الْمَشْهُورَةِ يَا ابْنَ الْمَعَالِمِ الْمَأْثُورَةِ يَا ابْنَ الْمُعْجِزَاتِ الْمَوْجُودَةِ يَا ابْنَ الدَّلائِلِ الْمَشْهُودَةِ [الْمَشْهُورَةِ] يَا ابْنَ الصِّرَاطِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ يَا ابْنَ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ يَا ابْنَ مَنْ هُوَ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ لَدَى اللَّهِ عَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ يَا ابْنَ الْآيَاتِ وَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ يَا ابْنَ الدَّلائِلِ الظَّاهِرَاتِ يَا ابْنَ الْبَرَاهِينِ الْوَاضِحَاتِ الْبَاهِرَاتِ يَا ابْنَ الْحُجَجِ الْبَالِغَاتِ يَا ابْنَ النِّعَمِ السَّابِغَاتِ يَا ابْنَ طه وَ الْمُحْكَمَاتِ، يَا ابْنَ يس وَ الذَّارِيَاتِ يَا ابْنَ الطُّورِ وَ الْعَادِيَاتِ يَا ابْنَ مَنْ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّى فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى دُنُوّا وَ اقْتِرَابا مِنَ الْعَلِيِّ الْأَعْلَى​

O son of perfect knowledge! O son of renowned traditions! O son of well-established features! O son of well-known miracles! O son of widely witnessed demonstrations! O son of the straight path! O son of the great news! O son of him who is elevated and full of wisdom in the original of the Book with Allah. O son of signs and manifestations! O son of apparent points of evidence! O son of clear-cut and dazzling substantiations! O son of conclusive arguments! O son of superabundant bounties! O son of Taha and the decisive (verses)! O son of Yasin and al-Dhariyat (the winnowing winds)! O son of Toor (the Mount of Revelation) and al-Adiyat (the running steeds)! O son of him who drew near and then bowed; He therefore was the measure of two bows or closer still; Nearness and closeness to the Most High and Most Exalted (Lord)!

لَيْتَ شِعْرِي أَيْنَ اسْتَقَرَّتْ بِكَ النَّوَى بَلْ أَيُّ أَرْضٍ تُقِلُّكَ أَوْ ثَرَى أَ بِرَضْوَى أَوْ غَيْرِهَا أَمْ ذِي طُوًى عَزِيزٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَرَى الْخَلْقَ وَ لا تُرَى وَ لا أَسْمَعَ [أَسْمَعُ‏] لَكَ حَسِيسا وَ لا نَجْوَى عَزِيزٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ تُحِيطَ بِكَ دُونِيَ [لا تُحِيطَ بِي دُونَكَ‏] الْبَلْوَى وَ لا يَنَالَكَ مِنِّي ضَجِيجٌ وَ لا شَكْوَى بِنَفْسِي أَنْتَ مِنْ مُغَيَّبٍ لَمْ يَخْلُ مِنَّا بِنَفْسِي أَنْتَ مِنْ نَازِحٍ مَا نَزَحَ [يَنْزَحُ‏] عَنَّا بِنَفْسِي أَنْتَ أُمْنِيَّةُ شَائِقٍ يَتَمَنَّى مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ ذَكَرَا فَحَنَّا بِنَفْسِي أَنْتَ مِنْ عَقِيدِ عِزٍّ لا يُسَامَى، بِنَفْسِي أَنْتَ مِنْ أَثِيلِ مَجْدٍ لا يُجَارَى [يُحَاذَى‏] بِنَفْسِي أَنْتَ مِنْ تِلادِ نِعَمٍ لا تُضَاهَى بِنَفْسِي أَنْتَ مِنْ نَصِيفِ شَرَفٍ لا يُسَاوَى​

How I wonder! Where has farness taken you? Or which land or soil is carrying you? Is it on (Mount) Razwa or elsewhere on (Mount) Dhituwa? It is hard for me that I can see all creatures but I can neither see you nor can I hear any whisper or confidential talk from you! It is hard for me that ordeals encompass you, not me and neither cry nor complaint from me can rally round you! May my soul be ransom for you; for although you are hidden from us, you have never forsaken us? May my soul be ransom for you; for although you are away, you have never been away from us? May my soul be ransom for you; for you are the wish of an eager believing man or woman who mention you and miss you? May my soul be ransom for you; for you are an unmatched pioneer of dignity? May my soul be ransom for you; for you are an unrivalled origin of glory? May my soul be ransom for you; for you are unparalleled centre of bounties? May my soul be ransom for you; for you are unequalled in all-inclusive honour?

إِلَى مَتَى أَحَارُ [أَجْأَرُ] فِيكَ يَا مَوْلايَ وَ إِلَى مَتَى وَ أَيَّ خِطَابٍ أَصِفُ فِيكَ وَ أَيَّ نَجْوَى عَزِيزٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أُجَابَ دُونَكَ وَ [أَوْ] أُنَاغَى عَزِيزٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَبْكِيَكَ وَ يَخْذُلَكَ الْوَرَى عَزِيزٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ يَجْرِيَ عَلَيْكَ دُونَهُمْ مَا جَرَى هَلْ مِنْ مُعِينٍ فَأُطِيلَ مَعَهُ الْعَوِيلَ وَ الْبُكَاءَ هَلْ مِنْ جَزُوعٍ فَأُسَاعِدَ جَزَعَهُ إِذَا خَلا هَلْ قَذِيَتْ عَيْنٌ فَسَاعَدَتْهَا عَيْنِي عَلَى الْقَذَى ، هَلْ إِلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ أَحْمَدَ سَبِيلٌ فَتُلْقَى هَلْ يَتَّصِلُ يَوْمُنَا مِنْكَ بِعِدَةٍ [بِغَدِهِ‏] فَنَحْظَى مَتَى نَرِدُ مَنَاهِلَكَ الرَّوِيَّةَ فَنَرْوَى مَتَى نَنْتَقِعُ مِنْ عَذْبِ مَائِكَ فَقَدْ طَالَ الصَّدَى مَتَى نُغَادِيكَ وَ نُرَاوِحُكَ فَنَقِرَّ عَيْنا [فَتَقَرَّ عُيُونُنَا] مَتَى تَرَانَا [وَ] نَرَاكَ وَ قَدْ نَشَرْتَ لِوَاءَ النَّصْرِ تُرَى أَ تَرَانَا نَحُفُّ بِكَ وَ أَنْتَ تَؤُمُّ الْمَلَأَ وَ قَدْ مَلَأْتَ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلا وَ أَذَقْتَ أَعْدَاءَكَ هَوَانا وَ عِقَابا وَ أَبَرْتَ الْعُتَاةَ وَ جَحَدَةَ الْحَقِّ وَ قَطَعْتَ دَابِرَ الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ وَ اجْتَثَثْتَ أُصُولَ الظَّالِمِينَ، وَ نَحْنُ نَقُولُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ​

Until when will I be bewildered about you, O my master, and until when? In what kind of statement and in what kind of talk can I describe you? It is hard for me that I can receive answers and words, but you cannot. It is hard for me that I weep for you but the others disappoint you. It is hard for me that what has happened afflict you other than all the others. Is there any helper with whom I may lament and bewail as much as I wish? Is there any aggrieved one whom I can help in grief when he becomes tired? Is there any eye moiling out and thus my eye may help it to moll out more? Is there any way to meet you, O son of Ahmad (the Prophet)? Will our day be promised to catch your day and we will thus achieve our hope? When will we be able to join your refreshing springs and we will then be satiated? When will we quench our thirst from your fresh water, because thirst has been too long? When will we accompany you in coming and going so that our eyes will be delighted? When will you see us and we see you spreading the pennon of victory? Can it be that we surround you while you are leading the groups? After you will have filled in the earth with justice, tasted your enemies humiliation and punishment, annihilated the insolent defiant and the deniers of the truth, cut off the roots of the arrogant, eradicated the sources of the wrongdoers, and we keep on saying, “All praise be to Allah the Lord of the worlds?”

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ كَشَّافُ الْكُرَبِ وَ الْبَلْوَى وَ إِلَيْكَ أَسْتَعْدِي فَعِنْدَكَ الْعَدْوَى وَ أَنْتَ رَبُّ الْآخِرَةِ وَ الدُّنْيَا [الْأُولَى‏] فَأَغِثْ يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ عُبَيْدَكَ الْمُبْتَلَى وَ أَرِهِ سَيِّدَهُ يَا شَدِيدَ الْقُوَى وَ أَزِلْ عَنْهُ بِهِ الْأَسَى وَ الْجَوَى وَ بَرِّدْ غَلِيلَهُ يَا مَنْ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَى وَ مَنْ إِلَيْهِ الرُّجْعَى وَ الْمُنْتَهَى اللَّهُمَّ وَ نَحْنُ عَبِيدُكَ التَّائِقُونَ [الشَّائِقُونَ‏] إِلَى وَلِيِّكَ الْمُذَكِّرِ بِكَ وَ بِنَبِيِّكَ خَلَقْتَهُ لَنَا عِصْمَةً وَ مَلاذا وَ أَقَمْتَهُ لَنَا قِوَاما وَ مَعَاذا وَ جَعَلْتَهُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنَّا إِمَاما فَبَلِّغْهُ مِنَّا تَحِيَّةً وَ سَلاما، وَ زِدْنَا بِذَلِكَ يَا رَبِّ إِكْرَاما وَ اجْعَلْ مُسْتَقَرَّهُ لَنَا مُسْتَقَرّا وَ مُقَاما وَ أَتْمِمْ نِعْمَتَكَ بِتَقْدِيمِكَ إِيَّاهُ أَمَامَنَا حَتَّى تُورِدَنَا جِنَانَكَ [جَنَّاتِكَ‏] وَ مُرَافَقَةَ الشُّهَدَاءِ مِنْ خُلَصَائِكَ​

O Allah, You are verily the reliever from agonies and ordeals. To You do I complain about the transgressions against me, for You alone are worthy of receiving complaints, and You are alone the Lord of the Hereafter and this world. So, (please) aid Your agonized worthless servant, O Aide of those who seek aid, grant him (i.e. Your servant) chance to see his master, O Lord of mighty prowess, remove from him misfortune and anguish, in the name of his master, and satisfy his thirst, O He Who is established on the Throne and He to Whom is the return and the final goal. O Allah, we are Your servants who are fervently willing to meet Your vicegerent, who reminds of You and Your Prophet; and whom You have created as haven and refuge for us, You have appointed as foundation and source of protection for us, and whom You have made to be the leader of the believers among us. So, (please) convey to him greetings and salutations from us, endue us with more honor, O my Lord, through that, decide his settlement among us to be settlement and dwelling for us, and perfect Your bounty by making him occupy the leading position before us so that You shall allow us to enter the gardens of Your Paradise and to accompany the martyrs from among Your elite ones.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ جَدِّهِ [وَ] رَسُولِكَ السَّيِّدِ الْأَكْبَرِ وَ عَلَى [عَلِيٍ‏] أَبِيهِ السَّيِّدِ الْأَصْغَرِ وَ جَدَّتِهِ الصِّدِّيقَةِ الْكُبْرَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى مَنِ اصْطَفَيْتَ مِنْ آبَائِهِ الْبَرَرَةِ وَ عَلَيْهِ أَفْضَلَ وَ أَكْمَلَ وَ أَتَمَّ وَ أَدْوَمَ وَ أَكْثَرَ وَ أَوْفَرَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَصْفِيَائِكَ وَ خِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ ، وَ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلاةً لا غَايَةَ لِعَدَدِهَا وَ لا نِهَايَةَ لِمَدَدِهَا وَ لا نَفَادَ لِأَمَدِهَا اللَّهُمَّ وَ أَقِمْ بِهِ الْحَقَّ وَ أَدْحِضْ بِهِ الْبَاطِلَ وَ أَدِلْ بِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَكَ وَ أَذْلِلْ بِهِ أَعْدَاءَكَ وَ صِلِ اللَّهُمَّ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَهُ وُصْلَةً تُؤَدِّي إِلَى مُرَافَقَةِ سَلَفِهِ وَ اجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ يَأْخُذُ بِحُجْزَتِهِمْ وَ يَمْكُثُ فِي ظِلِّهِمْ وَ أَعِنَّا عَلَى تَأْدِيَةِ حُقُوقِهِ إِلَيْهِ وَ الاجْتِهَادِ فِي طَاعَتِهِ وَ اجْتِنَابِ مَعْصِيَتِهِ وَ امْنُنْ عَلَيْنَا بِرِضَاهُ وَ هَبْ لَنَا رَأْفَتَهُ وَ رَحْمَتَهُ وَ دُعَاءَهُ وَ خَيْرَهُ مَا نَنَالُ بِهِ سَعَةً مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ فَوْزا عِنْدَكَ

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad; and send blessings upon Muhammad his grandfather and Your messenger; the senior master, upon his father the junior master, upon his grandmother the grand veracious lady Fatimah the daughter of Muhammad, peace be upon him and his Household, upon his dutiful fathers whom You have chosen (over all others), and upon him with such most favourable, most perfect, most thorough, most permanent, most abundant, and most plentiful blessings that You have ever sent upon any of Your elite ones and well-chosen ones among Your creatures. And (please) bless him with such blessings whose number is infinite, whose quantity is never-ending, and whose time is interminable. O Allah! Through him, establish all rights, refute the entire wrong, grant triumph to Your loyalists, humiliate Your enemies, establish, O Allah, between him and us a connection that leads us to accompany his ancestors, include us with those who will take their vengeance and keep constant under their shadow, help us fulfill our duties towards him, exert all efforts in obedience to him and avoiding disobeying him, bestow upon us with the favor of attaining his pleasure, and grant us his kindness, mercy, prayer (for us), and his goodness in an amount due to which we will gain a good deal of Your mercy and achievement with You.

وَ اجْعَلْ صَلاتَنَا بِهِ مَقْبُولَةً وَ ذُنُوبَنَا بِهِ مَغْفُورَةً ، وَ دُعَاءَنَا بِهِ مُسْتَجَابا وَ اجْعَلْ أَرْزَاقَنَا بِهِ مَبْسُوطَةً وَ هُمُومَنَا بِهِ مَكْفِيَّةً وَ حَوَائِجَنَا بِهِ مَقْضِيَّةً وَ أَقْبِلْ إِلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ وَ اقْبَلْ تَقَرُّبَنَا إِلَيْكَ وَ انْظُرْ إِلَيْنَا نَظْرَةً رَحِيمَةً نَسْتَكْمِلْ بِهَا الْكَرَامَةَ عِنْدَكَ ثُمَّ لا تَصْرِفْهَا عَنَّا بِجُودِكَ وَ اسْقِنَا مِنْ حَوْضِ جَدِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِكَأْسِهِ وَ بِيَدِهِ رَيّا رَوِيّا هَنِيئا سَائِغا لا ظَمَأَ بَعْدَهُ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

And, through him, render our prayers admitted, our sins forgiven, and our supplications responded. And, through him too, make our sustenance expanded for us, our distresses relieved, and our needs granted. And (please) receive us with Your Noble Face, approve of our seeking nearness to You, and have a merciful look at us by which we will win perfect honour with You; and, after that, do not ever take it away from us, in the name of Your magnanimity, and give us a drink from the Pond of his grandfather, may Allah bless him and his Household, from his own cup and with his own hand, such a replete, satiating, pleasant, and wholesome drink after which we shall never suffer from thirst. O most merciful of all those who show mercy!

Supplication for Atonement of Sins: It is recommended to recite the following supplication after the Fajr prayer on Friday to seek forgiveness for sins committed from this Friday to the next:

“O Allah! Whatever I have uttered or sworn or vowed on this Friday, all of it is subject to Your will. Whatever You wish to be, it becomes, and whatever You do not wish to be, it does not happen. O Allah! Forgive and overlook my sins. Whoever You send blessings upon, my blessings are upon him, and whoever You curse, my curse is upon him.”

Additional Supplication after Fajr on Friday: Sheikh Tusi narrated that it is recommended to recite the following supplication after the Fajr prayer on Friday:

“O Allah! I have come to You with my need, and I have brought to You today my poverty, need, and dwelling. I seek Your forgiveness for my actions. Your forgiveness and mercy are broader than my sins. So turn to fulfill all my needs with Your power and make it easy for me. I have never achieved any good except through You, nor has anyone turned away any evil from me other than You.”

Recitation of the Quran on Friday: It is recommended to recite Surah Al-Rahman after the Fajr prayer on Friday, and after the verse “Fabi ayyi aalaa’i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan,” say, “Laba shay’in min aalaa’ika Rabbi ukaazzibu,” meaning, “O Lord! I deny none of Your bounties.” Sheikh Tusi also mentions that after the Fajr prayer on Friday, it is recommended to recite Surah Al-Tawhid a hundred times, send blessings upon Prophet Muhammad and his family a hundred times, and seek forgiveness a hundred times. Afterward, recite Surahs An-Nisa, Hud, Al-Kahf, As-Saffat, and Ar-Rahman.

Special Salawat on Friday: The special Salawat (sending blessings) upon Prophet Muhammad and his family. Reciting Salawat a hundred times on Fridays leads to honour. Whoever recites Salawat a hundred times on Friday and other days after the Fajr and Dhuhr prayers, saying:

“Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin wa aali Muhammadin wa ‘ajjil farajahum.” “O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and his family, and hasten their reappearance.” This prayer, when recited a hundred times, brings about the fulfilment of sixty worldly needs and thirty needs for the Hereafter.

Special Dua (Supplication) Friday prayer: Another recommended practice for Friday is to supplicate the following:

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الأَوَّلِ قَبْلَ الْإِنْشاءِ وَالْإِحْياءِ، وَالْآخِرِ بَعْدَ فَنَاءِ الأَشْياءِ، الْعَلِيمِ الَّذِى لَايَنْسىٰ مَنْ ذَكَرَهُ، وَلَا يَنْقُصُ مَنْ شَكَرَهُ، وَلَا يَخِيبُ مَنْ دَعَاهُ، وَلَا يَقْطَعُ رَجَاءَ مَنْ رَجَاهُ . اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّى أُشْهِدُكَ وَكَفىٰ بِكَ شَهِيداً، وَأُشْهِدُ جَمِيعَ مَلائِكَتِكَ وَسُكَّانَ سَمٰواتِكَ وَحَمَلَةِ عَرْشِكَ، وَمَنْ بَعَثْتَ مِنْ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ رُسُلِكَ، وَأَنْشَأْتَ مِنْ أَصْنَافِ خَلْقِكَ، أَنِّى أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللّٰهُ لَاإِلٰهَ إِلّا أَنْتَ؛​

In the name of God, whose mercy is abundant and whose compassion is everlasting, I praise God, who is the beginning of existence before creation, the giver of life, and the end of existence after the destruction of all things. He is the Knower who does not forget those who remember Him, and He does not diminish the gratitude of those who express thanks to Him. He does not disappoint those who have hope in Him, and He does not sever the hope of those who rely on Him. O God! I bear witness to You, and You are sufficient as a witness. I bear witness to all Your angels, the inhabitants of Your heavens, the guardians of Your throne, Your messengers and prophets whom You have sent, and all the diverse creations You have brought into being. I bear witness that I believe truly that You are God, worthy of worship, and there is no deity but You.

وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ وَ لَا عَدِيلَ، وَلَا خُلْفَ لِقَوْلِكَ وَلَا تَبْدِيلَ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ، أَدَّىٰ مَا حَمَّلْتَهُ إِلَى الْعِبَادِ، وَجَاهَدَ فِى اللّٰهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَقَّ الْجِهَادِ، وَأَنَّهُ بَشَّرَ بِمَا هُوَ حَقٌّ مِنَ الثَّوَابِ، وَأَنْذَرَ بِمَا هُوَ صِدْقٌ مِنَ الْعِقَابِ، اللّٰهُمَّ ثَبِّتْنِى عَلىٰ دِينِكَ مَا أَحْيَيْتَنِى؛

You are the Unique One; you have no partner, no peer, no variation, no difference, and no change in your speech. And Muhammad, upon whom God and his family send blessings, is your servant and messenger; he fulfilled the mission entrusted to him and conveyed it to your servants, and he struggled in the cause of God as was befitting, giving glad tidings of the reward that is due and warning of the punishment that is just. O God! Keep me steadfast in your religion as long as I live.

وَلَا تُزِغْ قَلْبِى بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنِى، وَهَبْ لِى مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ . صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَاجْعَلْنِى مِنْ أَتْباعِهِ وَشِيعَتِهِ، وَاحْشُرْ نِى فِى زُمْرَتِهِ، وَوَفِّقْنِى لِأَدَاءِ فَرْضِ الْجُمُعَاتِ، وَمَا أَوْجَبْتَ عَلَىَّ فِيها مِنَ الطَّاعَاتِ، وَقَسَمْتَ لِأَهْلِهَا مِنَ الْعَطَاءِ فِى يَوْمِ الْجَزَاءِ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ.​

And after You have illuminated my heart with the light of guidance, do not let me deviate, and grant me mercy from Yourself. For You alone are the Forgiving. Send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, place me among his followers and Shia, gather me in his group, grant me success in fulfilling the obligations of Fridays and the acts of worship that You have made obligatory upon me therein, and make me worthy of the rewards You have prepared for the people of Friday in the Hereafter, for indeed You are Powerful and Wise.

Remembrance and Tasbeeh of the Prophet at the End of Friday: The glorification of Allah and the remembrance of His attributes and greatness, through the phrases and supplications that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, used to recite, have been recommended during the final hours of Friday:

“Subhanaka la ilaha illa Anta, ya Hannanu, ya Mannanu, ya Badi’a as-Samawati wa al-Ard, ya Dha al-Jalali wa al-Ikram.” “Glory be to You, there is no god but You, O Most Compassionate, O Bestower of Bounties, O Originator of the heavens and the earth, O Possessor of Majesty and Generosity.”

Visiting the Graves: Sheikh Abbas Qumi, in the book “Mafatih al-Janan,” mentions, quoting from Jami’ al-Akhbar by Muhammad Shu’ayri, that “the souls of believers come to the sky of the material world in front of their homes every Friday and seek kindness and charity from their surviving relatives.”

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (AS) said about visiting the graves of the believers: “When Friday comes, visit them (the graves), as each of them finds relief and expansion between the dawn and sunrise. Therefore, at this time every day, those who visit them gain knowledge and information. However, when the sun rises, they depart, and they are no longer able to direct their affairs in the world or visit their own kind.” I asked, “Do they gain knowledge and happiness from those who visit their graves?” He replied, “Yes, they are happy, and they are also anxious for the return of the visitors from the graves to their places.” The Prophet Muhammad, (SAWAS), said: “Whoever visits the grave of their father or mother or one of the two every Friday, and recites Surah Yasin beside their graves, God will grant forgiveness and mercy for every letter of it.”

Trimming the Nails: Imam Sadiq (AS) is reported to have said: “Trimming the nails on Friday protects a person from diseases such as leprosy, blindness, and leprosy. If there is no need to trim the nails on Friday, rub them with a comb so that particles are separated.”

In another narration, he said: “On every Friday, cut your moustache and nails. If your nails are short, rub them with a comb on Friday so that you do not suffer from madness, leprosy, or leprosy.”

Seeking Religious Knowledge: The pursuit of knowledge has always been emphasized by religious leaders. It is narrated from Imam Sadiq (AS), that he said: “Woe to the condition of a Muslim who does not spend Friday of the week learning his religious issues and, for this work, refrains from other activities.”

Giving Charity: Imam Sadiq (AS) said: “Charity given on the night of Friday is rewarded a thousand times, and charity given on the day of Friday is rewarded a thousand times.”

Seeking Forgiveness: It is recommended to say the phrase “Astaghfirullah Rabbi wa Atubu Ilaih” (I seek forgiveness from Allah, my Lord, and I repent to Him) in the final hours of Friday. Recite it seventy times after the Asr prayer to receive forgiveness and mercy from Allah.

Reading Duas from Sahifa Sajjadiya: Reading the supplications “Ya Man Yarhamu Man La Tarhamuhu al-Ibad” and “Allahumma Hatha Yawmun Mubarakhun” from Sahifa Sajjadiya, which are both complete supplications, is recommended on Fridays.

Reading the Dua Samat: The Dua Samat (Supplication of attributes) is among the supplications that are recommended to be recited on Fridays, especially during the sunset of these days. The recommended time for reciting this supplication is when the sun is setting on Fridays. The Dua of Samat is narrated from Imam Baqir (AS):