Prayer of Imam al-Mahdī (ʿa) on Friday Night

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مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Virtues, description, and recitation method of PRAYER OF IMAM MAHDI ON NIGHT OF FRIDAY (SHAB E as recorded in Shia traditions.
اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَ اِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِيْنُ.
You may now mention the one whom you anticipate to harm
سُبْحَانَ رَبّىَ العَظِيْمِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ.
you by name and the father's name (i.e. so-and-so the son of
سُبْحَانَ رَبَّىَ الْاَغْلَى وَ بِحَمْدِهِ.
so-and-so) and beseech Almighty Allah to repel his harm and
اَللَهُمَّ اِنْ اَطَعْتُكَ فَالْمَحْمِدَةُ لَكَ
save from his evils. Most certainly, Almighty Allah will do, if He wills.
وَ اِنْ عَصَيْثُكَ فَالْحُجَةُ لَكَ
Then, you may prostrate yourself, submit your request, and beseech Almighty Allah earnestly and purely. Verily, if any
مِنْكَ الرَّوْحُ وَ مِنْكَ الفَرَجُ
believing man or woman offers this prayer and says this
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ اَنْعَمَ وَ شَكَرَ
supplicatory prayer, the doors to the heavens will be opened
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ قَدَّرَ وَ غَفَرَ
before him/her so that his/her requests will be granted and
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ عَصَّيْتُكَ
his/her prayer will be immediately responded, no matter
فَاِنِّى قَدْ اَطَعْثُكَ فِي اَحَبِّ الْاَشيَاءِ اِلَيْكَ
what his/her prayer may be. This is one of the favors
وَ هُوَ الْإِيْمَانُ بِكَ
Almighty Allah has bestowed upon people and upon us."
لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ لَكَ وَلَدًا
The venerable son of Shaykh al-Yabrisi; namely, Radi al-Din
وَ لَمْ اَدْعُ لَكَ شَرِيْكًا
Hasan ibn al-Fadl, has reported this prayer too in the book of
مَنًّا مَنْكَ بِهِ عَلَىَّ
Makarim al-Akhlaq with little difference in the supplicatory
لَا مَنَّا مَّنَّى بِهِ عَلَيْكَ
prayer. In the prefatory statement, he has added the word
وَقَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ يَآَ اِلْهِنْ
qad (surely) after kuntu (have been), the word ahadan
عَلَى غَيْرِ وَجْهِ الْمُكَابَرَةِ
(anyone) after the word akhafa (fear), and the word as'aluka
وَ لَا الْخُرُوْجِ عَنْ عُبُوْدِيَّتِكَ
(I beseech You) after the word fir'awna (Pharaoh). However,
وَلَا الْجُحُوْدِ لِرُبُوْبِيَّتِكَ
the other words of the supplicatory prayer are the same.
وَلِكِنْ اَطَعْتُ هَوَاىَ
You do we serve and You do we beseech for help.
وَ أَزَلَّنِى الشَّيْطَانُ
All glory be to Allah, the All-great and with the Praising of
فَلَكَ الْحُجَةُ عَلَىَّ وَ الْبَيَانُ
Him.
فَاِنْ تُعَذَّبْنِى فَبِذْنُوْبِىْ
Glory be to my Lord, the Most High and with the Praising of
غَيْرُ ظَالِمِ لِىْ
Him.
وَ اِنْ تَغْفِزْلِىٰ وَ تَرْحَمْنِىْ
You may now mention the one whom you anticipate to harm
فِاِنْكَ جَوَادٌ كَرِيْمٌ.
you by name and the father's name (i.e. so-and-so the son of
يَا كَرِيْمُ، يَا كَرِيْمُ.
so-and-so) and beseech Almighty Allah to repel his harm and
يَا أمِنًا مَنْ كُلِّ شَيْى
save from his evils. Most certainly, Almighty Allah will do, if
ء وَ كُلَّ شَيْءِ مِئْكَ خَائِفٌ حَذِرْ
He wills.
اَسْئَلُكَ بِامْنِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْى
Then, you may prostrate yourself, submit your request, and
ء وَ خَوْفِ كُلِّ شَيْى ءِ مِنْكَ
beseech Almighty Allah earnestly and purely. Verily, if any
اَنْ تُصَلَّىَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَال مُحَمَّدٍ
believing man or woman offers this prayer and says this
وَ اَنْ تُغْطِيَنِى آَمَانًا لِنَفْسِى وَ آَهْلِىْ
supplicatory prayer, the doors to the heavens will be opened
وَ مَالِيْ وَ وَلدِىْ
before him/her so that his/her requests will be granted and his/her prayer will be immediately responded, no matter what his/her prayer may be. This is one of the favors
وَ سَآئِرِ مَا اَنْعَمْتَ بِهِ عَلَىَّ
Almighty Allah has bestowed upon people and upon us."
حَثّى لَاآَخَافَ وَ لَا آَخذَرَ مِنْ شَيْى ءِ اَبَدًا
The venerable son of Shaykh al-Yabrisi, namely, Radi al-Din Hasan ibn al-Fadl, has reported this prayer too in the book of
إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْيءِ قَدِيْرٌ
Makarim al-Akhlaq with little difference in the supplicatory
وَ حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيْلُ
prayer. In the prefatory statement, he has added the word
يَا كَافِىَ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ نُمْرُوْدَ
qad (surely) after kuntu (have been), the word ahadan
وَ يَا كَافِىَ مُؤْسى فِرْعَوْنَ
(anyone) after the word akhafa (fear), and the word as'aluka
اَسْئَلُكَ آَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَألِ مُحَمَدٍ
(I beseech You) after the word fir'awna (Pharaoh). However,
وَ آَنْ تَكُفِيَنِن شَرَّ فَلَانُ بْنُ فْلَانِ.
the other words of the supplicatory prayer are the same.