Salawat Upon Imam al-Mahdi ('a)

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مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Virtues, description, and recitation method of SALAWAT UPON IMAM AL MAHDI (A) as recorded in Shia traditions.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اهْلِ بَيْتِهِ
Al-Istighathah bi'l-Hujjah. as quoted from the book of al-
وَ صَلِّ عَلَى وَلِيِّ الْحَسَنِ
Kalim al-Tayyib
وَ وَصِيِّهِ وَ وَارِثِهِ
O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and his
القَائِمِ بِاَمْرِكَ
Household and send blessings upon al-Hasan's vicegerent,
وَ الْغَائِبِ فِي خَلْقِكَ
successor, and inheritor, the establisher of Your decrees, the
وَ الْمُنْتَظِرِ لإِذْنِكَ
absent among Your creatures, and the awaiting for Your
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلَّ عَلَيْهِ
permission. O Allah, (please) bless him, make imminent his
وَ قَرِّبْ بُعْدَهُ
وَ أَنْجِزْ وَعْدَهُ
remoteness, fulfill Your promise to him, keep Your pledge to
وَ أَوْفِ عَهْدَهُ
وَاكْشِفْ عَنْ بَأسِهِ حِجَابَ الْغَيْبَةِ
him, reveal the screen of occultation against his power,
وَ اَظْهِرْ بِظُهُوْرِهِ صَحَائِفَ الْمِخنَةِ
manifest the pages of ordeal through his advent, bring the
وَ قَدِّمْ اَمَامَهُ الرُّعْبَ
وَ ثَبَّثْ بِهِ الْقَلْبَ
horror before him, make firm the heart through him, wage the
وَ اَقِمْ بِهِ الْحَرْبَ
war through him, aid him with marked troops from the
وَ اَيِّذْهُ بِجْنْدٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُسَوِّمِيْنَ
وَ سَلَّظْهُ عَلْى اَعْدَآءِ دِيْنِكَ اجْمَعِيْنَ
heavens, give him full dominance over all the enemies of
وَ الْهِمْهُ آَنْ لَا يَدَعَ مِنْهُمْ رُكْنًا اِلَّا هَدَّهُ
Your religion, and inspire him not to leave any corner of them
وَ لَا هَامَا اِلَّا قَدَّهُ
but that he demolishes it, any head but that he splits it, any
وَ لَا كَيْدًا اِلَّا رَدَّهُ
trick but that he frustrates it, any sinful one but that he
وَ لَا فَاسِقًا اِلَّا حَدَّهُ
وَ لَا فِرْعَوْنَ اِلَّا آَهْلَكَهُ
exposes him to punishment, any tyrant but that he
وَ لَا سِثْرًا اِلَّا هَتَكَهُ
وَ لَا عَلَمَا اِلَّا نَكَسَهْ
annihilates him, any screen but that he exposes it, any
وَ لَا سُلْطَانًا اِلَّا كَسَبَهُ
pennon but that he lowers it, any authority but that he seizes
وَ لَا رُمْحًا اِلَّا قَصَفَهُ
it, any lance but that he smashes it, any spear but that he
وَ لَا مِظْرَدًا اِلَّا خَرَقَهُ
وَ لَا جُنْدًا اِلَّا فَرَّقَهُ
وَ لَا مِنْبَرًا اِلَّا آَحْرَقَهُ
shatters it, any troops but that he takes them apart, any
وَ لَا سَيْفًا اِلَّا كَسَرَهُ
pulpit but that he burns it, any sword but that he breaks it,
وَ لَا صَنَمَا اِلَّا رَضَّهُ
any idol but that he bruises it, any blood but that he sheds it,
وَ لَا دَمَا اِلَّا اَرَاقَهُ
any persecution but that he annihilates it, any fortress but
وَ لَا جَوْرًا اِلَّا آَبَادَهُ
وَ لَا حِضنًا اِلَّا هَدَمَهُ
وَ لَا بَابًا اِلَّا رَدَمَهُ
that he destroys it, any door but that he fills it up, any castle
وَ لَا قَضْرًا اِلَّا خَرَّبَهُ [آَخْرَبَهُ]
وَ لَا مَسْكَنَا اِلَّا فَتَّشَهُ
but that he destroys it, any house but that he scans it, any
وَ لَا سَهْلًا اِلَّا اَوْطَاَهُ
وَ لَا جَبَلًا اِلَّا صَعَدَهُ
plain but that he treads on it, any mountain but that he
وَ لَا كَنْزَّا اِلَّا آَخْرَجَهُ
climbs it, and any treasure but that he extracts it; in the name
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَآ آَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.
of Your mercy, O most merciful of all those who show mercy!
اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ
Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the
لَا اِلَهَ اِلَّا اللَهُ وَ اللهُ اَكْبَرُ...
Most Great. There is no god save Allah...
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى الْحَقُّ الْجَدِيْدِ
Peace be upon the fresh truth and the knowledgeable whose
اَللَّهُمَّ عَظُمَ الْبَلاءُ
Knowledge never expires..…
وَ بَرِحَ الْخَفَاءُ
O my God, ordeal has become immeasurable. The hidden
وَ انْكَشَفَ الفِطَاءُ
has become exposed. The covered has been disclosed. The
وَ ضَاقَتِ الْاَرْضُ
earth has become narrow (despite its vastness). The sky has
وَ مَنَعَتِ السَّمَاءُ
been prevented (from giving its blessings). And to You, O my
وَ إِلَيْكَ يَا رَبِّ الْمُشتَكَى
Lord, is the complaint. Upon You is the reliance in hardships
وَ عَلَيْكَ الْمُعَوَّلَ فِي الشَّدَّةِ وَ الرَّخَآءِ
and leisure. O Allah, (please do) send blessings upon
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَألِهِ
Muhammad and his Household the obedience to whom has
الَذِيْنَ فَرَضْتَ عَلَيْنَا طَاعَتَهُمْ
been made obligatory upon us by You, and whose (special)
فَعَرَّفْتَنَا بِذْلِكَ مَنْزِلَتَهُمْ
rank has been thus made known for us by You, (please do)
فَرِّجْ عَنَّا بِحَقَّهِمْ
relieve our ordeals in the name of them with a relief that is as
فَرَجًا عَاجِلًا
كَلَمْحِ الْبَصَرِ اَوْ هُوَ اَقْرَبُ
immediate as the twinkling of an eye or even closer. 0
يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا عَلِيٌّ
يَا عَلِيٌّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ
Muhammad! O 'Ali! O 'Ali! O Muhammad! (Please) support
انْصُرَانِيْ فَاِنَّكُمَا نَاصِرَايَ
وَ اكْفِيَانِيْ فَاِنَّكُمَا كَافِيَانٍ
me, for you both do support me, and save me, for you both
يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا صَاحِبَ الزَّمَانِ
do save. O my master! O Patron of the Age! (l beseech you
اَلْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ الْغَوْثَ
for) relief! (I beseech you for) relief! (I beseech you for) relief! (Please do) come to my aid! (Please do) come to my aid!
اَذْرِكْنِي اَذْرِكُنِي اَذْرِكْنِيْ.
(Please do) come to my aid!
سَلَامُ اللهِ الْكَامِلُ الثَّآمُّ الشَّامِلُ
Peace of Allah-perfect, complete, comprehensive, and thorough... This form of ziyarah can be found in the first section of this book (pp. 458, Vol. 1) under the title: Seeking Aid From Imam alMahdi (Allstighathah bi'lHujjah.) as quoted from the book of alkalim alTayyib.