The Ziyarah of Muslim ibn Aqil

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مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Virtues, description, and recitation method of THE ZIYARAH OF MUSLIM IBN AQIL as recorded in Shia traditions.
اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الْمَلِكِ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِيْنِ
This supplicatory prayer, which is said at the holy shrine of
الْمُتَصَاغِرِ لِعَظَمَتِهِ جَبَابِرَةُ الطَاغِيْنَ
al'Abbas ('a), will be mentioned later on at the end of the Ziyarah form of al-'Abbas. All praise be to Allah: the Lord and the evident Truth. All the tyrannical oppressors are subservient to His almightiness.
الْمُعْتَرِفِ بِرُبُوْبِيَّتِهِ جَمِيْعُ اَهْلِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْارَضِيْنَ
All the inhabitants of the heavens and the layers of the earth
الْمُقِرِّ بِتَوْجِيْدِهِ سَآئِرُ الْخَلْقِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ
admit His Godhead. All the created beings confess of His
وَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلْى سَيِّدِ الْأَنَامِ
Oneness. May Allah send blessings upon the master of all
وَ اهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْكِرَامِ
created beings and upon the members of his Household; the
صَلَاةً تَقَرُّ بِهَا اَعْيُنُهُمْ
noble ones, such blessings that delight them and humiliate
وَ يَرْغَمُ بِهَا اَنْفُ شَانِئِهِمْ
مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ
all those who antagonize them from all jinn and mankind.
سَلَامُ اللهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ
Peace of Allah the All-high and All-great, and peace of His
وَ سَلَامُ مَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِيْنَ
وَ اَنْبِيَآئِهِ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ
وَ اَئِمَتِهِ الْمُنتَجَبِيْنَ
favorite angels, His missioned Prophets, His choice Imams,
وَ عِبَادِهِ الصَّالِحِيْنَ
His righteous servants, and all the martyrs and veracious
وَ جَمِيْعِ الشَّهَدَاءِ وَ الصِّدِّيْقِينَ
وَ الزَّاكِيَاتُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ
ones, and all blessings that are pure and delightful, that are
فِيْمَا تَفْتَدِيْ وَ تَرُوْحُ
coming and going, be upon you, Muslim the son of 'Agll the
عَلَيْكَ يَا مُسْلِمَ بْنَ عَقِيْلِ بْنِ اَبِيْ طَالِبِ
وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
son of Abu-Talib. Allah's mercy and benedictions be upon
اَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ اَقْمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ
you. I bear witness that you performed the prayers, defrayed
وَ أتَّيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ
the zakat, enjoined the right, forbade the wrong, strove in the
وَاَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ
وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ المُنْكَرِ
way of Allah in the best manner of striving, and you were
وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ
slain following the course of those who strive in Allah's way
وَقْتِلْتَ عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ الْمُجَاهِدِيْنَ فِي سَبِيْلِهِ
until you met Allah, to Whom belong all might and majesty,
حَثّى لَقِيْتَ اللهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ هُوَ عَنْكَ رَاضٍ
while He is pleased with you. And I bear witness that you
وَ اَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ وَفَيْتَ بِعَهْدِ اللهِ
fulfilled your covenant with Allah and sacrificed yourself for
وَ بَذَلْتَ نَفْسَكَ فِي نُصْرَةِ حُجَةِ اللهِ وَ ابْنِ حُجَتِهِ
the sake of supporting Allah's argument and the son of
حَثَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِيْنُ
Allah's argument (namely, Imam al-Husayn) until death came
اَشهَدُ لَكَ بِالتَّسْلِيْمِ وَ الْوَفَآءِ
upon you. I bear witness that you submitted and acted loyally
وَ التَّصِيْحَةِ لِخَلَفِ النَّبِيِّ الْمُرْسَلِ
to him and that you acted sincerely to the successor of the
وَ السَّبْطِ الْمُنْتَجَبِ
missioned Prophet, the select grandson (of the Prophet), the
وَ الدَّلِيْلِ الْعَالِمِ
وَ الْوَصِيِّ الْمُبَلَّغِ
guide (to the right path), the knowledgeable, the Prophet's
وَ الْمَظْلُوْمِ الْمُهْتَضَمِ
successor, the conveyor(of his mission), the wronged, and
فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ عَنْ رَسُوْلِهِ
the oppressed Imam. May Allah reward you on behalf of His
وَ عَنْ آَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
Messenger, on behalf of the Commander of the Faithful, and
وَ عَنِ الحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ
on behalf of al-Hasan and al-Husayn with the best of
اَفْضَلَ الْجَزَآءِ
بِمَا صَبَرْتَ وَ اختَسَبْتَ وَ اَعَنتَ
rewarding that befits your steadfastness, reliance (on Allah),
فِنِعَمَ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ
and assistance. How excellent is the final home! May Allah
لَعَنَ اللهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ
وَلَعَنَ اللهُ مَنْ اَمَرَ بِقَثْلِكَ
curse him who slew you. May Allah curse him who ordered of
وَ لَعَنَ اللهُ مَنْ ظَلَمَكَ
slaying you. May Allah curse him who wronged you. May
وَلَعَنَ اللهُ مَن افْتَرْى عَلَيْكَ
Allah curse him who forged lies against you. May Allah curse
وَلَعَنَ اللَهُ مَنْ جَهِلَ حَقَّكَ
وَ اسْتَخَفَّ بِحُزْمَتِكَ
him who underestimated your position and belittled your
وَ لَعَنَ اللهُ مَنْ بَايَعَكَ وَ غَشَّكَ
sanctity. May Allah curse those who cheated you after they
وَ خَذَلَكَ وَ اَسْلَمَكَ
had sworn allegiance to you, those who disappointed and let
وَ مَنْ آَلَبَّ عَلَيْكَ وَ لَمْ يُعِثْكَ
you down, and those who allied against you instead of
الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِيْ جَعَلَ النَّارَ مَثْوَاهُمْ
assisting you. All praise be to Allah Who decided Hellfire to
وَ بِئْسَ الْوِزْدُ الْمَوْرُوْدُ
be the eternal abode of those peoples. Woeful indeed will be
اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ قُتِلْتَ مَظْلُوْمًا
the place to which they are led! I bear witness that you were
وَ اَنَّ اللهَ مُنْجِزٌ لَكُمْ مَا وَعَدَكُمْ
slain wrongly and that Allah shall fulfill His promise to you.
جِثْثُكَ زَائِرًا عَارِفًا بِحَقَّكُمْ
As | am visiting you, I recognize your right, l am submissive
مُسَلَّمًا لَكُمْ
to you, l am imitating your course, and I am preparing myself
تَابِعًا لِسُنَّتِكُمْ
وَ نُصْرَتِيْ لَكُمْ مُعَدَّةْ
حَثّى يَحكُمَ اللهُ وَ هُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِيْنَ
for supporting you until Allah judges, and He is the best of
فَمَعَكُمْ مَعَكُمْ
judges. So, I am always with you and I never am with your
لَا مَعَ عَدُوِّكُمْ
صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ عَلَيْكُمْ
enemies. May Allah's peace be upon you and upon your souls
وَ عَلَى أَرْوَاحِكُمْ وَ اَجْسَادِكُمْ
and bodies and upon the present from you and the absent
وَ شَاهِدِكُمْ وَ غَائِبِكُمْ
وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
one. Peace and Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you.
قَتَلَ اللهُ أُمَّةً قَتَلَثِكُمْ بِالْأَيْدِيْ وَ الْاَلْسُنِ.
May Allah kill the groups that have killed you with deeds and words.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ آَيُّهَا الْعَبْدُ الصَّالِحُ
Peace be upon you, O righteous servant (of Allah), who is
الْمُطِيعُ للهُ وَ لِرَسُوْلِهِ وَ لِاَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
obedient to Allah, to His Messenger, to the Commander of
وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ
the Faithful, to al-Hasan, and to al-Husayn, peace be upon
اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ
them. All praise be to Allah and all peace be upon His
وَسَلَامُ [سَلَامُهُ] عَلَى عِبَادِهِ الَّذِيْنَ اضطَفى
servants whom He has chosen: Muhammad and his
مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِهِ
وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ
وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ وَ مَغْفِرَتُهُ
Household. Peace, Allah's mercy, blessings, and forgiveness
وَ عَلَى رُوْحِكَ وَ بَدَنِكَ
be upon you and upon your soul and your body. l bear
اَشهَدُ انَّكَ مَضَيْتَ عَلْى مَا مَضى عَلَيْهِ [بِهِ] الْبَدْرِيُونَ
witness that you died for the same principles for which the
الْمُجَاهِدُوْنَ فِي سَبِيْلِ اللهِ
martyrs of the Battle of Badr died: those who strove in Allah's
الْمُبَالِغُوْنَ فِيْ جِهَادِ اَعْدَائِهِ
way and did their best in struggling against Allah's enemies
وَ نُضرَةٍ اَوْلِيَائِهِ
and in supporting Allah's friends. So, may Allah reward you
فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ اَفْضَلَ الْجَزَآءِ
with the best rewarding, with the most abundant rewarding,
وَ اَكْثَرَ الْجَزَاءِ
and with the most affluent rewarding that He grants to one
وَ اَوْفَرَ جَزَآءِ آَحَدٍ مِمَّنْ وَفى بِبَيْعَتِهِ
who fulfilled his allegiance to Him, responded to His
وَ اسْتَجَابَ لَهُ دَعْوَتَهُ
وَ اطَاعَ وُلَاةَ آَمْرِهِ
invitation, and obeyed His representatives. l bear witness
اَشهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَالَغْتَ فِي النَّصِيحَةِ
that you exerted all efforts in acting sincerely and you put
وَ اَعْطَيْتَ غَايَةَ الْمَجْهُوْدِ
حَثِّى بَعَثَكَ اللهُ فِي الشُّهَدَآءِ
forth all possible endeavors so that Allah has included you
وَ جَعَلَ رُوْحَكَ مَعَ اَرْوَاحِ السُّعَدَاءِ
with the martyrs, put your soul with the souls of the delighted
وَ اَغْطَاكَ مِنْ جِنَانِهِ اَفْسَحَهَا مَنْزِلًا
ones, has decided for you the most spacious abode in the
وَ اَفْضَلَهَا غُرَفًا
gardens of His Paradise and the best rooms therein, raised
وَ رَفَعَ ذِكْرَكَ فِي الْعِلَّيِّيْنَ
your name to the 'illiyyIn (the loftiest place), and added you to
وَ حَشَرَكَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ وَ الصِّدِّيْقِيْنَ
the group of the Prophets, the veracious ones, the martyrs,
وَ الشَّهَدَاءِ وَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ
and the righteous ones. How excellent is the company of
وَ حَسُنَ أُوْلِئِكَ رَفِيْقًا
أَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ لَمْ تَهِنْ وَ لَمْ تَتْكُلْ
these. I I bear witness that you never slackened or recoiled
وَ اَنَّكَ قَدْ مَضَّيْتَ عَلَى بَصِيْرَةٍ مِنْ آمْرِكَ
(from your duty) and that you died while you are certain of
مُقْتَدِيَا بِالصَالِحِيْنَ
your doctrine as you followed the righteous ones and
وَ مُتَّبِعًا لِلنَّبِيِّيْنَ
imitated the Prophets. So, may Allah gather us with you and
فَجَمَعَ اللهُ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَكَ
وَ بَيْنَ رَسُوْلِهِ وَ اَوْلِيَآئِهِ
with His Messenger and intimate servants in the abodes of
فِيْ مَنَازِلِ الْمُخْبِتِيْنَ
the modest ones. Surely, He is the most merciful of all those
فَاِنَهُ اَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.
who show mercy.
اَللَهُمَّ صَلَّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ
O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household
وَ لَا تَدَعْ لِن فِيْ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ الْمُكَرَّمِ...
of Muhammad, and, as I am in this noble place... This supplicatory prayer, which is said at the holy shrine of al'Abbas ('a), will be mentioned later on at the end of the Ziyarah form of al'Abbas.