Ziyarat of Of al-Abbas ibn Ali

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مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Virtues, description, and recitation method of ZIYARAH OF AL ABBAS IBN ALI as recorded in Shia traditions.
سَلَامُ اللهِ وَ سَلَامُ مَلَائِكَتِهِ الْمُقَرَّبِيْنَ
You may then pray Almighty Allah for yourself, your parents, your brethren-in-faith, and for Muslims. You may choose any statement of supplication you like.
وَ اَنْبِيَائِهِ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ
Peace of Allah and peace of His favorite angels, His
وَ عِبَادِهِ الصَّالِحِيْنَ
commissioned prophets, His righteous servants, all the
وَ جَمِيْعِ الشَّهَدَاءِ وَ الصِّدِّيْقِيْنَ
martyrs, and all the veracious (ones), and also pure, true
وَ الزَّاكِيَاتُ الطَيِّبَاتُ فِيْمَا تَفْتَدِيْ وَ تَرُوْحُ
عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ آَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
blessings that come and go, be upon you, O son of the
اَشْهَدُ لَكَ بِالتَّسْلِيْمِ وَ التَّصْدِيْقِ
Commander of the Faithful. I testify to you of submission (to
وَ الْوَفَاءِ وَ النَّصِيْحَةِ
the will of God), honest acceptance as true, loyalty, and
لِخَلَفِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ ألِهِ الْمُرْسَلِ
sincerity to the descendant of the commissioned Prophet,
وَ السَّبْطِ الْمُنْتَجَبِ
Allah's blessings be upon him and his Household, the chosen
وَ الدَّلِيْلِ الْعَالِمِ
وَ الْوَصِيِّ الْمُبَلَّغِ
grandson (of the Prophet), the well knowledgeable guide (to
وَ الْمَظْلُوْمِ الْمُهْتَضَّمِ
the true religion), the conveying successor, and the
فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ عَنْ رَسُوْلِهِ
wrongfully oppressed one. So, Allah may reward you on
وَ عَنْ اَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
behalf of His Messenger, the Commander of the Faithful, al-
وَ عَنِ الحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ
Hasan, and al-Husayn, peace of Allah be upon them, with the
صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِمْ
اَفْضَلَ الْجَزَاءِ
best reward for your steadfastness, dedication (to the sake
بِمَا صَبَرْتَ، وَ اخْتَسَبْتَ وَ اَعَنْتَ
of God), and support (for the right party). Very excellent be
فِنِعَمَ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ
لَعَنَ اللهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ
the reward of the eternal life. Allah's curse be on him who
وَ لَعَنَ اللهُ مَنْ جَهِلَ حَقَّكَ
killed you. Allah's curse be on him who ignored your position
وَ اسْتَخَفَّ بِحْرْمَتِكَ
and belittled your sanctity. Allah's curse be on him who
وَلَعَنَ اللّهُ مَنْ حَالَ بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ مَآءِ الْفُرَاتِ
precluded you from having from the water of the Euphrates. 1
اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ قُتِلْتَ مَظْلُوْمًا
testify that you were killed wrongfully and that Allah will
وَ اَنَّ اللهَ مُنْجِزٌ لَكُمْ مَا وَعَدَكُمْ
verily fulfill His promise that He made with you. O son of the
جِثْثُكَ يَا ابْنَ اَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَافِدًا اِلَيْكُمْ
Commander of the Faithful, I have come to you to present
وَ قَلْبِي مُسَلَّمُ لَكُمْ وَ تَابِعٌ
myself before you. My heart is submissive to you and is
وَ آَنَا لَكُمْ تَابِعُ
following you. And I am your follower. I am ready to support
وَ نُصْرَتِيْ لَكُمْ مُعَدَّةْ
حَثَّى يَحْكُمَ اللهُ
وَ هُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِيْنَ
you until Allah decides. He is surely the best of all those who
فَمَعَكُمْ مَعَكُمْ
لَا مَعَ عَدُوِّكُمْ
decide. I am verily with you, not with your enemy. l am one of
إِنَّي بِكُمْ وَ بِايَابِكُمْ [وَ بِابَآئِكُمْ] مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
those who believe in you and believe in your Return. l also
وَ بِمَنْ خَالَفَكُمْ وَ قَتَلَكُمْ مِنَ الْكَافِرِيْنَ
one of those who deny your opposites and killers. Allah may
قَتَلَ اللهُ أُمَّةً قَتَلَثكُمْ بِالْأَيْدِيْ وَ الْاَلْسُنِ.
kill the group who killed you with hands and tongues (by giving orders of killing you.)
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ آَيُّهَا الْعَبْدُ الصَّالِحُ
Peace be upon you, O righteous servant (of Allah) and
الْمُطِيْعُ للهُ وَ لِرَسُوْلِهِ وَ لاَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
obedient to Allah, to His Messenger, to the Commander of
وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ سَلَّمَ
the Faithful, to al-Hasan, and to al-Husayn, peace and
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
greetings of Allah be upon them. Peace, Allah's mercy,
وَ مَغْفِرَتُهُ وَ رِضْوَانُهُ وَ عَلَى رُوْحِكَ وَ بَدَنِكَ
blessings, forgiveness, and gratifications be upon you, your
اَشهَدُ وَ اُشْهِدُ اللّٰهَ آَنَّكَ مَضَيْتَ عَلَى مَا مَضى بِهِ الْبَدْرِيُوْنَ
soul, and your body. I testify, and call Allah to witness, that you abided by the same course that was taken by the
وَ الْمُجَاهِدُوْنَ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللهِ
warriors of (the battle of) Badr and the strivers for Allah's
الْمُنَاصِحُوْنَ لَهُ فِيْ جِهَادِ اَعْدَآئِهِ
sake who sincerely served Him in the battlefields against His
الْمُبَالِغُوْنَ فِيْ نُضْرَةِ اَوْلِيَآئِهِ
الذَّآبُّوْنَ عَنْ اَحِبَّآئِهِ
enemies, did their bests for supporting His disciples, and
فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ اَفْضَلَ الْجَزَآءِ
defended His intimate ones. So, Allah may reward you the
وَ اَكْثَرَ الْجَزَاءِ
وَ اَوْفَرَ الجَزَاءِ
best, the maximum, the most abundant, and the most
وَ اَوْفِى جَزَآءِ اَحَدٍ مِمَّنْ وَفى بِبَيْعَتِهِ
conclusive reward that He may give to any one who fulfills
وَ اسْتَجَابَ لَهُ دَعْوَتَهُ
his homage, answers the call (of the religion), and obeys his
وَ اَطَاعَ وُلَاةَ اَمْرِهِ
اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ قَدْ بَالَغْتَ فِي النَّصِيْحَةِ
(divinely elected) leaders. I testify that you acted extremely
وَاَعْطَيْتَ غَايَةَ الْمَجْهُوْدِ
sincerely and exerted all your efforts (in this regard). Allah
فَبَعَثَكَ اللّٰهُ فِي الشَّهَدَآءِ
وَ جَعَلَ رُوْحَكَ مَعَ اَزْوَاحِ السُّعَدَاءِ
may attach you to the martyrs, add your soul to the souls of
وَ اَعْطَاكَ مِنْ جِنَانِهِ اَفْسَحَهَا مَثْزِلًا
the happy ones, give you the largest abode in His Paradise
وَاَفْضَلَهَا غُرَفًا
وَ رَفَعَ ذِكْرَكَ فِيْ عِلَّيِّيْنَ [فِي الْعَالَمِيْنَ]
and the most handsome room, exalt your mention in 'IlliyyIn
وَ حَشَرَكَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ وَ الصِّدِّيْقِيْنَ
(the most elevated position), and join you to the Prophets,
وَ الشَّهَدَاءِ وَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ
the veracious ones, the martyrs, and the righteous ones. Very
وَ حَسُنَ أُوْلِئِكَ رَفِيْقًا
اَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تَهِنْ وَ لَمْ تَتْكُلْ
excellent is the companionship of such ones. I testify that
وَ أَنَّكَ مَضَيْتَ عَلَى بَصِيْرَةٍ مِنْ آمْرِكَ
you did not lag behind and did not turn away the face, and
مُقْتَدِيًا بِالصَّالِحِيْنَ
that you left this life with full awareness of the truth,
وَ مُتَّبِعًا لِلنَّبِيِّيْنَ
following the examples of the righteous ones and sticking to
فَجَمَعَ اللهُ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَكَ
the Prophets. So, Allah may gather us with you, with His
وَ بَيْنَ رَسُوْلِهِ وَ أَوْلِيَآئِهِ
Messenger, and with His disciples in the abodes of those
فِيْ مَنَازِلِ الْمُحْبِتِيْنَ
who practiced humbly (with their Lord). He is certainly the
فَاِنَّهُ اَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ-
most merciful of all the merciful ones.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ آَيُّهَا الْعَبْدُ الصَّالِحُ
Peace be upon you, O righteous servant (of Allah).
اَللّهُمَّ صَلَّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the
وَلَا تَدَغْ لِيْ فِيْ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ الْمُكَرَّمِ وَ الْمَشَهَدِ الْمُعَظَمِ ذَنْبًا اِلَّا غَفَزْتَهُ
Household of Muhammad and do not leave for me, in this
وَ لَا هَمَّا اِلَّا فَرَّجْتَهُ
honored place and glorified shrine, any sin that l did but that
وَ لَا مَرَضًا اِلَّا شَفَيْتَهُ
You forgive it, any care but that You relieve it, any illness but
وَ لَا عَيْبًا اِلَا سَتَرْتَهُ
that You cure it, any defect buth that You cover up, any
وَ لَا رِزْقًا اِلَّا بَسَطْتَهُ
source of sustenance but that You expand it, any item of
وَ لَا خَوْفًا اِلَّا امَنْتَهُ
وَ لَا شَمْلًا اِلَّا جَمَعْتَهُ
terror but that You pacify it, any disunity but that You reunify
وَ لَا غَائِبًا اِلَّا حَفِظْتَهُ وَ اَذْنَيْتَهُ
it, any absent one but that You guard it and approach (him to
وَ لَا حَاجَةً مِنْ حَوَائِجِ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْأَخِرَةِ
me), and any single need, among the many needs for this life as well as the life to come whose settlement achieves your gratification and my good, but that You grant it. O He Who is
لَكَ فِيْهَا رِضَى وَ لِيَ فِيْهَا صَلَاحُ اِلَّا قَضَيْتَهَا يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.
the most merciful of all the merciful ones!
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَآ آَبَا الْفَضْلِ الْعَبَّاسَ ابْنَ آَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
Peace be upon you, O Abu'l-Fadl al-'Abbas the son of the
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ سَيِّدِ الْوَصِيِّيْنَ
Commander of the Faithful. Peace be upon you, O son of the
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ اَوَّلِ الْقَوْمِ اِسْلَامًا
chief of the successors (of the Prophets). Peace be upon
وَ أَقْدَمِهِمْ اِيْمَانًا
you, O son of the foremost to Islam, the first to believe, the
وَ اَقْوَمِهِمْ بِدِيْنِ اللهِ
best to have served the religion of Allah, and the most careful
وَ أَخْوَطِهِمْ عَلَى الإِسْلَامِ
for Islam. I bear witness that you served Allah, His
اَشْهَدُ لَقَدْ نَصَحْتَ للهِ وَ لِرَسُوْلِهِ وَلِاخِيْكَ
Messenger, and your brother sincerely. You were the most
فَنِعَمَ الاَخُ الْمُوَاسِيْ
excellent self-sacrificing brother. So, Allah's curse be on the
فَلَعَنَ اللهُ أُمَةً قَتَلَثكَ
group who killed you. Allah's curse be on the group who
وَ لَعَنَ اللهُ أُمَّةً ظَلَمَثْكَ
wronged you. Allah's curse be on the group who violated your
وَ لَعَنَ اللهُ اُمَّةً اِسْتَحَلَّثْ مِثكَ الْمَحَارِمَ
وَ انْتَهَكَتْ حُرْمَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ
sanctities and infringed the sanctity of Islam. You were the
فِنِعَمَ الضَابِرُ المُجَاهِدُ
most excellent steadfast fighter, protector, supporter, and
الْمُحَامِي النَّاصِرُ
وَ الْاَخُ الدَّافِعُ عَنْ اَخِيهِ
brother who defended his brother, responded to the
الْمُجِيْبُ إِلَى طَاعَةِ رَبَّهِ
obedience to his Lord, and worked desirably for gaining the
الرَّاغِبُ فِيْمَا زَهِدَ فِيْهِ غَيْرُهُ مِنَ الثَّوَابِ الجَزِيْلِ
abundant reward, which others refused, and the nice tribute.
وَ الثَّنَآءِ الْجَمِيْلِ
So, Allah may attach you to the rank of your fathers in the
وَ اَلْحَقَكَ [فَالْحَقَكَ] اللهُ بِدَرَجَةِ أبَآئِكَ فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيِمِ
gardens of bliss. O Allah, I have done the pilgrimage to Your
اَللَّهُمَ إِنَّي تَعَرَّضْتُ لِزِيَارَةِ آَوْلِيَآئِكَ رَغْبَةً فِيْ ثَوَابِكَ
disciples out of my desire for (winning) your reward and my
وَ رَجَاَءً لِمَغْفِرَتِكَ وَ جَزِيْل اِحْسَانِكَ
wish for Your forgiveness and Your abundant benevolence.
فَاساَلُكَ آَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ألِهِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ
So, l implore You to send Your blessings upon Muhammad
وَ اَنْ تَجْعَلَ رِزْقِي بِهِمْ دَآرًا
and his immaculate Household and to make my sustenance
وَ عَيْشِيْ بِهِمْ قَارًا
وَ زِيَارَتِيْ بِهِمْ مَقْبُوْلَةً
flow copiously in their names, my living delightful in their
وَ حَيَاتِيْ بِهمْ طَيِّبَةُ
names, my pilgrimage rewardable in their names, and my life
وَ اَدْرِجْنِي اِدْرَاجَ الْمُكْرَمِيْنَ
pleasant in their names, to make me take to the conduct of
وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ يَنقَلِبُ مِنْ زِيَارَةِ مَشَاهِدِ اَحِبَآئِكَ
the honored ones, to make me one of those who, as
مُفْلِحًا مُنْجِحًا
returning from the pilgrimage to the tombs of Your beloved
قَدِ اسْتَوْجَبَ غُفْرَانَ الذَّنُوْبِ
ones, win success and prosperity and deserve forgiveness of
وَ سَشْرَ العُيُوْبِ
وَ كَشْفَ الْكُرُوْبِ
sins, covering up of defects, and relief of disasters. You are
اِنَّكَ اَهْلُ التَقْوْى وَ آَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ.
surely worthy of being feared and worthy of forgiving.
اَسْتَوْدِعُكَ الله وَ اسْتَرْعِيْكَ
I entrust you with Allah, beseech Him to keep you under His
وَ اَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامَ
guard, and invoke peace upon you. We have believed in Allah,
أَمَنَّا بِاللهِ وَ بِرَسُوْلِهِ وَ بِكِتَابِهِ
in His Messenger, in His Book, and in that which he conveyed
وَ بِمَا جَاءَ بِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَهِ
from Allah. O Allah, record our names with the witnesses. 0
اَللّهُمَّ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِيْنَ
Allah, do not decide this pilgrimage to the tomb of the son of
اَللّهُمّ لَا تَجْعَلْهُ أَخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَتِي قَبْرَ ابْنِ اخِي رَسُولِكَ
Your Messenger's brother to be the last one of mine. Peace
صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ ألِهِ
be upon him (i.e. the Messenger) and upon his Household.
وَ اززُقْنِي زِيَارَتَهُ آَبَدًا مَا آَبْقَيْتَنِيْ
Grant me opportunities to visit him so long as You keep me
وَ اخشُرْنِي مَعَهُ وَ مَعَ أَبَآئِهِ فِي الْجِنَانِ
alive, join me to him and to his fathers in the gardens of
وَ عَرَّفْ بَيْنِيْ وَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ رَسُوْلِكَ وَ اَوْلِيَآئِكَ
Paradise, and introduce me to him, to Your Messenger, and to Your disciples. O Allah, send Your blessings to
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلَّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَل مُحَمَّدٍ
Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and take me
وَ تَوَفَّنِيْ عَلَى الْاِيْمَانِ بِكَ
to You while I am abiding by the believing in You, giving
وَ التَّصْدِيْقِ بِرَسُوْلِكَ
credence to Your Messenger, being faithful to 'Ali the son of
وَ الْوِلَايَةِ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبِ وَ الْاَئِمَّةِ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ
Abu-Talib and the Imams from his progeny, and disavowing
عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ وَ الْبَرَآءَةِ مِنْ عَدُوَّهِمْ
فَاِنَّي قَدْ رَضِيْتُ يَا رَبِّيْ بِذَلِكَ
their enemy. My Lord, I have accepted such. Allah may send
وَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَلِ مُحَمَّدٍ.
blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad. You may then pray Almighty Allah for yourself, your parents, your brethreninfaith, and for Muslims. You may choose any statement of supplication you like.