Ziyarat of Of Imam al-Kazim ('a)

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مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Virtues, description, and recitation method of ZIYARAH OF IMAM AL KAZIM (A) as recorded in Shia traditions.
اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ
You may then offer the two-unit prayer of ziyarah, reciting Surah Yasin (No. 36) -after Surah al-Fatihah in the first unit- and Surah al-Rahman (No. 55) -after Surah al-Fatihah in the second unit. You may also recite any Surah instead. Then, you may pray Almighty Allah for whatever you need.
لَا اِلَهَ اِلَّا اللهُ وَ اللهُ اَكْبَرُ
Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great. There is no
اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ عَلَى هِدَايَتِهِ لِدِيْنِهِ
god save Allah. And Allah is the Most Great. All praise be to
وَ التَّوْفِيْقِ لِمَا دَعَا اِليْهِ مِنْ سَبِيْلِهِ
Allah for guiding [me] to His religion and for leading [me]
اَللَّهُمَّ اِنَّكَ اَكْرَمُ مَقْصُوْدٍ
successfully to His Course to which He has invited (us). 0
وَ أَكْرَمُ مَأْتِيٍّ
Allah, You are verily the most Honorable Besought One and
وَ قَدْ أَتَيْثُكَ مُتَقَرِّبًا اِلَيْكَ
the most Honorable Purposed One. l thus have come to You,
بِابْنِ بِنْتِ نَبِيِّكَ
seeking nearness to You in the name of the son of Your
صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَى أَبَآئِهِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ
Prophet's daughter, Your blessings be upon him and upon his
وَ اَبْنَآئِهِ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ
immaculate fathers and pure sons. O Allah, (please) send
اَللَّهُمّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ال مُحَمَّدٍ
blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of
وَ لَا تُخَيِّبُ سَعْيِيْ
وَ لَا تَقْطَع رَجَآئِيْ
Muhammad, never frustrate my efforts, never cut off my
وَ اجْعَلْنِيْ عِنْدَكَ وَجِيْهَا
hope, make me illustrious in Your view in this world as well
فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الأخِرَةِ وَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِيْنَ-
as the world to come, and make me of those brought near to
بِسْمِ اللَهِ وَ بِاللهِ
You.
وَ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللهِ
In the Name of Allah (l begin), in Allah (I trust), and on the
وَ عَلَى مِلَّةٍ رَسُوْل اللهِ
way of Allah and on the norm of the Messenger of Allah (l
صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ الِهِ
proceed), may Allah bless him and his Household. O Allah,
اَللَهُمَّ اغْفِزْ لِيْ وَ لِوَالِدَيَّ
(please do) forgive me, my parents, and all the believing men
وَ لِجَمِيعِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ.
and women.
اَاَدْخُلَ يَا رَسُوْلَ اللهِ
O Allah's Messenger, may I enter? O Allah' Prophet, may l
اَاَذخُلَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللّهِ
اَاَدْخَلُ يَا مُحَمَّدِ بَنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ
enter? O Muhammad the son of 'Abdullah, may l enter? o
اَآَدْخُلُ يَآ اَمِيْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
Commander of the Faithful, may I enter? O Abü-Muhammad
اَاَذْخُلُ يَآ اَبَا مُحَمَّدِ الْحَسَنَ
اَآَذْخُلُ يَا آَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحُسَيْنَ
al-Hasan, may l enter? O Abu-'Abdullah al-Husayn, may l
أَاذْخُلُ يَآ آَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ
enter? O Abü-Muhammad 'Ali ibn al-Husayn, may l enter? O
اَاَذْخُلُ يَآ آَبَا جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَدَ بْنَ عَلِيَّ
Abu-Ja'far Muhammad ibn 'Ali, may l enter? O Abu-'Abdullah
اَاَذخُلَ يَآ آَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ
Ja'far ibn Muhammad, may l enter? O my master Abu'l
اَآَذخُلُ يَا مَوْلَايَ يَآ آَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُؤْسَى بْنَ جَغْفَرٍ
أَآذْخُلُ يَا مَوْلَايَ يَآ آَبَا جَعْفَرٍ
Hasan Müsa ibn Ja'far, may I enter? O my master Abü-Ja'far,
اَاَذْخُلَ يَا مَؤْلَايَ مُحَمَدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ.
may l enter? O my master Muhammad ibn 'Ali, may l enter?
اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ
Allah is the Most Great.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ وَلِيِّهِ
Peace be upon you, O Allah's intimate servant and son of His intimate servant. Peace be upon you, O Allah's argument and
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَةَ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ حُجَتِهِ
son of His argument. Peace be upon you, O Allah's choice
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفِيَّ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ صَفِيَّهِ
and son of His choice. Peace be upon you, O Allah's trustee
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَآ آَمِيْنَ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ آَمِيْنِهِ
and son of His trustee. Peace be upon you, O Allah's light in
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُوْرَ اللهِ فِيْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ
the darkness of the earth. Peace be upon you, O leader to the
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اِمَامَ الْهُذْى
true guidance. Peace be upon you, O signpost of
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَلَمَ الدِّيْنِ وَ التُقْى
religiousness and piety. Peace be upon you, O hoarder of the
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَازِنَ عِلْمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ
knowledge of the Prophets. Peace be upon you, O hoarder of
ٱَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَازِنَ عِلْمِ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ
the knowledge of the Messengers. Peace be upon you, 0
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَائِبَ الْاَوْصِيَاءِ السَّابِقِيْنَ
deputy of the preceding Successors (of the Prophets). Peace
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَعْدِنَ الْوَحْي الْمُبِيْنِ
be upon you, O essence of the manifest Revelation. Peace be
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ الْيَقِيْنِ
upon you, O holder of the certain knowledge. Peace be upon
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْبَةَ عِلْمِ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ
you, O case of the knowledge of the Messengers. Peace be
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْإِمَامُ الصَّالِحُ
upon you, O righteous leader. Peace be upon you, O ascetic
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ آَيْهَا الْاِمَامُ الزَّاهِدُ
leader. Peace be upon you, O oft-worshipping leader. Peace
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ آَيُّهَا الْاِمَامُ الْعَائِدُ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ آَيُّهَا الْاِمَامُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّشِيْدُ
be upon you, O prudent leader and chief. Peace be upon you,
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ آَيُّهَا الْمَقْتُوْلُ الشَّهِيْدُ
O slain and martyred. Peace be upon you, O son of Allah's
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ وَصِيِّهِ
Messenger and son of his successor. Peace be upon you, O
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَؤْلَايَ مُؤْسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ
وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ.
my master Musa son of Ja'far. Allah's mercy and blessings
اَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ عَنِ اللهِ مَا حَمَّلَكَ
be upon you. I bear witness that you conveyed faithfully that
وَ حَفِظْتَ مَا اسْتَوْدَعَكَ
which Allah ordered You to convey, safeguarded that which
وَ حَلَّلْتَ حَلَالَ اللهِ
He entrusted with you, decided as lawful all that which Allah
وَ حَرَّمْتَ حَرَامَ اللهِ
has deemed lawful, decided as unlawful all that which Allah
وَاَقَمْتَ اَحْكَامَ اللّهِ
has deemed unlawful, carried out the decrees of Allah,
وَ تَلَوْتَ كِتَابَ اللّهِ
recited the Book of Allah, endured harm for the sake of Allah,
وَ صَبَرْتَ عَلَى الْاَذْى فِيْ جَنْبِ اللهِ
وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ
and strove in the way of Allah as it ought to be striven until
حَتِّى آَتَاكَ الْيَقِيْنُ
وَاَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ مَضَيْتَ
death came upon you. l also bear witness that you passed
عَلْى مَا مَضى عَلَيْهِ أَبَآؤُكَ الطَاهِرُوْنَ
وَ اَجْدَادُكَ الطَّيِّبُوْنَ
الْأَوْصِيَاءُ الْهَادُوْنَ
away carrying the same principles on which your immaculate
الْاَئِمَّةُ الْمَهْدِيُّوْنَ
fathers and pure forefathers the successors, guides, leaders,
لَمْ تُؤْثِرْ عَمَّى عَلَى هُدى
and rightly guided ones passed away. You never preferred
وَ لَمْ تَمِلْ مِنْ حَقَّ اِلَى بَاطِل
blindness to true guidance and never slanted from right to
وَ اَشْهَدُ آَنَّكَ نَصَحْتَ للهِ
wrong. I also bear witness that you acted sincerely to Allah,
وَ لِرَسُوْلِهِ وَ لِامِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
to His Messenger, and to the Commander of the Faithful,
وَ اَنَّكَ اَدَّيْتَ الْامَانَةَ
وَ اجْتَنَبْتَ الْخِيَانَةَ
fulfilled the trust, avoided betrayal, performed the prayers,
وَ اَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ
وَ أتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ
وَاَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ
وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ المُنْكَرِ
defrayed the poor-rate, enjoined the right, forbade the evil,
وَ عَبَدْتَ اللهَ مُخْلِصًا
مُجْتَهِدًا مُخْتَسِبًا
and served Allah earnestly and painstakingly, expecting His
حَثّى اَنَاكَ اليَقِيْنُ
reward, until death came upon you. So, may Allah reward you
فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ عَنِ الْإِسْلامِ وَ اَهْلِهِ
on behalf of Islam and its people with the best reward and
اَفْضَلَ الْجَزَآءِ وَ اَشْرَفَ الْجَزَآءِ
the most honoring reward. I have come to you, O son of
أَتَيْتُكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ زَآئِرًا
Allah's Messenger, visiting you, recognizing your right,
عَارِفًا بِحَقَّكَ
admitting your precedence, knowing about your
مُقِرًّا بِفَضْلِكَ
مُختَمِلًا لِعِلْمِكَ
knowledgeability, seeking shield with your inviolability,
مُخْتَجِبًا بِذِمَّتِكَ
عَائِذًا بِقَبْرِكَ
seeking protection with your grave, resorting to your tomb,
لائِذَّا بِضَرِيَّحِكَ
مُسْتَشْفِعًا بِكَ إِلَى اللهِ
مُوَالِيَّا لِاَوْلِيَائِكَ
seeking your intercession with Allah, declaring loyalty to your
مُعَادِيًا لِاَعْدَائِكَ
loyalists, incurring the animosity of your enemies, seeking
مُسْتَبْصِرًا بِشَأْنِكَ
وَ بِالْهُدَى الَذِيْ أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ
insight of your standing and true guidance you are leading to,
عَالِمًا بِضَلالةِ مَنْ خَالِفَكَ
and having full acquaintance with the straying of those who
وَ بِالْعَمَى الَّذِيْ هُمْ عَلَيْهِ
dissent from you and the blindness they are following.
بِاَبِي أَنْتَ وَ اَمَّيْ
وَ نَفْسِيْ وَ اَهْلِيْ
Ransoms for you be my father, mother, myself, my family
وَ مَالِيْ وَ وَلَدِيْ
يَا ابْنَ رَسُوْل اللٰهِ
members, my property, and my sons. O son of Allah's
أَتَيْثُكَ مُتَقَرِّبًا بِزِيَارَتِكَ إِلَى اللهِ تَعَالَى
Messenger, I have come to you seeking nearness to Allah the
وَ مُسْتَشْفِعًا بِكَ إِلَيْهِ
All-exalted by visiting you and seeking your intercession for
فَاشفَعْ لِيْ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ
me with Him, So, (please)intercede for me with your Lord so
لِيَغْفِرَ لِيْ ذُنُوْبِيْ
that He may forgive my sins, pardon my offences, overlook
وَ يَغْفُوَ عَنْ جُرْمِيْ
وَ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِيْ
وَ يَمْحُوَ عَنِّيْ خَطِيْئَاتِيْ
my evildoings, erase my wrongdoings, allow me to enter
وَ يُدْخِلَنِي الْجَنَّةَ
Paradise, endue me with favors that suit His generosity, and
وَيَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيَّ بِمَا هُوَ آَهْلُهُ
وَ يَغْفِرَ لِيْ وَ لِابَائِيْ
forgive me, my forefathers, my brothers, my sister, and all
وَ لِإِخْوَانِيْ وَ اَخَوَاتِيْ
وَ لِجَمِيْعِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
فِيْ مَشَارِقِ الْأَرْضِ وَ مَغَارِبِهَا
believing men and women in the east and west of the earth,
بِفَضْلِهِ وَ جُوْدِهِ وَ مَنَّهِ.
out of His favoring, magnanimity, and benevolence.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَؤْلَايَ
Peace be upon you, O my master Musa the son of Jafar.
يَا مُؤْسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ
وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ الْاِمَامُ الْهَادِيْ
Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you. I bear witness that
وَ الوَلِيُّ الْمُرْشِدُ
you are verily the guiding leader and the guardian who leads
وَ أَنَّكَ مَعْدِنُ التَّنْزِيْلِ
to the right guidance, you are verily the core of the
وَ صَاحِبُ التَّأْوِيْل
Revelation, the man of true interpretation, the bearer of the
وَ حَامِلُ التَّوْرَاةِ وَ الْإِنْجِيْلِ
Torah and the Gospel, the knowledgeable, the decent, the
وَ الْعَالِمُ الْعَادِلَ
veracious, and the one who puts his knowledge in practice. 0
وَ الصَّادِقُ الْعَامِلُ
يَا مَوْلَايَ أَنَا آَبْرَاَ إِلَى اللهِ مِنْ اَعْدَآَئِكَ
my master, I repudiate your enemies in the presence of Allah
وَاَتَقَرَّبُ اِلَى اللهِ بِمُوَالَاتِكَ
and I seek nearness to Allah through loyalty to you. So, may
فَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْكَ
وَ عَلَى اَبَآئِكَ وَ اَجْدَادِكَ وَ اَبْنَآئِكَ
Allah bless you, your fathers, your forefathers, your
وَ شِيْعَتِكَ وَ مُحِبِّيْكَ
descendants, your partisans, and your devotees. May Allah's
وَ رَحْمَةُ اللّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ.
mercy and blessings be upon them. You may then offer the twounit prayer of ziyarah, reciting Surah Yasin (No. 36) -after Surah alFatihah in the first unit and Surah alRahman (No. 55) -after Surah alFatihah in the second unit. You may also recite any Surah instead. Then, you may pray Almighty Allah for whatever you need.