Ziarat Imam Hussain on Idd ul fi

According to ad tradition on the authority of a valid chain of authority, Imam al-��diq (`a) has said, �Whoever visits the tomb of al-�usayn at one of the following three nights, will have all his sins forgiven by Almighty Allah, including the past and the coming: the night before `�d al-Fi�r Day, the night before `�d al-A�h� Day, and the mid-Sha`b�n night.�

Imam al-��diq (`a) is reported to have said, �If one visits al-�usayn ibn `Al� at the mid-Sha`b�n night, the `�d al-Fi�r night, and the `Araf�t night in the same year, Almighty Allah will record for him the reward of one thousand times of admissible hajj and one thousand times of acceptable `umrah and will grant him one thousand requests for this world and the Hereafter.�

Imam al-B�qir (`a) is reported to have said, �Whoever spends the `Araf�t Night in the land of Karbal�' and resides to spend the `Araf�t Day there and then leaves, Almighty Allah shall save him from the evils of that year.�

It is worth mentioning that scholars have dedicated two forms of ziy�rah to these two blessed feast days (i.e. `�d al-Fi�r and `�d al-A�h�). The first form has been previously cited as the ziy�rah form at the Qadr Nights, while the other is the following. What is apparently understood from the words of the scholars is that the first form of ziy�rah is said when one visits the holy shrine on the two days of `�d al-Fi�r and `�d al-A�h�, while the following form is said when the holy shrine is visited at the two nights before these two days.

When you intend to visit Imam al-�usayn�s tomb at these two nights, you may stop at the gate of the holy dome, cast your sight on the tomb, and seek permission of admission by saying,

يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا ابَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ	y� mawl�ya y� ab� `abdill�hi	O my master! O Aba`Abdullah!
يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ	yabna ras�li all�hi	O son of Allah�s Messenger!
عَبْدُكَ وَٱبْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَٱبْنُ امَتِكَ	`abduka wabnu `abdika wabnu amatika	I�your slave and son of your slave and your bondwoman,
ٱلذَّلِيلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ	aldhdhal�lu bayna yadayka	who stand submissively before you,
وَٱلْمُصَغَّرُ فِي عُلُوِّ قَدْرِكَ	walmu�aghgharu f� `uluwwi qadrika	who is worth nothing in comparison with your elevated esteem,
وَٱلْمُعْتَرِفُ بِحَقِّكَ	walmu`tarifu bihaqqika	and who admits your right (that is incumbent upon us)�
جَاءَكَ مُسْتَجيراً بِكَ	j�'aka mustaj�ran bika	have come to you, seeking your shelter,
قَاصِداً إِلَىٰ حَرَمِكَ	q��idan il� haramika	heading for your sanctuary,
مُتَوَجِّهاً إِلَىٰ مَقَامِكَ	mutawajjihan il� maq�mika	turning my face towards Your place,
مُتَوَسِّلاً إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ تَعَالَىٰ بِكَ	mutawassilan il� all�hi ta`�l� bika	and beseeching Allah in your name.
اادْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ	a'adkhulu y� mawl�ya	May I enter, O my master?
اادْخُلُ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ	a'adkhulu y� waliyya all�hi	May I enter, O intimate servant of Allah?
اادْخُلُ يَا مَلاَئِكَةَ ٱللَّهِ	a'adkhulu y� mal�'ikata all�hi	May I enter, O Allah�s angels
ٱلْمُحْدِقِينَ بِهٰذَا ٱلْحَرَمِ	almuhdiq�na bih�dh� alharami	who surround this sanctuary
ٱلْمُقيمينَ فِي هٰذَا ٱلْمَشْهَدِ	almuq�m�na f� h�dh� almashhadi	and reside in this shrine?

If your heart feels reverence and your eyes shed tears, then you may enter by preceding your right foot to your left one. You may then say the following words:

اللَّهُ اكْبَرُ كَبيراً	all�hu akbaru kab�ran	Allah is greatly the Most Great.
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثيراً	walhamdu lill�hi kath�ran	All praise be to Allah abundantly.
وَسُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَاصيلاًَ	wa subh�na all�hi bukratan wa a��lan	Glory be to Allah in morns and eves.
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْفَرْدِ ٱلصَّمَدِ	walhamdu lill�hi alfardi al��amadi	All praise be to Allah the Single, the Absolute,
ٱلْمَاجِدِ ٱلاحَدِ	alm�jidi al-ahadi	the Glorious, the One and Only,
ٱلْمُتَفَضِّلِ ٱلْمَنَّانِ	almutafa��ili almann�ni	the All-obliging, the All-benefactor,
ٱلْمُتَطَوِّلِ ٱلْحَنَّانِ	almuta�awwili alhann�ni	the Donor, the All-compassionate
ٱلَّذِي مِنْ تَطَوُّلِهِ	alladh� min ta�awwulih�	Who, out of His conferral (upon us) with His bequests,
سَهَّلَ لِي زِيَارَةَ مَوْلاَيَ بِإِحْسَانِهِ	sahhala l� ziy�rata mawl�ya bi'ihs�nih�	has made easy for me to visit my master out of His beneficence,
وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي عَنْ زِيَارَتِهِ مَمْنُوعاً	wa lam yaj`aln� `an ziy�ratih� mamn�`an	Who has not included me with those who are prevented from visiting him
وَلاَ عَنْ ذِمَّتِهِ مَدْفُوعاً	wa l� `an dhimmatih� mamn�`an	or those who are rejected from being under his inviolability;
بَلْ تَطَوَّلَ وَمَنَحَ	bal ta�awwala wa manaha	rather, He has bestowed upon me and donated me (this favor).

You may then enter the shrine. When you reach its center, you may stop near the tomb with reverence, weeping, and submission, and say the following words: MP3

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صَفْوَةِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� w�ritha �dama �afwati all�hi	Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Adam the choice of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ امِينِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� w�ritha n�hin am�ni all�hi	Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Noah the trustee of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� w�ritha ibr�h�ma khal�li all�hi	Peace be upon you O inheritor of Abraham the Friend of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَىٰ كَلِيمِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� w�ritha m�s� kal�mi all�hi	Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Moses the spoken by Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَىٰ رُوحِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� w�ritha `�s� r�hi all�hi	Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Jesus the spirit of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ	alssal�mu `alayka y� w�ritha muhammadin	Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Muhammad,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ حَبِيبِ ٱللَّهِ	�all� all�hu `alayhi wa �lih� hab�bi all�hi	blessings of Allah be upon him and his Household, the most-beloved of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عَلِيٍّ حُجَّةِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� w�ritha `aliyyin hujjati all�hi	Peace be upon you, O inheritor of `Al� the Argument of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلْوَصِيُّ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلْتَّقِيُّ	alssal�mu `alayka ayyuh� alwa�iyyu albarru alttqiyyu	Peace be upon you, O obedient and pious successor.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ثَارَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ ثَارِهِ وَٱلْوِتْرَ ٱلْمَوْتُورَ	alssal�mu `alayka y� th�ra all�hi wabna th�rih� walwitra almawt�ra	Peace be upon you, O vengeance of Allah, son of His vengeance, and the unavenged so far.
اشْهَدُ انَّكَ قَدْ اقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ	ashhadu annaka qad aqamta al��al�ta	I bear witness that you performed the prayers,
وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ	wa �tayta alzzak�ta	defrayed the poor-rate,
وَامَرْتَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ	wa amarta bilma`r�fi	enjoined the right,
وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ	wa nahayta `an almunkari	forbade the evil,
وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ	wa j�hadta f� all�hi haqqa jih�dih�	and strove for the sake of Allah as exactly as strife must be
حَتَّىٰ ٱسْتُبيحَ حَرَمُكَ وَقُتِلْتَ مَظْلُوماً	hatt� istub�ha haramuka wa qutilta ma�l�man	until your inviolability was violated and you were slain wrongfully.

You may then stop at the side of the Imam�s head with submissive heart and teary eyes and say the following words:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� ab� `abdill�hi	Peace be upon you, O Aba-`Abdullah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal�mu `alayka yabna ras�li all�hi	Peace be upon you, O son of Allah�s Messenger.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ سَيِّدِ ٱلْوَصِيِّينَ	alssal�mu `alayka yabna sayyidi alwa�iyy�na	Peace be upon you, O son of the chief of the prophets� successors.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ فَاطِمَةَ ٱلزَّهْرَاءِ	alssal�mu `alayka yabna f��imata alzzahr�'i	Peace be upon you, O son of Fatimah the luminous lady
سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ	sayyidati nis�'i al`�lam�na	and the doyenne of the women of the worlds.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَطَلَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ	alssal�mu `alayka y� ba�ala almuslim�na	Peace be upon you, O hero of Muslims.
يَا مَوْلاَيَ	y� mawl�ya	O my master,
اشْهَدُ انَّكَ كُنْتَ نُوراً فِي ٱلاصْلاَبِ ٱلشَّامِخَةِ	ashhadu annaka kunta n�ran f� al-a�l�bi alshsh�mikhati	I bear witness that You were light in the lofty loins
وَٱلارْحَامِ ٱلْمُطَهَّرَةِ	wal-arh�mi almu�ahharati	and purified wombs.
لَمْ تُنَجِّسْكَ ٱلْجَاهِلِيَّةُ بِانْجَاسِهَا	lam tunajjiska alj�hiliyyatu bi'anj�sih�	The ignorance could not stain you with its impurities
وَلَمْ تُلْبِسْكَ مِنْ مُدْلَهِمَّاتِ ثِيَابِهَا	wa lam tulbiska min mudlahimm�ti thiy�bih�	or dress you its gloomy garbs.
وَاشْهَدُ انَّكَ مِنْ دَعَائِمِ ٱلدِّينِ	wa ashhadu annaka min da`�'imi aldd�ni	I also bear witness that you are one of the pillars of the religion,
وَارْكَانِ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ	wa ark�ni almuslim�na	the supports of Muslims,
وَمَعْقِلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ	wa ma`qili almu'min�na	and the havens of the faithful believers.
وَاشْهَدُ انَّكَ ٱلإِمَامُ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلتَّقِيُّ ٱلرَّضِيُّ	wa ashhadu annaka al-im�mu albarru alttqiyyu alrr�iyyu	I also bear witness that you are the God-fearing, pious, pleased,
ٱلزَّكِيُّ ٱلْهَادِي ٱلْمَهْدِيُّ	alzzakiyyu alh�d� almahdiyyu	pure, guide, and well-guided Imam.
وَاشْهَدُ انَّ ٱلائِمَّةَ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ	wa ashhadu anna al-a'immata min wuldika	I also bear witness that the Imams from your progeny
كَلِمَةُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَاعْلاَمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ	kalimatu alttaqw� wa a`l�mu alhud�	are the spokesmen of piety, the signs of guidance,
وَٱلْعُروَةُ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ	wal`urwatu alwuthq�	the firmest handle (of Islam),
وَٱلْحُجَّةُ عَلَىٰ اهْلِ ٱلدُّنْيَا	walhujjatu `al� ahli aldduny�	and the arguments against the inhabitants of this world.

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ	inn� lill�hi wa inn� ilayhi r�ji`�na	To Allah we belong and to Him is our return.
يَا مَوْلاَيَ انَا مُوَالٍ لِوَلِيِّكُمْ	y� mawl�ya an� muw�lin liwaliyyikum	O my master, I am loyal to your loyalists
وَمُعَادٍ لِعَدُوِّكُمْ	wa mu`�din li`aduwwikum	and enemy of your enemies.
وَانَا بِكُمْ مُؤْمِنٌ وَبِإِيَابِكُمْ	wa an� bikum mu'minun wa bi'iy�bikum	I also believe in you all and in your Return
مُوقِنٌ بِشَرَايعِ دِينِي	m�qinun bishar�yi`i d�n�	and I have full confidence in the laws of my religion
وَخَوَاتيمِ عَمَلِي	wa khaw�t�mi `amal�	and in the seals of my deeds.
وَقَلْبِي لِقَلْبِكُمْ سِلْمٌ	wa qalb� liqalbikum silmun	My heart is at peace with your heart
وَامْرِي لاِمْرِكُمْ مُتَّبِعٌ	wa amr� li'amrikum muttabi`un	and all my affairs are following your commands.
يَا مَوْلاَيَ اتَيْتُكَ خَائِفاً فَآمِنِّي	y� mawl�ya ataytuka kh�'ifan fa'�minn�	O my master, I have come to you fearful; so, (please) secure me.
وَاتَيْتُكَ مُسْتَجِيراً فَاجِرْنِي	wa ataytuka mustaj�ran fa'ajirn�	I have come to you seeking shelter; so, (please) grant me shelter.
وَاتَيْتُكَ فَقِيراً فَاغْنِنِي	wa ataytuka faq�ran fa'aghnin�	I have come to you deprived; so, (please) grant me wealth.
سَيِّدِي وَمَوْلاَيَ	sayyid� wa mawl�ya	My chief and master,
انْتَ مَوْلاَيَ حُجَّةُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَىٰ ٱلْخَلْقِ اجْمَعِينَ	anta mawl�ya hujjatu all�hi `al� alkhalqi ajma`�na	you are, O my master, Allah�s argument against all of His creatures.
آمَنْتُ بِسِرِّكُمْ وَعَلاَنِيَتِكُمْ	�mantu bisirrikum wa `al�niyatikum	I believe in your secret and open affairs,
وَبِظَاهِرِكُمْ وَبَاطِنِكُمْ	wa bi��hirikum wa b��inikum	in your visible and invisible affairs,
وَاوَّلِكُمْ وَآخِرِكُمْ	wa awwalikum wa �khirikum	and in the foremost and the last of you.
وَاشْهَدُ انَّكَ ٱلتَّالِي لِكِتَابِ ٱللَّهِ وَامينُ ٱللَّهِ	wa ashhadu annaka altt�l� likit�bi all�hi wa am�nu all�hi	I also bear witness that you have recited the Book of Allah and you are the Trustee of Allah,
ٱلدَّاعِي إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ	aldd�`� il� all�hi bilhikmati walmaw`i�ati alhasanati	who calls to Allah with wisdom and excellent exhortation.
لَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ امَّةً ظَلَمَتْكَ	la`ana all�hu ummatan �alamatka	May Allah curse the people who wronged you.
وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ امَّةً سَمِعَتْ بِذٰلِكَ فَرَضِيَتْ بِهِ	wa la`ana all�hu ummatan sami`at bidh�lika fara�iyat bih�	May Allah curse the people who were pleased when they heard of that.

You may then offer a two-unit prayer to the side of the Imam�s head and when you finish, you may say the following words: Mp3

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي لَكَ صَلَّيْتُ	all�humma inn� laka �allaytu	O Allah, I have offered a prayer for You
وَلَكَ رَكَعْتُ وَلَكَ سَجَدْتُ	wa laka raka`tu wa laka sajadtu	and I have genuflected and prostrated myself for You
وَحْدَكَ لاََ شَرِيكَ لَكَ	wahdaka l� shar�ka laka	alone without setting any partner to You,
فَإِنَّهُ لاََ تَجُوزُ ٱلصَّلاَةُ	fa'innah� l� taj�zu al��al�tu	because prayers,
وَٱلرُّكُوعُ وَٱلسُّجُودُ إِلاَّ لَكَ	walrruk�`u walssuj�du ill� laka	genuflections, and prostrations are illegal for anyone save You,
لاِنَّكَ انْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاََ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ	li'annaka anta all�hu alladh� l� il�ha ill� anta	because You are Allah; there is no god save You.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍٍ	all�humma �alli `al� muhammadin wa �li muhammadin	O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَابْلِغْهُمْ عَنِّي افْضَلَ ٱلسَّلاَمِ وَٱلتَّحِيَّةِ	wa ablighhum `ann� af�ala alssal�mi walttahiyyati	convey to them the most favorite salutations and greetings from me,
وَٱرْدُدْ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُمُ ٱلسَّلاَمَ	wardud `alayya minhum alssal�ma	and convey to me their response to my greeting.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَهَاتَانِ ٱلرَّكْعَتَانِ هَدِيَّةٌ مِنِّي	all�humma wa h�t�ni alrrak`at�ni hadiyyatun minn�	O Allah, these two units of prayer are a present from me
إِلَىٰ سَيِّدِي ٱلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ	il� sayyid� alhusayni ibni `aliyyin	to my master al-Husayn the son of `Ali,
عَلَيْهِمَا ٱلسَّلاَمُ	`alayhim� alssal�mu	peace be upon both of them.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَيْهِ	all�humma �alli `al� muhammadin wa `alayhi	O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon him,
وَتَقَبَّلْهُمَا مِنِّي وَٱجْزِنِي عَليْهِمَا	wa taqabbalhum� minn� wajzin� `alayhim�	accept these two units of prayer from me, and reward me for them
افْضَلَ امَلِي وَرَجَائِي فِيكَ وَفِي وَلِيِّكَ	af�ala amal� wa raj�'� f�ka wa f� waliyyika	by granting me the best of my hope and expectation in you and in Your Friend,
يَا وَلِيَّ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ	y� waliyya almu'min�na	O Guardian of the believers!

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ	alssal�mu `al� alhusayni ibni `aliyyin	Peace be upon al-Husayn the son of `Ali,
ٱلْمَظْلُومِ ٱلشَّهِيدِ	alma�l�mi alshshah�di	the wronged and martyred,
قَتِيلِ ٱلْعَبَرَاتِ	qat�li al`abar�ti	the victim of shed tears,
وَاسِيرِ ٱلْكُرُبَاتِ	wa as�ri alkurub�ti	and the captive of agonies.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اشْهَدُ انَّهُ وَلِيُّكَ وَٱبْنُ وَلِيِّكَ	all�humma inn� ashhadu annah� waliyyuka wabnu waliyyika	O Allah, I do bear witness that he is Your intimate friend and the son of Your intimate friend
وَصَفِيُّكَ ٱلثَّائِرُ بِحَقِّكَ	wa �afiyyuka althth�'iru bihaqqika	and Your choicest one who revolted to demand with Your right.
اكْرَمْتَهُ بِكَرَامَتِكَ	akramtah� bikar�matika	You have thus honored him with Your honor,
وَخَتَمْتَ لَهُ بِٱلشَّهَادَةِ	wa khatamta lah� bilshshah�dati	sealed his lifetime with martyrdom,
وَجَعَلْتَهُ سَيِّداً مِنَ ٱلسَّادَةِ	wa ja`altah� sayyidan min alss�dati	made him one of the chiefs
وَقَائِداً مِنَ ٱلْقَادَةِ	wa q�'idan min alq�dati	and one of the leaders,
وَاكْرَمْتَهُ بِطِيبِ ٱلْوِلاَدَةِ	wa akramtah� bi��bi alwil�dati	honored him with immaculate birth,
وَاعْطَيْتَهُ مَوَاريثَ ٱلانْبِيَاءِ	wa a`�aytah� maw�r�tha al-anbiy�'i	gave him the inheritances of the prophets,
وَجَعَلْتَهُ حُجَّةً عَلَىٰ خَلْقِكَ مِنَ ٱلاوْصِيَاءِ	wa ja`altah� hujjatan `al� khalqika min al-aw�iy�'i	and made him argument against Your creatures and one of the Successors.
فَاعْذَرَ فِي ٱلدُّعَاءِ	fa'a`dhara f� alddu`�'i	So, he called to You flawlessly,
وَمَنَحَ ٱلنَّصِيحَةَ	wa manaha alnna��hata	gave advice,
وَبَذَلَ مُهْجَتَهُ فِيكَ	wa badhala muhjatah� f�ka	and sacrificed himself for Your sake
حَتَّىٰ ٱسْتَنْقَذَ عِبَادَكَ مِنَ ٱلْجَهَالَةِ وَحَيْرَةِ ٱلضَّلاَلَةِ	hatt� istanqadha `ib�daka min aljah�lati wa hayrati al��al�lati	until he could save Your servants from ignorance and perplexity of straying off.
وَقَدْ تَوَازَرَ عَلَيْهِ مَنْ غَرَّتْهُ ٱلدُّنْيَا	wa qad taw�zara `alayhi man gharrat-hu aldduny�	Yet, those whom were seduced by this worldly life,
وَبَاعَ حَظَّهُ مِنَ ٱلآخِرَةِ بِٱلادْنَىٰ	wa b�`a ha��ah� min al-�khirati bil-adn�	those who sold their share of the Hereafter with the lowly price,
وَتَرَدَّىٰ فِي هَوَاهُ	wa taradd� f� haw�hu	those who perished because of following their desires,
وَاسْخَطَكَ وَاسْخَطَ نَبِيَّكَ	wa askha�aka wa askha�a nabiyyaka	those who brought to themselves Your wrath and the wrath of Your Prophet,
وَاطَاعَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ اوْلِي ٱلشِّقَاقِ وَٱلنِّفَاقِ	wa a��`a min `ib�dika ul� alshshiq�qi walnnif�qi	and those who obeyed the dissident and hypocritical servants of You
وَحَمَلَةَ ٱلاوْزَارِ ٱلْمُسْتَوْجِبِينَ ٱلنَّارَ	wa hamalata al-awz�ri almustawjib�na alnn�ra	and the bearers of the burdens (of sins) who deserve Hellfire�all those supported each other against him;
فَجَاهَدَهُمْ فِيكَ صَابِراً مُحْتَسِباً	faj�hadahum f�ka ��biran muhtasiban	so, he fought against them with steadfastness and expectation of Your reward,
مُقْبِلاًَ غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ	muqbilan ghayra mudbirin	facing them courageously, never turning back,
لاََ تَاخُذُهُ فِي ٱللَّهِ لَوْمَةُ لاَئِمٍ	l� ta'khudhuh� f� all�hi lawmatu l�'imin	and never fearing the blame of anyone concerning carrying out his duty towards You
حَتَّىٰ سُفِكَ فِي طَاعَتِكَ دَمُهُ	hatt� sufika f� ��`atika damuh�	until his blood was shed while he was in obedience to You
وَٱسْتُبيحَ حَرِيـمُهُ	wastub�ha har�muh�	and his inviolability was also infringed.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱلْعَنْهُمْ لَعْناً وَبِيلاًَ	all�humma il`anhum la`nan wab�lan	O Allah, curse them with incessant curses
وَعَذِّبْهُمْ عَذَاباً الِيماً	wa `adhdhibhum `adh�ban al�man	and chastise them with painful chastisement.

You may then turn to `Al� ibn al-�usayn (`a), who is buried to the side of Imam al-�usayn�s feet, and say the following words:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� waliyya all�hi	Peace be upon you, O Allah�s intimate servant.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal�mu `alayka yabna ras�li all�hi	Peace be upon you, O son of Allah�s Messenger.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ خَاتَمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ	alssal�mu `alayka yabna kh�tami alnnabiyy�na	Peace be upon you, O son of the seal of the prophets.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ فَاطِمَةَ	alssal�mu `alayka yabna f��imata	Peace be upon you, O son of F��imah
سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ	sayyidati nis�'i al`�lam�na	the doyenne of the women of the worlds.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ	alssal�mu `alayka yabna am�ri almu'min�na	Peace be upon you, O son of the Commander of the Faithful.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلْمَظْلُومُ ٱلشَّهِيدُ	alssal�mu `alayka ayyuh� alma�l�mu alshshah�du	Peace be upon you, O persecuted and martyred.
بِابِي انْتَ وَامِّي	bi'ab� anta wa umm�	May Allah accept my father and my mother as ransoms for you.
عِشْتَ سَعيداً	`ishta sa`�dan	You lived happily
وَقُتِلْتَ مَظْلُوماً شَهيداً	wa qutilta ma�l�man shah�dan	and were killed as wronged and martyred.

You may then turn to the tombs of the martyrs�may Allah�s pleasure be upon them�and say the following words:

You may then walk to the shrine of al-`Abb�s ibn `Al�, stop at his holy tomb, and say the following words:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلْعَبْدُ ٱلصَّالِحُ وَٱلصِّدِّيقُ ٱلْمُوَاسِي	alssal�mu `alayka ayyuh� al`abdu al��lihu wal��idd�qu almuw�s�	Peace be upon you, O righteous servant (of Allah) and veracious self-sacrificing.
اشْهَدُ انَّكَ آمَنْتَ بِٱللَّهِ	ashhadu annaka �manta bill�hi	I bear witness that you believed in Allah,
وَنَصَرْتَ ٱبْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ	wa na�arta ibna ras�li all�hi	supported the son of Allah�s Messenger,
وَدَعَوْتَ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ	wa da`awta il� sab�li all�hi	called to the way of Allah,
وَوَاسَيْتَ بِنَفْسِكَ	wa w�sayta binafsika	and sacrificed yourself for Him.
فَعَلَيْكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ افْضَلُ ٱلتَّحِيَّةِ وَٱلسَّلاَمِ	fa`alayka min all�hi af�alu alttahiyyati walssal�mi	So, the most favorite greetings and compliments of Allah be upon you.

You may then stand up to offer a two-unit prayer to the side of his head and then repeat the same words that you have said after offering a prayer at Imam al-�usayn�s shrine. These words, which have been previously cited, begin with the following statement:

You may then return to the shrine of Imam al-�usayn (`a) to reside there for any period you like. However, it is recommended not to appoint the holy shrine as one�s place of residence and spending the night there.

If you intend to leave and bid farewell to the Imam (`a), you may stop at the side of the head and say the following words while weeping:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ	alssal�mu `alayka y� mawl�ya	Peace be upon you, O my master.
سَلاَمَ مُوَدِّعٍ لاََ قَالٍ وَلاَ سَئِمٍ	sal�ma muwaddi`in l� q�lin wa l� sa'imin	This is the greeting of one who has to bid you farewell although he is neither bored with you nor tired of you.
فَإِنْ انْصَرِفْ فَلاَ عَنْ مَلاَلَةٍ	fa'in an�arif fal� `an mal�latin	If I leave (you), this is not because of weariness,
وَإِنْ اقِمْ فَلاَ عَنْ سُوءِ ظَنٍّ	wa in uqim fal� `an s�'i �annin	and if I reside, this is not because of mistrusting
بِمَا وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّابِرِينَ	bim� wa`ada all�hu al��bir�na	the promise that Allah has made for the serene ones.
يَا مَوْلاَيَ لاََ جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ آخِرَ ٱلْعَهْدِ مِنِّي لِزِيَارَتِكَ	y� mawl�ya l� ja`alah� all�hu �khira al`ahdi minn� liziy�ratika	O my master, may Allah not decide this time of my visit to you to be the last
وَرَزَقَنِيَ ٱلْعَوْدَ إِلَيْكَ	wa razaqan� al`awda ilayka	and may He endue me with more chances to re-visit you,
وَٱلْمَقَامَ فِي حَرَمِكَ	walmaq�ma f� haramika	to reside in your sanctuary,
وَٱلْكَوْنَ فِي مَشْهَدِكَ	walkawna f� mashhadika	and to be in your presence.
آمِينَ رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ	�m�na rabba al`�lam�na	Respond to me, O Lord of the worlds!

You may then kiss the tomb and try to pass your entire body over it, because this tomb is security and protection. You may then leave it by walking backwards without giving your back to the tomb. You may say the following words:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَابَ ٱلْمَقَامِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� b�ba almaq�mi	Peace be upon you, O door to the High Position.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا شَرِيكَ ٱلْقُرْآنِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� shar�ka alqur'�ni	Peace be upon you, O partner of the Quran.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱلْخِصَامِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� hujjata alkhi��mi	Peace be upon you, O argument against disputants.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَفِينَةَ ٱلنَّجَاةِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� saf�nata alnnaj�ti	Peace be upon you, O ark of salvation.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا مَلاَئِكَةَ رَبِّي	alssal�mu `alaykum y� mal�'ikata rabb�	Peace be upon you all, O angels of my Lord
ٱلْمُقِيمِينَ فِي هٰذَا ٱلْحَرَمِ	almuq�m�na f� h�dh� alharami	who are residing in this sanctuary.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ابَداً	alssal�mu `alayka abadan	Peace be upon you forever
مَا بَقِيتُ وَبَقِيَ ٱللَّيْلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ	m� baq�tu wa baqiya allaylu walnnah�ru	as long as I am existent and as long as there are day and night.

Sayyid Ibn ��w�s and Muhammad ibn al-Mashhad� said, �If you do all these devotional acts (correctly), you will be as if you have visited Almighty Allah in His Divine Throne.�

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ وَبِٱللَّهِ	bismi all�hi wa bill�hi	In the Name of Allah (I begin), in Allah (I trust),
وَفِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ	wa f� sab�li all�hi	on the way of Allah (I proceed),
وَعَلَىٰ مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ	wa `al� millati ras�li all�hi	and the norm of the Messenger of Allah (I follow).
اَللَّهُمَّ انْزِلْنِي مُنْزَلاً مُبَارَكاً	all�humma anziln� munzalan mub�rakan	O Allah, (please do) enable me to reside blessedly
وَانْتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْمُنْزِلِينَ	wa anta khayru almunzil�na	and You are the best of those who enable to reside.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ايُّهَا ٱلذَّابُّونَ عَنْ تَوْحِيدِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal�mu `alaykum ayyuh� aldhdh�bb�na `an tawh�di all�hi	Peace be upon you all, O defenders of (the faith of) Allah�s Oneness.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ	alssal�mu `alaykum bim� �abartum	Peace be upon you because you were constant.
فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَىٰ ٱلدَارِ	fani`ma `uqb� aldd�ri	How excellent then the issue of the abode is.
بِابي انْتُمْ وَامِّي	bi'ab� antum wa umm�	May Allah accept my father and my mother as ransoms for you.
فُزْتُمْ فَوْزاً عَظيماً	fuztum fawzan `a��man	You achieved a great success.

بِابِي انْتَ وَامِّي يَا نَاصِرَ دِينِ ٱللَّهِ	bi'ab� anta wa umm� y� n��ira d�ni all�hi	May Allah accept my father and mother as ransoms for you, O supporter of Allah�s religion.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَاصِرَ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� n��ira alhusayni al��idd�qi	Peace be upon you, O supporter of al-�usayn the veracious.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَاصِرَ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ ٱلشَّهِيدِ	alssal�mu `alayka y� n��ira alhusayni alshshah�di	Peace be upon you, O supporter of al-�usayn the martyr.
عَلَيْكَ مِنِّي ٱلسَّلاَمُ	`alayka minn� alssal�mu	Peace from me be upon you
مَا بَقِيتُ وَبَقِيَ ٱللَّيْلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ	m� baq�tu wa baqiya allaylu walnnah�ru	as long as I am existent and as long as there are day and night.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي لَكَ صَلَّيْتُ	all�humma inn� laka �allaytu	O Allah, I have offer a prayer for You
وَلَكَ رَكَعْتُ وَلَكَ سَجَدْتُ�	wa laka raka`tu wa laka sajadtu�	and I have genuflected and prostrated myself for You�

Ziarat on the 'Night' of `Idd ul-Fitr and `Idd al-Adha