Ziaraat & Salawaat Upon Ahlubayt (علیه السلام)

Salawaat Upon Imam Ali ibn Husain Zayn-ul-Abideen

the Ornament of the Worshippers (peace be upon him)

Within the recommended rites on Fridays, Shaykh al-Tusi, in his book of Misbah al-Mutahajjid, has mentioned the following from Imam Hasan Askari (peace be upon him):


اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ عَلِيِّ بْنِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ
allahumma salli `ala `aliyyi ibni alhusayni
O Allah, (please) send blessings upon `Ali the son of al-Husayn
سَيِّدِ ٱلْعَابِدِينَ
sayyidi al`abidina
the chief of worshippers
ٱلَّذِي ٱسْتَخْلَصْتَهُ لِنَفْسِكَ
alladhi istakhlastahu linafsika
whom You have purely dedicated to Yourself
وَجَعَلْتَ مِنْهُ أَئِمَّةَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ
wa ja`alta minhu a'immata alhuda
and brought forth from him the Leaders of True Guidance
ٱلَّذِينَ يَهْدُونَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَبِهِ يَعْدِلُونَ
alladhina yahduna bilhaqqi wa bihi ya`diluna
who guide to the truth and judge with it.
ٱخْتَرْتَهُ لِنَفْسِكَ
ikhtartahu linafsika
You have chosen him for Yourself,
وَطَهَّرْتَهُ مِنَ ٱلرِّجْسِ
wa tahhartahu min alrrijsi
purified him against filth,
وَٱصْطَفَيْتَهُ وَجَعَلْتَهُ هَادِياً مَهْدِيّاً
wastafaytahu wa ja`altahu hadiyan mahdiyyan
selected him, and made him guide and well-guided.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ
allahumma salli `alayhi
O Allah, send blessings upon him
أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ
afdala ma sallayta `ala ahadin
with the most excellent blessings that You have ever sent upon any
مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ أَنْبِيَاءِكَ
min dhurriyyati anbiya'ika
of Your Prophets' offspring
حَتَّىٰ تَبْلُغَ بِهِ مَا تَقَرُّ بِهِ عَيْنُهُ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ
hatta tablugha bihi ma taqarru bihi `aynuhu fi alddunya wal-akhirati
so that these blessings raise him to what delights his eye in this world and the Hereafter.
إِنَّكَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
innaka `azizun hakimun
You are verily Almighty and Wise.