Ziaraat & Salawaat Upon Ahlubayt (علیه السلام)

Salawaat Upon Imam Hasan ibn Ali al-Askari

(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 ٱلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ
allahumma salli `ala alhasani bni `aliyyi bni muhammadin
O Allah, (please) send blessings upon al-Hasan the son of `Ali the son of Muhammad,
ٱلْبَرِّ ٱلتَّقِيِّ
albarri alttaqiyyi
the dutiful, the pious,
ٱلصَّادِقِ ٱلْوَفِيِّ
alssadiqi alwafiyyi
the honest, the faithful,
ٱلنُّورِ ٱلْمُضِيءِ
alnnuri almudi'i
the shining light,
خَازِنِ عِلْمِكَ
khazini `ilmika
the hoarder of Your knowledge,
وَٱلْمُذَكِّرِ بِتَوْحِيدِكَ
walmudhakkiri bitawhidika
the reminder of the profession of Your Oneness,
وَوَلِيِّ أَمْرِكَ
wa waliyyi amrika
the authorized to undertake Your mission,
وَخَلَفِ أَئِمَّةِ ٱلدِّينَ
wa khalafi a'immati alddini
the descendant of the leaders of the religion
ٱلْهُدَاةِ ٱلرَّاشِدِينَ
alhudati alrrashidina
who are rightly guiding and rightly directing,
وَٱلْحُجَّةِ عَلَىٰ أَهْلِ ٱلدُّنْيَا
walhujjati `ala ahli alddunya
and the argument against the inhabitants of this world.
فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ يَا رَبِّ
fasalli `alayhi ya rabbi
So, bless him, O my Lord,
أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ
afdala ma sallayta `ala ahadin
with the most favorite blessings that You have ever bestowed
مِنْ أَصْفِيَائِكَ وَحُجَجِكَ وَأَوْلاَدِ رُسُلِكَ
min asfiya'ika wa hujajika wa awladi rusulika
upon any of Your elite persons, argument-persons, and descendants of Your Messengers.
يَا إِلٰهَ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
ya ilaha al`alamina
O God of the worlds!