Text:Ziyarah Text of Imam 'Ali b. Muhammad al-Hadi (a)

When you arrive at the holy place of Imam al-Hadi (a) in Samarra, you may immediately perform the ritual bathing of ziyarah, put on the cleanest of your clothes, and walk with tranquility and gravity towards the holy shrine. When you reach the gate, you may ask permission for entrance, by saying the following words
May I enter, O Prophet of Allah?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا نَبِيَّ ٱللَّهِ
May I enter, O Commander of the Faithful?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا أَمِيرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
May I enter, O Fatima the luminous and the doyenne of the women of the world?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا فَاطِمَةُ ٱلزَّهْرَاءُ سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
May I enter, O my master al-Hasan the son of 'Ali?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ ٱلْحَسَنُ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
May I enter, O my master al-Husayn the son of 'Ali?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ ٱلْحُسَيْنُ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
May I enter, O my master 'Ali the son of al-Husayn?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ عَلِيُّ بْنَ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ
May I enter, O my master Muhammad the son of 'Ali?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
May I enter, O my master Ja'far the son of Muhammad?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ جَعْفَرُ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ
May I enter, O my master Musa the son of Ja'far?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُوسَىٰ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ
May I enter, O my master 'Ali the son of Musa?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ عَلِيُّ بْنَ مُوسَىٰ
May I enter, O my master Muhammad the son of 'Ali?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
May I enter, O my master Abu l-Hasan 'Ali the son of Muhammad?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا أَبَا ٱلْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ
May I enter, O my master Ab£-Muhammad al-Hasan the son of 'Ali?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلْحَسَنُ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
May I enter, O angels of Allah who are assigned to manage this holy sanctuary?	أَأَدْخُلُ يَا مَلاَئِكَةَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوَكَّلِينَ بِهٰذَا ٱلْحَرَمِ ٱلشَّرِيفِ
You may then enter the holy shrine preceding your right foot to the left. When you stop on the tomb of Imam Abu l-Hasan al-Hadi, peace be upon him, directing your face towards the tomb and your back towards the qibla direction, you may say "Allah-u akbar" (الله أکبر, Allah is the greatest) one hundred times. Then say,
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.	بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّ‌حْمَـٰنِ الرَّ‌حِيمِ
Peace be upon you, O Abu l-Hasan Ali the son of Muhammad, the pious, right-directing, and brightly shining light. Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you. Peace be upon you, O sincerely attached friend of Allah. Peace be upon you, O confidant of Allah. Peace be upon you, O rope of Allah. Peace be upon you, O household of Allah. Peace be upon you, O select of Allah. Peace be upon you, O choice of Allah. Peace be upon you, O trustee of Allah. Peace be upon you, O proof of Allah. Peace be upon you, O most-beloved by Allah. Peace be upon you, O light of the lights.	السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّكِيَّ الرَّاشِدَ النُّورَ الثَّاقِبَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفِيَّ اللَّهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سِرَّ اللَّهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبْلَ اللَّهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا آلَ اللَّهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خِيَرَةَ اللَّهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفْوَةَ اللَّهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَقَّ اللَّهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيبَ اللَّهِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ الْأَنْوَارِ
Peace be upon you, O pride of the virtuous ones. Peace be upon you, O descendant of the upright ones. Peace be upon you, O essence of the purified ones. Peace be upon you, O argument of the All-beneficent God. Peace be upon you, O essence of the true faith. Peace be upon you, O master of the believers. Peace be upon you, O guardian of the righteous ones. Peace be upon you, O symbol of true guidance. Peace be upon you, O ally of piety. Peace be upon you, O mainstay of the religion. Peace be upon you, O son of the seal of the Prophets.	السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا زَيْنَ الْأَبْرَارِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَلِيلَ الْأَخْيَارِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عُنْصُرَ الْأَطْهَارِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ الرَّحْمَنِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رُكْنَ الْإِيمَانِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ الصَّالِحِينَ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَلَمَ الْهُدَى السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَلِيفَ التُّقَى السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمُودَ الدِّينِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ،
Peace be upon you, O son of the chief of the Prophets' successors. Peace be upon you, O son of Fatimah the Luminous and the doyenne of the women of the world. Peace be upon you, O faithful trustee. Peace be upon you, O favorite epitome. Peace be upon you, O ascetic and pious. Peace be upon you, O decisive argument against all creatures. Peace be upon you, O succeeding of the Qur'an.	السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ سَيِّدِ الْوَصِيِّينَ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ فَاطِمَةَ الزَّهْرَاءِ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْأَمِينُ الْوَفِيُّ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْعَلَمُ الرَّضِيُّ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الزَّاهِدُ التَّقِيُّ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْحُجَّةُ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا التَّالِي لِلْقُرْآنِ
Peace be upon you, O distinguishing between the lawful and the unlawful. Peace be upon you, O sincere saint. Peace be upon you, O evident course. Peace be upon you, O bright star. I bear witness, O my master Abu l-Hasan, that you are verily the decisive argument of Allah against His creatures, His representative among His created beings, His trusted administrator in His lands, and His witness over His servants.	السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْمُبَيِّنُ لِلْحَلالِ مِنَ الْحَرَامِ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْوَلِيُّ النَّاصِحُ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الطَّرِيقُ الْوَاضِحُ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّجْمُ اللائِحُ أَشْهَدُ يَا مَوْلايَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ أَنَّكَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَ خَلِيفَتُهُ فِي بَرِيَّتِهِ وَ أَمِينُهُ فِي بِلادِهِ وَ شَاهِدُهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ،
I also bear witness that you are verily the word of piety, the door to true guidance, the Firmest Handle, and the evident proof against those who are on the earth and those who are beneath the layers of the soil. I bear witness that you are purified from sins, cleaned against defects, bestowed with the honor of Allah, endued with the proof of Allah, granted the Word of Allah, and the stronghold to whom the servants (of Allah) resort and by whom the lands are revived.	وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ كَلِمَةُ التَّقْوَى وَ بَابُ الْهُدَى وَ الْعُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى وَ الْحُجَّةُ عَلَى مَنْ فَوْقَ الْأَرْضِ وَ مَنْ تَحْتَ الثَّرَى وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ الْمُطَهَّرُ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ الْمُبَرَّأُ مِنَ الْعُيُوبِ وَ الْمُخْتَصُّ بِكَرَامَةِ اللَّهِ وَ الْمَحْبُوُّ بِحُجَّةِ اللَّهِ وَ الْمَوْهُوبُ لَهُ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ الرُّكْنُ الَّذِي يَلْجَأُ إِلَيْهِ الْعِبَادُ وَ تُحْيَا بِهِ الْبِلادُ
I bear witness, O my master, that I have faith in and I submit to you, your forefathers and your sons, I follow all of you in my personal affairs, in my religious performance, in the seals of my deed, and in my return and final place. I do show loyalty to your loyalists, I show enmity towards your enemies, I believe in all of the invisible and the visible, and the first and the last of you. May Allah accept my father and mother as ransoms for you. Peace and Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you. Peace and Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you.	وَ أَشْهَدُ يَا مَوْلايَ أَنِّي بِكَ وَ بِآبَائِكَ وَ أَبْنَائِكَ مُوقِنٌ مُقِرٌّ وَ لَكُمْ تَابِعٌ فِي ذَاتِ نَفْسِي وَ شَرَائِعِ دِينِي وَ خَاتِمَةِ عَمَلِي وَ مُنْقَلَبِي وَ مَثْوَايَ وَ أَنِّي وَلِيٌّ لِمَنْ وَالاكُمْ وَ عَدُوٌّ لِمَنْ عَادَاكُمْ مُؤْمِنٌ بِسِرِّكُمْ وَ عَلانِيَتِكُمْ وَ أَوَّلِكُمْ وَ آخِرِكُمْ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي [وَ السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ ] وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ.
You may then kiss the tomb and place your right and then left cheeks on it and say the following words:
O Allah, (please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and send blessings upon Your faithful demonstrator, Your sagacious representative, Your well-pleased trustee, Your sincerely attached guide, Your Right Path, the most important approach, the just and equitable course, the light of the faithful believers' hearts, the friend of the pious ones, and the comrade of the sincere.	اللَّهُمَّ [صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ] صَلِّ عَلَى حُجَّتِكَ الْوَفِيِّ وَ وَلِيِّكَ الزَّكِيِّ وَ أَمِينِكَ الْمُرْتَضَى وَ صَفِيِّكَ الْهَادِي وَ صِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ وَ الْجَادَّةِ الْعُظْمَى وَ الطَّرِيقَةِ الْوُسْطَى نُورِ قُلُوبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ وَلِيِّ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَ صَاحِبِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
O Allah, (please do) send blessings upon our Master Muhammad and upon his Household and send blessings upon Ali the son of Muhammad, the rightly-directing, the infallible guide, the free from defects, who, putting hope in You, kept himself aloof from temptations, who was tested (by You) through tribulations, who was examined (by You) through acting excellently towards misfortunes, and through steadfastness against complaining; (he is) the spiritual guide of Your servants, the blessing for Your lands, the destination of Your mercy,	اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ صَلِّ عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الرَّاشِدِ الْمَعْصُومِ مِنَ الزَّلَلِ وَ الطَّاهِرِ مِنَ الْخَلَلِ وَ الْمُنْقَطِعِ إِلَيْكَ بِالْأَمَلِ الْمَبْلُوِّ بِالْفِتَنِ وَ الْمُخْتَبَرِ بِالْمِحَنِ وَ الْمُمْتَحَنِ بِحُسْنِ الْبَلْوَى وَ صَبْرِ الشَّكْوَى مُرْشِدِ عِبَادِكَ وَ بَرَكَةِ بِلادِكَ وَ مَحَلِّ رَحْمَتِكَ،
the hoarder of Your wisdom, the leader to Your Paradise, the all-knowledgeable among Your created beings, the true guide of Your creatures, whom You pleased, preferred, selected to take the place of Your Prophet among his people, and bounded with the guardianship of his laws. So, he accomplished the onerous task of representation (of the Prophet), carrying it perfectly, and undertaking the responsibility of bearing it. He neither slipped in any problematic action nor did he fail to solve any complexity. Rather, he relieved all agonies, sealed the loopholes, and fulfilled the required.	وَ مُسْتَوْدَعِ حِكْمَتِكَ وَ الْقَائِدِ إِلَى جَنَّتِكَ الْعَالِمِ فِي بَرِيَّتِكَ وَ الْهَادِي فِي خَلِيقَتِكَ الَّذِي ارْتَضَيْتَهُ وَ انْتَجَبْتَهُ وَ اخْتَرْتَهُ لِمَقَامِ رَسُولِكَ فِي أُمَّتِهِ وَ أَلْزَمْتَهُ حِفْظَ شَرِيعَتِهِ فَاسْتَقَلَّ بِأَعْبَاءِ الْوَصِيَّةِ نَاهِضاً بِهَا وَ مُضْطَلِعاً بِحَمْلِهَا لَمْ يَعْثُرْ فِي مُشْكِلٍ وَ لا هَفَا فِي مُعْضِلٍ بَلْ كَشَفَ الْغُمَّةَ وَ سَدَّ الْفُرْجَةَ وَ أَدَّى الْمُفْتَرَضَ،
O Allah, just as You made him a source of delight for Your Prophet, so also (please) raise him to the most elevated position, give him the most fitting reward that suits him, bless him, convey our greetings and salutations to him, and give us, on account of our love for him, from You bounties, favors, amnesty, and approval. Verily, You are the Lord of superabundant favors.	اللَّهُمَّ فَكَمَا أَقْرَرْتَ نَاظِرَ نَبِيِّكَ بِهِ فَرَقِّهِ [فَارْفَعْ ] دَرَجَتَهُ وَ أَجْزِلْ لَدَيْكَ مَثُوبَتَهُ وَ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَ بَلِّغْهُ مِنَّا تَحِيَّةً وَ سَلاماً وَ آتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ فِي مُوَالاتِهِ فَضْلاً وَ إِحْسَاناً وَ مَغْفِرَةً وَ رِضْوَاناً إِنَّكَ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ.
You may then offer the Ziyarah Prayer. When you accomplish, you may say the following prayer:
O Lord of omnipotent power! O Lord of all-inclusive mercy! O Lord of successive favors! O Lord of uninterrupted bounties! O Lord of magnificent bestowals! O Lord of abundant conferrals! (Please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad the veracious ones, grant me that which I ask from You, re-unify me (with my family), unite me (with my family), purify my deeds, cause not my heart to stray after You have guided me, cause not my footstep to slip, never refer me to myself even for a time as short as a wink of an eye,	ا ذَا الْقُدْرَةِ الْجَامِعَةِ وَ الرَّحْمَةِ الْوَاسِعَةِ وَ الْمِنَنِ الْمُتَتَابِعَةِ وَ الْآلاءِ الْمُتَوَاتِرَةِ وَ الْأَيَادِي الْجَلِيلَةِ وَ الْمَوَاهِبِ الْجَزِيلَةِ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقِينَ وَ أَعْطِنِي سُؤْلِي وَ اجْمَعْ شَمْلِي وَ لُمَّ شَعَثِي وَ زَكِّ عَمَلِي وَ لا تُزِغْ قَلْبِي بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنِي وَ لا تُزِلْ [تُزِلَ ] قَدَمِي وَ لا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ أَبَداً
disappoint not my desire, expose not my private parts, disclose not my covering, cause me not to feel lonely, despair me not, be to me kind and merciful, guide me (to the right path), make me grow, purify me, cleanse me, dedicate me to You, select me, render me suitable, arrange me for You alone, attach me to Yourself, draw me near You, take me not far away from You, be kind to me, do not turn away from me, honor me, do not humiliate me, do not deprive me of all that which I ask from You,	وَ لا تُخَيِّبْ طَمَعِي وَ لا تُبْدِ عَوْرَتِي وَ لا تَهْتِكْ سِتْرِي وَ لا تُوحِشْنِي وَ لا تُؤْيِسْنِي وَ كُنْ بِي رَءُوفاً رَحِيماً وَ اهْدِنِي وَ زَكِّنِي وَ طَهِّرْنِي وَ صَفِّنِي وَ اصْطَفِنِي وَ خَلِّصْنِي وَ اسْتَخْلِصْنِي وَ اصْنَعْنِي وَ اصْطَنِعْنِي وَ قَرِّبْنِي إِلَيْكَ وَ لا تُبَاعِدْنِي مِنْكَ وَ الْطُفْ بِي وَ لا تَجْفُنِي وَ أَكْرِمْنِي وَ لا تُهِنِّي وَ مَا أَسْأَلُكَ فَلا تَحْرِمْنِي ،
and give me altogether all that which I have not asked from You. (Please do all that) in the name of Your mercy, O most merciful of all those who show mercy. I also beseech You in the name of the sacredness of Your Honorable Face, the sanctity of Your Prophet Muhammad, may Your blessings be upon him and upon his Household, and the sanctity of Your Prophet's Household; namely, Ali the Commander of the Faithful, al-Hasan, al-Husayn, Ali, Muhammad, Ja'far, Musa, Ali, Muhammad, Ali, al-Hasan, and the Remaining Successor; may Your benedictions and blessings be upon them all, (I beseech You in their names) to send blessings upon all of them, hasten the Relief of their Rising Imam by Your permission, support him, betake him as the means of victory of Your religion, and include me with those who shall be redeemed through him and those who act sincerely in obedience to him.	وَ مَا لا أَسْأَلُكَ فَاجْمَعْهُ لِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحُرْمَةِ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ وَ بِحُرْمَةِ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ بِحُرْمَةِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ رَسُولِكَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيٍّ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ جَعْفَرٍ وَ مُوسَى وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْخَلَفِ الْبَاقِي صَلَوَاتُكَ وَ بَرَكَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ وَ تُعَجِّلَ فَرَجَ قَائِمِهِمْ بِأَمْرِكَ وَ تَنْصُرَهُ وَ تَنْتَصِرَ بِهِ لِدِينِكَ وَ تَجْعَلَنِي فِي جُمْلَةِ النَّاجِينَ بِهِ وَ الْمُخْلِصِينَ فِي طَاعَتِهِ
I also beseech You in the name of their right to respond to my prayer, grant me my needs, answer my requests, and save me from whatever aggrieves me from the affairs of this world as well as the world to come. O most merciful of all those who show mercy! O Light! O Evident! O Granter of light! O Granter of evidence! O Lord! (Please do) save me from all evils and from vicissitudes of time. I also beseech You for redemption on the Day when the Trumpet is blown.	وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّهِمْ لَمَّا اسْتَجَبْتَ لِي دَعْوَتِي وَ قَضَيْتَ [لِي ] حَاجَتِي وَ أَعْطَيْتَنِي سُؤْلِي وَ كَفَيْتَنِي مَا أَهَمَّنِي مِنْ أَمْرِ دُنْيَايَ وَ آخِرَتِي يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ يَا نُورُ يَا بُرْهَانُ يَا مُنِيرُ يَا مُبِينُ يَا رَبِّ اكْفِنِي شَرَّ الشُّرُورِ وَ آفَاتِ الدُّهُورِ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ النَّجَاةَ يَوْمَ يُنْفَخَ فِي الصُّورِ.
You may then pray Almighty Allah for anything you wish. You may also repeat the following prayer as many times as possible:
O my means when I lack means! O my hope and my trust! O my haven and my support! O One! O One and Only! O (described in) “Say: He is Allah, the One.” I beseech You in the name of those whom You created from among Your creations but You have not made anyone to be like them at all, (please do) send blessings upon them all…	يَا عُدَّتِي عِنْدَ الْعَدَدِ [الْعُدَدِ] وَ يَا رَجَائِي وَ الْمُعْتَمَدَ وَ يَا كَهْفِي وَ السَّنَدَ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ وَ يَا قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ أَسْأَلُكَ اللَّهُمَّ بِحَقِّ مَنْ خَلَقْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَ لَمْ تَجْعَلْ فِي خَلْقِكَ مِثْلَهُمْ أَحَداً صَلِّ عَلَى جَمَاعَتِهِمْ وَ افْعَلْ بِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا .
You may now submit your requests (before Almighty Allah). Imam al-Hadi, peace be upon him, is reported to have said, “I have besought Allah the Almighty and All-majestic not to disappoint anyone who says this prayer in my shrine.”