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DEDICATION OF PRAYER TO IMAM MAHDI(peace be upon him)

Syed Ali bn Taoos says: Abu Mohammad Saymari has said: Abu Abdullah, Ahmad bn Abdullah Bajli has said with an authority chain that reaches the Imams (A.S.) that:

            If it is possible for a person to offer a prayer (he may offer two Units each day) apart from the five obligatory ones and the Nawafil, and dedicate it to one of the Holy Imams (a.s.), he should begin this prayer in the first unit just like the beginning of the obligatory prayer with seven or three or one Takbeer, then after reciting the Zikr of Ruku’ and Sajdah, he should say three times:

صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلى‏ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ الطَّيِّبينَ الطَّاهِرين‏

“Sallallaho ala Mohammadin wa aalihit tayyabeen at tahireen” (May Allah bestow mercy upon Mohammad -    (p.b.u.h.) and his pure and eminent Progeny (a.s.)), after offering Tashah’hud and Salaam (after the prayer offered as a dedication to Imam Mahdi (a.s.)), he should say:          

أَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلامُ ، يا ذَا الْجَلالِ وَالْإِكْرامِ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّيِّبينَ الطَّاهِرينَ الْأَخْيارِ ، وَأَبْلِغْهُمْ مِنّي أَفْضَلَ التَّحِيَّةِ وَالسَّلامِ .

 أَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هاتَيْنِ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ هَدِيَّةٌ مِنّي إِلى عَبْدِكَ وَابْنِ عَبْدِكَ وَوَلِيِّكَ وَابْنِ وَلِيِّكَ سِبْطِ نَبِيِّكَ في أَرْضِكَ وَحُجَّتِكَ عَلى خَلْقِكَ، يا وَلِيَّ الْمُؤْمِنينَ، يا وَلِيَّ الْمُؤْمِنينَ، يا وَلِيَّ الْمُؤْمِنينَ .

“O’ Allah! You are Peace and the Peace is from You, O’ holder of dignity and honor, bless Mohammad and the progeny of Mohammad (p.b.u.h.), and extend the best of greetings and blessings from me to them. O’ Allah these two units of prayers are dedicated from me to your servant and the son of your servant, your guardian and the son of your guardian, the son of your Prophet on earth and your proof on your entire creation, O’ guardian of believers, O’ guardian of believers, O’ guardian of believers”.[1]