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DEDICATION OF PRAYER TO IMAM MAHDI

(peace be upon him)ON THURSDAYS

Abu Ja'afar Tusi in Misbaahul Kabeer said:

Prayer of dedication to Imam is eight units (Raka'at), it was narrated from them (peace be on them) on Friday a servant should observe eight units of prayer: he should dedicate four units out of it to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) and the remaining four should be dedicated to Fatimah (peace be on her).

On Saturday he should observe four units (Raka'at) dedicating it to the commander of the faithful (peace be upon him) this will continue till Thursday by offering four units every day for one Imam, thus Thursday will be the turn of Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him). Then the following Friday, he should observe eight units of prayer again, the first four should be dedicated to the holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and the remaining four to Fatimah (peace be on her).

Then on Saturday he will continue offering four units dedicating it to every Imam commencing from Imam Musa bn Ja'afar (peace be upon him) till Thursday when he will dedicate four units to the Imam of the time (may our souls be sacrificed for him).

The supplication after every two units (Raka'at) is as follows:

أَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلامُ ، وَمِنْكَ السَّلامُ ، وَ إِلَيْكَ يَعُودُ السَّلامُ ، حَيِّنا رَبَّنا مِنْكَ بِالسَّلامِ . أَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هذِهِ الرَّكَعاتِ هَدِيَّةٌ مِنّي إِلَى الْحُجَّةِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ(1)، فَصَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، وَبَلِّغْهُ إِيَّاها ، وَأَعْطِني أَفْضَلَ أَمَلي وَرَجائي فيكَ ، وَفي رَسُولِكَ صَلَواتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ [ وَفيهِ] .

O' God! You are Peace, the Peace from You, all peace return to You, O' our Lord cause us to alive with Your peace, O' God, this units of prayer from me are dedicated to the proof son Al-Hasan,[1] so, O' Allah bless Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad and extend it to him, O' Allah bestowed on me the best of my hope and expectation in You and Your Prophet, may Your blessing be on him and his holy progeny.

Then you tender all your wishes before God.[2]

 

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