Ziyarah at Madaen — Salman al-Farsi, Hudhayfah al-Yamani, Tahir ibn Imam al-Baqir & Abdullah ibn Jabir (r.a.)

Text and Translation

Method of Ziyarah In his book of Misbah al-Za'ir, Sayyid Ibn Tawus has mentioned four forms of ziyarah of Salman. However, I will mention the first form only, which has been also recorded by Shaykh al-Tusi in Tahdhib al-Ahkam. In my book of Hadiyyat al-Za'ir, I have mentioned the fourth form. When you intend to visit Salman, you may stop at his tomb, direct your face towards the kiblah direction, and say the following words:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `ala rasuli allahi

Peace be upon the Messenger of Allah

مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ

muhammadi bni `abdillahi

Muhammad the son of `Abdullah,

خَاتَمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ

khatami alnnabiyyina

the Seal of the Prophets.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

alssalamu `ala amiri almu'minina

Peace be upon the Commander of the Faithful,

سَيِّدِ ٱلْوَصِيِّينَ

sayyidi alwasiyyina

the chief of the Prophet’s successors.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلائِمَّةِ ٱلْمَعْصُومِينَ ٱلرَّاشِدِينَ

alssalamu `ala al-a'immati alma`sumina alrrashidina

Peace be upon the Imams; the infallible and rightly guided.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْمَلاَئِكَةِ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

alssalamu `ala almala'ikati almuqarrabina

Peace be upon the archangels.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلامِينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya sahiba rasuli allahi al-amina

Peace be upon you, O faithful companion of Allah’s Messenger.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya waliyya amiri almu'minina

Peace be upon you, O loyalist to the Commander of the Faithful.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُودَعَ اسْرَارِ ٱلسَّادَةِ ٱلْمَيَامِينِ

alssalamu `alayka ya muda`a asrari alssadati almayamini

Peace be upon you, O trusted with the secrets of the blessed chiefs.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَقِيَّةَ ٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلْبَرَرَةِ ٱلْمَاضِينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya baqiyyata allahi min albararati almadina

Peace be upon you, O he whom Allah has left from the past dutiful ones.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya aba `abdillahi

Peace be upon you, O Abu-`Abdullah.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

اشْهَدُ انَّكَ اطَعْتَ ٱللَّهَ كَمَا امَرَكَ

ashhadu annaka ata`ta allaha kama amaraka

I bear witness that you obeyed Allah as exactly as He ordered you to do,

وَٱتَّبَعْتَ ٱلرَّسُولَ كَمَا نَدَبَكَ

wattaba`ta alrrasula kama nadabaka

followed the Messenger as exactly as He directed you to do,

وَتَوَلَّيْتَ خَلِيفَتَهُ كَمَا الْزَمَكَ

wa tawallayta khalifatahu kama alzamaka

acted loyally to his vicegerent as exactly as He bound you to do,

وَدَعَوْتَ إِِلَىٰ ٱلإِهْتِمَامِ بِذُرِّيَّتِهِ كَمَا وَقَفَكَ

wa da`awta ila alihtimami bidhurriyyatihi kama waqafaka

called for having care of his offspring as exactly as He used you for,

وَعَلِمْتَ ٱلْحَقَّ يَقيناً وَٱعْتَمَدْتَهُ كَمَا امَرَكَ

wa `alimta alhaqqa yaqinan wa`tamadtahu kama amaraka

and had full acquaintance with the truth and thus you rested upon it as exactly as He ordered you to

وَاشْهَدُ انَّكَ بَابُ وَصِيِّ ٱلْمُصْطَفَىٰ

wa ashhadu annaka babu wasiyyi almustafa

I also bear witness that you are the door to the successor of the Chosen Prophet,

وَطَريقُ حُجَّةِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُرْتَضَىٰ

wa tariqu hujjati allahi almurtada

the path to the well-pleased argument of Allah,

وَامِينُ ٱللَّهِ فِي مَا ٱسْتُوْدِعْتَ مِنْ عُلُومِ ٱلاصْفِيَاءِ

wa aminu allahi fima istudi`ta min `ulumi al-asfiya'i

and the trustee of Allah in the knowledge of the Elite Ones with whichHe entrusted you.

اشْهَدُ انَّكَ مِنْ اهْلِ بَيْتِ ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلنُّجَبَاءِ

ashhadu annaka min ahli bayti alnnabiyyi alnnujaba'i

I bear witness that you belong to the outstanding members of the Prophet’s family

ٱلْمُخْتَارِينَ لِنُصْرَةِ ٱلْوَصِيِّ

almukhtarina linusrati alwasiyyi

and you are one of those chosen for supporting the Successor.

اشْهَدُ انَّكَ صَاحِبُ ٱلْعَاشِرَةِ

ashhadu annaka sahibu al`ashirati

I bear witness that you attained the tenth rank (of faith),

وَٱلْبَرَاهِينِ وَٱلدَّلاَئِلِ ٱلْقَاهِرَةِ

walbarahini walddala'ili alqahirati

you were given the subduing proofs and demonstrations,

وَاقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ

wa aqamta alssalata

you performed the prayer,

وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ