Ziyarah on the Id al-Fitr and Id al-Azha days
According to a validly reported tradition on the authority of a valid chain of authority, Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) has said, “Whoever visits the tomb of Imam a
Open Ziyarah on the Id al-Fitr and Id al-Azha days in Shia Companion
Merits
According to a validly reported tradition on the authority of a valid chain of authority, Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) has said, “Whoever visits the tomb of Imam al-Husayn (a.s.) at one of the following three nights, will have all his sins forgiven by Almighty Allah, including the past and the coming: the night before ‘Id al-Fitr Day, the night before ‘Id al-Azha Day, and the mid-Sha’ban night.”According to another validly reported tradition, Imam Musa ibn Ja’far (al-Kazim) (a.s.) has said, “Whoever visits (Imam) al-Husayn (a.s.) at these three nights, will have all his sins forgiven by Almighty Allah, both the past and the coming: the mid-Sha’ban night, the twenty-third night of Ramazan, and the ‘Id al-Fitr night.”Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) is reported to have said, “If one visits al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali at the mid-Sha’ban night, the ‘Id al-Fitr night, and the ‘Arafat night in the same year, Almighty Allah will record for him the reward of one thousand times of admissible hajj and one thousand times of acceptable ‘umrah and will grant him one thousand requests for this world and the Hereafter.”Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) is reported to have said, “Whoever spends the ‘Arafat Night in the land of Karbala’ and resides to spend the ‘Arafat Day there and then leaves, Almighty Allah shall save him from the evils of that year.”
Text and Translation
It is worth mentioning that scholars have dedicated two forms of ziyarah to these two blessed feast days (i.e. ‘Id al-Fitr and ‘Id al-Azha). The first form has been previously cited as the ziyarah form at the Qadr Nights, while the other is the following. What is apparently understood from the words of the scholars is that the first form of ziyarah is said when one visits the holy shrine on the two days of ‘Id al-Fitr and ‘Id al-Azha, while the following form is said when the holy shrine is visited at the two nights before these two days. Thus, the ziyarah form is as follows:
When you intend to visit Imam al-Husayn (a.s.)’s tomb at these two nights, you may stop at the gate of the holy dome, cast your sight on the tomb, and seek permission of admission by saying,
یَا مَوْلَایَ یَا اَبَا عَبْدِ اﷲِ یَابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اﷲِ
YAA MAWLAAYA YAA ABAA A’BDILLAAHE YABNA RASOOLILLAAHE
O my master, O Abu Abdullah, O the son of the Apostle of Allah,
عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ اَمَتِكَ الذَّلِیْلُ بَیْنَ یَدَیْكَ
A’BDOKA WABNO AMATEKAZ ZALEELO BAYNA YADAYKA
Your servant and the son of your servant and your maid, degraded in front of you and
وَالْمُصَغَّرُ فِیْ عُلُوِّ قَدْرِكَ وَالْمُعْتَرِفُ
WAL MOSAGHGHARO FEE O’LUWWE QADREKA WAL MO’TAREFO
diminutive in front of your lofty stature, attestor of
بِحَقِّكَ جَآئَكَ مُسْتَجِیْرًا بِكَ قَاصِداً اِلیٰ
BE HAQQEKA JAAA-AKA MUSTAJEERAN BEKA QAASEDAN ELAA
your right, He has come to you seeking refuge in you, entrant in
حَرَمِكَ مُتَوَجِّهًا اِلیٰ مَقَامِكَ مُتَوَسِّلًا اِلَی
HARAMEKA MOTAWAJJEHAN ELAA MAQAAMEKA MOTAWASSELAN ELAL
your sanctuary, facing your position beseeching Allah
اﷲِ تَعَالیٰ بِكَ ءَ اَدْخُلُ یَا مَوْلَایَ ءَاَدْخُلُ
LAAHE TA-A’ALAA BEKA A-ADKHOLO YAA MAWLAAYA A-ADKHOLO
through you, Do I enter, O my master. Do I enter,
یَا وَلِیَّ اﷲِ ءَاَدْخُلُ یَا مَلَائِكَۃَ اﷲِ
YAA WALIYYALLAAHE A-ADKHOLO YAA MALAAA-EKATALLAAHIL
O the representative of Allah? Do I enter, O the angels of Allah
الْمُحْدِقِیْنَ بِهٰذَا الْحَرَمِ الْمُقِیْمِیْنَ فِیْ
MOHDEQEENA BE HAAZAL HARAMIL MOQEEMEENA FEE
who enrich this sanctuary, and reside in
ھٰذَا الْمَشْهَدِ
HAAZAL MASH-HADE
this holy shrine?
If your heart feels reverence and your eyes shed tears, then you may enter by preceding your right foot to your left one. You may then say the following words:
بِسْمِ اﷲِ وَ بِاﷲِ وَ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اﷲِ وَ عَلیٰ
BISMILLAAHE WA BILLAAHE WA FEE SABEELILLAAHE WA A’LAA
In the name of Allah and by Allah and in the way of Allah and on the
مِلَّۃِ رَسُوْلِ اﷲِ اَللّٰھُمَّ اَنَزِلْنِیْ مُنْزَلًا
MILLATE RASOOLILLAAHE ALLAAHUMMA ANZILNEE MUNZALAN
nation of the Apostle of Allah. O Allah, You send down upon me a blessed
مُبَارَكًا وَ اَنْتَ خَیْرُ الْمُنْزِلِیْنَ
MOBAARAKAN WA ANTA KHAYRUL MUNZELEENA
station and You are the best of those who reveal.
You may then say the following words:
اَللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ كَبِیْرًا وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ كَثِیْرًا وَ سُبْحَانَ
ALLAAHO AKBARO KABEERAN WAL HAMDO LILLAAHE KASEERAN WA SUBHAANAL
Allah is most great and abundant praise is for Allah and I glorify Allah
اﷲِ بُكْرَۃً وَ اَصِیْلًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الْفَرْدِ
LAAHE BUKRATAN WA ASEELAN WAL HAMDOLILLAAHIL FARDIS
morning and evening. All Praise belongs to Allah, the Unique,
الصَّمَدِ الْمَاجِدِ الْاَحَدِ الْمُتَفَضِّلِ الْمَنَّانِ
SAMADIL MAAJEDIL AHADIL MOTAFAZZELIL MANNAANIL
the Self-Sufficient, the Majestic, the One, the Gracious, the Obliger, the Benevolent,
الْمُتَطَوِّلِ الْحَنَّانِ الَّذِیْ مِنْ تَطَوُّلِهٖ سَهَّلَ
MOTA-TAWWELIL HANNAANIL LAZEE MIN TA-TAWWOLEHI SAH-HALA
the Benefactor, the One due to whose Benevolence and Goodness. He has eased
لِیْ زِیَارَۃَ مَوْلَایَ بِاِحْسَانِهٖ وَلَمْ یَجْعَلْنِیْ
LEE ZEYAARATA MAWLAAYA BE EHSAANEHI WA LAM YAJ-A’LNEE
for me the visitation of my visitation and did not prevent me from
عَنْ زِیَارَتِهٖ مَمْنُوْعًا وَلَا عَنْ ذِمَّتِهٖ مَدْفُوْعًا
A’N ZEYAARATEHI MAMNOO-A’N WA LAA A’N ZIMMATEHI MAD-FOO-A’N
it and has not stopped me from the discharge of my responsibilities.
بَلْ تَطَوَّلَ وَ مَنَحَ
BAL TATAWWALA WA MANAHA
Rather He has favoured and honoured me.
You may then enter the shrine. When you reach its center, you may stop near the tomb with reverence, weeping, and submission, and say the following words:
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا وَارِثَ اٰدَمَ صَفْوَۃِ اﷲِ
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YAA WAARESA AADAMA SAFWATIL LAAHE
Peace be on you, O the inheritor of Adam the sincerely attached friend of Allah!
السَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَاوَارِثَ نُوْحٍ اَمِیْنِ اﷲِ
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YAA WAARESA NOOHIN AMEENIL LAAHE
Peace be on you, O the inheritor of Nooh, the prophet of Allah!
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا وَارِثَ اِبْرَاهِیْمَ خَلِیْلِ اﷲِ
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YAA WAARESA IBRAAHEEMA KHALEELIL LAAHE
Peace be on you, O the inheritor of Abraham, the intimate friend of Allah!
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا وَارِثَ مُوْسیٰ كَلِیْمِ اﷲِ
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YAA WAARESA MOOSAA KALEEMIL LAAHE
Peace be on you, O the inheritor of Moses who spoke to Allah!
اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا وَارِثَ عِیْسیٰ رُوْحِ اﷲِ
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YAA WAARESA E’ESAA ROOHIL LAAHE
Peace be on you, O the inheritor of Jesus who received peace, joy, and mercy from Allah!
السَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّی
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YAA WAARESA MOHAMMADIN SALLAL
Peace be on you, O the inheritor of Mohammad, blessings of
