ZIYARAT OF SAYYID MUHAMMAD, THE SON OF IMAM ALI NAQI AL HADI (A)

Sayyid Muhammad the son of Imam ‘Ali al-Hadi has a famous shrine near a village called Balad. This sayyid is well-known for virtue and sublimity as well as extraordinary, miraculous signs. All people always have the honor of visiting his shrine, making vows, presenting numerous contributions, and asking their needs to be granted by Almighty Allah. The Arab dwellers of that village venerate and hold him in the highest regard.

It is said that miraculous matters, which are too many to be mentioned in this book, were seen from that shrine. A sufficient virtue and honor of this sayyid is that he was qualified for Imamate and he was the eldest son of Imam al-Hadi (‘a). Imam al-Hasan al-’Askari (‘a), expressing sadness for the departure of this sayyid, tore his shirt.

Our mentor, the trusty Shaykh al-Nuri, may Allah illumine his grave, had full faith in the pilgrimage to the shrine of Sayyid Muhammad; he therefore had many attempts to build up his shrine, writing down the following inscription on the holy tomb: “This is the tomb of the sublime Sayyid Abu-Ja’far Muhammad the son of Imam Abu’l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Hadi, peace be upon him, a person of a great esteem and sublime regard.”

His contemporary Shi’ah used to claim that Sayyid Muhammad would be the next Imam after his father, but when Sayyid Muhammad passed away, his father named his brother Abu-Muhammad al-Zaki (al-’Askari) as the next Imam. Commenting on this nomination, the Imam (‘a) said to his son, “Renew thanks for Almighty Allah, because He has decided a new decree about you.”

Sayyid Muhammad’s father left him in al-Madinah as child, but the son joined his father in Samarra’ while he was ailed. When he tried to return to Hijaz, his ailment intensified, causing him to die in that village of Balad, about 40 kilometers away from Samarra’. When he died, Imam al-’Askari (‘a) tore his shirt as expression of deep sadness. When he was blamed for that, the Imam (‘a) said, “Prophet Moses tore his shirt when his brother, Prophet Aaron, died.”

Sayyid Muhammad passed away in approximately AH 252.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ الزَّكِيُّ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الطَّاهِرُ الوَفِيُّ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا التَّقِيُّ النَّقِيُّ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الرَّضِيُّ المَرْضِيُّ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْعَالِمُ الْجَلِيْلُ، وَالْمُهَذَّبُ النَّبِيْلُ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْبَدْرُ الْوَاضِحُ، وَالنَّجْمُ اللَّائِحُ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ السَّادَةِ الْاَنْجَابِ، وَالحُجَجِ المَيَامِيْنَ الْاَطْيَابِ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ اَعْطَاهُ اللهُ الدَّلَائِلَ الْوَاضِحَاتِ، وَالْكَرَامَاتِ الْبَاهِرَاتِ، وَالمُعْجِزَاتِ الْمَشْهُوْرَاتِ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ عِنْدَهُ تُسْتَجَابُ الدَّعَوَاتُ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ فَضَائِلُهُ مَعْرُوْفَةٌ عِنْدَ اَهْلِ الْقُرَى وَالْاَعْرَابِ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ مَناقِبُهُ مَلَاَتِ الآفاقَ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْمُهَابُ عِنْدَ اَهْلِ القُرٰى وَالْاَطْنَابِ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْحَافِظُ لِلْجِيْرَانِ، وَالْقَامِعُ عَنْهُمْ شَرَّ الْعُدْوَانِ، وَالْكَاشِفُ عَنْهُمْ مُلِمَّاتِ الْاَشْجَانِ وَالْاَحْزَانِ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ شَرَّفَهُ اللهُ بِالكَرَاماتِ البَاهِراتِ ذاتِ البَيَانِ، وَالبَرَاهِينِ المُدَمِّرَةِ لِلسَّارِقِينَ، وَالحالِفِينَ بِكَ باطِلًا وَكَذِبًا، عَجَّلَ اللهُ لَهُمْ بِالانْتِقامِ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ اَبَا جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ الْهَادِي،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ الْإِمَامِ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اَخَا الْإِمَامِ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمَّ الْإِمَامِ، الْاٰخِذِ بِالثَّاْرِ، الْمَهْدِيِّ صَاحِبِ الزَّمَانِ،

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الضَّامِنُ لِلْوَافِدِيْنَ عَلَيْهِ، وَالقَاصِدِيْنَ إِلَيْهِ، وَالزَّائِرِيْنَ لَهُ.

يَا مَوْلَايَ، اَتَيْتُكَ وَافِدًا قَاصِدًا زَائِرًا، فَاقْضِ حَاجَتِي، وَاَجِرْنِي، فَاَنَا ضَيْفُكَ وَجارُكَ، اَنَا قاصِدٌ إِلَيْكَ، وَوافِدٌ عَلَيْكَ، فَلَا تَرُدَّنِي خائِبًا خاسِرًا.

اَنَا وَلِيٌّ لِمَنْ وَالَاكَ، وَعَدُوٌّ لِمَنْ عَادَاكَ. يَا مَوْلَايَ، فَازَ وَلِيُّكَ، وَضَلَّ مُفَارِقُكَ، وَنَجَا مُصَدِّقُكَ، وَخَابَ وَخَسِرَ مُكَذِّبُكَ وَالْمُتَخَلِّفُ عَنْكَ.

اِشْهَدْ لِيْ بِهٰذِهِ الشَّهَادَةِ عِنْدَكَ، لِاَكُوْنَ مِنَ الفَائِزِيْنَ بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ، وَطَاعَتِكَ، وَتَصْدِيْقِكَ، وَمَحَبَّتِكَ، وَاتِّبَاعِكَ.

وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ.