ZIYARAH OF THE IMAMS IN AL BAQI : AL HASAN AL MUJTABA, ALI ZAYN AL ABIDIN, MUHAMMAD AL BAQIR, AND JAFAR AL SADIQ

When you intend to visit the Holy Imams in al-Baqi’ Cemetery, you may begin with the aforementioned general etiquettes (bathing oneself, being ceremonially pure (ghusl), putting on clean dresses, perfuming oneself, asking for permission etc.) and then say the following:

After you attain reverence, submission, and tenderheartedness, you may enter the shrine with your right foot, and say the following:

You may then move toward their tombs, face them, turn the back to the kiblah direction, and say the following:

You may then raise your head toward the sky and say the following:

You may now pray Almighty Allah for anything you want.

In Tahdhib al-Ahkam, Shaykh al-Tusi says: You may then offer the Ziyarah Prayer (salat al-ziyarah) in eight units; each two units are for one of the (four) Imams.