SPECIAL ZIYARAT OF IMAM MOHAMMAD TAQI (A)
About the ziyarah form dedicated to Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (‘a), the three master scholars (Shaykh al-Mufid, al-Shahid, and Muhammad ibn al-Mashhadi) have said the following:
You may then direct to the tomb of Abu-Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Jawad (‘a) whose tomb is in the back of the tomb of his grandfather (i.e. Imam al-Kazim). When you stop near the tomb, you may say the following words:
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللّٰهِ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُوْرَ اللّٰهِ فِيْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْاَرْضِ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلٰىۤ اٰبَاۤئِكَ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلٰىۤ اَبْنَاۤئِكَ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلٰىۤ اَوْلِيَاۤئِكَ
اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ قَدْ اَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ
وَ اٰتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ
وَ اَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ
وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ
وَ تَلَوْتَ الْكِتَابَ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِ
وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللّٰهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ
وَ صَبَرْتَ عَلَى الْاَذٰى فِيْ جَنْبِهِ
حَتّٰىۤ اَتَاكَ الْيَقِيْنُ
اَتَيْتُكَ زَاۤئِرًا
عَارِفًا بِحَقِّكَ
مُوَالِيًا لِاَوْلِيَاۤئِكَ
مُعَادِيًا لِاَعْدَاۤئِكَ
فَاشْفَعْ لِيْ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ۔
You may then kiss the tomb and put your both cheeks on it. You may then offer the two-unit prayer of ziyarah after which you may offer any other prayers. You may then prostrate yourself and say the following words:
اِرْحَمْ مَنْ اَسَاۤءَ وَ اقْتَرَفَ
وَ اسْتَكَانَ وَ اعْتَرَفَ
You may then place your right cheek on the ground and say the following words:
اِنْ كُنْتُ بِئْسَ الْعَبْدُ
فَاَنْتَ نِعْمَ الرَّبُّ۔
You may then place your left cheek on the ground and say the following words:
عَظُمَ الذَّنْبُ مِنْ عَبْدِكَ
فَلْيَحْسُنِ الْعَفْوُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ
يَا كَرِيْمُ
You may then return to the position of prostration and repeat the following word one hundred times:
شُكْرًا شُكْرًا
You may then leave.
