Ziyarat of Imam Mahdi on Fridays

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Friday is dedicated to Imam al-Mahd¢, the Patron of the Age—peace be upon him—for his blessed advent will be on Friday. May Allah hasten his advent. So, when you visit him on Fridays, you are recommended to recite the following ziyarat

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱللَّهِ فِي ارْضِهِ
Peace be upon you, O argument of Allah in His lands!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْنَ ٱللَّهِ فِي خَلْقِهِ
Peace be upon you, O sight of Allah on His creatures!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ ٱللَّهِ
Peace be upon you, O light of Allah
ٱلَّذِي يَهْتَدِي بِهِ ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ
by which those who have been guided [to the true guidance] are guided
وَيُفَرَّجُ بِهِ عَنِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
and by which the believers are relieved!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلْمُهَذَّبُ ٱلْخَائِفُ
Peace be upon you, O polite and fearful!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلْوَلِيُّ ٱلنَّاصِحُ
Peace be upon you, O sincere patron!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَفِينَةَ ٱلنَّجَاةِ
Peace be upon you, O ark of salvation!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْنَ ٱلْحَيَاةِ
Peace be upon you, O essence of life!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ
Peace be upon you.
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ
May Allah send blessings to you
وَعَلَىٰ آلِ بَيْتِكَ
and upon your Household,
ٱلطَّيِّبينَ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ
the pure and immaculate.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ
Peace be upon you.
عَجَّلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكَ مَا وَعَدَكَ
May Allah hasten that which He has promised you;
مِنَ ٱلنَّصْرِ وَظُهُورِ ٱلامْرِ
namely, victory and prevalence of your authority.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ
Peace be upon you, O my master.
انَا مَوْلاَكَ
I am a servant of you
عَارِفٌ بِاولاَكَ وَاخْرَاكَ
and I recognize the first and the last of your affair.
اتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ تَعَالَىٰ بِكَ وَبِآلِ بَيْتِكَ
I seek nearness to Allah, the Exalted, through your Household and you
وَانْتَظِرُ ظُهُورَكَ وَظُهُورَ ٱلْحَقِّ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْكَ
and I am expecting your advent and the prevalence of the truth at your hands.
وَاسْالُ ٱللَّهَ انْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
And I beseech Allah to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَانْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلمُنْتَظِرِينَ لَكَ
and to include me with those who are expecting you,
وَٱلتَّابِعِينَ وَٱلنَّاصِرِينَ لَكَ عَلَىٰ اعْدَائِكَ
those who follow you and support you against your enemies,
وَٱلْمُسْتَشْهَدِينَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ فِي جُمْلَةِ اوْلِيَائِكَ
and those who will be martyred in front of you in the group of your loyalists.
يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا صَاحِبَ ٱلزَّمَانِ
O my master, O Patron of the Age!
صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ
May Allah’s blessings be upon you
وَعَلَىٰ آلِ بَيْتِكَ
and upon your Household.
هٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْجُمُعَةِ
Today is Friday,
وَهُوَ يَوْمُكَ ٱلْمُتَوَقَّعُ فِيهِ ظُهُورُكَ
which is your day on which your advent is expected
وَٱلْفَرَجُ فِيهِ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْكَ
to bring about relief to the believers at your hands,
وَقَتْلُ ٱلْكَافِرِينَ بِسَيْفِكَ
and killing of the disbelievers with your sword.
وَانَا يَا مَوْلاَيَ فِيهِ ضَيْفُكَ وَجَارُكَ
On this day, O my master, I am your guest and in your vicinity
وَانْتَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ كَرِيمٌ مِنْ اوْلاَدِ ٱلْكِرَامِ
and you, my master, are generous and the descendant of the generous people,
وَمَاْمُورٌ بِٱلضِّيَافَةِ وَٱلإِجَارَةِ
and you are commanded to receive your guests and neighbors hospitably;
فَاضِفْنِي وَاجِرْنِي
so, receive me as your guest and neighbor.
صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ
May Allah’s blessings be upon you