# Sahifa Sajjadiyya 4: In Calling Down Blessings on the Follower of & Attestors to Messengers

- **Arabic title:** الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى اتباع الرسل و مُصَدِّقِيهم
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Sahifa Sajjadiyya](https://duasonline.org/category/sahifa-sajjadiyya.md), [Salawat](https://duasonline.org/category/salawat.md)
- **Recitation:** none yet
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-4

## Origin

Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a), al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, supplication 4: blessings upon the followers of the messengers. Transmitted through the chain given in the Sahifa's preface; standard printed editions.

## Source

Arabic text, translation and transliteration from [duas.org](https://www.duas.org/mobile/sahifasajjadia-dua4-blessings-on-attestors.html).

## Text

Each line gives the Arabic, then the transliteration in italics, then the English.

1. اَللَّهُمَّ وَأَتْبَاعُ الرُّسُلِ وَمُصَدِّقُوهُمْ\
   *Allāhumma wa atbā‘u ar-rusuli wa muṣaddiqūhum*\
   O Allah, and the followers of the messengers and their believers,

2. مِنْ أَهْلِ الاَرْضِ بِالْغَيْبِ عِنْدَ مُعَارَضَةِ الْمُعَـانِدينَ لَهُمْ بِالتَّكْذِيبِ\
   *min ahli al-arḍi bi-al-ghaybi ‘inda mu‘āraḍati al-mu‘ānidīna lahum bi-at-takdhīb*\
   from the people of the earth who believed in the unseen when those who were stubborn opposed them with denial,

3. وَالاشْتِيَاقِ إلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ بِحَقائِقِ الايْمَانِ.\
   *wa al-ishtiyāqi ilā al-mursalīna bi-ḥaqā’iqi al-īmān.*\
   and who longed for the messengers with the truths of faith.

4. فِي كُلِّ دَهْر وَزَمَان أَرْسَلْتَ فِيْهِ رَسُولاً،\
   *fī kulli dahri wa zamānin arsalta fīhi rasūlan,*\
   in every era and time in which You sent a messenger,

5. وَأَقَمْتَ لاهْلِهِ دَلِيلاً،\
   *wa aqamta li-ahlihi dalīlan,*\
   and established a guide for its people,

6. مِنْ لَدُنْ آدَمَ إلَى مُحَمَّد صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَآلِـهِ\
   *min ladun Ādama ilā Muḥammadin ṣallā Allāhu ‘alayhi wa ālihi*\
   from Adam to Muhammad—may Allah's blessings be upon him and his family—

7. مِنْ أَئِمَّةِ الْهُـدَى، وَقَادَةِ أَهْـلِ التُّقَى\
   *min a’immati al-hudā, wa qādati ahli at-tuqā*\
   from the imams of guidance and the leaders of the people of piety.

8. عَلَى جَمِيعِهِمُ السَّلاَمُ، فَاذْكُرْهُمْ مِنْكَ بِمَغْفِرَة وَرِضْوَان.\
   *‘alā jamī‘ihimu as-salām, fa-adhkurhum minka bi-maghfiratin wa riḍwān.*\
   Peace be upon all of them. So, remember them with forgiveness and pleasure from You.

9. اَللَّهُمَّ وَأَصْحَابُ مُحَمَّد خَاصَّةً الَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الصَّحَابَةَ،\
   *Allāhumma wa aṣḥābu Muḥammadin khāṣṣatan alladhīna aḥsanū aṣ-ṣaḥābah,*\
   O Allah, and the companions of Muhammad especially, who were excellent in companionship,

10. وَالَّذِينَ أَبْلَوْا الْبَلاَءَ الْحَسَنَ فِي نَصْرِهِ،\
   *wa-alladhīna ablaw al-balā’a al-ḥasana fī naṣrih,*\
   and who performed the best of trials in supporting him,

11. وَكَانَفُوهُ وَأَسْرَعُوا إلَى وِفَادَتِهِ\
   *wa kānafūhu wa asra‘ū ilā wifādatih*\
   and were his allies, and rushed to his arrival,

12. وَسَابَقُوا إلَى دَعْوَتِهِ وَاسْتَجَابُوا لَهُ\
   *wa sābaqū ilā da‘watihi wa istajābū lah*\
   and raced to his call and responded to him

13. حَيْثُ أَسْمَعَهُمْ حجَّةَ رِسَالاَتِهِ،\
   *ḥaythu asma‘ahum ḥujjata risālāatih,*\
   when he made them hear the proof of his messages,

14. وَفَارَقُوا الازْوَاجَ وَالاوْلادَ فِي إظْهَارِ كَلِمَتِهِ،\
   *wa fāraqū al-azwāja wa al-awlāda fī iẓhāri kalimatih,*\
   and who separated from spouses and children to make his word manifest,

15. وَقَاتَلُوا الاباءَ وَ الابناءَ فِي تَثْبِيتِ نبُوَّتِهِ،\
   *wa qātalū al-ābā’a wa al-abnā’a fī tathbīti nubūwatih,*\
   and who fought fathers and sons to establish his prophethood,

16. وَانْتَصَرُوا بهِ وَمَنْ كَانُوا مُنْطَوِينَ عَلَى مَحبَّتِهِ\
   *wa intaṣarū bihi wa man kānū munṭawīna ‘alā maḥabbatih*\
   and who gained victory through him, and those who were inwardly full of love for him,

17. يَرْجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَنْ تَبُورَ فِي مَوَدَّتِهِ،\
   *yarjūna tijāratan lan tabūra fī mawaddatih,*\
   hoping for a trade that will not fail in their affection for him,

18. وَالّذينَ هَجَرَتْهُمُ العَشَائِرُ إذْ تَعَلَّقُوا بِعُرْوَتِهِ،\
   *wa-alladhīna hajarathumu al-‘ashā’iru idh ta‘allaqū bi-‘urwatih,*\
   and those whom their tribes abandoned when they clung to his handhold,

19. وَانْتَفَتْ مِنْهُمُ الْقَرَاباتُ إذْ سَكَنُوا فِي ظلِّ قَرَابَتِهِ\
   *wa intafat minhumu al-qarābātu idh sakanū fī ẓilli qarābatih.*\
   and whom their relatives disowned when they took shelter in the shade of his kinship.

20. فَلاَ تَنْسَ لَهُمُ اللّهُمَّ مَا تَرَكُوا لَكَ وَفِيكَ،\
   *falā tansa lahumu Allāhumma mā tarakū laka wa fīk,*\
   So, O Allah, do not forget what they left for You and for Your sake,

21. وَأَرْضِهِمْ مِنْ رِضْوَانِكَ وَبِمَا حَاشُوا الْخَلْقَ عَلَيْكَ،\
   *wa arḍihim min riḍwānika wa bi-mā ḥāshū al-khalqa ‘alayk,*\
   and make them pleased with Your pleasure, and for how they gathered the creation for You,

22. وَكَانُوا مَعَ رَسُولِكَ دُعَاةً لَكَ إلَيْكَ،\
   *wa kānū ma‘a rasūlika du‘ātan laka ilayk,*\
   and were with Your messenger, callers for You to Yourself.

23. وَاشكُرْهُمْ عَلَى هَجْرِهِمْ فِيْكَ دِيَارَ قَوْمِهِمْ،\
   *wa ashkurhum ‘alā hajrihim fīka diyāra qawmihim,*\
   And thank them for their migration for Your sake from the homes of their people,

24. وَخُرُوجِهِمْ مِنْ سَعَةِ الْمَعَاشِ إلَى ضِيْقِهِ،\
   *wa khurūjihim min sa‘ati al-ma‘āshi ilā ḍīqih,*\
   and for their departure from a life of ease to one of hardship,

25. وَمَنْ كَثَّرْتَ فِي إعْزَازِ دِيْنِـكَ مِنْ مَظْلُومِهِمْ.\
   *wa man kaththarta fī i‘zāzi dīnika min maẓlūmihim.*\
   and for those among them who were oppressed, whom You multiplied in giving glory to Your religion.

26. ألّهُمَّ وَأوْصِلْ إلَى التَّابِعِينَ لَهُمْ بِإحْسَان الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ:\
   *Allāhumma wa awṣil ilā at-tābi‘īna lahum bi-iḥsānin alladhīna yaqūlūn:*\
   O Allah, and grant to the followers who follow them with goodness, who say:

27. رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلاخْوَانِنَا الَّذِيْنَ سَبَقُونَا بِالاِيمَانِ خَيْرَ جَزَائِكَ،\
   *Rabbanā ighfir lanā wa li-ikhwāninā alladhīna sabaqūnā bi-al-īmāni khayra jazā’ik,*\
   "Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith," the best of Your reward,

28. الَّذِينَ قَصَدُوا سَمْتَهُمْ،\
   *alladhīna qaṣadū samtahum,*\
   those who sought their way,

29. وَتَحَرَّوْا وِجْهَتَهُمْ،\
   *wa taḥarraw wajhatahum,*\
   and aimed for their direction,

30. وَمَضَوْا عَلى شاكِلَتِهِمْ،\
   *wa maḍaw ‘alā shākilatihim,*\
   and proceeded on their path,

31. لَمْ يَثْنِهِمْ رَيْبٌ فِي بَصِيْرَتِهِمْ،\
   *lam yathnihim raybun fī baṣīratihim,*\
   whom no doubt turned away in their insight,

32. وَلَمْ يَخْتَلِجْهُمْ شَكٌّ فِي قَفْوِ آثَارِهِمْ\
   *wa lam yakhtalijhum shakkun fī qafwi āthārihim*\
   and no hesitation troubled them in following their footsteps

33. وَالاِئْتِمَامِ بِهِدَايَةِ مَنَارِهِمْ،\
   *wa al-i’timāmi bi-hidāyati manārihim,*\
   and being guided by the light of their landmarks,

34. مُكَانِفِينَ وَمُوَازِرِيْنَ لَهُمْ،\
   *mukānifīna wa muwāzirīna lahum,*\
   being their allies and supporters,

35. يَدِيْنُونَ بِدِيْنِهِمْ،\
   *yadīnūna bi-dīnihim,*\
   practicing their religion,

36. وَيَهْتَدُونَ بِهَدْيِهِمْ،\
   *wa yahtadūna bi-hadyihim,*\
   and being guided by their guidance,

37. يَتَّفِقُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ،\
   *yattafiqūna ‘alayhim,*\
   agreeing with them,

38. وَلاَ يَتَّهِمُونَهُمْ فِيمَا أدَّوْا إلَيْهِمْ.\
   *wa lā yattahimūnahum fīmā addaw ilayhim.*\
   and not accusing them of anything they conveyed to them.

39. ألَّلهُمَّ وَصَلِّ عَلَى التّابِعِيْنَ مِنْ يَوْمِنَا هَذا إلَى يَوْم الدِّينِ،\
   *Allāhumma wa ṣalli ‘alā at-tābi‘īna min yawminā hādhā ilā yawmi ad-dīn,*\
   O Allah, and send blessings upon the followers from this day until the Day of Judgment,

40. وَعَلَى أزْوَاجِهِمْ،\
   *wa ‘alā azwājihim,*\
   and upon their spouses,

41. وَعَلَى ذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ،\
   *wa ‘alā dhurrīyātihim,*\
   and upon their descendants,

42. وَعَلَى مَنْ أَطَاعَكَ مِنْهُمْ\
   *wa ‘alā man aṭā‘aka minhum*\
   and upon those among them who obeyed You,

43. صَلاْةً تَعْصِمُهُمْ بِهَامِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ،\
   *ṣalātan ta‘ṣimuhum bi-hā min ma‘ṣiyatik,*\
   a blessing that protects them from disobeying You,

44. وَتَفْسَحُ لَهُمْ فِي رِيَاضِ جَنَّتِكَ،\
   *wa tafsaḥu lahum fī riyāḍi jannatik,*\
   and expands for them in the gardens of Your Paradise,

45. وَتَمْنَعُهُمْ بِهَا مِنْ كَيْدِ الشَيْطَانِ،\
   *wa tamna‘uhum bi-hā min kaydi ash-shayṭān,*\
   and by which You prevent the plot of Satan from them,

46. وَتُعِينُهُمْ بِهَا عَلَى مَا اسْتَعَانُوكَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بِرٍّ،\
   *wa tu‘īnuhum bi-hā ‘alā mā ista‘ānūka ‘alayhi min birr,*\
   and by which You assist them in the righteousness for which they sought Your help,

47. وَتَقِيهِمْ طَوَارِقَ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ\
   *wa taqīhim ṭawāriqa al-layli wa an-nahār*\
   and protect them from the calamities of the night and day,

48. إلاّ طَارِقاً يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْر،\
   *illā ṭāriqan yaṭruqu bi-khayr,*\
   except for a calamity that comes with goodness,

49. وَتَبْعَثُهُمْ بِهَا عَلَى اعْتِقَادِ حُسْنِ الرَّجَـاءِ لَكَ،\
   *wa tab‘athuhum bi-hā ‘alā i‘tiqādi ḥusni ar-rajā’i lak,*\
   and by which You inspire them with the belief in a good hope in You,

50. وَالطَّمَعِ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ،\
   *wa aṭ-ṭama‘i fīmā ‘indak,*\
   and a desire for what is with You,

51. وَتَرْكِ النُّهَمَةِ فِيمَا تَحْويهِ أيْدِي الْعِبَادِ\
   *wa tarki an-nuhamati fīmā taḥwīhi aydī al-‘ibād*\
   and the abandonment of greed for what the hands of servants hold,

52. لِتَرُدَّهُمْ إلَى الرَّغْبَةِ إلَيْكَ وَالرَّهْبَةِ مِنْكَ،\
   *li-taruddahum ilā ar-raghbati ilayka wa ar-rahbati mink,*\
   so that You return them to desire for You and awe of You.

53. وَتُزَهِّدُهُمْ فِي سَعَةِ العَاجِلِ\
   *wa tuzahhiduhum fī sa‘ati al-‘ājil*\
   And make them ascetic toward the abundance of this fleeting world,

54. وَتُحَبِّبُ إلَيْهِمُ الْعَمَلَ لِلاجِلِ،\
   *wa tuḥabbibu ilayhimu al-‘amala li-al-ājil,*\
   and make them love to work for the Hereafter,

55. وَالاسْتِعْدَادَ لِمَا بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ\
   *wa al-isti‘dāda li-mā ba‘da al-mawt,*\
   and to prepare for what is after death,

56. وَتُهَوِّنَ عَلَيْهِمْ كُلَّ كَرْب يَحُلُّ بِهِمْ\
   *wa tuhawwina ‘alayhim kulla karbin yaḥullu bihim*\
   and make easy for them every anguish that befalls them

57. يَوْمَ خُـرُوجِ الانْفُسِ مِنْ أَبْدَانِهَا\
   *yawma khurūji al-anfusi min abdānihā*\
   on the day souls depart from their bodies,

58. وَتُعَافِيَهُمْ مِمَّا تَقَعُ بِهِ الْفِتْنَةُ مِنْ مَحْذُورَاتِهَا،\
   *wa tu‘āfiyahum mimmā taqa‘u bihi al-fitnatu min maḥdhūrātihā,*\
   and protect them from the forbidden things that cause sedition,

59. وَكَبَّةِ النَّارِ وَطُولِ الْخُلُودِ فِيهَا،\
   *wa kabbati an-nāri wa ṭūli al-khulūdi fīhā,*\
   and the fall into the fire and a long stay in it,

60. وَتُصَيِّرَهُمْ إلَى أَمْن مِنْ مَقِيلِ الْمُتَّقِينَ .\
   *wa tuṣayyirahum ilā amnin min maqīli al-muttaqīn.*\
   and make them reach a safe haven, the resting place of the righteous.

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